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Definitions

• the present invention relates to steel plates, such as high-strength steel plates for cold press forming, which are used in automobiles and the like after undergoing cold press forming, components using such steel plates, and methods for manufacturing them.
• Steel sheets used in these automotive frame parts are required to have excellent formability. As the strength of steel sheets increases, press forming becomes more difficult, so they are particularly required to have excellent bending formability.
• delayed fracture may occur due to increased residual stress within the parts or deterioration of the delayed fracture resistance properties of the steel plate itself.
• delayed fracture refers to a phenomenon in which, when a part is placed in a hydrogen intrusion environment while high stress is applied to the part, hydrogen penetrates into the steel plate that constitutes the part, reducing the interatomic bonding strength and causing localized deformation, resulting in microcracks, which then propagate and lead to fracture.
• Patent Document 1 describes a steel containing, in mass %, C: 0.13% to 0.40%, Si: 0.02% to 1.5%, Mn: 0.4% to 1.7%, P: 0.030%, S: 0.0002% to less than 0.0010%, sol.
• a high-strength steel plate having excellent resistance to delayed fracture, characterized in that it has a component composition containing Al: 0.01% or more and 0.20% or less, N: 0.0055% or less, O: 0.0025% or less, Nb: 0.002% or more and 0.035% or less, and Ti: 0.002% or more and 0.040% or less so as to satisfy formulas (1) and (2), with the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities, and a steel structure in which the area ratio of martensite and bainite to the entire structure is 95% or more and 100% or less in total, the balance being composed of one or both of ferrite and retained austenite, the average grain size of prior austenite grains exceeding 5 ⁇ m, the following conditions are satisfied, and inclusion groups having a major axis length of 20 to 80 ⁇ m are present at 5 pieces/mm2 or less , and the tensile strength is 1320 MPa or more. [%Ti]+[%Nb]>0.007 (1) [%Ti]+
• Patent Document 2 also describes a steel containing, by mass%, C: 0.05 to 0.30%, Si: 2.0% or less (including 0%), Mn: more than 0.1% and 2.8% or less, P: 0.1% or less, S: 0.005% or less, N: 0.01% or less, Al: 0.01 to 0.50% or less, and one or more of Nb, Ti, and Zr, each of which is 0.01% or more in total, and [%C] - [%Nb] / 92.9 ⁇ 12 - [%
• the present invention discloses a high-strength cold-rolled steel sheet having excellent hydrogen embrittlement resistance and workability, characterized in that the steel sheet contains 50% or more (including 100%) of tempered martensite by area ratio, with the remainder being made of iron and unavoidable impurities, and has a structure with the remainder being made of ferrite, and the distribution state of precipitates in the tempered martensite is such that there are 20 or more precipitates with a circle equivalent diameter of 1 to 10 n
• the present invention has been made to solve these problems, and aims to provide steel plates, components, and methods for manufacturing the same that have a tensile strength of 1470 MPa or more (TS ⁇ 1470 MPa) and that combine excellent bending formability with excellent delayed fracture resistance.
• excellent bend formability refers to a state in which the bend formability is judged to be excellent based on the following evaluation.
• a JIS No. 3 test piece with the longitudinal direction perpendicular to the rolling direction (coil width direction) is taken from each steel plate, and a 90° V-bend test is performed by the V-block method in accordance with the provisions of JIS Z 2248 (2022) while changing the bending radius.
• the bendability is evaluated based on the value (R/t) obtained by dividing the minimum bending radius R at which a crack of 0.3 mm or more does not occur on the surface of the test piece by the plate thickness t.
• the direction of the bend ridge is parallel to the rolling direction.
• Steel plates having an R/t ratio of 3.0 or less are judged to have excellent bendability.
• excellent delayed fracture resistance means that the material is judged to have excellent delayed fracture resistance based on the following evaluation.
• a rectangular test piece is taken from the obtained steel sheet (coil) at a position 1/4 of the coil width from the widthwise end, with a dimension of 100 mm in the direction perpendicular to the rolling and 30 mm in the rolling direction.
• the end surface on the long side having a length of 100 mm is cut out by shearing, and then while in the sheared state (without performing machining to remove burrs), it is bent so that the burrs are on the outer periphery of the bend.
• the test piece is fixed with bolts while maintaining the shape of the test piece at the time of bending.
• the clearance of the shear processing is 13%, and the rake angle is 1°.
• the bending processing is performed so that the tip bending radius is 10 mm and the angle of the inner apex of the bending is 90 degrees (V-bend).
• the punch used has a tip radius equal to the tip bending radius R and is U-shaped (the tip R portion is semicircular and the punch body has a thickness of 2R), and the die used has a corner R of 30 mm.
• the depth to which the punch pushes the steel plate is adjusted to form the tip bending angle (the angle at the inner side of the bending apex) to 90 degrees (V-shape).
• the test piece is clamped and tightened with a hydraulic jack so that the distance between the flange ends of the straight pieces during bending is the same as when they were bent (so as to cancel out the opening of the straight pieces due to springback), and the bolts are fastened in this state.
• the bolts are fixed through elliptical holes (minor axis 10 mm, major axis 15 mm) that have been provided in advance 10 mm inside from the short edge of the rectangular test piece.
