EP1704261A1 - Bake-hardenable cold rolled steel sheet having excellent formability, and method of manufacturing the same - Google Patents
Bake-hardenable cold rolled steel sheet having excellent formability, and method of manufacturing the sameInfo
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- the present invention relates to cold rolled steel sheets for automobile bodies, and the like. More particularly, the present invention relates to bake-hardenable cold rolled steel sheets, improved in bake hardenability and formability by controlling a content of solid solution carbon in crystal grains with fine precipitates, and a method of manufacturing the same.
- bake-hardening cold rolled steel sheets are generally used in order to improve dent resistance.
- the bake- hardening cold rolled steel sheets have excellent ductility through press forming, and increased yield strength through paint baking or coating treatment after press forming. That is, as carbon or nitrogen is in solid solution in the steel as interstitial elements, and fixes dislocations created upon press forming, the yield point of the bake-hardening cold rolled steel sheets is increased.
- the bake-hardening cold rolled steel sheets include aluminum-killed steels, which are batch-annealed materials, and interstitial free steels (IF steels).
- the aluminum-killed steels which are batch-annealed materials
- small amounts of solid solution carbon remain in the steel, and ensure aging resistance while providing bake hardenability in the order of 10 ⁇ 20 MPa after the baking treatment.
- bake hardening IF steels are manufactured by imparting the bake hardenability to the IF steels.
- the bake hardenability can be ensured by allowing an appropriate amount of carbon to remain in the steel through control of an added amount of titanium or niobium and an added amount of carbon.
- the bake hardening IF steels in order to allow the appropriate amount of carbon to remain in the solid solution in the steel, it is necessary to control the added amount of sulfur and nitrogen, which can react with titanium or niobium and create precipitates thereof, within a very narrow range, as well as the added amounts of carbon, titanium or niobium. Accordingly, it is difficult to ensure high quality products, and manufacturing costs are increased. [Disclosure] [Technical Problem]
- the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide bake-hardenable cold rolled steel sheets, which are improved in bake hardenability and formability due to a higher plasticity-anisotropy index and a lower in-plane anisotropy index without adding Ti and
- a bake-hardenable cold rolled steel sheet comprising: 0.003 ⁇ 0.005 % of C; 0.003 ⁇ 0.03 % S; 0.01 ⁇ 0.1 % of Al; 0.02 % or less of N; 0.2 % or less of P; at least one of 0.03 ⁇ 0.2 % of Mn and 0.005 ⁇ 0.2 % of Cu; and the balance of Fe and other unavoidable impurities, in terms of weight%, wherein, when the steel sheet comprises one of Mn and Cu, a composition of Mn, Cu, and S satisfies one of the relationships: 0.58*Mn/S ⁇ 10 and 1 ⁇ 0.5*Cu/S ⁇ 10 in terms of weight, and when the steel sheet comprises both Mn and Cu, a composition of Mn, Cu, and S satisfies the relationships: Mn+Cu ⁇ 0.3 and 2 ⁇ 0.5*(Mn+
- the cold rolled steel sheet of the present invention can be classified into three types in accordance with added elements selected from the group consisting of Mn and Cu. That is, (1) Mn solely-added steel (Cu excluded, which will also be referred to as “MnS-precipitated steel”), (2) Cu solely-added steel (Mn excluded, which will also be referred to as “CuS-precipitated steel”), and (3) Mn and Cu added steel (which will also be referred to as "MnCu-precipitated steel”), which will be described in detail as follows.
- the MnS-precipitated steel comprises: 0.003 ⁇ 0.005 % of C; 0.005 ⁇ 0.03 % of S; 0.01 ⁇ 0.1 % of Al; 0.02 % or less of N; 0.2 % or less of P; 0.05 ⁇ 0.2 % of Mn; and the balance of Fe and other unavoidable impurities, in terms of weight%, wherein the composition of Mn and S satisfies the relationship: 0.58*Mn/S ⁇ 10 in terms of weight, and wherein precipitates of MnS have an average size of 0.2 ⁇ m or less.
- the method of manufacturing MnS-precipitated steel comprises the steps of: hot-rolling a steel slab with finish rolling at an Ar 3 transformation temperature or more to provide a hot rolled steel sheet, after reheating the steel slab to a temperature of 1,100 ° C or more, the steel slab comprising: 0.003 ⁇ 0.005 % of C; 0.005 ⁇ 0.03 % of S; 0.01 ⁇ 0.1 % of Al; 0.02 % or less of N; 0.2 % or less of P; 0.05 ⁇ 0.2 % of Mn; and the balance of Fe and other unavoidable impurities, in terms of weight%, wherein the composition of Mn and S satisfies the relationship: 0.58*Mn/S ⁇ 10 in terms of weight; cooling the hot rolled steel sheet at a cooling rate of 200 ° C/min or more; winding the cooled steel sheet at a temperature of 700 ° C or less; cold rolling the steel sheet; and continuous annealing the cold rolled steel sheet.
