WO1979000644A1 - High strength steel and process of making - Google Patents

High strength steel and process of making Download PDF

Info

Publication number
WO1979000644A1
WO1979000644A1 PCT/US1979/000064 US7900064W WO7900644A1 WO 1979000644 A1 WO1979000644 A1 WO 1979000644A1 US 7900064 W US7900064 W US 7900064W WO 7900644 A1 WO7900644 A1 WO 7900644A1
Authority
WO
WIPO (PCT)
Prior art keywords
steel
strip
silicon
martensite
aluminum
Prior art date
Application number
PCT/US1979/000064
Other languages
English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
A Preban
I Gupta
Original Assignee
Inland Steel Co
A Preban
I Gupta
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Inland Steel Co, A Preban, I Gupta filed Critical Inland Steel Co
Priority to DE7979900260T priority Critical patent/DE2965340D1/de
Priority to CA000321076A priority patent/CA1118619A/en
Priority to IT7948055A priority patent/IT7948055A0/it
Publication of WO1979000644A1 publication Critical patent/WO1979000644A1/en

Links

Classifications

    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21DMODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS; GENERAL DEVICES FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS METALS OR ALLOYS; MAKING METAL MALLEABLE, e.g. BY DECARBURISATION OR TEMPERING
    • C21D9/00Heat treatment, e.g. annealing, hardening, quenching or tempering, adapted for particular articles; Furnaces therefor
    • C21D9/52Heat treatment, e.g. annealing, hardening, quenching or tempering, adapted for particular articles; Furnaces therefor for wires; for strips ; for rods of unlimited length
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21DMODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS; GENERAL DEVICES FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS METALS OR ALLOYS; MAKING METAL MALLEABLE, e.g. BY DECARBURISATION OR TEMPERING
    • C21D1/00General methods or devices for heat treatment, e.g. annealing, hardening, quenching or tempering
    • C21D1/18Hardening; Quenching with or without subsequent tempering
    • C21D1/185Hardening; Quenching with or without subsequent tempering from an intercritical temperature

