JPH0259846B2 - - Google Patents

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[Detailed description of the invention]

(Industrial Application Field) This specification describes the production of thin steel sheets with low in-plane anisotropy and excellent ridging resistance and workability, which is a process-saving process that does not include a cold rolling process due to the regulation of rolling conditions. It is related to the evolving results of development research based on experimental knowledge of what is possible. Thin steel plates with a thickness of approximately 2 mm or less used for applications such as building materials, automobile body materials, can stock, and various surface-treated base plates have good mechanical properties such as bending workability, stretch formability, and drawing workability. In order to obtain this, high ductility and a high Rankford value (r value) are required. Furthermore, even if the workability in a particular direction is good, since the actual processing is planar, if the in-plane anisotropy is large, wrinkles may occur after processing. In this respect, when the anisotropy is small, the amount of edge cutting after forming is small and the blank area can be reduced, so the steel plate yield is significantly improved. Such mechanical anisotropy is ΔEl (anisotropy parameter of elongation) and Δr
(anisotropy parameter of r value), ΔEl≦
5% and Δr≦0.5 is required for a steel plate with excellent anisotropy. Furthermore, since these materials are mainly used on the outermost side of the final processed product, the surface condition after processing has become particularly important. The general manufacturing procedure for these thin steel sheets for processing is as follows. First of all, we mainly use low carbon steel as the steel material.
Continuous casting method or ingot-blooming rolling method
A steel billet with a thickness of 200 mm is made into a hot-rolled steel strip with a thickness of approximately 3 mm through a hot rolling process, followed by pickling and cold rolling to a steel strip with a predetermined thickness, followed by box annealing or The final product is recrystallized using a continuous annealing method. The biggest disadvantage of this practice is that it is a long process, requiring a lot of energy and manpower to produce the product.
Not only is the process time-consuming, but the long process also has the added disadvantage of causing various problems in terms of product quality, especially surface properties. As mentioned above, the manufacturing procedure for thin steel sheets for processing includes:
It was essential to include a cold rolling process (rolling temperature below 300°C). This cold rolling process not only aims to reduce the desired thickness, but also utilizes the plastic strain introduced by cold working to produce the (111) orientation, which is advantageous for deep drawability, in the final annealing process. helps promote the growth of crystal grains. However, in cold working, the deformation resistance of the steel strip is significantly higher than in hot working, so the energy required for rolling is enormous, the rolling rolls are severely worn out, and rolling problems such as slips occur. Easy to occur. On the other hand, if rolling can be done in a relatively high temperature range of 300°C to 800°C (so-called warm range) and particularly good workability can be obtained, the above problems can be eliminated and there are great manufacturing benefits. You could say that. However, there are major problems with manufacturing by warm rolling. That is ridging. Ridging is a defect in surface irregularities that occurs during processing of products, and is a fatal defect for this type of steel plate, which is mainly used on the outermost side of processed products. In terms of metallurgy, ridging is caused by crystallographically oriented grain groups (e.g. {100} oriented grains) that are not easily divided even after the processing-recrystallization process and remain stretched in the rolling direction. , generally tends to occur when processing is carried out at relatively high temperatures in the ferrite (α) region, such as during warm rolling, and is particularly noticeable when the reduction rate in the warm region is high (i.e., in the production of thin steel sheets). It is. Recently, as processed products have become more complex and sophisticated, these processed steel plates are often subjected to severe processing, and excellent ridging resistance is required. Incidentally, the manufacturing process of steel materials has changed significantly in recent years, and the case of thin steel sheets for processing is no exception. In other words, molten steel is made into slabs with a thickness of about 250 mm by ingot making and blooming rolling, and then heated and soaked in a heating furnace.
It is made into a sheet bar with a thickness of approximately 30 mm through a rough hot rolling process,
Furthermore, in contrast to the conventional practice of producing hot-rolled steel strips of a predetermined thickness through a finishing hot-rolling process, in recent years the introduction of the continuous casting process has made it possible to omit the blooming process, and efforts have also been made to improve material quality and save energy. The heating temperature of steel slabs is decreasing from the conventional 1200°C to around 1100°C or lower. On the other hand, a new process is being put into practical use that can eliminate the heat treatment and rough rolling steps of hot rolling by immediately producing steel strips with a thickness of 50 mm or less from molten steel. However, these new manufacturing processes are disadvantageous in that they destroy the structure formed by solidifying molten steel (cast structure). In particular, it is extremely difficult to destroy the strong casting texture, which is formed during solidification and has a main orientation of {100}<uvw>. As a result, ridging tends to occur in the final thin steel sheet, and the warm rolling process particularly promotes ridging. (Prior art) Several methods for manufacturing deep drawing steel sheets by warm rolling have been disclosed, for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 47-30809, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 86214-1982, Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 93835-1989,
−133325, JP-A-59-136425, JP-A-59-
Examples include No. 185729 and Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 59-226149. Both methods are characterized by recrystallization treatment immediately after rolling in the warm region, and are innovative technologies that can omit the cold rolling step. However, these known techniques do not give any consideration to improving the above-mentioned ridging resistance, and in general, regarding the ridging resistance of thin steel sheets, warm rolling is better than cold rolling. It is less favorable than the case. (Problems to be Solved by the Invention) It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for manufacturing a thin steel sheet with small in-plane anisotropy and excellent ridging resistance and workability through a process saving process that does not include a cold rolling process. It is a purpose. (Means for Solving the Problems) This invention provides at least one pass at a temperature range of 800 to 300°C at a strain rate of 300 (s ^-1 ) or more in the process of rolling low carbon steel to a predetermined thickness. It is finished under conditions where the strain rate and Masatsu coefficient (μ) satisfy the relationship ε〓/μ≧1000, and then recrystallized and annealed.It has small in-plane anisotropy and excellent ridging resistance. This is a method for manufacturing thin steel sheets for processing. First, the research results that formed the basis of this invention will be explained.