- the CuS-precipitated steel comprises: 0.003 ⁇ 0.005 % of C; 0.003 ⁇ 0.025 % of S; 0.01 ⁇ 0.08 % of Al; 0.02 % or less of N; 0.2 % or less of P; 0.01 ⁇ 0.2 % of Cu; and the balance of Fe and other unavoidable impurities, in terms of weight%, wherein the composition of Cu and S satisfies the relationship: 1 ⁇ 0.5*Cu/S ⁇ 10 in terms of weight, and wherein precipitates of CuS have an average size of 0.1 ⁇ or less.
- the method of manufacturing CuS-precipitated steel comprises the steps of: hot- rolling a steel slab with finish rolling at an Ar 3 transformation temperature or more to provide a hot rolled steel sheet, after reheating the steel slab to a temperature of 1,100 °C or more, the steel slab comprising 0.003 ⁇ 0.005 % of C; 0.003 ⁇ 0.025 % of S; 0.01 ⁇ 0.08 % of Al; 0.02 % or less of N; 0.2 % or less of P; 0.01 ⁇ 0.2 % of Cu; and the balance of Fe and other unavoidable impurities, in terms of weight%, wherein the composition of Cu and S satisfies the relationship: 1 ⁇ 0.5*Cu/S ⁇ 10 in terms of weight; cooling the hot rolled steel sheet at a cooling rate of 300 °C/min or more; winding the cooled steel sheet at a temperature of 700 ° C or less; cold rolling the steel sheet; and continuous annealing the cold rolled steel sheet.
- the MnCu-precipitated steel comprises: 0.003 ⁇ 0.005 % of C; 0.003 ⁇ 0.025 % of S; 0.01 ⁇ 0.08 % of Al; 0.02 % or less of N; 0.2 % or less of P; 0.03 ⁇ 0.2 % of Mn; 0.005 ⁇ 0.2 % of Cu; and the balance of Fe and other unavoidable impurities, in terms of weight%, wherein the composition of Mn, Cu, and S satisfies the relationships: Mn+Cu ⁇ 0.3 and 2 ⁇ 0.5*(Mn+Cu)/S ⁇ 20 in terms of weight, and wherein MnS, CuS, and (Mn, Cu)S precipitates have an average size of 0.2 m or less.
- the method of manufacturing MnCu-precipitated steel comprises the steps of: hot- rolling a steel slab with finish rolling at an Ar 3 transformation temperature or more to provide a hot rolled steel sheet, after reheating the steel slab to a temperature of 1,100 ° C or more, the steel slab comprising: 0.003 ⁇ 0.005 % of C; 0.003 ⁇ 0.025 % of S; 0.01 ⁇ 0.08 % of Al; 0.02 % or less of N; 0.2 % or less of P; 0.03 ⁇ 0.2 % of Mn; 0.005 ⁇ 0.2 % of Cu; and the balance of Fe and other unavoidable impurities, in terms of weight%, wherein the composition of Mn, Cu, and S satisfies the relationships: Mn+Cu ⁇ 0.3 and 2 ⁇ 0.5*(Mn+Cu)/S ⁇ 20 in terms of weight; cooling the hot rolled steel sheet at a cooling rate of 300 ° C/min; winding the cooled steel sheet at a temperature of
- the above bake-hardenable cold rolled steel sheet of the present invention may be applied to ductile cold rolled steel sheets having a 240 MPa-grade tensile strength or to high strength cold rolled steel sheets having a 340 MPa-grade or more tensile strength.
