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High strength hot-rolled steel sheet having excellent formability, and manufacturing method therefor

Assignee: POSCO CO LTDPriority: Aug 9, 2021Filed: Aug 1, 2022Published: Aug 1, 2024
Est. expiryAug 9, 2041(~15 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Abstract

Provided are a hot-rolled steel sheet having excellent formability and a manufacturing method therefore. The steel sheet includes: carbon (C): 0.05 to 0.17%, silicon (Si): 0.01 to 1.5%, manganese (Mn): 1.5 to 3.0%, aluminum (Al): 0.01 to 0.1%, chromium (Cr): 2.0% or less (including 0%), molybdenum (Mo): 2.0% or less (including 0%), titanium (Ti): 0.01 to 0.15%, phosphorus (P): 0.001 to 0.05%, sulfur (S): 0.0001 to 0.05%, nitrogen (N): 0.0001 to 0.02%, with a balance of Fe and other unavoidable impurities, satisfies: (1.5×[Si]+1.2×[Cr]+0.7×[Mo]+8.0×[Ti])/[C]>20 where each element refers to a weight content, and a microstructure including 70 to 90% of acicular ferrite or bainitic ferrite by area fraction, as a matrix structure, and one or more second phases among low-temperature bainite, tempered martensite, and MA phase.

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1 . A high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet having excellent formability comprising, by weight:
 carbon (C): 0.05 to 0.17%, silicon (Si): 0.01 to 1.5%, manganese (Mn): 1.5 to 3.0%, aluminum (Al): 0.01 to 0.1%, chromium (Cr): 2.0% or less (including 0%), molybdenum (Mo): 2.0% or less (including 0%), titanium (Ti): 0.01 to 0.15%, phosphorus (P): 0.001 to 0.05%, sulfur (S): 0.0001 to 0.05%, nitrogen (N): 0.0001 to 0.02%, with a balance of Fe and other unavoidable impurities, wherein the following Relational Expression 1 is satisfied,   wherein a microstructure comprises 70 to 90% of acicular ferrite or bainitic ferrite by area fraction, as a matrix structure, and one or more second phases among low-temperature bainite, tempered martensite, and MA phase,   
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           
                             1.5 
                             × 
                             
                               [ 
                               Si 
                               ] 
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             1.2 
                             × 
                             
                               [ 
                               Cr 
                               ] 
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             0.7 
                             × 
                             
                               [ 
                               Mo 
                               ] 
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             8. 
                             × 
                             
                               [ 
                               Ti 
                               ] 
                             
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                       ⁢ 
                       ⁠ 
                       
                         / 
                         [ 
                         C 
                         ] 
                       
                     
                     > 
                     20 
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     [ 
                     
                       Relational 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       Expression 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       1 
                     
                     ] 
                   
                 
               
             
           
         
         In Relational Expression 1, each element refers to a weight content. 
       
     
     
         2 . The high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet having excellent formability of  claim 1 , wherein the hot-rolled steel sheet further comprises, one or more of niobium (Nb):
 0.01 to 0.1%, and boron (B): 0.0005 to 0.005%.   
     
     
         3 . The high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet having excellent formability of  claim 1 , wherein a ratio of a MA phase among a total fraction of the second phase is less than 30%. 
     
     
         4 . The high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet having excellent formability of  claim 1 , wherein the hot-rolled steel sheet comprises at least one of ferrite and carbide of less than 5% by area fraction. 
     
     
         5 . The high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet having excellent formability of  claim 1 , wherein the hot-rolled steel sheet has a yield strength of 750 MPa or more, a tensile strength of 980 MPa or more, and elongation of 9% or more. 
     
     
         6 . The high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet having excellent formability of  claim 1 , wherein the hot-rolled steel sheet has a hole expansion rate of 30% or more. 
     
     
         7 . A manufacturing method for a high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet having excellent formability, comprising operations of:
 reheating a steel slab including, by weight: carbon (C): 0.05 to 0.17%, silicon (Si): 0.01 to 1.5%, manganese (Mn): 1.5 to 3.0%, aluminum (Al): 0.01 to 0.1%, chromium (Cr): 2.0% or less (including 0%), molybdenum (Mo): 2.0% or less (including 0%), titanium (Ti): 0.01 to 0.15%, phosphorus (P): 0.001 to 0.05%, sulfur (S): 0.0001 to 0.05%, nitrogen (N): 0.0001 to 0.02%, with a balance of Fe and other unavoidable impurities, the steel slab satisfying the following Relational Expression 1 to a temperature within a range of 1100 to 1350° C.;   hot rolling the reheated steel slab to manufacture a hot-rolled steel sheet;   primarily cooling the hot-rolled steel sheet to a temperature of Bs or lower at a cooling rate of 70° C./s or more;   secondarily cooling the steel sheet to a temperature of (Bs+Ms)/2 or higher at a cooling rate of 20° C./s or less after the primary cooling;   tertiarily cooling the steel sheet to a temperature range of Ms−20° C. to 500° C. at a cooling rate of 30° C./s or more after the secondary cooling; and   winding the steel sheet in the tertiarily-cooled temperature range,   wherein finish hot rolling is performed to satisfy the following Relational Expression 2 within a temperature range of 750 to 1150° C. during the hot rolling, and a total reduction amount of two final passes is 10 to 40%,   
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           
                             1.5 
                             × 
                             
