EP2551366B1 - Tube d'acier à haute résistance soudé par résistance électrique et son procédé de fabrication - Google Patents

Tube d'acier à haute résistance soudé par résistance électrique et son procédé de fabrication Download PDF

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EP2551366B1
EP2551366B1 EP11759643.7A EP11759643A EP2551366B1 EP 2551366 B1 EP2551366 B1 EP 2551366B1 EP 11759643 A EP11759643 A EP 11759643A EP 2551366 B1 EP2551366 B1 EP 2551366B1
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  • the present invention relates to high-strength electric resistance welded steel tubes suitable for use in crash members for automobiles such as door impact beams, cross members, and pillars, and, in particular, to a high-strength electric resistance welded steel tube having both excellent formability and shock absorption.
  • shock absorbing members for absorbing impact energy upon collision are installed in automotive bodies.
  • a high-strength steel tube having a desired high strength and a martensitic structure induced by a quenching treatment has been applied to door impact beams, i.e., shock absorbing members, as described in Patent Literature 1.
  • Patent Literature 1 discloses a method for producing an electric resistance welded steel tube for machine structural use, the method including quenching a steel tube containing C: 0.15 to 0.22%, Mn: 1.5% or less, Si: 0.5% or less, Ti: 0.04% or less, B: 0.0003 to 0.0035%, N: 0.0080% or less and one or more selected from Ni: 0.5% or less, Cr: 0.5% or less, and Mo: 0.5% or less, wherein the electric resistance welded steel tube for machine structural use has a tensile strength of 120 kgf/mm 2 or more.
  • a high-strength steel tube that has a tensile strength of 120 kgf/mm 2 or more and an excellent elongation of 10% or more, that can be used for reinforcing automobiles, and that can be applied to door impact bars (door impact beams) and center cores for bumpers can be obtained by performing a heat treatment once.
  • Patent Documents 2 to 7 disclose the technologies related to high-strength cold-rolled steel sheets that are used in automotive structural members and have a tensile strength of 900 MPa or more. These steel sheets all have a dual phase structure containing a ferrite phase and a martensite phase or a structure containing a bainite phase and a retained austenite phase in addition to these phases, and the upper limits of the area fractions of the bainite phase and the retained austenite phase are defined. According to these literatures, it is because of this structure that the steel sheets exhibit both formability and high strength.
  • Patent Literature 1 does not present a serious problem in the cases where steel tubes are used straight without being subjected to any working, such as in the cases of door impact beams.
  • steel tubes that are used in other automotive shock absorbing members such as cross members and pillars that require complicated forming to make various shapes are required to exhibit excellent formability in addition to the high strength.
  • Patent Literatures 2 to 5 have problems in that, because of the low cooling rate after holding of heat during annealing, precipitation of carbides occurs, the solute C content in the ferrite becomes insufficient, the strength increase (bake hardening value or BH value) caused by a prestrain-baking finishing treatment is small, and a BH value of 100 MPa or more is not reliably achieved.
  • Patent Literature 6 does not consider the cooling rate from the holding of heat during annealing to the start of water quenching. For example, when the time taken up to the start of water quenching is long due to the layout of the production line and thus the cooling rate is low, the C content distribution proceeds between ferrite and austenite and thus the amount of the solute C remaining in the ferrite presumably contributing to the bake hardenability is insufficient. Thus, Patent Literature 6 does not describe or anticipate that the BH value of 100 MPa or more is ensured.
  • the cooling rate during finish annealing is low, e.g., 550 °C/min at maximum in Examples, and the elongation is only about 8%.
  • the elongation is generally low and 11% at maximum. Accordingly, when a steel sheet produced by the technology described in Patent Literature 7 is formed into an electric resistance welded steel tube, the elongation will further decrease due to the processing strain applied during tube forming and the resulting steel tube does not reliably achieve an elongation of 10% or more.
  • Patent Literature 8 describes the manufacture of a high strength electro-resistance welded steel tube having a ferrite and pearlite structure, the method comprising cold rolling, annealing, cutting and molding a steel strip in an open pipe shape, and carrying out high frequency welding at both ends along the width direction.