- the steel sheet comprises 0.003 ⁇ 0.005 % of C, 0.003 ⁇ 0.03 % of S; 0.01 ⁇ 0.1 % of Al; 0.004 % or less of N; 0.015 % or less of P; at least one of 0.03 ⁇ 0.2 % of Mn and 0.005 ⁇ 0.2 % of Cu; and the balance of Fe and other unavoidable impurities, in terms of weight%, wherein, when the steel sheet comprises one of Mn and Cu, the composition of Mn, Cu, and S satisfies one of the relationships: 0.58*Mn/S ⁇ 10 and 1 ⁇ 0.5*Cu/S ⁇ 10 in terms of weight, and when the steel sheet comprises both Mn and Cu, the composition of Mn, Cu, and S satisfies the relationship: Mn+Cu ⁇ 0.3 and 2 ⁇ 0.5*(Mn+Cu)/S ⁇ 20 in terms of weight, and
- the high strength cold rolled steel sheets in a 340 MPa-grade or more it can be classified into steel, which contains at least one of P, Si, and Cr, as a solid solution-intensifier, and steel which contains a higher content of N, as a precipitation-intensifier. That is, it is preferred that at least one of 0.2 % or less of P, 0.1 ⁇ 0.8 % of Si, and 0.2 ⁇ 1.2 % of Cr be contained in the ductile cold rolled steel sheet. If P is solely added to the ductile cold rolled steel sheet, the content of P is preferably in the range of 0.03 ⁇ 0.2 %.
- the steel sheet may further comprise 0.01 ⁇ 0.2 % of Mo.
- the bake-hardenable cold rolled steel sheets allows the content of solid solution in the crystal grains to be controlled by means of fine MnS, CuS, (Mn, Cu)S precipitates, thereby providing improved balce hardenability, formability, yield strength, and yield strength-ductility balance.
- Figs, la to lc are graphical representations showing the relationship between the content of solid solution carbon in crystal grains and the size of precipitates, in which Fig. la shows the case of MnS-precipitated steel, Fig. lb shows the case of CuS- precipitated steel, and Fig. lc shows the case of MnCu-precipitated steel;
- Figs. 2a and 2b are graphical representations showing the relationship between the size of MnS precipitate and the cooling rates, in which Fig. 2a shows the case of 0.58*Mn/S ⁇ 10, and Fig.
- FIG. 2b shows the case of 0.58*Mn/S > 10
- Figs. 4a and 4b are graphical representations showing the relationship between the size of MnS, CuS and (Mn, Cu)S precipitates and the cooling rates, in which Fig. 4a shows the case of 2 ⁇ 0.5*(Mn+Cu)/S ⁇ 20, and Fig. 4b shows the case of 0.5*(Mn+Cu)/S > 20.
- weight % will be simply represented as “%” hereinafter.
- the inventors of the present invention have discovered new facts, as will be described below, through investigations into enhancement of bake hardenability without adding Ti and Nb. That is, the content of solid solution carbon in crystal grains can be appropriately controlled with fine precipitates of MnS, CuS, or (Mn, Cu) S, thereby increasing the yield strength, specifically the post-bake yield strength.
- the solid solution carbon can also be moved to more stable regions, such as grain boundaries or around the precipitations, segregated in these regions, and activated therein at a high temperature, for example, during paint baking treatment, thereby influencing the balce hardenability. Accordingly, reduction in content of the solid solution carbon in the crystal grains means that carbon exists in the more stable region, such as the grain boundaries or around the fine precipitates, and influences the balce hardenability.
- Figs, la to lc are graphical representations showing the relationship between the content of solid solution carbon in crystal grains and the size of precipitates, in which Fig. la shows the case of MnS-precipitated steel, Fig. lb shows the case of CuS- precipitated steel, and Fig.
- Figs, la to lc shows the case of MnCu-precipitated steel.
- the content of the solid solution carbon in the crystal grains is reduced to approximately 20 ppm or less, when the MnS precipitates have a size of about 0.2 ⁇ or less (Fig. la), when the CuS precipitates have a size of about 0.1 ⁇ m or less (Fig. lb), and when the MnCu- precipitates have a size of about 0.2 ⁇ m or less (Fig.
- the MnS precipitates have a size of 0.2 ⁇ m or less by controlling the cooling rate of the steel sheet under the condition wherein the combination of Mn and S satisfies the relationship: 0.58*Mn/S ⁇ 10.
- the CuS precipitates have a size of 0.1 ⁇ or less by controlling the cooling rate of the steel sheet under the condition wherein the combination of Cu and S satisfies the relationship: 0.5*Cu/S ⁇ 10.
- the MnS, CuS, (Mn, Cu)S precipitates have a size of 0.2 ⁇ m or less by controlling the cooling rate of the steel sheet under the condition wherein the combination of Mn, Cu, and S satisfies the relationship: 2 ⁇ 0.5*(Mn+Cu)/S ⁇ 20.
- the bake-hardenable cold rolled steel sheet in accordance with the invention has high yield strength, and thus allows a reduction in thickness of the steel sheet. As a result, the cold rolled steel sheet in accordance with the invention has an effect of weight reduction for the products thereof.