[Table] The test materials were two types of hot-rolled low carbon aluminum killed steel sheets shown in Table 1. The test materials are both (A) and (B) 600
It was heated and soaked at ℃ and rolled in one pass at a rolling reduction of 30%. Figure 1 shows the relationship between the strain rate (ε〓) at this time and the r value and ridding index after annealing (soaking temperature 800°C). The r value and ridging resistance strongly depend on the strain rate, and by increasing the strain rate to 300 s ^-1 or higher at a rolling temperature of 600°C, the r value and ridging resistance were significantly improved. FIG. 2 shows the relationship between elongation and r-value anisotropy and ε〓/μ of annealed samples using the test steel (B) shown in Table 1. The Masatsu coefficient was varied in the range of 0.6 to 0.06 by changing the lubrication conditions. Mineral oil was used as the lubricating oil. The in-plane anisotropy was significantly reduced under the condition of ε〓/μ≧1000. As a result of repeated research based on this basic data, the inventors confirmed that by regulating the manufacturing conditions as shown below, it is possible to manufacture thin steel sheets with small in-plane anisotropy and excellent workability and ridging resistance. . (1) Steel composition The effects of high strain rate warm rolling essentially do not depend on the steel composition. However, in order to ensure workability above a certain level, the interstitial solid solution elements C and N are preferably at most 0.10% and 0.01%, respectively. Further, reducing O in steel by adding Al is advantageous for improving material quality, especially ductility. In order to obtain even better workability, C, N
It is also effective to add special elements that can be precipitated and fixed as stable carbonitrides, such as Ti, Nb, Zr, and B. Further, in order to obtain high strength, P, Si, Mn, etc. can be added depending on the strength. (2) Manufacturing method of rolled material Steel slabs obtained by conventional methods, ie, ingot-blowing rolling or continuous casting methods, can naturally be applied. The appropriate heating temperature for the steel billet is 800 to 1250℃.
From the viewpoint of energy saving, the temperature is preferably less than 1100°C. So-called CC-DR (continuous casting) starts rolling of steel billet from continuous casting without reheating.
Of course, the direct rolling method is also applicable. On the other hand, methods of directly casting rolled material of approximately 50 mm or less from molten steel (sheet bar caster method and strip caster method) also save energy.
It is particularly advantageous as a method for manufacturing rolled materials because it has a large economic effect from the viewpoint of process saving. (3) Warm rolling This process is very important, and in the process of rolling low carbon steel to a predetermined thickness, at least one pass is performed at a temperature range of 800 to 300°C, and the strain rate is
It is essential that the strain rate is 300 (s ^-1 ) or more and that the strain rate and Masatsu coefficient (μ) satisfy ε〓/μ≧1000. Regarding the rolling temperature, it is difficult to obtain good formability and ridging resistance by controlling the strain rate when rolling in a high temperature range of over 800℃, while when it is lower than 300℃, the deformation resistance increases significantly, so cold rolling method is used. 800 to 300°C, particularly 700 to 400°C, is particularly suitable since the above-mentioned problems associated with this are particularly preferred. The target material quality cannot be secured unless the strain rate is 300 (s ^-1 ) or higher. This strain rate range is particularly between 500 and 2500.
(s ^-1 ) is preferred. Also, unless the condition of ε〓/μ≧1000 is satisfied,
In-plane anisotropy increases. The number of rolling passes and the distribution of the rolling reduction ratio may be arbitrary as long as the above conditions are satisfied. The arrangement, structure, roll diameter, tension, type of lubricant, etc. of the rolling mill have no essential influence. Note that the strain rate (ε〓) is calculated according to the following formula. Here, n: Roll rotation speed (rpm) r: Reduction ratio (%)/100 R: Roll radius (mm) H ₀ : Plate thickness before rolling (4) Annealing Steel strips that have undergone rolling must be recrystallized and annealed. There is. The annealing method may be either a box annealing method or a continuous annealing method, but the latter is advantageous from the viewpoint of homogeneity and productivity. The suitable heating temperature ranges from the recrystallization temperature to 950°C. For steel plates with a carbon content of 0.01 wt% or more, it is advantageous to perform an overaging treatment after soaking to improve the material quality. This annealing treatment can also be carried out by holding the wound coil after rolling. The scale on the surface of the steel strip is thin and easily removed because the rolling temperature is much lower than that in conventional hot rolling. Therefore, descaling can be done mechanically or by controlling the annealing atmosphere, in addition to the conventional removal with acid. The steel strip after annealing can be subjected to temper rolling of 10% or less to correct the shape and adjust the surface roughness. The steel sheet obtained as described above can be used as an original sheet for a surface-treated steel sheet for processing. Surface treatments include galvanizing (including alloys), tin plating,
There is enamel etc. (Function) Regarding the behavior of high strain rate warm rolling according to the present invention, the mechanism that brings about improvements in ridging resistance, workability, and in-plane anisotropy is not necessarily clear;
It is thought that there is a close relationship with changes in the texture and processing strain of the rolled material. Among these, the reason why the ridging resistance and value are significantly improved is considered to be as follows.
It is known that the formation of a recrystallized texture after rolling-annealing largely depends on the amount of processing strain introduced during rolling. That is, when the amount of processing strain on {222} oriented grains is large, a recrystallized texture with the {222} orientation as the main orientation is formed. At the conventional rolling speed, the working strain introduced during rolling involves many grains with {200} orientation, and therefore {200} orientation accumulates in the recrystallized texture, thus only a low value can be obtained. It was hot. However, by high strain rate rolling, the amount of processing strain introduced into the {222} oriented grains increases, and as a result, a recrystallized texture with the {222} orientation as the main orientation is formed, and the r value is significantly improved. I found out what to do.
Furthermore, due to processing strain on {222} oriented grains,
Since {222} oriented grains preferentially recrystallize,
It erodes {200} oriented grains, which are the main cause of ridging, and improves ridging resistance. (Example) Steel slabs having the chemical composition shown in Table 2 were manufactured by a converter-continuous casting method and a converter-sheet bar caster method. In the converter-continuous casting method, sheet bars with a thickness of 20 to 30 mm were obtained by heating and soaking at 1100 to 950°C and then rough rolling.