• the temperature of the solution is 20°C, and the amount of liquid per cm3 of the surface area of the test specimen is 20 ml. (4) After 24 hours, the presence or absence of visually observable cracks (length 1 mm or more) is confirmed. If no cracks are observed, it is determined that the delayed fracture resistance is excellent.
• the present inventors have conducted extensive research to solve the above problems and have found that delayed fracture resistance can be significantly improved by satisfying all of the following conditions: i) The area ratio of martensite is 85% or more and less than 95%. ii) The area ratio of the retained austenite to the entire structure is 5% to 15%. iii) The number density A of precipitates having an equivalent circle diameter of 500 nm or more satisfies the following condition: A (pcs/ mm2 ) ⁇ 8.5 ⁇ 105 ⁇ [B] Here, [B] represents the B content (mass %).
• the present invention has been completed through further investigation based on the above findings, and the gist of the present invention is as follows.
• C 0.15% or more and 0.45% or less
• Si 0.3% or more and 2.0% or less
• Mn 1.7% or more and 4.0% or less
• P 0.10% or less
• S 0.01% or less
• Al 0.50% or less
• N 0.010% or less
• B Contains 0.0008% or more and 0.0100% or less
• the balance is Fe and unavoidable impurities.
• the area ratio of martensite to the entire structure is 85% or more and less than 95%
• the steel has a steel structure in which the area ratio of retained austenite to the entire structure is 5% to 15%.
• [B] represents the B content (mass %).
• the component composition further includes, in mass%, Cu: 1.00% or less, Cr: 1.00% or less, Nb: 0.10% or less, Ti: 0.10% or less, V: 0.50% or less, Mo: 0.50% or less, Ni: 1.00% or less, Sb: 0.10% or less, Sn: 0.10% or less, As: 0.10% or less, Ta: 0.10% or less, Ca: 0.020% or less, Mg: 0.020% or less, Zn: 0.020% or less, Co: 0.020% or less, Zr: 0.020% or less, W: 0.020% or less, REM: 0.020% or less.
• Hot finish rolling is performed under the conditions of a residence time at 900 to 1000 ° C of 20 seconds or more and 150 seconds or less and a finish rolling temperature of 850 ° C or more, Cooling is performed at an average cooling rate of 40° C./sec or more in the range from the finish rolling temperature to 650° C., Thereafter, the hot-rolled steel sheet is obtained by coiling the steel sheet at a coiling temperature of 650°C or less.
• the hot-rolled steel sheet is cold-rolled at a rolling reduction of 40% or more to obtain a cold-rolled steel sheet;
• the annealing temperature is set to 830 to 950 ° C., and the cold-rolled steel sheet is heated from 400 ° C.
• a method for manufacturing a component comprising a step of subjecting the steel plate according to any one of [1] to [3] to at least one of forming and joining to form a component.
• the present invention provides high-strength steel plates, components, and methods for manufacturing the same that are excellent in bending formability and delayed fracture resistance.
• the steel sheet of the present invention has a composition containing, by mass%, C: 0.15% to 0.45%, Si: 0.3% to 2.0%, Mn: 1.7% to 4.0%, P: 0.10% or less, S: 0.01% or less, sol.Al: 0.50% or less, N: 0.010% or less, B: 0.0008% to 0.0100% or less, with the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities, has a steel structure in which the area ratio of martensite to the entire structure is 85% to less than 95%, and the area ratio of retained austenite to the entire structure is 5% to 15%, and the number density A of precipitates having a circle equivalent diameter of 500 nm or more satisfies the following formula (1).
• [B] represents the B content (mass %).
• C 0.15% or more and 0.45% or less C is contained to increase the strength of martensite and obtain a tensile strength of 1470 MPa or more (hereinafter also referred to as TS ⁇ 1470 MPa). Therefore, in order to obtain a desired TS, the C content is set to 0.15% or more. From the viewpoint of reducing the weight of automotive frame parts by increasing the strength, the C content is preferably 0.20% or more, more preferably 0.25% or more. On the other hand, if C is added excessively, C is concentrated and stabilized in austenite, and residual austenite is excessively generated, deteriorating the delayed fracture resistance. Therefore, the C content is set to 0.45% or less. The C content is preferably 0.40% or less, and more preferably 0.35% or less.
• Si 0.3% or more and 2.0% or less Si suppresses the formation of cementite, and suppresses the decrease in strength and the deterioration of delayed fracture resistance. In addition, Si suppresses the formation of cementite and promotes the formation of retained austenite, thereby improving bendability. Therefore, the Si content is set to 0.3% or more. The Si content is preferably 0.5% or more. On the other hand, excessive addition of Si leads to deterioration of delayed fracture resistance due to segregation of Si. Therefore, the Si content is set to 2.0% or less. The Si content is preferably 1.8% or less, and more preferably 1.5% or less.
• Mn 1.7% or more and 4.0% or less Mn is an element effective for improving the hardenability of steel.
• the Mn content is set to 1.7% or more.
• the Mn content is preferably 2.3% or more.
• the Mn content is set to 4.0% or less, and preferably, the Mn content is set to 3.2% or less.
• P 0.10% or less P segregates at grain boundaries and reduces grain boundary strength, which leads to deterioration of delayed fracture resistance. Therefore, the P content is set to 0.10% or less.
• the P content is preferably 0.05% or less, more preferably 0.02% or less, and further preferably 0.01% or less. There is no lower limit for the P content, but the lower limit that is currently industrially feasible is 0.002%. Therefore, the P content is preferably set to 0.002% or more.