- the low in-plane anisotropy of the cold rolled steel sheet of the invention minimizes formation of wrinkles or ears during or after processing of the steel sheet.
- the cold rolled steel sheet of the invention also has grain boundaries reinforced due to an appropriate content of the carbon remaining in the grain boundaries by the fine precipitates, thereby preventing the brittleness fracture caused by grain boundaries weakened after processing.
- the bake-hardenable cold rolled steel sheet of the present invention, and a method of manufacturing the same will be described in detail as follows.
- the carbon content exceeds 0.0030 % and 0.0031 % or more.
- the carbon content is preferably in the range of 0.003 ⁇ 0.005 %.
- S Sulfur
- S Sulfur
- a sulfur content less than 0.003 % can lead to not only decrease in amount of MnS, CuS and (Mn, Cu) precipitates, but also creation of excessively coarse precipitates, thereby lowering the bake hardenability of the steel sheet.
- a content of sulfur more than 0.03 % can lead to a large amount of solid solution sulfur, thereby remarkably decreasing the ductility and the formability of the steel sheet, and increasing the possibility of hot shortness.
- the sulfur content is preferably in the range of 0.005 ⁇ 0.03 %, and for the CuS-precipitated steel, the sulfur content is preferably in the range of 0.003 ⁇ 0.025 %.
- the sulfur content is preferably in the range of 0.003 ⁇ 0.025 %.
- Aluminum is an alloying element generally used as a deoxidizing agent.
- the aluminum content is preferably in the range of 0.01 ⁇ 0.08 %. If the nitrogen content is increased to 0.005 ⁇ 0.02%, a high strength steel sheet can be obtained by virtue of strengthening effects of A1N precipitates.
- Nitrogen is an unavoidable element introduced into the steel during the steel manufacturing process, and in order to obtain strengthening effects, it is preferably added to the steel in an amount not exceeding 0.02 %.
- the nitrogen content is preferably 0.004 % or less.
- the nitrogen content is preferably 0.005 ⁇ 0.02 %.
- a nitrogen content of more than 0.02 % leads to deterioration in formability of the steel sheet.
- a phosphorus content is preferably 0.03 ⁇ 0.06 %.
- the combination of Al and N that is, 0.52*A1/N (where Al and N are denoted in terms of wt%) is preferably in the range of 1 ⁇ 5.
- the combination of Al and N (0.52*A1/N) of less than 1 can lead to lowering the formability due to the solid solution nitrogen, whereas the combination of Al and N (0.52* Al/N) exceeding 5 leads to negligible strengthening effects.
- Phosphorus (P) 0.2 % or less
- Phosphorus is an alloying element, which can increase solid solution strengthening effects while allowing a slight reduction in r-value (plasticity-anisotropy index), and can ensure the high strength of the steel in which the precipitates are controlled. Accordingly, in order to ensure the high strength by controlling the content of P, the P content is preferably 0.2 % or less. A phosphorus content of more than 0.2 % can lead to a reduction in ductility of the steel sheet. When phosphorous alone is added to the steel in order to ensure the high strength of the steel sheet, the P content is preferably 0.03 ⁇ 0.2 %. For the ductile steel sheet, the P content is preferably 0.015 % or less.
- the P content is preferably 0.03 ⁇ 0.06 %. This is attributed to the fact that, although a phosphorus content of 0.03 % or more enables a target strength to be ensured, a phosphorus content exceeding 0.06 % can lower the ductility and formability of the steel.
- the P content in the case where the high strength of the steel sheet is ensured by addition of Si and Cr, the P content can be appropriately controlled within 0.2 wt% or less in order to obtain the target strength. In this case, even if the P content is 0.015 % or less, the high strength can be ensured.
- At least one of manganese (Mn) and copper (Cu) is preferably added to the steel. These elements are combined with sulfur (S), and create the MnS, CuS or (Mn, Cu)S precipitates.
- Manganese (Mn) 0.03 ⁇ 0.2 %
- Manganese is an alloying element, which precipitates the solid solution sulfur in the steel as the MnS precipitates, thereby preventing the hot shortness caused by the solid solution sulfur.
- Mn is precipitated as the fine MnS and/or (Mn, Cu)S precipitates under appropriate conditions for the combination of S and/or Cu with Mn and for the cooling rate.
- the fine precipitates can impart the balce hardenability to the steel sheet during the paint baking treatment by causing carbon to be segregated in the grain boundaries or around the precipitates rather than the crystal grains.
- the Mn content must be 0.03 % or more.
- the manganese content is preferably 0.05 ⁇ 0.2 %.