  • high strength refers to a tensile strength TS of 1180 MPa or more.
  • excellent shock absorption refers to the case in which the strength increase (bake hardening value or BH value), i.e., the difference between the 0.2% proof stress after heat-treating (baking finishing) a 2% prestrained tube at 170°C for 10 minutes and the strength upon application of a 2% prestrain, is 100 MPa or more and the yield ratio in the tube axis direction is 90% or more.
  • the BH value is defined in Fig. 2 .
  • an electric resistance welded tube having excellent formability can be produced by using, as a material for a steel tube, a steel sheet (cold-rolled steel sheet) having a ferrite-martensite dual phase structure, excellent formability, and a desired bake hardenability and employing a tube production method with which a tube can be formed without significantly degrading the excellent formability of the material for a steel tube.
  • a heat treatment (baking finishing) is performed to increase the strength so that the proof stress is improved and the resulting component can reliably achieve excellent shock absorption.
  • the present invention has been made based on the above-described findings and conducting further studies.
  • the invention relates to a high-strength electric resistance welded steel tube according to claim 1 and a method of manufacturing thereof according to claim 2.
  • a high-strength electric resistance welded steel tube that has excellent formability suitable for use in shock absorbing members of automotives and that can reliably achieve excellent shock absorption after being formed into an actual component shape can be produced at low cost and thus the present invention provides remarkable industrial advantages.
  • the high-strength electric resistance welded steel tube according to the present invention can be used not only in door impact beams but also in all types of automotive parts such as automotive shock absorbing components, e.g., cross members and pillars, that require formability, and automotive body parts.
  • Carbon (C) strengthens the steel and the C content in the present invention needs to be 0.05% or more to ensure a desired strength.
  • the C content exceeds 0.20%, the weldability is degraded.
  • the C content is limited to be in the range of 0.05 to 0.20% and more preferably in the range of 0.08 to 0.18%.
  • Silicon (Si) serves as a deoxidizing agent, strengthens the steel by forming a solid solution, accelerates formation of ferrite, and is thus an important element for ensuring excellent formability. Silicon also causes solid solution strengthening of the ferrite phase to thereby suppress the martensite phase fraction and achieve a desired high strength.
  • the Si content needs to be 0.5% or more in order to attain these effects. In contrast, when the Si content exceeds 2.0%, large amounts of silicon oxides occur in the steel sheet surface and the chemical conversion treatability is thereby degraded. Accordingly, in the present invention, the Si content is limited to be in the range of 0.5 to 2.0% and preferably in the range of 1.0 to 1.8%.
  • Manganese (Mn) improves hardenability, promotes formation of the martensite phase, and increases the strength of the steel.
  • the Mn content of 1.0% is required in the present invention in order to reliably achieve a desired strength.
  • the Mn content exceeds 3.0%, segregation is accelerated, slab cracks tend to occur during casting, and the amount of the martensite phase increases excessively, thereby degrading the formability. Accordingly, the Mn content is limited to be in the range of 1.0 to 3.0% and preferably in the range of 1.5 to 2.5%.
  • Phosphorus (P) is an impurity in the present invention and the P content is preferably as low as possible to avoid adverse effects on formability. However, excessively decreasing the P content increases the refining cost. Accordingly, the P content is limited to 0.1% or less which does not substantially cause adverse effects. Preferably, the P content is 0.05% or less.
  • sulfur (S) is an impurity in the present invention and the S content is preferably as low as possible to avoid adverse effects on formability.
  • the upper limit of the S content is set to 0.01% and preferably 0.005% or less.
  • Aluminum (Al) serves as a deoxidizing agent and the Al content needs to be 0.01% or more in order to achieve this effect.
  • the Al content exceeds 0.1%, saturation occurs and the effect that corresponds to the content cannot be anticipated. Accordingly, the Al content is limited to be in the range of 0.01 to 0.1% and preferably in the range of 0.01 to 0.08%.
  • N Nitrogen
  • the content of nitrogen as an impurity is preferably decreased as much as possible.
  • the N content is limited to 0.005% or less which does not have substantial adverse effect.
  • the N content is 0.004% or less.