• S 0.01% or less S forms coarse inclusions with Mn, which become the starting point of delayed fracture, leading to deterioration of delayed fracture resistance. Therefore, the S content is set to 0.01% or less.
• the S content is preferably 0.003% or less, more preferably 0.0015% or less, and further preferably 0.0008% or less. There is no lower limit, but the lower limit currently industrially feasible is 0.0002%. Therefore, the S content is preferably set to 0.0002% or more.
• Sol. Al 0.50% or less Al is contained to perform sufficient deoxidation and reduce inclusions in steel. Although there is no particular lower limit for sol. Al, in order to perform stable deoxidation, it is desirable to set the sol. Al content to 0.005% or more. The sol. Al content is more preferably 0.01% or more, and further preferably 0.02% or more. On the other hand, if the sol. Al content exceeds 0.50%, the cementite generated during coiling is difficult to dissolve in the annealing process, the number density A of the precipitates cannot be set within a desired range, and the delayed fracture resistance is significantly deteriorated. Therefore, the sol. Al content is set to 0.50% or less. The sol. Al content is preferably 0.20% or less, and more preferably 0.05% or less.
• N 0.010% or less N forms precipitates such as AlN, which become the starting point of delayed fracture, leading to deterioration of delayed fracture resistance.
• N when N exceeds 0.010%, the number density A of the precipitates cannot be set within the desired range, and delayed fracture resistance is significantly deteriorated. Therefore, the N content is set to 0.010% or less.
• the N content is preferably 0.005% or less.
• the lower limit is not specified, the lower limit that is currently industrially feasible is 0.0006%. Therefore, the N content is preferably set to 0.0006% or more.
• B 0.0008% or more and 0.0100% or less B is an element that improves the hardenability of steel, and has the effect of generating a predetermined area ratio of martensite even with a small Mn content.
• B segregates at grain boundaries to increase the bonding strength of the grain boundaries and suppresses the segregation of P that reduces grain boundary strength.
• the B content is set to 0.0008% or more.
• the B content is preferably 0.0015% or more, and more preferably 0.0020% or more.
• it has been found that excessive addition of B leads to the formation of Fe 23 (C, B) 6 and BN, which become the starting point of delayed fracture, and thus rather reduces the delayed fracture resistance.
• the B content is set to 0.0100% or less.
• the B content is preferably 0.0080% or less, and more preferably 0.0060% or less.
• the composition of the steel plate in the present invention contains the above-mentioned elemental elements as the basic components, with the balance being iron (Fe) and unavoidable impurities.
• the steel plate of the present invention has a composition containing the above-mentioned basic components, with the balance being iron (Fe) and unavoidable impurities.
• Cu 1.00% or less
• Cu has the effect of improving the corrosion resistance of the steel sheet, reducing hydrogen penetration into the steel sheet, and improving delayed fracture resistance.
• the Cu content is desirably 0.01% or more.
• the Cu content is preferably 0.05% or more, and more preferably 0.10% or more.
• the Cu content is set to 1.00% or less.
• the Cu content is preferably 0.50% or less, and more preferably 0.30% or less.
• Cr 1.00% or less
• Cr is an element effective in improving the hardenability of steel. Cr can be added to stably obtain a desired structure. Although the lower limit of the Cr content is not particularly specified, in order to obtain such an effect, the Cr content is desirably 0.01% or more. The Cr content is more preferably 0.05% or more, and further preferably 0.10% or more. On the other hand, if Cr is added in excess, the dissolution of cementite during annealing is delayed, and a large amount of undissolved cementite remains, making it impossible to set the number density A of precipitates within a desired range, and the delayed fracture resistance is deteriorated. Therefore, when Cr is contained, the Cr content is set to 1.00% or less. The Cr content is preferably 0.50% or less, and more preferably 0.30% or less.
• Nb 0.10% or less Nb forms fine precipitates such as NbC in steel, and has the effect of refining the prior austenite grain size through a pinning effect, thereby improving delayed fracture resistance.
• the Nb content is desirably 0.005% or more.
• the Nb content is preferably 0.01% or more.
• the Nb content is set to 0.10% or less.
• the Nb content is preferably 0.08% or less, and more preferably 0.06% or less.
• V 0.50% or less
• V has the effect of generating fine carbides containing V that become hydrogen trapping sites, thereby improving delayed fracture resistance.
• the prior austenite grain size is refined by the pinning effect, thereby improving delayed fracture resistance.
• the V content is desirably 0.003% or more.
• the V content is preferably 0.01% or more, and more preferably 0.03% or more.
• V content is set to 0.50% or less.
• the V content is preferably 0.20% or less, more preferably 0.10% or less, and further preferably 0.06% or less.
• Mo 0.50% or less Mo has the effect of generating fine carbides containing Mo that become hydrogen trapping sites, thereby improving delayed fracture resistance.
• the prior austenite grain size is refined by the pinning effect, thereby improving delayed fracture resistance.
• the Mo content is desirably 0.003% or more.
• the Mo content is preferably 0.01% or more, and more preferably 0.03% or more.
• Mo content is set to 0.50% or less.
• the Mo content is preferably 0.20% or less, and more preferably 0.10% or less.
• Ni 1.00% or less
• Ni has the effect of improving the corrosion resistance of the steel sheet, suppressing hydrogen penetration into the steel sheet, and improving delayed fracture resistance.
