US2024254588A1PendingUtilityA1

Wire rod having excellent drawability, and manufacturing method therefor

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Assignee: POSCO CO LTDPriority: Jun 18, 2021Filed: Jun 8, 2022Published: Aug 1, 2024
Est. expiryJun 18, 2041(~14.9 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a machine structure wire rod, which is applicable to vehicles, construction components and the like, and a manufacturing method therefor, and to a wire rod having excellent drawability, and a method for manufacturing same.

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1 . A wire rod having excellent drawability including by weight %:
 C: 0.8 to 1.2%, Si: 0.01 to 0.6%, Mn: 0.1 to 0.6%, Cr: 0.8 to 2.0%, Al: 0.01 to 0.06%, N: 0.02% or less (excluding 0), with a balance of Fe and inevitable impurities,   wherein a microstructure includes a pearlite main structure and proeutectoid cementite, and includes at least 20 AlN particles with an average particle diameter of 30 nm or less per unit area (μm 2 ), and   the following Relational Expression 1 is satisfied,   
       
         
           
             
               [ 
               
                 Relational 
                 ⁢ 
                     
                 Expression 
                 ⁢ 
                     
                 1 
               
               ] 
             
           
         
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       ( 
                       
                         Average 
                         ⁢ 
                             
                         block 
                         ⁢ 
                             
                         grain 
                         ⁢ 
                             
                         size 
                         ⁢ 
                              
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             μ 
                             ⁢ 
                             m 
                           
                           ) 
                         
                       
                       ) 
                     
                     2 
                   
                   ⁠ 
                   / 
                   Proeutectite 
                   ⁢ 
                       
                   cementite 
                   ⁢ 
                       
                   length 
                   ⁢ 
                        
                   
                     ( 
                     
                       μ 
                       ⁢ 
                         
                       m 
                       / 
                       1200 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       μ 
                       ⁢ 
                         
                       
                         m 
                         2 
                       
                     
                     ) 
                   
                 
                 ) 
               
               ≤ 
               0.5 
             
           
         
       
     
     
         2 . The wire rod having excellent drawability of  claim 1 , wherein the proeutectoid cementite is formed at grain boundaries along prior austenite grains, and is formed in a network shape. 
     
     
         3 . The wire rod having excellent drawability of  claim 1 , wherein the microstructure comprises, by area fraction: 10% or less of proeutectoid cementite and a balance of pearlite. 
     
     
         4 . The wire rod having excellent drawability of  claim 1 , wherein the wire rod has a tensile strength of 1200 MPa or more and a cross-sectional reduction rate of 20% or more. 
     
     
         5 . The wire rod having excellent drawability of  claim 1  wherein the wire rod is not subjected to a spheroidization softening heat treatment before a drawing process, and is drawn by at least 15% during wire drawing. 
     
     
         6 . The wire rod having excellent drawability of  claim 1 , wherein the wire rod has an average aspect ratio of cementite of 3 or less after the wire drawing and spheroidization heat treatment. 
     
     
         7 . A method for manufacturing a wire rod having excellent drawability, comprising:
 heating a steel slab, including by weight:   C: 0.8 to 1.2%, Si: 0.01 to 0.6%, Mn: 0.1 to 0.6%, Cr: 0.8 to 2.0%, Al: 0.01 to 0.06%, N: 0.02% or less (excluding 0), with a balance of Fe and other inevitable impurities, and performing rolling on the steel slab to prepare a billet;   cooling the prepared billet;   heating the billet to a temperature of 950 to 1050° C.;   wire rolling the heated billet to a prepare a wire rod; and   winding the wire rod, cooling the wire rod at an average cooling rate of 3° C./sec or more to 550 to 650° C., and cooling the same at an average cooling rate of 1° C./sec or less to a temperature of 550° C. to 650° C. or less,   wherein the wire rolling is performed so that an austenite grain size (AGS) is 5 to 20 μm before finish rolling, and the finish rolling is performed at a temperature range of 730° C. to Acm and a deformation amount of 0.3 or more.   
     
     
         8 . The method for manufacturing a wire rod having excellent drawability of  claim 7 , wherein the hot rolling is performed to satisfy the condition of Relational Expression (2) below, 
       
         
           
             
               [ 
               
                 Relational 
                 ⁢ 
                     
                 Expression 
                 ⁢ 
                     
                 2 
               
               ] 
             
           
         
         
           
             
               
                 
                   2500 
                   * 
                   
                     
                       ( 
                       
                         
                           [ 
                           C 
                           ] 
                         
                         - 
                         1 
                       
                       ) 
                     
                     2 
                   
                 
                 + 
                 
                   100000 
                   * 
                   
                     
                       ( 
                       
                         
                           [ 
                           
                             A 
                             ⁢ 
                             1 
                           
                           ] 
                         
                         - 
                         0.035 
                       
                       ) 
                     
                     2 
                   
                 
                 + 
                 
                   
                     
                       ( 
                       
                         AGS 
                         - 
                         12.5 
                       
                       ) 
                     
                     4 
                   
                   / 
                   130 
                 
                 + 
                 
                   
                     
                       ( 
                       
                         
                           Finish 
                           ⁢ 
                               
                           rolling 
                           ⁢ 
                               
                           temperature 
                         
                         - 
                         760 
                       
                       ) 
                     
                     2 
                   
                   / 
                   65 
                 
               
               ≤ 
               80 
             
           
         
       
       in the above Relational Expression (2), [C] and [Al] refer to an alloy composition C and Al content (% by weight), a unit of AGS is μm, and a unit of finish rolling temperature is ° C. 
     
     
         9 . The method for manufacturing a wire rod having excellent drawability of  claim 7 , wherein the billet is heated to a temperature within a range of 1100 to 1300° C. for 2 to 10 hours, and the billet having a temperature of 500° C. or more at a cooling rate of 5° C./s or more after the billet is rolled. 
     
     
         10 . The method for manufacturing a wire rod having excellent drawability of  claim 7 , wherein the billet heating time is 80 to 120 minutes.

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