  • While the components described heretofore are the basic components, at least one selected from Cu: 1.0% or less, Ni: 1.0% or less, Cr: 0.5% or less, Mo: 0.5% or less, Nb: 0.05% or less, Ti: 0.05% or less, W: 0.05% or less, and B: 0.0050% or less and/or at least one selected from Ca: 0.0050% or less and REM: 0.0050% or less may be contained in addition to the basic composition.
  • Copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), chromium (Cr), molybdenum (Mo), niobium (Nb), titanium (Ti), tungsten (W), and boron (B) all increase the strength of the steel and one or more of these elements can be selected as needed and added.
  • Copper (Cu) increases the strength of the steel and improves the corrosion resistance, and may be contained as needed. These effects can be achieved at a Cu content of 0.05% or more but the hot workability is degraded at a Cu content exceeding 1.0%. Accordingly, when copper is to be used, the Cu content is preferably limited to 1.0% or less and more preferably 0.08 to 0.5%.
  • Nickel (Ni) increases the strength of the steel and improves the corrosion resistance and may be contained as needed. These effects can be achieved at a Ni content of 0.05% or more. However, since nickel is an expensive element, incorporation of a large quantity of Ni exceeding 1.0% increases the cost of the raw material. Accordingly, when the nickel is to be used, the Ni content is preferably limited to 1.0% or less and more preferably 0.08 to 0.5%.
  • Chromium (Cr) improves the hardenability and thus increases the strength of the steel, and improves the corrosion resistance. Chromium may be contained as needed. These effects are achieved at a Cr content of 0.05% or more. However, the formability decreases at a Cr content exceeding 0.5%. Accordingly, when chromium is to be used, the Cr content is preferably limited to 0.5% or less and more preferably 0.05 to 0.4%
  • Molybdenum improves the hardenability and increases the strength of the steel through precipitation strengthening, and may be contained as needed. These effects are achieved at a Mo content of 0.05% or more. However, the ductility decreases and the cost of raw material increases at a Mo content exceeding 0.5%. Accordingly, when molybdenum is to be used, the Mo content is preferably limited to 0.5% or less and more preferably 0.1 to 0.4%.
  • Niobium (Nb) reduces the size of crystal grains and increases the strength of the steel through precipitation strengthening, and may be contained as needed. Such effects are achieved at a Nb content of 0.005% or more but the ductility decreases at a Nb content exceeding 0.05%. Accordingly, when niobium is to be used, the Nb content is preferably limited to 0.05% or less and more preferably 0.008 to 0.03%.
  • Titanium (Ti) reduces the size of crystal grains and increases the strength of the steel through precipitation strengthening, and may be contained as needed. Such effects are achieved at a Ti content of 0.005% or more but the ductility decreases at a Ti content exceeding 0.05%. Accordingly, when titanium is to be used, the Ti content is preferably limited to 0.05% or less and more preferably 0.008 to 0.03%.
  • Tungsten increases the strength of the steel through precipitation strengthening and may be contained as needed. Such an effect is achieved at a W content of 0.01% or more but the ductility decreases at a W content exceeding 0.05%. Accordingly, when tungsten is to be used, the W content is preferably limited to 0.05% or less and more preferably 0.01 to 0.03%.
  • B Boron
  • the B content is preferably limited to 0.0050% or less and more preferably 0.001 to 0.003%.
  • Calcium (Ca) and a rare earth element (REM) improve the ductility through morphological control of sulfide-based inclusions and may be contained as needed. Such an effect is achieved at a Ca content and a REM content of 0.0020% or more. However, at a Ca content and a REM content exceeding 0.0050%, the amount of inclusions becomes excessively large and the cleanness of the steel is decreased. Accordingly, when calcium and the rare earth element are to be used, the Ca content and the REM content are both preferably limited to 0.0050% or less and more preferably 0.0020 to 0.0040%.
  • the balance other than the components described above is Fe and unavoidable impurities.
  • a steel tube of the present invention has a dual phase structure including 20 to 60% of a martensite phase in terms of volume ratio with the remainder being a ferrite phase. Because of this structure, a desired high strength, excellent formability, and excellent bake hardenability are all attained.