• Ni is also an element effective in improving the hardenability of the steel, and can be added to stably obtain a desired structure.
• the Ni content is desirably 0.01% or more.
• the Ni content is preferably 0.05% or more, and more preferably 0.10% or more.
• the Ni content is set to 1.00% or less.
• the Ni content is preferably 0.50% or less, and more preferably 0.30% or less.
• Sb 0.10% or less Sb suppresses oxidation and nitridation of the surface layer of the steel sheet, and contributes to increasing strength and improving delayed fracture resistance.
• the Sb content is desirably 0.002% or more.
• the Sb content is preferably 0.004% or more, and more preferably 0.006% or more.
• the Sb content is set to 0.10% or less.
• the Sb content is preferably 0.05% or less, and more preferably 0.02% or less.
• Sn 0.10% or less Sn suppresses oxidation and nitridation of the surface layer of the steel sheet, and contributes to increasing strength and improving delayed fracture resistance.
• the Sn content is desirably 0.002% or more.
• the Sn content is preferably 0.004% or more, and more preferably 0.006% or more.
• the Sn content is set to 0.10% or less.
• the Sn content is preferably 0.05% or less, and more preferably 0.02% or less.
• the As content is desirably 0.002% or more.
• the As content is preferably 0.004% or more, and more preferably 0.006% or more.
• the As content is set to 0.10% or less.
• the As content is preferably 0.05% or less, and more preferably 0.02% or less.
• Ta 0.10% or less Ta has the effect of increasing the strength of steel.
• the Ta content is desirably 0.002% or more.
• the Ta content is preferably 0.004% or more, and more preferably 0.006% or more.
• the Ta content is set to 0.10% or less.
• the Ta content is preferably 0.05% or less, and more preferably 0.02% or less.
• Mg 0.020% or less Mg reduces the starting points of delayed fracture by making the shape of sulfides spheroidal, thereby improving delayed fracture resistance.
• the Mg content is desirably 0.0002% or more.
• the Mg content is preferably 0.001% or more, and more preferably 0.003% or more.
• the Mg content is set to 0.020% or less.
• the Mg content is preferably 0.015% or less, and more preferably 0.010% or less.
• Zn 0.020% or less Zn improves delayed fracture resistance by refining the prior austenite grain size and spheroidizing the inclusion shape.
• the Zn content is desirably 0.001% or more.
• the Zn content is preferably 0.003% or more.
• the Zn content is set to 0.020% or less.
• the Zn content is preferably 0.015% or less, and more preferably 0.010% or less.
• Co 0.020% or less Co improves delayed fracture resistance by refining the prior austenite grain size and spheroidizing the inclusion shape.
• the Co content is desirably 0.001% or more.
• the Co content is preferably 0.003% or more.
• the Co content is set to 0.020% or less.
• the Co content is preferably 0.015% or less, and more preferably 0.010% or less.
• Zr 0.020% or less Zr improves delayed fracture resistance by refining the prior austenite grain size and spheroidizing the inclusion shape.
• the Zr content is desirably 0.001% or more.
• the Zr content is preferably 0.003% or more.
• the Zr content is set to 0.020% or less.
• the Zr content is preferably 0.015% or less, and more preferably 0.010% or less.
• W 0.020% or less W improves delayed fracture resistance by refining the prior austenite grain size through the formation of precipitates.
• the W content is desirably 0.001% or more.
• the W content is preferably 0.003% or more.
• the W content is set to 0.020% or less.
• the W content is preferably 0.015% or less, and more preferably 0.010% or less.
• the REM content is desirably 0.0002% or more.
• the REM content is preferably 0.001% or more, and more preferably 0.003% or more.
• the REM content is set to 0.020% or less.
• the REM content is preferably 0.015% or less, and more preferably 0.010% or less.
• REM refers to scandium (Sc) with atomic number 21, yttrium (Y) with atomic number 39, and lanthanoids from lanthanum (La) with atomic number 57 to lutetium (Lu) with atomic number 71.
• the REM concentration in the present invention refers to the total content of one or more elements selected from the above-mentioned REM.
• the REM is not particularly limited, but is preferably La and/or Ce.
• the steel structure of the steel plate of the present invention has the following configuration.
• (Configuration 1) The area ratio of martensite to the entire structure is 85% or more and less than 95%, and the area ratio of retained austenite to the entire structure is 5% or more and 15% or less.
• (Configuration 2) The number density A of precipitates having an equivalent circle diameter of 500 nm or more satisfies the following formula (1).
• [B] represents the B content (mass %).
• (Configuration 1) Area ratio of martensite to the entire structure is 85% or more and less than 95%, and area ratio of retained austenite to the entire structure is 5% or more and 15% or less.
• the area ratio of martensite needs to be 85% or more.
• the area ratio of martensite is preferably 88% or more. It has also been found that by forming martensite as the main phase and retaining austenite at an area ratio of 5% to 15%, excellent delayed fracture resistance and excellent bending formability can be obtained.
• the area ratio of martensite is less than 95%, and the area ratio of retained austenite is 5% or more.
• the area ratio of martensite is preferably less than 93%, and the area ratio of retained austenite is preferably 7% or more.
• the area ratio of the retained austenite is set to 15% or less.
• the area ratio of the retained austenite is preferably 12% or less.