                               [ 
                               Si 
                               ] 
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             1.2 
                             × 
                             
                               [ 
                               Cr 
                               ] 
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             0.7 
                             × 
                             
                               [ 
                               Mo 
                               ] 
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             8. 
                             × 
                             
                               [ 
                               Ti 
                               ] 
                             
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                       ⁢ 
                       ⁠ 
                       
                         / 
                         [ 
                         C 
                         ] 
                       
                     
                     > 
                     20 
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     [ 
                     
                       Relational 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       Expression 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       1 
                     
                     ] 
                   
                 
               
             
           
         
         In Relational Expression 1, each element refers to a weight content,
   800≤Du≤1106  [Relational Expression 2]
 
 
         In Relational Expression 2, Du is an indicator indicating an effective grain size of austenite immediately before primary cooling after hot rolling, expressed as Du=FDT+(7.35×[C])−(24.7×[Si])−(4.7×[Mn])−(3.9×[Cr])−(5.2×[Mo])−(560×[Ti])−(1110×[Nb]), where FDT refers to a rolling end temperature (° C.), and each element refers to a weight content. 
       
     
     
         8 . The manufacturing method for a high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet having excellent formability of  claim 7 , wherein the steel slab further comprises, one or more of niobium (Nb): 0.01 to 0.1% and boron (B): 0.0005 to 0.005%. 
     
     
         9 . The manufacturing method for a high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet having excellent formability of  claim 7 , wherein the secondary cooling step is performed for a time (ts) satisfying the following Relational Expression 3, 
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     0.1 
                     ≤ 
                     
                       exp 
                       ⁡ 
                       ( 
                       
                         
                           - 
                           
                             k 
                             ⁡ 
                             ( 
                             T 
                             ) 
                           
                         
                         × 
                         
                           
                             ( 
                             ts 
                             ) 
                           
                           2 
                         
                       
                       ) 
                     
                     ≤ 
                     0.3 
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     [ 
                     
                       Relational 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       Expression 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       3 
                     
                     ] 
                   
                 
               
             
           
         
       
       where k(T) is expressed by the following formula, and each element is a weight content, in the formula below, T1 is a primary cooling end temperature (° C.), and T2 is a secondary cooling end temperature)(° C.). 
       
         
           
             
               
                 k 
                 ⁡ 
                 ( 
                 T 
                 ) 
               
               = 
               
                 
                   20 
                   
                     
                       0.049 
                       Du 
                     
                     - 
                     34.2 
                   
                 
                 ⁢ 
                 exp 
                 ⁢ 
                 
                   { 
                   
                     - 
                     
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           
                             
                               
                                 
                                   
                                     
                                       ( 
                                       
                                         
                                           T 
                                           ⁢ 
                                           1 
                                         
                                         + 
                                         
                                           T 
                                           ⁢ 
                                           2 
                                         
                                       
                                       ) 
                                     
                                     / 
                                     2 
                                   
                                   - 
                                   557 
                                   + 
                                   
                                     320 
                                     [ 
                                     C 
                                     ] 
                                   
                                   + 
                                   
                                     35 
                                     [ 
                                     Si 
                                     ] 
                                   
                                   + 
                                 
                               
                             
                             
                               
                                 
                                   
                                     90 
                                     [ 
                                     Mn 
                                     ] 
                                   
                                   + 
                                   
                                     70 
                                     [ 
                                     Cr 
                                     ] 
                                   
                                   + 
                                   
                                     120 
                                     [ 
                                     Mo 
                                     ] 
                                   
                                   + 
                                   
                                     7800 
                                     [ 
                                     B 
                                     ] 
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                           112 
                         
                         ) 
                       
                       1.92 
                     
                   
                   } 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     
         10 . The manufacturing method for a high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet having excellent formability of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 a step of finally cooling to room temperature after the winding.   
     
     
         11 . The manufacturing method for a high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet having excellent formability of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 a step of pickling and oiling after the final cooling.   
     
     
         12 . The manufacturing method for a high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet having excellent formability of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 a step of hot-dip galvanizing after the pickling and oiling.

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