- Copper is an alloying element, which creates fine precipitates under appropriate conditions for the combination of S and/or Mn with Cu, and the cooling rate before a winding process in a hot rolling process.
- the fine precipitates can impart the balce hardenability to the steel sheet during the paint baking treatment by causing carbon to be segregated in the grain boundaries or around the precipitates rather than the crystal grains.
- the Cu content must be 0.005 % or more. Meanwhile, a copper content greater than 0.2 % causes coarse precipitates due to a higher content of copper, thereby deteriorating the balce hardenability of the steel sheet. If Cu alone is added to the steel (excluding Mn), the copper content is preferably 0.01 ⁇ 0.2 %.
- the contents and the combination of Mn, Cu and S are controlled so as to create fine precipitates, and these are varied according to the added amount of Mn and/or Cu.
- the combination of Mn and S preferably satisfies the relationship: 0.58*Mn/S ⁇ 10 (where Mn and S are denoted in terms of wt%).
- Mn combines with S to create the MnS precipitates.
- the MnS precipitates can be varied in a precipitated state according to the added amount of Mn and S, and thereby influence the balce hardenability, the yield strength, and the in-plane anisotropy index of the steel sheet.
- a value of 0.58*Mn/S greater than 10 creates coarse MnS precipitates, resulting in deterioration of the bake hardenability and the in-plane anisotropy index.
- the combination of Cu and S preferably satisfies the relationship: 1 ⁇ 0.5*Cu/S ⁇ 10 (where Cu and S are denoted in terms of wt%).
- Cu combines with S to create the CuS precipitates, which can be varied in a precipitated state according to the added amount of Cu and S, and thereby influence the bake hardenability, the plasticity-anisotropy index, and the in-plane anisotropy index.
- a value of 0.5*Cu/S of 1 or more enables effective CuS precipitates to be created, and a value of 0.5*Cu/S greater than 10 creates coarse CuS precipitates, resulting in deterioration of the bake hardenability, the plasticity-anisotropy index, and of the in- plane anisotropy index.
- the value of 0.5*Cu/S is preferably 1 ⁇ 3.
- the total content of Mn and Cu is preferably 0.3 % or less.
- Mn and Cu combine with S to create the MnS, CuS, and (Mn, Cu)S precipitates, which can be varied in a precipitated state according to the added amount of Mn, Cu, and S, and influence the bake hardenability, the plasticity-anisotropy index, and the in-plane anisotropy index.
- a value of 0.5*(Mn+Cu)/S of 2 or more enables effective precipitates to be created, and a value of 0.5*(Mn+Cu)/S exceeding 20 creates coarse precipitates, resulting in deterioration of the bake hardenability, the plasticity-anisotropy index, and the in-plane anisotropy index.
- the average size of the precipitates is reduced to 0.2 ⁇ m or less. In this case, it is desirable that 2 x 10 or more precipitates per unit area (number/mm ) are distributed in the grain.
- the kinds and the number of the precipitates are remarkably varied. Specifically, when the value of 0.5*(Mn+Cu)/S is 7 or less, lots of very fine MnS and CuS separate precipitates are uniformly distributed rather that the (Mn, Cu)S complex precipitates. Meanwhile, when the value of 0.5*(Mn+Cu)/S is more than 7, regardless of a low difference between the sizes of the precipitates, the number of precipitates distributed in the grain is decreased because of an increase in amount of the (Mn, Cu)S complex precipitates.
- an increase in the number of precipitates can enhance the balce hardenability, the in-plane anisotropy index, the secondary work embrittlement resistance, and the like.
- a smaller added amount of Mn and Cu can reduce the number of distributed precipitates. If the content of Mn and Cu is increased, the precipitates become coarse, leading to a reduction in the number of distributed precipitates.
- the MnS, CuS, and (Mn, Cu)S precipitates preferably have an average size of 0.2 ⁇ m or less.
- the MnS, CuS, and (Mn, Cu)S precipitates can have different appropriate sizes according to an added amount of Mn and Cu.
- the precipitates have a size of 0.2 ⁇ m or less for the MnS precipitates, a size of 0.1 ⁇ m or less for the CuS precipitates, and a size of 0.2 ⁇ m or less for the mixture of MnS, CuS, and (Mn, Cu)S precipitates.
- the bake hardenability is particularly deteriorated, as well as deteriorating the plasticity-anisotropy index and the in-plane anisotropy index.
- the size of the precipitates is reduced, it is preferred in terms of the balce hardenability.
- at least one of the solid solution strengthening elements that is, at least one of P, Si, and Cr may be added to the steel sheet.