  • the martensite phase fraction in the structure is limited to be in the range of 20 to 60% in terms of a volume ratio and preferably 40 to 55% in terms of volume ratio.
  • a steel is subjected to a hot-rolling process, a cold-rolling process, and an annealing process to form a material for a steel tube, and the material for a steel tube is subjected to a tube production process to form an electric resistance welded tube.
  • the method for producing the steel is not particularly limited.
  • a molten steel having the above-described composition is refined by a common refining method using a converter or the like and formed into a slab or the like by a continuous casting method or an ingoting-rolling method so as to form a steel.
  • the steel is subjected to a hot-rolling process through which the steel is hot-rolled into a hot-rolled sheet.
  • the steel may be reheated after cooling or, when the steel holds a particular quantity of heat, may be directly sent to be hot-rolled without reheating.
  • the heating temperature is preferably 1000 to 1250°C.
  • the heating temperature during reheating is less than 1000°C, deformation resistance is high and the load imposed on a rolling machine is excessively large, thereby possibly making rolling difficult.
  • the heating temperature exceeds 1250°C, the crystal grains become coarse and the ductility decreases significantly.
  • Hot rolling includes rough rolling and finish rolling.
  • the conditions of the rough rolling are any as long as a sheet bar having particular dimension and shape is obtained.
  • the finish rolling involves rolling at a finishing temperature equal to or higher than the Ar 3 transformation point of a steel strip, i.e., the material to be rolled. After the finish rolling, the steel strip is coiled at a coiling temperature of 500 to 700°C.
  • finishing rolling involves rolling at an ( ⁇ + ⁇ ) two-phase region and the structure is a mixed grain structure in which significantly coarse crystal grains and fine crystal grains are mixed.
  • the finishing temperature of the hot-rolling is limited to a temperature equal to or higher than the Ar 3 transformation point.
  • a coiling temperature less than 500°C a hard phase is generated during cooling, the roll load increases during cold-rolling, and thus the productivity is decreased.
  • the coiling temperature is high exceeding 700°C, a non-transformed austenite transforms into pearlite and thus formability is decreased.
  • the coiling temperature is limited to be in the range of 500 to 700°C.
  • the coiling temperature is preferably 650°C or less.
  • the hot rolled sheet obtained through the hot-rolling process is next subjected to a cold-rolling process of pickling the hot-rolled sheet and then cold-rolling the pickled sheet into a cold-rolled sheet.
  • the conditions of the cold-rolling process such as reduction during cold rolling are not particularly defined.
  • the resulting cold-rolled sheet is subjected to an annealing process to form a cold-rolled annealed sheet.
  • the annealing process is crucial in the present invention in order to reliably achieve the desired formability and the desired bake hardenability (BH).
  • the annealing process is preferably conducted in a continuous annealing line.
  • the sheet is cooled (average cooling rate 1) at an average cooling rate of 10 °C/sec or more to a temperature in the range of 600 to 750°C and then rapidly cooled (average cooling rate 2) from the temperature in the range of 600 to 750°C to room temperature at an average cooling rate of 800 °C/s or more.
  • the sheet is then subjected to a tempering treatment of reheating the sheet to a temperature in the range of 150 to 300°C and thereby made into a cold-rolled annealed sheet.
  • the cooling rate (average cooling rate 1) from the soaking temperature to the temperature at the start of rapid cooling is preferably 15 °C/s or more and the average cooling rate (average cooling rate 2) in the rapid-cooling treatment is preferably 1000 °C/s or more, and most preferably 1100 °C/s or more.
  • the soaking time at the above-described temperature is preferably 30 s or longer.
  • the cooling rate in the rapid-cooling treatment is the average cooling rate from the temperature at the start of rapid cooling to 200°C.
  • the method of the rapid cooling treatment is not particularly limited but jet flow water is preferably used for cooling from the viewpoint of suppressing variation in the material in the steel sheet width direction and longitudinal direction.
  • a tempering treatment in which the sheet is reheated to a temperature in the range of 150 to 300°C is performed after the rapid cooling treatment so as to further improve the toughness.