Definitions

  • This invention relates to a novel high strength steel and to a process for making.
  • a primary object of the present invention is to provide, without the use of costly alloy additions, a novel and improved steel having good ductility which is suitable for use in sheet form for automotive applications and the like and which is not subject to room temperature aging but which has a high work hardening rate and age harden- ing response so that stamping and paint baking result in high strength in the finished part.
  • a more specific object of the invention is to provide a high strength low alloy steel of the fore- going character which exhibits a minimum total elongation of 18%, is free from ductility loss due to room temperature aging, and which, in the final fabricated part, exhibits a yield strength of at least 550 Pa (80 ksi) .
  • a further object of the invention is to pro ⁇ vide a novel process for making a steel of the fore ⁇ going character.
  • the above-described objects of the invention are achieved by cold rolling a low carbon aluminum-killed steel containing added phosphorus and silicon as ferrite strengtheners continuously heating the cold rolled strip to an inter-critical temperature such that from about 5% to about 25% austenite is present, water quenching to obtain a dual phase ferrite-martensite microstructure having an average volume fraction of martensite of from about 5% to about 25%, and reheating to a sub- critical temperature to temper the steel.
  • the re ⁇ sultant sheet or strip has good formability, is free from ductility loss due to room temperature aging, and after straining and aging during fabrication of a formed " part, the desired high strength level is developed.
  • the steel product exhibits a minimum of 18% total elongation prior to stamping and a minimum yield strength of 550 MPa (80 ksi) after stamping followed by a typical automotive paint bake cycle.
  • This combination of properties allows design engineers to take advantage of po- tential weight reductions by utilizing the high strength of the steel while permitting part fabri ⁇ cation without extensive modification of existing dies.
  • the martensite content is kept low enough so that the cold rolled product has a minimum total elongation of 18%, but a moderately high strength level of from about 400 to about 500 MPa (58-73 ksi), dependent upon the carbon content, is realized by including silicon and phosphorus in the steel as ferrite strengtheners.
  • the dual phase product has a high strain hardening capacity, and the final fabricated part exhibits the desired mini ⁇ mum yield strength of 550 MPa (80 ksi) .
  • the dual phase microstructure is obtained by rapid quenching from an inter-critical temperature within a controlled narrow range at a cooling rate which is in excess of the critical cooling rate and which is high enough so that phosphorus does not migrate and relocate at the grain boundaries where it would cause poor ductility. Instead, the phosphorus remains within the ferrite grains, and the desired stiffening effect of phosphorus is realized while re ⁇ taining acceptable ductility. Moreover, the cold rolled sheet product of the present invention is not subject to detrimental room temperature aging due to nitrogen since the steel is aluminum-killed.
  • the steel composition of the present invention consists essentially of the following, with the bal ⁇ ance essentially iron:
  • the maxi ⁇ mum silicon and manganese contents are such that rapid quenching with water, rather than air cooling, is necessary in order to obtain the desired ferrite- martensite microsctructure. To eliminate room tem ⁇ perature aging problems, the steel is fully killed
  • the hot metal from the blast furnace is refined in a basic oxygen converter.
  • the hot metal may be subjected to conven ⁇ tional desulfurization, e.g. by calcium carbide injection, prior to being charged to the basic oxygen converter.
  • the required additions of alum ⁇ inum, silicon, and phosphorus, may be carried out in the ladle prior to ingot casting or continuous casting.
  • the usual hot rolling and cold rolling prac ⁇ tices may be used to provide cold rolled coils for subsequent continuous annealing in accordance with the invention.
  • the finishing temperature may be from about 785°C to about 955°C, and the coiling temperature may be from about 480°C to about 705°C.
  • the percent cold reduction may range from about 40% to about 80%, but a relatively high degree of cold reduction of from about 50% to about 75% is preferred in order to obtain a fine grain size after the annealing step.
  • the thickness of the cold rolled strip may be from about 0.3 mm to about 3 mm.
  • the cold rolled strip is processed, in accord ⁇ ance with the invention, in a continuous annealing line in which the strip is (1) heated in a soak section to a temperature between the A ] _ and A3 critical points, (2) water quenched in a quench section at a rapid rate to obtain a dual phase ferrite-martensite microstructure, and (3) reheated in a tempering section to a subcritical tempera ⁇ ture and cooled to ambient temperature.
  • the strip is temper rolled for flatness.
  • the inter-critical soak temperature must be carefully controlled in the soak section of the continuous annealing line, preferably with + 10°C, for partially austenitizing the steel to the desired extent and thereby realizing the aim ductility and yield strength in the quenched and tempered product.
  • the cold rolled strip is heated to a narrow temperature range between the A ] _ and the A3 critical points such that from about 5% to about 25% austenite is present.
  • the strip is heated at a soak temperature of from about 745°C to about 845°C for a period of from about 20 to about 120 seconds.
  • the partially austenitized strip passes from the soak furnace into a water quench zone of any suitable design capable of rapidly quenching the strip at a rate in excess of the critical cooling rate so that all of the austenite present is con- verted into martensite which is uniformly distrib ⁇ uted in fine grain polygonal ferrite.
  • the average volume fraction of martensite present in the quench ⁇ ed product is from about 5% to about 25%.
  • a preferred quench system utilizes submerged nozzles such as dis ⁇ closed in Taylor et al U.S. Patent Nos. 3,360,202 and 3,410,734.
  • the cooling rate will ordinarily be in excess of 1000°C/sec.
  • the rapid quench rate also has the advantage of avoiding relocation of phosphorus to the gain boun ⁇ daries which would impair the ductility of the product.
  • the quenched strip is reheated to a sub-critical temperature, e.g. from about i50°C to about 480°C for a period of from about 5 to about 300 seconds, in order to effect tempering of the relatively high carbon content martensite.
  • the strip is then cooled to substantially ambient tem ⁇ perature and, when necessary, temper rolled for flatness in the conventional manner to obtain a cold reduction not in excess of 2%.
  • the esultant steel sheet or strip product has a minimum total elongation of 18% and a yield strength of from about 400 to about 500 MPa (58 - 73 ksi) , dependent upon the carbon content.
  • the product has excellent formability for automotive and other applications, and after stamping and a typical paint bake cycle the yield strength of the fabricated part exceeds the required minimum of 550 MPa (80 ksi) and in most cases is in excess of 620 MPa (90 ksi) .
  • the excess aluminum present in the killed steel ties up all the nitrogen present so that there is no loss of ductility due to room temperature aging.
  • the uniformity of properties within a coil is excellent, e.g.
  • the variation in yield strength being less than 40 MPa (6 ksi) .
  • the latter is an important property for a stamping die which is set up for springback con ⁇ trol.
  • the product has excellent spot weldability and compares favorably in this respect with aluminum-killed AISI 1006 steel.
  • Hot Rolling Conditions Hot Band Reduction Coil Size Steel Finishing Temp. Coiling Temp, Size (mm) (%) (mm)
  • test coils were then processed in a con ⁇ tinuous annealing line having in sequence a soak furnace, a water quench system with submerged nozzles, a tempering furnace, a final water cooling tank for cooling the strip to room temperature, and a temper mill.
  • the line was operated at speeds ranging from 90 metres/min. for the 1.2 mm thick strip to 130 metres/min. for the 0.5 mm strip, with the heating times varying inversely with the line speed. For example, at a line speed of 110 metres/ min. for the 0.8 mm strip, the heating times in the soak furnace and the tempering furnace were 70 and 65 seconds, respectively.
  • the strip temperature in the soak furnace and in the tempering furnace as determined from radiation pyrometer measurements, were about 788° and 260°C, respectively, and these temperatures were controlled within about + 10°C.
  • Tables III and IV The results of the tensile tests, averaged for each coil, are presented in Tables III and IV for the 0.07% carbon and the 0.10% carbon steels, re ⁇ spectively.
  • A.R refers to the "as-received" steel condition following the quench, temper and temper-roll treat- ment performed on the continuous annealing line
  • S&A refers to the steel prop ⁇ erties which resulted from straining the as-re ⁇ ceived steel 2% in tension and aging for one hour at 204°C, which is a simulation of a stamping and pain- baking treatment.
  • Formability and microstructural characterization parameters are presented in Table V. Included in this table are full curve "n" values,
  • cup height and hole expansion are only about 25 to 35% less for the test steel at any particular gauge, while the yield strength dif- ferences are greater by a factor of two or more.
  • the attainment of the high part strength fol- lowing forming and paint-baking is dependent on the ability of the steel to respond to the aging treatment. Since all portions of a formed part may not receive 2% strain and the paint cycle may not always consist of one hour at 204°C (400°F) , the effects of lesser amounts of pre-strain and lower aging temperatures on strained and aged properties of the 0.8 mm test steel were also investigated. It was found that for an aging temperature of 204°C, the minimum strength of 550 MPa (80 ksi) is attain- ed without any prestrain. This indicates that the strain imparted by the temper rolling is sufficient to produce the minimum required strain aging re-
  • the weldability of the test steel was also evaluated along with that of AISI 1006 using a range of weld evaluation criteria.
  • the welding lobe curves showed that the steel of the resent invention is quite similar to plain carbon steel in terms of weld time - weld current flexibility with no hold- time restrictions being required.
  • mechan ⁇ ical testing of the welds showed, in most cases, high strength levels commensurate with the base metal strength.