- Silicon (Si): 0.1 - 0.8 % Si is an alloying element, which can increase the solid solution strengthening effect while allowing a slight reduction in ductility, thus ensuring high strength of the steel sheet in which the precipitates are controlled according to the present invention.
- the silicon content of 0.1 % or more can ensure the strength of the steel sheet, but a silicon content exceeding 0.8 % can cause a reduction in the ductility thereof.
- Chrome (Cr): 0.2 - 1.2 % Cr is an alloying element, which can increase solid solution strengthening effects while enhancing aging resistance at room temperature, thus ensuring the high strength of the steel sheet while reducing the in-plane anisotropy index of the steel sheet in which the precipitates are controlled according to the present invention.
- the chrome content of 0.2 % or more can ensure the strength of the steel sheet, but a chrome content of more than 1.2 % can cause the reduction in the ductility thereof.
- Molybdenum may be added to the cold rolled steel sheet of the present invention. Molybdenum: 0.01 - 0.2 %. Mo is an alloying element, which can increase the plasticity-anisotropy index of the steel sheet. The molybdenum content of 0.01 % or more can increase the plasticity-anisotropy index, but a molybdenum content exceeding 0.2 % can cause hot shortness without any additional improvement in the plasticity-anisotropy index. [Method of manufacturing cold rolled steel sheet] The present invention is characterized in that steel sheets satisfying the above- described compositions may be processed to have a finely reduced average size of precipitates through hot rolling and cold rolling. The average size of the precipitates is influenced by the contents and composition of Mn, Cu, and S, and the manufacturing process, and in particular, is directly influenced by a cooling rate after hot rolling.
- the steel satisfying the above-described compositions is reheated, followed by hot rolling.
- the reheating temperature is preferably 1,100 ° C or more. This is attributed to the fact that a reheating temperature lower than 1,100 ° C causes coarse precipitates to be created during continuous casting and to remain in an incompletely dissolved state, whereby the coarse precipitates remain even after the hot rolling.
- the hot rolling is performed under the condition that finish rolling is performed at an Ar 3 transformation temperature or more. If the finish rolling is performed below the Ar 3 transformation temperature, rolled grains are created, and remarkably lower the ductility as well as the formability of the steel sheet.
- the cooling rate is preferably 200 "C/min or more after the hot rolling.
- the cooling rate is preferably 200 ° C/min or more. Even when the composition of Mn and S satisfies the relationship: 0.58*Mn/S ⁇ 10 according to the present invention, a cooling rate lower than 200 ° C/min can create coarse MnS precipitates having a size greater than 0.2 ⁇ m. That is, as the cooling rate is increased, a number of nuclei are created, so that the MnS precipitates become finer.
- the cooling rate is 1,000 "C/min or more, the MnS precipitates are not further reduced in size, and thus the cooling rate is more preferably in the range of 200 - 1,000 ° C/min.
- the cooling rate is preferably 300 ° C/min or more after the hot rolling. Even when the composition of Cu and S satisfies the relationship: 0.5*Cu/S ⁇ 10 according to the present invention, a cooling rate lower than 300 ° C/min creates coarse CuS precipitates having a size greater than 0.1 ⁇ m. That is, as the cooling rate is increased, a number of nuclei are created, so that the CuS precipitates become finer.
- Figs. 3a and 3b show the cases of 0.5*Cu/S ⁇ 3, and of 0.5*Cu/S > 3, respectively.
- the CuS precipitates having a size of 0.1 ⁇ m or less can be more stably obtained.
- the cooling rate is preferably 300 ° C/min or more. Even when the composition of Mn, Cu and S satisfies the relationship: 2 ⁇ 0.5*(Mn+Cu)/S ⁇ 20 according to the present invention, a cooling rate lower than 300 ° C/min creates coarse precipitates having an average size greater than 0.2 ⁇ m. That is, as the cooling rate is increased, a number of nuclei are created, so that the precipitates become finer.
- the winding process is preferably performed at a temperature of 700 ° C or less.
- the precipitates are grown too coarsely, thereby reducing the balce hardenability of the steel.
- the steel is cold rolled to a desired thickness, preferably at a reduction rate of 50 - 90 %. Since a reduction rate lower than 50 % leads to creation of a small amount of nuclei upon recrystallization annealing, the crystal grains are grown excessively upon annealing, thereby coarsening of the crystal grains recrystallized through annealing, which results in reduction of the strength and formability. A cold reduction rate more than 90 % leads to enhanced formability, while creating an excessive number of nuclei, so that the crystal grains recrystallized through annealing become excessively fine, thereby reducing the ductility of the steel.