  • the toughness-improving effect is not anticipated at a tempering temperature less than 150°C.
  • the ductility decreases due to the low-temperature tempering brittleness at a reheating temperature exceeding 300°C. Accordingly, the temperature range for reheating is limited to 150 to 300°C.
  • the resulting cold-rolled annealed sheet may be subjected to skinpass rolling if needed.
  • the rolling reduction of skinpass rolling is preferably 0.2% or more and 1.0% or less. At a rolling reduction of skinpass rolling less than 0.2%, a shape-correcting effect is not obtained. At exceeding 1.0%, deterioration of elongation becomes significant.
  • the cold-rolled annealed sheet (cold-rolled annealed steel strip) that have gone through the processes described above is used as a material for a steel tube, and a tube production process is conducted on the material for a steel tube to produce an electric resistance welded steel tube.
  • the tube production process involves continuously forming the material for a steel tube into a substantially cylindrical open tube and electric-resistance-welding the open tube to form an electric resistance welded tube.
  • forming in the tube production process is performed by a roll forming method involving a cage roll method.
  • the roll forming method involving the cage roll method refers to a forming technique with which small rolls called cage rolls are arranged along the tube outer surface so as to form a tube smoothly.
  • the roll forming method involving the cage roll method employing a chance-free bulge roll (CBR) method is preferred. According to this method, the strain applied to the strip during forming can be minimized and deterioration of the properties of the material caused by work hardening can be suppressed.
  • CBR chance-free bulge roll
  • FIG. 1 An example of a production facility for producing electric resistance welded tubes employing a CBR roll forming method is shown in Fig. 1 .
  • the CBR roll forming method two edges of a strip 1 is preliminarily formed with edge bend rolls 2, the central part of the strip is bend-worked by using center bend rolls 3 and cage rolls 4 so as to form an element tube having a vertically long oval figure, and four positions of the base tube in the tube circumferential direction are over-bent with fin pass rolls 5, followed by reducing so as to conduct stretch forming of the tube side portions and the bend and return forming of the over-bent portion to thereby make a round element tube (refer to Kawasaki Steel Giho Vol. 32 (2000), pp. 49 to 53 ).
  • the CBR roll forming method is characterized in that the strain applied to the material (strip) is small and the variation in strain applied in the tube circumferential direction is small compared with a conventional breakdown (BD) method. While the round element tube obtained as such is being pressed with squeeze rolls 7, the butting edges are welded by welding means (high-frequency resistance welding) 6 so as to form an electric resistance welded tube 8.
  • welding means high-frequency resistance welding
  • a steel sheet (material for steel tubes) which is obtained by the production method described above and has high strength, excellent formability, and excellent bake hardenability is used to form a tube through the tube production process described above.
  • the strain applied during the tube production can be minimized, the work hardening can be suppressed, and a high-strength electric resistance welded steel tube that has excellent formability and capable of ensuring excellent shock absorption after being processed into a component can be produced.
  • the resulting high-strength electric resistance welded steel tube has a tensile strength TS of 1180 MPa or more, an elongation El in the tube axial direction of 10% or more, and a yield ratio of less than 90%.
  • the strength increase (BH value) is 100 MPa or more and the yield ratio is 90% or more.
  • the elongation of the electric resistance welded tube in the tube axial direction is less than 10%, the formability of the tube is degraded and it becomes difficult to form a desired shape.
  • the elongation is 12% or more.
  • the yield ratio of the electric resistance welded tube exceeds 90%, the formability of the tube is degraded and it becomes difficult to form a desired shape.
  • the yield ratio is preferably 85% or less.
  • the BH value of the electric resistance welded tube after baking finishing is less than 100 MPa, the energy absorbed upon collision becomes small and the tube does not satisfy the requirements for shock absorbing members.
  • the BH value is 110 MPa or more.
  • the tube production process employed in producing the electric resistance welded tube of the present invention can minimize the strain applied during the tube production and the variation in strain applied in the tube circumferential direction is also decreased.
  • the variation in BH value among positions in the tube circumferential direction i.e., the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value
  • the BH values at the respective positions in the tube circumferential direction excluding the resistance welded portion are uniform and within the range of 100 to 130 MPa.
