US2024011117A1PendingUtilityA1

High strength steel sheet having excellent workability and method for manufacturing same

Assignee: POSCO CO LTDPriority: Dec 17, 2020Filed: Dec 1, 2021Published: Jan 11, 2024
Est. expiryDec 17, 2040(~14.4 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Abstract

Provided is a steel sheet that may be used for automobile parts and the like, and to a steel sheet having an excellent balance of strength and ductility, an excellent balance of strength and hole expansion ratio, and an excellent yield ratio evaluation index, and a method for manufacturing the same. The steel sheet includes: by wt %, C: 0.1 to 0.25%, Si: 0.01 to 1.5%, Mn: 1.0 to 4.0%, Al: 0.01 to 1.5%, P: 0.15% or less, S: 0.03% or less, N: 0.03% or less, B: 0.0005 to 0.005%, a balance of Fe, and unavoidable impurities; and as microstructures, bainite, tempered martensite, fresh martensite, retained austenite and unavoidable structures.

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1 . A high strength steel sheet having excellent workability, comprising:
 by wt %, C: 0.1 to 0.25%, Si: 0.01 to 1.5%, Mn: 1.0 to 4.0%, Al: 0.01 to 1.5%, P: 0.15% or less, S: 0.03% or less, N: 0.03% or less, B: 0.0005 to 0.005%, a balance of Fe, and unavoidable impurities; and   as microstructures, bainite, tempered martensite, fresh martensite, retained austenite and unavoidable structures,   wherein the high strength steel sheet satisfies the following [Relational expression 1] and [Relational expression 2]:
   0.03≤[ B]   FM   /[B]   TM ≤0.55  [Relational Expression 1]
 
   where [B] FM  is a content (wt %) of Boron (B) contained in the fresh martensite, and [B] TM  is a content (wt %) of Boron (B) contained in the tempered martensite; and
     V (1.2 μm,γ)/ V (γ)≥0.12  [Relational Expression 2]
 
   where V(1.2 μm, γ) is a fraction (vol %) of the retained austenite having an average grain size of 1.2 μm or more, and V(γ) is a fraction (vol %) of the retained austenite of the steel sheet.   
     
     
         2 . The high strength steel sheet having excellent workability of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 by wt %, one or more of the following (1) to (8):   (1) one or more of Ti: 0 to 0.5%, Nb: 0 to 0.5%, and V: 0 to 0.5%;   (2) one or more of Cr: 0 to 3.0% and Mo: 0 to 3.0%;   (3) one or more of Cu: 0 to 4.0% and Ni: 0 to 4.0%;   (4) one or more of Ca: 0 to 0.05%, REM: 0 to 0.05% excluding Y, and Mg: 0 to 0.05%;   (5) one or more of W: 0 to 0.5% and Zr: 0 to 0.5%;   (6) one or more of Sb: 0 to 0.5% and Sn: 0 to 0.5%;   (7) one or more of Y: 0 to 0.2% and Hf: 0 to 0.2%; and   (8) Co: 0 to 1.5%.   
     
     
         3 . The high strength steel sheet having excellent workability of  claim 1 , wherein the microstructures of the steel sheet include, by volume fraction, 10 to 30% of bainite, 50 to 70% of tempered martensite, 10 to 30% of fresh martensite, 2 to 10% of retained austenite, and 5% or less (including 0%) of ferrite. 
     
     
         4 . The high strength steel sheet having excellent workability of  claim 1 , wherein a balance (B TE ) of tensile strength and elongation expressed by the following [Relational expression 3] satisfies 3.0*10 6  to 6.2*10 6  (MPa 2 %/ 1/2 ), a balance (B TH ) of tensile strength and a hole expansion ratio expressed by the following [Relational expression 4] satisfies 6.0*10 6  to 11.5*10 6  (MPa 2 % 1/2 ), and a yield ratio evaluation index (I YR ) expressed by the following [Relational expression 5] satisfies 0.15 to 0.42:
     B   TE =[Tensile Strength(TS,MPa)] 2 *[Elongation( E 1,%)] 1/2 ;  [Relational Expression 3]
       B   TH =[Tensile Strength(TS,MPa)] 2 *[Hole Expansion Ratio(HER,%)] 1/2 ; and  [Relational Expression 4]
       I   YR =1−[Yield Ratio (YR)].  [Relational Expression 5]
   
     
     
         5 . A method for manufacturing a high strength steel sheet having excellent workability, the method comprising:
 providing a cold-rolled steel sheet including, by wt %, C: 0.1 to 0.25%, Si: 0.01 to 1.5%, Mn: 1.0 to 4.0%, Al: 0.01 to 1.5%, P: 0.15% or less, S: 0.03% or less, N: 0.03% or less, B: 0.0005 to 0.005%, a balance of Fe, and unavoidable impurities;   heating (primarily heating) the cold-rolled steel sheet to a temperature of 700° C. at an average heating rate of 5° C./s or more, heating (secondarily heating) the primarily heated steel sheet to a temperature within a range of Ac3 to 920° C. at an average heating rate of 5° C./s or less, and then maintaining (primarily maintaining) the secondarily heated steel sheet for 50 to 1200 seconds;   cooling (primarily cooling) the primarily maintained steel sheet to a temperature within a range of 350 to 550° C. at an average cooling rate of 2 to 100° C./s, and maintaining (secondarily maintaining) the primarily cooled steel sheet for 5 to 600 seconds;   cooling (secondarily cooling) the secondarily maintained steel sheet to a temperature within a range of 200 to 400° C. at an average cooling rate of 2 to 100° C./s;   heating (tertiarily heating) the secondarily cooled steel sheet to a temperature within a range of 350 to 550° C. at an average heating rate of 5 to 100° C./s, and then maintaining (tertiarily maintaining) the tertiarily heated steel sheet for 50 seconds or more; and   cooling (tertiarily cooling) the tertiarily maintained steel sheet to room temperature at an average cooling rate of 1° C./s or more.   
     
     
         6 . The method for manufacturing a high strength steel sheet having excellent workability of  claim 5 , wherein the steel slab further includes one or more of the following (1) to (8):
 (1) one or more of Ti: 0 to 0.5%, Nb: 0 to 0.5%, and V: 0 to 0.5%;   (2) one or more of Cr: 0 to 3.0% and Mo: 0 to 3.0%;   (3) one or more of Cu: 0 to 4.0% and Ni: 0 to 4.0%;   (4) one or more of Ca: 0 to 0.05%, REM: 0 to 0.05% excluding Y, and Mg: 0 to 0.05%;   (5) one or more of W: 0 to 0.5% and Zr: 0 to 0.5%;   (6) one or more of Sb: 0 to 0.5% and Sn: 0 to 0.5%;   (7) one or more of Y: 0 to 0.2% and Hf: 0 to 0.2%; and   (8) Co: 0 to 1.5%.   
     
     
         7 . The method for manufacturing a high strength steel sheet having excellent workability of  claim 5 , wherein the cold-rolled steel sheet is provided by:
 heating steel slab to 1000 to 1350° C.;   performing finishing hot rolling at a temperature within a range of 800 to 1000° C.;   coiling the hot-rolled steel sheet at a temperature within a range of 350 to 600° C.;   pickling the coiled steel sheet; and   cold rolling the pickled steel sheet at a reduction ratio of 30 to 90%.

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