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High strength cold rolled steel sheet having excellent surface quality and low mechanical property deviation and manufacturing method of same

Assignee: POSCO CO LTDPriority: Sep 24, 2021Filed: Sep 20, 2022Published: Jul 25, 2024
Est. expirySep 24, 2041(~15.2 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
C21D 8/02C22C 38/02C22C 38/12C21D 1/18C21D 8/0247C22C 38/002C22C 38/001C22C 38/06C22C 38/32C22C 38/22C22C 38/38C22C 38/04C21D 8/0226C21D 2211/005C21D 2211/002C21D 6/005C21D 8/0273C21D 8/0236C21D 2211/008C21D 8/0263C21D 9/46C21D 8/0205
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Abstract

Provided is a high-strength cold-rolled steel sheet having excellent surface quality and low mechanical property deviation; and a manufacturing method thereof and, more particularly, to: a high-strength cold-rolled steel sheet that can be suitably used for automotive parts by ensuring high strength and elongation with little surface defects and low mechanical property deviation; and a manufacturing method thereof.

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1 . A high-strength cold-rolled steel sheet comprising:
 by weight %, C: 0.05 to 0.3%, Si: 0.01 to 2.0%, Mn: 1.5 to 3.0%, Al: 0.01 to 0.1%, P: 0.001 to 0.015%, S: 0.001 to 0.01%, N: 0.001 to 0.01%, with a remainder of Fe, and other unavoidable impurities,   wherein a value defined by Relational Expression 1 satisfies 0.6 or more and less than 0.9,   as a microstructure, by area %, ferrite: 50% or more, a remainder: bainite and martensite,   wherein an average number of surface defects satisfying one or more conditions of a depth of 100 μm or more and a short side length of 1 μm or more, is less than 10/m 2     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     C 
                     + 
                     
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           
                             13 
                             × 
                             Si 
                           
                           + 
                           Mn 
                         
                         ) 
                       
                       / 
                       6 
                     
                     + 
                     
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           Cr 
                           + 
                           
                             12 
                             × 
                             Mo 
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                       / 
                       5 
                     
                     + 
                     
 
                     
                       100 
                       × 
                       B 
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     [ 
                     
                       Relational 
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                       Expression 
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                       1 
                     
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         In Relational Expression 1, C, Si, Mn, Cr, Mo, and B represent an average weight percentage for each element. when each of the above-described elements is not added, 0 is substituted. 
       
     
     
         2 . The high-strength cold-rolled steel sheet of  claim 1 , wherein the microstructure comprises, by area %, ferrite: 50 to 85% and a sum of bainite and martensite: 15 to 50%. 
     
     
         3 . The high-strength cold-rolled steel sheet of  claim 1 , wherein the microstructure comprises, by area %, ferrite: 66 to 75%. 
     
     
         4 . The high-strength cold-rolled steel sheet of  claim 3 , wherein the microstructure comprises, by area %, bainite: 3 to 7%. 
     
     
         5 . The high-strength cold-rolled steel sheet of  claim 3 , wherein the microstructure comprises, by area %, martensite: 19 to 31%. 
     
     
         6 . The high-strength cold-rolled steel sheet of  claim 1 , further comprising one or more selected elements from, by weight %, Cr: 1.0% or less (including 0%), Mo: 0.2% or less (including 0%), and B: 0.005% or less (including 0%). 
     
     
         7 . The high-strength cold-rolled steel sheet of  claim 1 , wherein a tensile strength is 780 MPa or more and a yield strength is 380 MPa or more. 
     
     
         8 . The high-strength cold-rolled steel sheet of  claim 1 , wherein a product of the tensile strength and elongation is 12,000 MPa % or more. 
     
     
         9 . The high-strength cold-rolled steel sheet of  claim 1 , wherein a difference in yield strength between both end portions and a center portion is 100 MPa or less, in a width direction of the cold-rolled steel sheet. 
     
     
         10 . A method for manufacturing a high-strength cold-rolled steel sheet, the method comprising:
 reheating a steel slab including, by weight %, C: 0.05 to 0.3%, Si: 0.01 to 2.0%, Mn: 1.5 to 3.0%, Al: 0.01 to 0.1%, P: 0.001 to 0.015%, S: 0.001 to 0.01%, N: 0.001 to 0.01%, with a remainder of Fe, and other unavoidable impurities, wherein a value defined by Relational Expression 1 satisfies 0.6 or more and less than 0.9, to a temperature of 1100 to 1350° C.;   hot rolling the reheated steel slab at a temperature within a range of 850 to 1150° C.;   cooling the hot-rolled steel sheet to a temperature within a range of 450 to 700° C. at an average cooling rate of 10 to 70° C./s;   coiling the cooled steel sheet at a temperature within a range of 450 to 700° ° C.;   cold rolling the wound steel sheet at a reduction rate of 40 to 70%; and   continuously annealing the cold-rolled steel sheet at a temperature within a range of 740 to 900° C.,   wherein in the coiling, based on an entire width of the steel sheet, a surface temperature (Te) of both end portions in a width direction is controlled to satisfy 601 to 700° C., and a surface temperature (Tc) of a center portion is controlled to satisfy 450 to 600° ° C.   
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     C 
                     + 
                     
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           
                             13 
                             × 
                             Si 
                           
                           + 
                           Mn 
                         
                         ) 
                       
                       / 
                       6 
                     
                     + 
                     
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           Cr 
                           + 
                           
                             12 
                             × 
                             Mo 
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                       / 
                       5 
                     
                     + 
                     
 
                     
                       100 
                       × 
                       B 
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     [ 
                     
                       Relational 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       Expression 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       1 
                     
                     ] 
                   
                 
               
             
           
         
         In Relational Expression 1, C, Si, Mn, Cr, Mo and B represent an average weight percentage of each element. In addition, if each of the above-described elements is not added, 0 is substituted. 
       
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 after the coiling, moving the wound steel sheet into a heat retaining cover and maintaining at a temperature within a range of 400 to 500° ° C. for more than 6 hours.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein in the coiling, a difference (Te−Tc) between the surface temperature of both end portions and the surface temperature (Tc) of the center portion is controlled to satisfy a temperature of 150° C. or less. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein in the cooling, based on an entire width of the steel sheet, an amount of coolant provided onto a center portion excluding the both end portions is controlled to be greater than an amount of coolant provided onto the both end portions in a width direction.

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