• the balance is preferably composed of ferrite, pearlite, and bainite. Other than these structures, trace amounts of carbides, sulfides, nitrides, and oxides may be used.
• the area ratio of the balance structure is 10% or less, preferably 5% or less, and more preferably 3% or less.
• the balance structure may be 0%, i.e., the steel structure may consist of martensite and retained austenite. Martensite also includes martensite that has undergone self-tempering during continuous cooling, and also includes martensite that has not undergone tempering by residence at approximately 150° C. or higher for a certain period of time.
• the number density A of the precipitates is preferably A (particles/mm 2 ) ⁇ 6.5 ⁇ 10 5 ⁇ [B], and more preferably A (particles/mm 2 ) ⁇ 5.0 ⁇ 10 5 ⁇ [B].
• the lower limit of A is not particularly limited, and A may be 0, or A (pieces/mm 2 ) ⁇ 0.5 ⁇ 10 5 ⁇ [B].
• the method for measuring each component in the above steel structure will be described below.
• the area ratios of martensite, bainite and ferrite are measured by polishing an L-section of a steel plate (a section parallel to the rolling direction and perpendicular to the steel plate surface (hereinafter also referred to as a perpendicular section parallel to the rolling direction)) and corroding it with nital, observing four fields of view in a range of 50 ⁇ m ⁇ 65 ⁇ m at a magnification of 2000 times with an SEM at a position 1 ⁇ 4 thickness from the steel plate surface, and performing image analysis on the photographed structure.
• martensite and bainite refer to structures that appear gray or white in SEM.
• ferrite is a region that appears in black contrast in SEM. Note that martensite and bainite contain trace amounts of carbides, nitrides, sulfides and oxides inside, but since it is difficult to exclude these, the area ratio of the region including these is taken as the area ratio.
• bainite has the following characteristics. That is, it has an aspect ratio of 2.5 or more, has a plate-like form, and is a slightly black structure compared to martensite.
• the width of the above plates is 0.3 to 1.7 ⁇ m.
• the distribution density of carbides with diameters of 10 to 200 nm inside bainite is 0 to 3 pieces/ ⁇ m2 .
• the surface 200 ⁇ m of the steel plate is chemically polished with oxalic acid, and the plate surface is measured using the X-ray diffraction intensity method. Calculations are made from the integrated intensities of the (200) ⁇ , (211) ⁇ , (220) ⁇ , (200) ⁇ , (220) ⁇ , and (311) ⁇ diffraction peaks measured using Mo-K ⁇ radiation.
• the number density A of precipitates having a circle equivalent diameter of 500 nm or more is obtained by polishing the L cross section (vertical cross section parallel to the rolling direction) of the steel sheet, and then continuously photographing a 2 mm 2 region with an SEM in the region from the 1/5 position to the 4/5 position of the sheet thickness of the steel sheet, that is, the region from the 1/5 position of the sheet thickness from the surface of the steel sheet to the 4/5 position, sandwiching the center of the sheet thickness, and counting the number of such precipitates from the photographed SEM photographs.
• the magnification of the photograph is 2000 times. When performing a component analysis of each inclusion particle, each inclusion particle is magnified 10000 times to analyze the above precipitates.
• the precipitates having a circle equivalent diameter of 500 nm or more are precipitates containing B such as Fe 23 (C, B) 6 , and the presence or absence of a peak of B is examined by elemental analysis by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) with an acceleration voltage of 3 kV, and when a peak of B is present, it is evaluated that the above precipitates are present.
• the circle equivalent diameter refers to the diameter of a perfect circle having the area of each precipitate calculated from an SEM photograph.
• the tensile strength can be measured by cutting a JIS No. 5 tensile test piece at the 1/4 position of the coil width so that the longitudinal direction is perpendicular to the rolling direction, and conducting a tensile test in accordance with JIS Z2241 (2022).
• the steel sheet of the present invention may be a steel sheet having a plating layer on the surface.
• the plating layer may be Zn plating or plating of another metal. It may also be either a hot-dip plating layer or an electroplating layer.
• the method for producing a steel sheet of the present invention comprises holding a steel slab having the above-mentioned composition at a heating holding temperature of 1100°C or higher for 30 minutes or more at a slab surface temperature, then hot finish rolling the slab under conditions of a residence time at 900-1000°C of 20 to 150 seconds and a finish rolling temperature of 850°C or higher, cooling the slab at an average cooling rate of 40°C/sec or higher in the range from the finish rolling temperature to 650°C, and then coiling the slab at a coiling temperature of 650°C or lower to produce a hot-rolled steel sheet, and reducing the heat loss of the hot-rolled steel sheet by 40% or more.
• This method for producing a steel sheet includes cold rolling at a rolling reduction ratio to produce a cold-rolled steel sheet, annealing at an annealing temperature of 830 to 950°C, heating the cold-rolled steel sheet from 400°C to the annealing temperature at an average heating rate of 1.0°C/second or more and holding the annealing temperature for 600 seconds or less, and then cooling the cold-rolled steel sheet from the annealing temperature to a cooling stop temperature of 150 to 250°C at an average cooling rate of 10°C/second or more, heating from the cooling stop temperature to a reheating holding temperature of 250 to 450°C, and holding the reheating holding temperature for 20 to 1500 seconds.
• the temperature specified in each step refers to the surface temperature of the slab (steel slab) or steel plate.