[Table] These sheet bars were continuously formed into thin steel strips with a thickness of 0.8 to 1.2 mm using a finishing mill consisting of 6 rows, and at this time, high strain rate rolling was performed using the rolling mill in the last row. Rolling conditions and continuous annealing (soaking temperature
Table 3 shows the material properties after 750-810°C. Regarding steel (A), as continuous annealing conditions, after soaking, over-aging treatment was performed at 400°C for 2 minutes.

[Table] Note: *: Comparative example The tensile properties were determined as a JIS No. 5 test piece. The ridging property was evaluated using a JIS No. 5 test piece cut out from the rolling direction and subjected to 15% tensile prestrain, and the surface unevenness was visually evaluated from 1 (good) to 5 (poor).
No evaluation criteria have been established for this evaluation because when conventional low-carbon, cold-rolled steel sheets were manufactured, ridging virtually did not appear. Therefore, in the present invention, the index evaluation criteria based on the visual method for conventional stainless steels are applied as they are. Ratings 1 and 2 indicate ridging properties that pose no problem in practical use. (Effects of the Invention) According to the present invention, a thin steel sheet can be obtained which exhibits high ductility and r value through high strain rate warm rolling, and has small in-plane anisotropy and excellent ridging resistance, which is superior to conventional cold rolling. Not only can the rolling process be omitted, but the rolled material is also compatible with the sheet bar caster method, strip caster method, etc.
The manufacturing process of thin steel sheets for processing can be simplified.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a graph showing the influence of rolling strain rate on r value and ridging property. FIG. 2 is a graph showing the relationship between rolling strain rate and Masazu coefficient on in-plane anisotropy.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In the process of rolling low carbon steel to a predetermined thickness, at least one pass is performed in a temperature range of 800 to 300°C,
It is characterized by rolling at a strain rate (ε〓) of 300 (s ^-1 ) or higher, and under conditions where the masonry coefficient (μ) and strain rate satisfy ε〓/μ≧1000, followed by recrystallization annealing. A method for producing thin steel sheets for processing that have small in-plane anisotropy and excellent ridging resistance.