- the continuous annealing temperature plays an important role in determining the mechanical properties of the products.
- the continuous amiealing is preferably performed at a temperature of 500 - 900 ° C .
- Continuous annealing at a temperature lower than 500 ° C creates excessively fine recrystallized crystal grains, so that a desired ductility cannot be ensured.
- Continuous annealing at a temperature higher than 900 ° C creates coarse recrystallized crystal grains, so that the strength of the steel is reduced. Holding time upon the continuous annealing is provided so as to complete the recrystallization of the steel, and the recrystallization of the steel can be completed for about 10 seconds or more upon the continuous annealing.
- Example 1-1 MnS-precipitated steel
- steel slabs shown in Table 1 were reheated to a temperature of 1,200 ° C, followed by finish rolling the steel slabs in order to provide hot rolled steel sheets
- the hot rolled steel sheets were cooled at a cooling rate of 200 "C/min, and then coiled at 650 °C .
- the hot rolled steel sheets were cold rolled at a reduction rate of 75 %, followed by continuous annealing the cold rolled steel sheets.
- the finish rolling was performed at 910 ° C, which is above the Ar 3 transformation temperature, and the continuous annealing was performed by heating the steel sheets to 750 ° C at a velocity of 10 °C /second for 40 seconds. Exceptionally, for sample A8 in Table 1, after reheating to a temperature of 1,050 ° C, followed by finish rolling, it was cooled at a cooling rate of 50 ° C /minute, and was then coiled at 750 ° C .
- samples Al - A4 have excellent yield strength, elongation ratio, and yield strength-ductility balance as well as the balce hardenability. Additionally, these samples have a high plasticity-anisotropy index and a low in-plane anisotropy index, thereby providing excellent formability.
- sample A5 due to its low carbon content, sample A5 provides low post- bake yield strength. Due to its large size of the precipitates, sample A6 also has low post-bake yield strength. Due to its high carbon content, sample A7 has low elongation ratio and plasticity anisotropy index, thereby providing a high possibility of fracture during the forming process.
- sample A8 which is a conventional IF steel sheet, provides a high possibility of fracture upon impact.
- Samples A9 to A12 have excellent formability together with the bake hardenability.
- sample A13 has poor formability.
- Example 1-2 High strength MnS-precipitated steel with solid solution strengthening
- the hot rolled steel sheets were cooled at a cooling rate of 200 °C/min, and then coiled at 650 ° C .
- the hot rolled steel sheets were cold rolled at a reduction rate of 75 %, followed by continuous annealing the cold rolled steel sheets.
- the finish rolling was performed at 910 ° C, which is above the Ar 3 transformation temperature, and the continuous annealing was performed by heating the steel sheets to 750 ° C at a velocity of 10 "C/second for 40 seconds.
- YS Yield strength
- TS Tensile strength
- El Elongation
- r-value Plasticity-anisotropy index
- ⁇ r-value In-plane anisotropy index
- PBYS Post-bake yield strength
- DBTT Ductility-brittleness transition temperature for investigating secondary work embrittlement
- AS Average size of precipitates
- IS Steel of the invention
- CS Comparative steel
- Example 1-3 MnS-precipitated steel with A1N precipitation strengthening
- the hot rolled steel sheets were cooled at a cooling rate of 200 ° C/min, and then coiled at 650 ° C .
- the hot rolled steel sheets were cold rolled at a reduction rate of 75 %, followed by continuous annealing the cold rolled steel sheets.
- the finish rolling was performed at 910 ° C, which is above the Ar 3 transformation temperature, and the continuous annealing was performed by heating the steel sheets to 750 ° C at a velocity of 10 ° C /second for 40 seconds.
- YS Yield strength
- TS Tensile strength
- El Elongation
- r-value Plasticity-anisotropy index
- ⁇ r-value In-plane anisotropy index
- PBYS Post-bake yield strength
- DBTT ductility-brittleness transition temperature for investigating secondary work embrittlement
- AS Average size of precipitates
- IS Steel of the invention
- CS Comparative steel
- Example 2-1 CuS-precipitated steel
- steel slabs shown in Table 7 were reheated to a temperature of 1 ,200 ° C , followed by finish rolling the steel slabs in order to provide hot rolled steel sheets
- the hot rolled steel sheets were cooled at a cooling rate of 400 ° C/min, and then coiled at 650 ° C .
- the hot rolled steel sheets were cold rolled at a reduction rate of 75 %, followed by continuous annealing the cold rolled steel sheets.