• Hot rolling Heating holding temperature slab surface temperature of 1100°C or more Heating holding time: 30 minutes or more
• the steel slab is held at a heating holding temperature (slab heating holding temperature) of 1100°C or more at the slab surface temperature for 30 minutes or more to promote solid solution of precipitates such as B-based precipitates, and reduce the size and number of precipitates.
• the heating holding temperature is preferably 1200°C or more.
• the heating holding temperature is preferably 1250°C or less.
• the time for which the slab is held at the heating temperature (holding time (slab heating holding time)) is preferably 40 minutes or more.
• the holding time is preferably 50 minutes or less.
• Residence time at 900 to 1000°C 20 seconds or more and 150 seconds or less
• the slab is retained at 900 to 1000°C for 20 seconds or more and 150 seconds or less.
• Increasing the residence time in the temperature range of 900 to 1000°C generates precipitates mainly composed of BN, which coarsen the precipitates.
• the precipitates generated in these temperature ranges are difficult to dissolve by annealing heating, and the amount of dissolved B after annealing is reduced.
• the residence time exceeds 150 seconds, it is not possible to obtain an amount of dissolved B effective in suppressing delayed fracture. Therefore, the residence time is 150 seconds or less, preferably 120 seconds or less, and more preferably 100 seconds or less.
• the retention time is less than 20 seconds, the texture may become non-uniform. Therefore, the retention time is 20 seconds or more.
• the retention time is preferably 30 seconds or more.
• Finish rolling temperature 850° C. or higher
• the finish rolling temperature (FT) is set to 850° C. or higher in order to suppress non-uniformity of the hot rolled texture.
• the finish rolling temperature is preferably 870° C. or higher.
• the finish rolling temperature is preferably 930° C. or lower.
• Average cooling rate (first average cooling rate) in the range from the finish rolling temperature to 650°C: 40°C/sec or more In cooling after hot finish rolling, cooling is performed with an average cooling rate of 40°C/sec or more in the range from the finish rolling temperature to 650°C. In the temperature range from the finish rolling temperature to 650°C, B segregates to grain boundaries and Fe23 (C,B) 6 precipitates as austenite recrystallizes. In order to suppress the precipitation of Fe23 (C,B) 6 as much as possible, the average cooling rate (first average cooling rate) is set to 40°C/sec or more. The average cooling rate is preferably 60°C/sec or more.
• the average cooling rate is preferably 500° C./sec or less, and more preferably 300° C./sec or less.
• the average cooling rate in the hot rolling process is "(temperature at the start of cooling (finish rolling temperature) (°C) - temperature at the end of cooling (°C) (650°C)) / cooling time from the start of cooling to the end of cooling (seconds)".
• Winding temperature 650°C or less After cooling to 650°C as described above, further cooling is performed as necessary before winding. At this time, if the winding temperature exceeds 650°C, the precipitation of Fe23 (C,B) 6 is promoted, and the delayed fracture resistance property is deteriorated. Therefore, the winding temperature is set to 650°C or less. Preferably, the winding temperature is 600°C or less. Also, the winding temperature is preferably 500°C or more.
• Cold rolling Reduction 40% or more If the reduction (cumulative reduction (cold rolling)) in cold rolling is 40% or more, the recrystallization behavior and texture orientation in the subsequent continuous annealing can be stabilized. If the reduction is less than 40%, some of the austenite grains during annealing may become coarse, resulting in a decrease in strength. In addition, the reduction is preferably 80% or less.
• Continuous annealing Average heating rate from 400° C. to the annealing temperature 1.0° C./sec or more
• the steel sheet is annealed and tempered in a continuous annealing line (CAL), and further subjected to temper rolling as necessary.
• CAL continuous annealing line
• Fe 23 (C, B) 6 is generated in the ferrite region during annealing and coarsens, it is necessary to increase the average heating rate at 400° C. or higher in order to reduce Fe 23 (C, B) 6 and fully obtain the effect of grain boundary strengthening by B.
• the average heating rate from 400° C. to the annealing temperature is 1.0° C./sec or higher.
• the annealing temperature is preferably 1.5° C./sec or higher, more preferably 3.0° C./sec or higher.
• the above average heating rate is preferably 10° C./sec or lower.
• the average heating rate here is "annealing temperature (° C.) - 400 (° C.) (described below) / heating time (minutes) from 400° C. to the annealing temperature".
• Annealing temperature 830 to 950°C Soaking time (holding time at annealing temperature): 600 seconds or less
• annealing is performed at a high temperature for a long time.
• the annealing temperature must be 830°C or higher.
• the annealing temperature is preferably 840°C or higher, and more preferably 850°C or higher.
• annealing at a temperature above 950°C causes the prior austenite grain size to become coarse, and although the cause is not clear, the final amount of retained austenite is reduced.
• the annealing temperature is set to 950°C or less.
• the annealing temperature is preferably 900°C or less.
• an excessively long soaking time (holding time) also leads to coarsening of the prior austenite grain size and reduces the amount of retained austenite. Therefore, the soaking time is set to 600 seconds or less.
• the soaking time is preferably 540 seconds or less, and more preferably 480 seconds or less.
• the soaking time is preferably 10 seconds or more.
• the soaking time is preferably 30 seconds or more, and more preferably 60 seconds or more.