Landscapes

  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Metallurgy (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Heat Treatment Of Sheet Steel (AREA)
PCT/US1979/000064 1978-02-21 1979-02-07 High strength steel and process of making WO1979000644A1 (en)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE7979900260T DE2965340D1 (en) 1978-02-21 1979-02-07 High strength steel and process of making
CA000321076A CA1118619A (en) 1978-02-21 1979-02-08 High strength steel and process of making
IT7948055A IT7948055A0 (it) 1978-02-21 1979-02-20 Procedimento per produrre un acciaio di elevata resistenza e prodotto cosi' ottenuto

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US87927378A 1978-02-21 1978-02-21
US879273 1978-02-21

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
WO1979000644A1 true WO1979000644A1 (en) 1979-09-06

Family

ID=25373793

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
PCT/US1979/000064 WO1979000644A1 (en) 1978-02-21 1979-02-07 High strength steel and process of making

Country Status (4)

Country Link
EP (1) EP0009050B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
JP (1) JPS55500221A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DE (1) DE2965340D1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
WO (1) WO1979000644A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0053913A1 (en) * 1980-12-04 1982-06-16 Uss Engineers And Consultants, Inc. Method for producing high-strength deep-drawable dual-phase steel sheets
EP0196470A1 (en) * 1985-03-08 1986-10-08 Hoogovens Groep B.V. Method of manufacturing dual phase strip steel and steel strip manufactured by the method
AU600449B2 (en) * 1985-09-16 1990-08-16 Illinois Tool Works Inc. Heat treatment method for strapping
CN111088415A (zh) * 2020-02-12 2020-05-01 首钢集团有限公司 铁素体-马氏体非调质钢、高强螺栓及其制备方法

Citations (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2867531A (en) * 1957-01-31 1959-01-06 Gen Motors Corp Corrosion-resistant low alloy steel
US3193417A (en) * 1962-12-05 1965-07-06 Inland Steel Co Enameling steel
US3619302A (en) * 1968-11-18 1971-11-09 Yawata Iron & Steel Co Method of heat-treating low temperature tough steel
US3655465A (en) * 1969-03-10 1972-04-11 Int Nickel Co Heat treatment for alloys particularly steels to be used in sour well service
US3827924A (en) * 1971-05-21 1974-08-06 Nippon Steel Corp High-strength rolled steel sheets
DE2503988A1 (de) * 1974-01-31 1975-08-07 Nippon Kokan Kk Verfahren zum herstellen von hochfestem, kalt reduziertem stahl bei kontinuierlicher waermebehandlungsstufe
US4062705A (en) * 1973-07-31 1977-12-13 Nippon Steel Corporation Method for heat treatment of high-toughness weld metals
US4067756A (en) * 1976-11-02 1978-01-10 The United States Of America As Represented By The United States Department Of Energy High strength, high ductility low carbon steel
US4072543A (en) * 1977-01-24 1978-02-07 Amax Inc. Dual-phase hot-rolled steel strip