  • the yield ratio of the electric resistance welded tube is less than 90%, the electric resistance welded tube absorbs less energy upon collision and does not satisfy the requirements for shock absorbing members.
  • the heat treatment condition for baking finishing is set to 170°C ⁇ 10 min.
  • this condition is the minimum heat treatment condition for obtaining the strength increase (BH value) of 100 MPa or more after the baking finishing.
  • the electric resistance welded tube of the present invention will exhibit an strength increase (BH value) of 100 MPa or more after baking finishing under any other favorable conditions.
  • a heating temperature in the range of 170 to 250°C is preferably held for 10 to 30 minutes. When the heating temperature is less than 170°C, the solute C required to yield the desired strength increase diffuses into dislocations and does not sufficiently pin the dislocations.
  • the desired strength increase (BH value) is not reliably achieved after the baking finishing.
  • the temperature is excessively high exceeding 250°C, not only the productivity decreases, but also the tube may come to be heated in the blue brittleness range, possibly resulting in deterioration of the material.
  • the holding time is as short as less than 10 minutes, the diffusion time is insufficient and the required amount of solute C cannot reach dislocations.
  • the desired strength increase (BH value) cannot be reliably achieved after baking finishing.
  • the holding time is longer than 30 minutes, the productivity is decreased.
  • the holding time is 25 minutes or shorter.
  • Molten steel samples indicated in Table 1 are refined in a converter and continuously casted into slabs (steels). These slabs (steels) are subjected to a hot-rolling process under conditions indicated in Table 2 to form hot-rolled sheets (thickness: 2.4 to 3.0 mm), followed by pickling.
  • the hot-rolled sheets were subjected to a cold-rolling process of cold-rolling the sheets into cold-rolled sheets, and the cold-rolled sheets were subjected to an annealing process under conditions shown in Table 2 to form cold-rolled annealed sheets (thickness: 1.2 to 1.8 mm).
  • materials for steel tubes were obtained. Test specimens were taken from the obtained materials for steel tubes and structural observation and a tensile test were carried out. The test methods were as follows.
  • Test specimens for structural observation were taken from the materials for steel tubes. Sections of the test specimens taken in the rolling direction were polished, corroded with nital, and observed with a scanning electron microscope (2000X magnification). Photographs of 10 or more areas of observation were taken, the types of the structures such as ferrite and martensite were identified with an image analyzer, and the structural fractions (volume ratios) of the respective phases were calculated.
  • JIS No. 12 tensile test specimens (gauge length: 50 mm) were taken from the materials for steel tubes according to JIS Z 2201 so that the tensile direction matched the rolling direction.
  • a tensile test was carried out according to JIS Z 2241 to determine the 0.2% proof stress YS (MPa), the tensile strength TS (MPa), and the elongation El (%).
  • the yield ratio YR was calculated and the strength and formability were evaluated.
  • Each of the materials for steel tubes was formed by a CBR roll forming method into a substantially cylindrical open tube. While pressing the butting edges with squeeze rolls, the butting edges were electric resistance welded by high-frequency resistance welding. As a result, an electric resistance welded tube (48.6 mm in outer diameter and 1.2 to 1.8 mm in thickness) was obtained. Some of the steel tubes were formed by a BD forming method in the tube production process.
  • the resulting electric resistance welded tube was subjected to structural observation, tensile test, and baking finishing test to evaluate the structure, the tensile characteristics, and the bake hardenability.
  • the test methods were as follows.
  • Test specimens for structural observation were taken from each steel tube. Sections of the specimens taken in the tube axial direction were polished, corroded with nital, and observed with a scanning electron microscope (2000X magnification). Photographs of 10 or more areas of observation were taken, the types of the structures such as ferrite and martensite were identified with an image analyzer, and the structural fractions (volume ratios) of the respective phases were calculated as averages of 10 or more areas of observation.
  • JIS No. 12 tensile test specimens (gauge length: 50 mm) were taken from the steel tubes according to JIS Z 2201 so that the tensile direction matched the tube axis direction, and a tensile test was conducted according to JIS Z 2241 to calculate the 0.2% proof stress YS (MPa), the tensile strength TS (MPa), and the elongation El (%).