• the average cooling rate (second average cooling rate) is "(annealing temperature (°C) - cooling stop temperature (°C)) / cooling time (seconds) from the annealing temperature to the cooling stop temperature.”
• the average cooling rate from the annealing temperature to the cooling stop temperature is set to 10° C./sec or more.
• the average cooling rate from the annealing temperature to the cooling stop temperature is preferably 20° C./sec or more.
• the second average cooling rate is preferably 300° C./sec or less, and more preferably 100° C./sec or less. If the cooling stop temperature is less than 150° C., the area ratio of martensite will be 95% or more, and bending formability will deteriorate.
• Reheating holding temperature 250-450°C If the reheating temperature is less than 250°C, the concentration of elements from martensite to austenite does not occur sufficiently, the amount of retained austenite decreases, and the bending formability deteriorates.
• the reheating temperature is preferably 300° C. or higher. On the other hand, if the reheating temperature exceeds 450°C, the transformation of austenite during reheating is promoted, the amount of retained austenite is reduced, and the bending formability is deteriorated. Therefore, the reheating temperature is set to 450°C or less.
• the reheating temperature is preferably 400° C. or lower, and more preferably 340° C. or lower.
• Holding time at reheating temperature 20 to 1500 seconds If the holding time at the reheating temperature (reheating holding time) is less than 20 seconds, the concentration of elements from martensite to austenite does not occur sufficiently, the amount of retained austenite decreases, and the bending formability deteriorates. Therefore, the reheating holding time is set to 20 seconds or more. The reheating holding time is preferably 100 seconds or more. On the other hand, if the reheating holding time exceeds 1500 seconds, the transformation of austenite during the reheating holding is promoted, the amount of retained austenite is reduced, and the bending formability is deteriorated. In addition, the tempering of martensite proceeds excessively, and the strength is reduced. Therefore, the reheating holding time is set to 1500 seconds or less. The reheating holding time is preferably 1200 seconds or less.
• the steel sheet obtained in this manner can be subjected to skin pass rolling in order to stabilize press formability, such as by adjusting the surface roughness and flattening the sheet shape.
• the skin pass elongation is preferably 0.1% or more.
• the skin pass elongation is preferably 1.0% or less.
• the obtained steel sheet may also be subjected to a plating treatment. That is, after continuous annealing, a plating treatment may be performed on the surface of the steel sheet. By performing the plating treatment, a steel sheet having a plating layer on the surface is obtained.
• the delayed fracture resistance of high-strength cold-rolled steel sheets is significantly improved, and the use of high-strength steel sheets contributes to improving component strength and reducing weight.
• the thickness of the steel sheets of the present invention is preferably 0.5 mm or more. In addition, the thickness is preferably 2.0 mm or less.
• the member of the present invention is obtained by subjecting the steel plate of the present invention to at least one of forming and joining processes.
• the manufacturing method of the member of the present invention also includes a step of subjecting the steel plate of the present invention to at least one of forming and joining processes to form the member.
• the steel plate of the present invention has a tensile strength of 1470 MPa or more, excellent bending workability, and excellent delayed fracture resistance. Therefore, members obtained using the steel plate of the present invention also have high strength and are superior in delayed fracture resistance compared to conventional high-strength members. Furthermore, the use of the members of the present invention makes it possible to reduce weight. Therefore, the members of the present invention can be suitably used, for example, for vehicle body frame parts.
• general processing methods such as pressing can be used without restrictions.
• general welding methods such as spot welding and arc welding, riveting, crimping, etc. can be used without restrictions.
• a slab having each component composition was held at a heating holding temperature shown in Table 2 for a heating holding time shown in Table 2, then subjected to a residence time at 900 to 1000°C shown in Table 2, hot finish rolling at a finish rolling temperature shown in Table 2, cooling at a first average cooling rate shown in Table 2, and coiling at a coiling temperature shown in Table 2 to obtain a hot rolled steel sheet. Thereafter, the hot-rolled steel sheets were cold-rolled at the reduction ratios (cold rolling reduction ratios) shown in Table 2 to obtain cold-rolled steel sheets.
• the cold-rolled steel sheet was heated to the annealing temperature shown in Table 2 at the average heating rate shown in Table 2, held for the soaking time shown in Table 2, cooled to the cooling stop temperature at the second average cooling rate shown in Table 2, reheated to the reheating holding temperature shown in Table 2, held for the holding time shown in Table 2, and subjected to continuous annealing.
• the obtained steel sheet was electroplated to obtain a steel sheet with a Zn plating layer formed.
• the metal structure of the obtained steel sheets was quantified by the method described above, and further, a tensile test, a bending formability evaluation test, and a delayed fracture resistance evaluation test were performed. Specifically, the tissue measurements were performed as follows. The area ratios of martensite, bainite, and ferrite were measured by polishing the L-section (vertical section parallel to the rolling direction) of the steel sheet, corroding it with nital, observing four fields of view in a range of 50 ⁇ m ⁇ 65 ⁇ m at a magnification of 2000 times with an SEM at a position of 1/4 thickness from the steel sheet surface, and performing image analysis on the photographed structure.
• martensite and bainite refer to structures that are gray or white in SEM.
• bainite has the following characteristics. That is, it has an aspect ratio of 2.5 or more and a plate-like form, and is a slightly black structure compared to martensite.
• the width of the above plates is 0.3 to 1.7 ⁇ m.