- the finish rolling was performed at 910 °C, which is above the Ar 3 transformation temperature, and the continuous annealing was performed by heating the steel sheets to 750 ° C at a velocity of 10 °C /second for 40 seconds.
- sample D7 in Table 7 after reheating to a temperature of 1,050 °C , followed by finish rolling, it was cooled at a cooling rate of 400 °C /minute, and was then coiled at 650 °C .
- samples D8 to Dl 1 in Table 7 after reheating to a temperature of 1,200 ° C , followed by finish rolling, it was cooled at a cooling rate of 450 °C /minute, and was then coiled at 650 ° C .
- YS Yield strength
- TS Tensile strength
- El Elongation
- r-value Plasticity-anisotropy index
- ⁇ r-value In-plane anisotropy index
- PBYS Post-bake yield strength
- DBTT ductility-brittleness transition temperature for investigating secondary work embrittlement
- AS Average size of precipitates
- IS Steel of the invention
- CS Comparative steel
- Example 2-2 High strength CuS-precipitated steel with solid solution strengthening
- the hot rolled steel sheets were cooled at a cooling rate of 400 ° C/min, and then coiled at 650 ° C .
- the hot rolled steel sheets were cold rolled at a reduction rate of 75 %, followed by continuous annealing the cold rolled steel sheets.
- the finish rolling was performed at 910 ° C , which is above the Ar 3 transformation temperature, and the continuous annealing was performed by heating the steel sheets to 750 ° C at a velocity of 10 ° C /second for 40 seconds.
- the hot rolled steel sheets were cold rolled at a reduction rate of 75 %, followed by continuous annealing the cold rolled steel sheets.
- the finish rolling was performed at 910 ° C, which is above the Ar 3 transformation temperature, and the continuous annealing was performed by heating the steel sheets to 750 ° C at a velocity of 10 ° C/second for 40 seconds.
- samples F8 to F10 of Table 11 after reheating to a temperature of 1,200 ° C, followed by finish rolling, these samples were cooled at a cooling rate of 550 ° C /minute, and then coiled at 650 ° C .
- Example 3-1 MnCu-precipitated steel
- the hot rolled steel sheets were cooled at a cooling rate of 600 ° C/min, and then coiled at 650 °C .
- the hot rolled steel sheets were cold rolled at a reduction rate of 75 %, followed by continuous annealing the cold rolled steel sheets.
- the finish rolling was performed at 910 ° C , which is above the Ar 3 transformation temperature, and the continuous annealing was performed by heating the steel sheets to 750 °C at a velocity of 10 ° C /second for 40 seconds.
- the hot rolled steel sheets were cold rolled at a reduction rate of 75 %, followed by continuous annealing the cold rolled steel sheets.
- the finish rolling was performed at 910 ° C, which is above the Ar 3 transformation temperature, and the continuous annealing was performed by heating the steel sheets to 750 ° C at a velocity of 10 ° C /second for 40 seconds.
- YS Yield strength
- TS Tensile strength
- El Elongation
- r-value Plasticity-anisotropy index
- ⁇ r-value In-plane anisotropy index
- PBYS Post-bake yield strength
- DBTT ductility-brittleness transition temperature for investigating secondary work embrittlement
- AS Average size of precipitates
- PN The number of precipitates
- IS Steel of the invention
- CS Comparative steel
- Example 3-3 MnCu-precipitated steel with A1N precipitation strengthening
- steel slabs shown in Table 17 were reheated to a temperature of 1,200 ° C, followed by finish rolling the steel slabs in order to provide hot rolled steel sheets
- the hot rolled steel sheets were cooled at a cooling rate of 400 ° C/min, and then coiled at 650 °C .
- the hot rolled steel sheets were cold rolled at a reduction rate of 75 %, followed by continuous annealing the cold rolled steel sheets.
- the finish rolling was performed at 910 °C, which is above the Ar 3 transformation temperature, and the continuous annealing was performed by heating the steel sheets to 750 ° C at a velocity of 10 ° C /second for 40 seconds.
- R-2 0. 5 2*A1/N
- R-4 Mn+Cu
- R-5 Q5*(Mn+Cu)/S
- YS Yield strength
- TS Tensile strength
- El Elongation
- r-value Plasticity-anisotropy index
- ⁇ r-value In-plane anisotropy index
- PBYS Post-bake yield strength
- DBTT ductility-brittleness transition temperature for investigating secondary work embrittlement
- AS Average size of precipitates
- PN The number of precipitates
- IS Steel of the invention
- CS Comparative steel
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