Patent Citations (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2867531A (en) * 1957-01-31 1959-01-06 Gen Motors Corp Corrosion-resistant low alloy steel
US3193417A (en) * 1962-12-05 1965-07-06 Inland Steel Co Enameling steel
US3619302A (en) * 1968-11-18 1971-11-09 Yawata Iron & Steel Co Method of heat-treating low temperature tough steel
US3655465A (en) * 1969-03-10 1972-04-11 Int Nickel Co Heat treatment for alloys particularly steels to be used in sour well service
US3827924A (en) * 1971-05-21 1974-08-06 Nippon Steel Corp High-strength rolled steel sheets
US4062705A (en) * 1973-07-31 1977-12-13 Nippon Steel Corporation Method for heat treatment of high-toughness weld metals
DE2503988A1 (de) * 1974-01-31 1975-08-07 Nippon Kokan Kk Verfahren zum herstellen von hochfestem, kalt reduziertem stahl bei kontinuierlicher waermebehandlungsstufe
US4067756A (en) * 1976-11-02 1978-01-10 The United States Of America As Represented By The United States Department Of Energy High strength, high ductility low carbon steel
US4072543A (en) * 1977-01-24 1978-02-07 Amax Inc. Dual-phase hot-rolled steel strip

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0053913A1 (en) * 1980-12-04 1982-06-16 Uss Engineers And Consultants, Inc. Method for producing high-strength deep-drawable dual-phase steel sheets
EP0196470A1 (en) * 1985-03-08 1986-10-08 Hoogovens Groep B.V. Method of manufacturing dual phase strip steel and steel strip manufactured by the method
AU600449B2 (en) * 1985-09-16 1990-08-16 Illinois Tool Works Inc. Heat treatment method for strapping
CN111088415A (zh) * 2020-02-12 2020-05-01 首钢集团有限公司 铁素体-马氏体非调质钢、高强螺栓及其制备方法
CN111088415B (zh) * 2020-02-12 2021-11-19 首钢集团有限公司 铁素体-马氏体非调质钢、高强螺栓及其制备方法

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
EP0009050A4 (en) 1981-01-28
DE2965340D1 (en) 1983-06-16
JPS55500221A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1980-04-17
EP0009050A1 (en) 1980-04-02
EP0009050B1 (en) 1983-05-11

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US20220282348A1 (en) Method for manufacturing a high strength steel product and steel product thereby obtained
JP6236078B2 (ja) 冷間圧延鋼板製品およびその製造方法
KR20130006461A (ko) 벽 두께에 걸쳐 조절될 수 있는 재료 특성을 갖는 경량 강으로부터 작업물을 제조하는 방법
US12385121B2 (en) Coated steel sheet and high strength press hardened steel part and method of manufacturing the same
US20160017472A1 (en) High strength hot dip galvanised complex phase steel strip
US4436561A (en) Press-formable high strength dual phase structure cold rolled steel sheet and process for producing the same
US4391653A (en) Process for producing cold rolled steel strip having excellent mechanical strength and useful for motor vehicles
US20220298614A1 (en) A cold rolled martensitic steel and a method of martensitic steel thereof
CA2260231A1 (en) Hot-rolled steel strip and method of making it
EP0019193B1 (en) A method of making steel strip with high strength and formability
CA3200721A1 (en) Coated steel sheet and high strength press hardened steel part and method of manufacturing the same
KR20230016218A (ko) 열처리 냉연 강판 및 그 제조 방법
KR20240000646A (ko) 구멍 확장비가 높은 열간 압연된 강 시트 및 이의 제조 방법
EP0009050B1 (en) High strength steel and process of making
CN116368253B (zh) 热稳定性优异的高强度钢板及其制造方法
CA1118619A (en) High strength steel and process of making
US3335036A (en) Deep drawing steel sheet and method for producing the same
JP2019052341A (ja) 曲げ加工性に優れた非調質低降伏比高張力厚鋼板およびその製造方法
JPH0617141A (ja) 加工性及び形状の優れた冷延鋼板の製造方法
JPH0949065A (ja) 伸びフランジ性にすぐれる耐摩耗用熱延鋼板及びその製造方法
RU2825971C1 (ru) Стальной лист с покрытием и деталь из высокопрочной упрочнённой прессованием стали и способ их изготовления
TWI711706B (zh) 具高降伏強度的汽車用鋼材及其製造方法
EP0016846A1 (en) Process for producing high-strength cold-rolled steel plate for press working
RU2821182C2 (ru) Стальной лист с покрытием и деталь из высокопрочной, упрочнённой прессованием стали и способ их изготовления
RU2822381C2 (ru) Стальной лист и высокопрочная, закалённая под прессом стальная деталь и способ её изготовления

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
AK Designated states

Designated state(s): JP US

AL Designated countries for regional patents

Designated state(s): CH DE FR GB LU SE