• the distribution density of carbides with a diameter of 10 to 200 nm inside bainite is 0 to 3 pieces/ ⁇ m2 .
• ferrite is a region that exhibits black contrast in SEM. Martensite and bainite contain small amounts of carbides, nitrides, sulfides, and oxides inside, but since it is difficult to exclude these, the area ratio of the region including these was used as the area ratio.
• the surface 200 ⁇ m of the steel plate was chemically polished with oxalic acid, and the plate surface was subjected to X-ray diffraction intensity measurement. Calculations were made from the integrated intensity of the (200) ⁇ , (211) ⁇ , (220) ⁇ , (200) ⁇ , (220) ⁇ , and (311) ⁇ diffraction peaks measured using Mo-K ⁇ radiation.
• the number density A of precipitates having a circle equivalent diameter of 500 nm or more was obtained by polishing the L cross section (vertical cross section parallel to the rolling direction) of the steel sheet, and then continuously photographing a 2 mm 2 region with an SEM in the region from the 1/5 position to the 4/5 position of the sheet thickness of the steel sheet, that is, the region from the 1/5 position of the sheet thickness from the surface of the steel sheet to the 4/5 position, sandwiching the center of the sheet thickness, and counting the number of such precipitates from the photographed SEM photograph.
• the magnification of the photograph was 2000 times.
• each inclusion particle was magnified 10000 times to analyze the above precipitates.
• the precipitates having a circle equivalent diameter of 500 nm or more are precipitates containing B such as Fe 23 (C, B) 6 , and the presence or absence of a peak of B was examined by elemental analysis by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) with an acceleration voltage of 3 kV, and when a peak of B was present, it was evaluated that the above precipitates were present.
• B such as Fe 23 (C, B) 6
• EDS energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
• tensile test For the tensile test, a JIS No. 5 tensile test piece was cut out at 1/4 of the coil width so that the direction perpendicular to the rolling was the longitudinal direction, and a tensile test (in accordance with JIS Z2241 (2022)) was carried out to evaluate the tensile strength TS. A tensile strength TS of 1470 MPa or more was deemed to have passed.
• the bending formability was evaluated as follows. A JIS No. 3 test piece with the longitudinal direction perpendicular to the rolling direction (coil width direction) was taken from each steel plate, and a 90° V-bend test was performed by the V-block method in accordance with the provisions of JIS Z 2248 (2022) with different bending radii. The bendability was evaluated by the value (R/t) obtained by dividing the minimum bending radius R at which a crack of 0.3 mm or more does not occur on the surface of the test piece by the plate thickness t. The bending ridge direction was made parallel to the rolling direction. In the present invention, steel plates with R/t of 3.0 or less were evaluated as having excellent bendability, and are shown in Table 3 as " ⁇ (pass)". Steel plates with R/t of more than 3.0 were evaluated as having poor bendability, and are shown in Table 3 as " ⁇ (fail)".
• the delayed fracture resistance was evaluated as follows. A strip test piece was taken from the width direction of the obtained steel plate (coil) at a 1/4 position of the coil width, with a rolling transverse direction of 100 mm and a rolling direction of 30 mm. The cut-out of the end face on the long side with a length of 100 mm was sheared, and the sheared state (without machining to remove burrs) was bent so that the burrs were on the bending outer periphery side, and the test piece shape at the time of bending was maintained and fixed with a bolt. The shearing clearance was 13%, and the rake angle was 1°.
• the bending was performed with a tip bending radius of 10 mm and an angle of 90 degrees (V bending) on the inside of the bending apex.
• the punch had a tip radius of 10 mm and a U-shape (the tip R part was semicircular and the punch body had a thickness of 2R) that was the same as the tip bending radius R, and the die had a corner R of 30 mm.
• the depth to which the punch pushed the steel plate was adjusted, and the bending angle of the tip (angle at the inner side of the bending apex) was 90 degrees (V-shaped).
• the test piece was clamped and tightened with a hydraulic jack so that the distance between the flange ends of the straight piece part during bending was the same as when the straight piece part was bent (so as to cancel the opening of the straight piece part due to springback), and the bolt was tightened in that state.
• the bolt was fixed by passing it through an elliptical hole (minor axis 10 mm, major axis 15 mm) that was previously provided 10 mm inside from the short side edge of the strip test piece.
• the obtained test piece after bolt tightening was immersed in a solution in which 0.1 mass% ammonium thiocyanate aqueous solution and McIlvaine buffer solution were mixed in a mass ratio of 1:1 and the pH was adjusted to 8.0, and a delayed fracture resistance evaluation test was performed.
• the temperature of the solution was 20 ° C.
• the amount of liquid per 1 cm 3 of the surface area of the test piece was 20 ml.
• the presence or absence of visually noticeable cracks (length 1 mm or more) was confirmed, and those in which no cracks were observed were judged to have excellent delayed fracture resistance.
• "no cracks" indicates passing, and "cracks" indicates failing.
• the steel plates within the scope of the present invention had high strength and were excellent in bending formability and delayed fracture resistance. On the other hand, in the comparative examples, at least one of the tensile strength, bending formability and delayed fracture resistance was insufficient.
• the components obtained by forming and joining the steel plate of the present invention have high strength, excellent bending formability, and excellent delayed fracture resistance, just like the steel plate of the present invention, because the steel plate of the present invention has high strength, excellent bending formability, and excellent delayed fracture resistance.

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