  • the yield ratio YR was calculated and the strength and formability were evaluated.
  • JIS No. 12 tensile test specimens were taken from the steel tubes according to JIS Z 2201 so that the tensile direction matched the tube axis direction.
  • a 2% tensile strain was applied as a prestrain and a heat treatment at 170°C was conducted for 10 minutes to perform baking finishing.
  • the tensile test specimens were taken at particular positions in the tube circumferential direction (eleven positions 30° spaced from each other in the circumferential direction while assuming the electric resistance welded portion to be 0°; the electric resistance welded portion was excluded).
  • a tensile test was conducted on the treated specimens.
  • the bake hardening value (BH value) was calculated as shown in Fig. 2 by determining the difference between the 0.2% proof stress after baking finishing and the strength after application of a 2% strain.
  • the maximum value and the minimum value of the BH value were determined from among the positions in the circumferential direction.
  • YS and TS are each an arithmetic mean of the values at the positions in the circumferential direction.
  • the variation in BH value among the positions in the circumferential direction is small and the BH values fall within the range of 100 to 130 MPa.
  • comparative examples outside the range of the present invention have an insufficient strength, low formability, or an insufficient BH value.
  • JIS No. 12 tensile test specimens were taken from the steel tube No. 1 (Example of the present invention) shown in Table 2 according to JIS Z 2201 so that the tensile direction matched the tube axis direction.
  • a 2% tensile strain was applied as a prestrain and a heat treatment was performed while varying the heating temperature and holding time within the ranges of 100 to 250°C and 5 to 30 minutes to perform baking finishing.
  • the tensile test specimens were taken at particular positions in the tube circumferential direction (eleven positions 30° spaced from each other in the circumferential direction while assuming the electric resistance welded portion to be 0°; the electric resistance welded portion is excluded).
  • a tensile test was conducted on the bake-finished specimens.
  • the bake hardening value (BH value) was calculated as shown in Fig. 2 by determining the difference between the 0.2% proof stress after baking finishing and the strength after application of a 2% tensile strain.
  • the maximum value and the minimum value of the BH value were determined from among the positions in the circumferential direction.
  • YS and TS are each an arithmetic mean of the values at the positions in the circumferential direction. The results are shown in Table 5.
  • a BH value of 100 MPa cannot be reliably achieved unless excessively long baking finishing is conducted without considering the decrease in productivity.
  • the excessively long baking finishing refers to the baking finishing that takes more than 30 minutes. Even when the heating temperature is 170°C or more, a BH value of 100 MPa or more is not always achieved if the holding time is 5 minutes, i.e., less than 10 minutes, and a desired BH value cannot be stably achieved.

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  1. Tube d'acier haute résistance soudé par résistance électrique ayant une composition constituée, en termes de pourcentage massique, de C : 0,05 à 0,20 % Si : 0,5 à 2,0 % Mn : 1,0 à 3,0 % P : 0,1 % ou moins S : 0,01 % ou moins Al : 0,01 à 0,1 % N : 0,005 % ou moins,
    et éventuellement d'au moins un élément chosi parmi Cu : 1,0 % ou moins, Ni : 1,0 % ou moins, Cr : 0,5 % ou moins, Mo : 0,5 % ou moins, Nb : 0,05 % ou moins, Ti : 0,05 % ou moins, W : 0,05 % ou moins, B : 0,0050 % ou moins, Ca : 0,0050 % ou moins et terres rares : 0,0050 % ou moins, le reste étant constitué de Fe et d'impuretés inévitables,
    et une structure qui est une structure à phase double incluant une phase ferritique et une phase martensitique, un rapport volumique de la phase martensitique étant de 20 à 60 %, le tube d'acier soudé par résistance électrique ayant une résistace à la traction TS de1180 MPa ou plus, un allongement El de celui-ci dans une direction axiale du tube de 10 % ou plus, et un rapport d'élasticité inférieur à 90 % avant l'application d'une précontrainte de 2 % et d'une finition par cuisson, et le matériau du tube soudé par résistance électrique présentant une augmentation de résistance (valeur BH) de 100 MPa ou plus et un rapport d'élasticité de 90 % ou plus après l'application d'une précontrainte de 2 % et une finition par cuisson qui comprend un traitement thermique de 10 minutes à 170 °C, TS, El et le rapport d'élasticité étant déterminés en prenant des éprouvettes pour essai de traction JIS n° 12 selon la norme JIS Z 2201 et en effectuant un essai de traction conformément à la norme JIS Z 2241; et la valeur BH étant calculée en déterminant la différence entre l'essai sous une contrainte de 0,2 % après finition de cuisson et la résistance après l'application d'une contrainte de 2 %.
  2. Procédé de production d'un tube d'acier haute résistance soudé par résistance électrique, le procédé comprenant un procédé de laminage à chaud consistant à laminer à chaud de l'acier pour former une tôle laminée à chaud ; un procédé de laminage à froid consistant à décaper la tôle laminée à chaud et laminer à froid la tôle laminée à chaud décapée afin de préparer une tôle laminée à froid ; un procédé de recuit consistant à recuire la tôle laminée à froid pour former une tôle laminée à froid recuite afin d'obtenir un matériau pour tube d'acier ; et un procédé de fabrication de tube consistant à former en continu la matériau pour tube d'acier en un tube ouvert sensiblement cylindrique et souder par résistance électrique le tube ouvert afin de préparer un tube soudé par résistance électrique,
    où l'acier a une composition constituée, en termes de pourcentage massique, de C : 0,05 à 0,20 % Si : 0,5 à 2,0 % Mn: 1,0 à 3,0 % P: 0,1 % ou moins S : 0,01 % ou moins Al : 0,01 à 0,1 % N : 0,005 % ou moins,
    et éventuellement d'au moins un élément chosi parmi Cu : 1,0 % ou moins, Ni : 1,0 % ou moins, Cr : 0,5 % ou moins, Mo : 0,5 % ou moins, Nb : 0,05 % ou moins, Ti : 0,05 % ou moins, W : 0,05 % ou moins, B : 0,0050 % ou moins, Ca : 0,0050 % ou moins et terres rares : 0,0050 % ou moins, le reste étant constitué de Fe et d'impuretés inévitables,
    dans le procédé de laminage à chaud, le laminage à chaud est effectué à une température de finissage supérieure ou égale à un point de transformation Ar3 et à une température d'enroulement de 500 à 700 °C afin de préparer la tôle laminée à chaud,
    dans le procédé de recuit, après avoir effectué un trempage à une température dans une région de température à deux phases allant d'un point de transformation Ac1 à un point de transformation Ac3, la tôle est refroidie à une vitesse de refroidissement moyenne de 10 °C/s ou plus jusqu'à une température dans la fourchette de 600 à 750 °C puis refroidie rapidement à une vitesse de refroidissement de 800 °C/s ou plus depuis la température dans la fourchette de 600 à 750 °C jusqu'à la température ambiante, puis un trempage est effectué dans la plage de température de 150 à 300 °C,
    le formage est effectué par un procédé de formage par laminage impliquant un procédé avec cage de formage afin d'obtenir le tube soudé par résistance électrique ayant une résistance à la traction de 1180 MPa ou plus, un allongement El dans une direction axiale du tube de 10 % ou plus et un rapport d'élasticité inférieur à 90 % avant l'application d'une précontrainte de 2 % et d'une finition par cuisson, et le matériau du tube soudé par résistance électrique présentant une augmentation de résistance (valeur BH) de 100 MPa ou plus et un rapport d'élasticité de 90 % ou plus après l'application d'une précontrainte de 2 % et une finition par cuisson qui comprend un traitement thermique de 10 minutes à 170 °C, TS, El et le rapport d'élasticité étant déterminés en prenant des éprouvettes pour essai de traction JIS n° 12 selon la norme JIS Z 2201 et en effectuant un essai de traction conformément à la norme JIS Z 2241; et la valeur BH étant calculée en déterminant la différence entre l'essai sous une contrainte de 0,2 % après finition de cuisson et la résistance après l'application d'une contrainte de 2 %.
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