Hot-rolled steel sheet
Abstract
This hot-rolled steel sheet has a desired chemical composition, and contains, in a microstructure, by area %, bainite: 10% or more, tempered martensite: 10% or more, a total of bainite and tempered martensite: 70% to 96%, fresh martensite: 20% or less, residual austenite: 4% to 12%, ferrite: 5% or less, and pearlite: 5% or less, in which an average grain size of prior austenite grains is 20.0 μm or less, an average aspect ratio of the prior austenite grains is 3.00 or less, and an area ratio of aggregates of fresh martensite and residual austenite having a long diameter of 30 μm or more is 5% or less.
Claims
exact text as granted — not AI-modified1 . A hot-rolled steel sheet comprising, as a chemical composition, by mass %:
C: 0.13% to 0.23%; Si: 0.70% to 1.79%; Mn: 1.79% to 3.00%; P: 0.060% or less; S: 0.005% or less; N: 0.0070% or less; O: 0.010% or less; Al: 0.010% to 0.430%; Ti: 0.006% to 0.055%; Nb: 0.005% to 0.040%; B: 0.0001% to 0.0030%; Cr: 0% to 0.660%; Mo: 0% to 0.300%; Cu: 0% to 1.000%; Ni: 0% to 1.000%; Sn: 0% to 0.100%; Ca: 0% to 0.0200%; As: 0% to 0.100%; Bi: 0% to 0.020%; Mg: 0% to 0.0200%; Zr: 0% to 0.400%; V: 0% to 0.200%; REM: 0% to 0.1000%; Co: 0% to 0.2000%; W: 0% to 0.2000%; Zn: 0% to 0.2000%; and a remainder including Fe and impurities, in a microstructure, by area %,
bainite: 10% or more,
tempered martensite: 10% or more,
a total of bainite and tempered martensite: 70% to 96%,
fresh martensite: 20% or less,
residual austenite: 4% to 12%,
ferrite: 5% or less, and
pearlite: 5% or less,
an average grain size of prior austenite grains: 20.0 μm or less, an average aspect ratio of the prior austenite grains: 3.00 or less, and an area ratio of aggregates of fresh martensite and residual austenite having a long diameter of 30 μm or more: 5% or less.
2 . The hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 1 ,
wherein pearlite is less than 3% in the microstructure.
3 . The hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 1 ,
wherein a region of bainite in which an average value of nanoindentation hardnesses at a load of 5,000 μN and a loading rate of 500 μN/s is 4.7 GPa or less is 30% or less.
4 . The hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 1 ,
wherein the chemical composition comprises, by mass %, one or more of
Cr: 0.020% to 0.660%,
Mo: 0.001% to 0.300%,
Cu: 0.001% to 1.000%,
Ni: 0.001% to 1.000%,
Sn: 0.001% to 0.100%,
Ca: 0.0005% to 0.0200%,
As: 0.001% to 0.100%,
Bi: 0.001% to 0.020%,
Mg: 0.0005% to 0.0200%,
Zr: 0.001% to 0.400%,
V: 0.001% to 0.200%,
REM: 0.0005% to 0.1000%,
Co: 0.0005% to 0.2000%,
W: 0.0005% to 0.2000%, and
Zn: 0.0005% to 0.2000%.
5 . The hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 2 ,
wherein the chemical composition comprises, by mass %, one or more of
Cr: 0.020% to 0.660%,
Mo: 0.001% to 0.300%,
Cu: 0.001% to 1.000%,
Ni: 0.001% to 1.000%,
Sn: 0.001% to 0.100%,
Ca: 0.0005% to 0.0200%,
As: 0.001% to 0.100%,
Bi: 0.001% to 0.020%,
Mg: 0.0005% to 0.0200%,
Zr: 0.001% to 0.400%,
V: 0.001% to 0.200%,
REM: 0.0005% to 0.1000%,
Co: 0.0005% to 0.2000%,
W: 0.0005% to 0.2000%, and
Zn: 0.0005% to 0.2000%.
6 . The hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 2 ,
wherein a region of bainite in which an average value of nanoindentation hardnesses at a load of 5,000 μN and a loading rate of 500 μN/s is 4.7 GPa or less is 30% or less.
7 . The hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 3 ,
wherein the chemical composition comprises, by mass %, one or more of
Cr: 0.020% to 0.660%,
Mo: 0.001% to 0.300%,
Cu: 0.001% to 1.000%,
Ni: 0.001% to 1.000%,
Sn: 0.001% to 0.100%,
Ca: 0.0005% to 0.0200%,
As: 0.001% to 0.100%,
Bi: 0.001% to 0.020%,
Mg: 0.0005% to 0.0200%,
Zr: 0.001% to 0.400%,
V: 0.001% to 0.200%,
REM: 0.0005% to 0.1000%,
Co: 0.0005% to 0.2000%,
W: 0.0005% to 0.2000%, and
Zn: 0.0005% to 0.2000%.
8 . The hot-rolled steel sheet according to claim 6 ,
wherein the chemical composition comprises, by mass %, one or more of
Cr: 0.020% to 0.660%,
Mo: 0.001% to 0.300%,
Cu: 0.001% to 1.000%,
Ni: 0.001% to 1.000%,
Sn: 0.001% to 0.100%,
Ca: 0.0005% to 0.0200%,
As: 0.001% to 0.100%,
Bi: 0.001% to 0.020%,
Mg: 0.0005% to 0.0200%,
Zr: 0.001% to 0.400%,
V: 0.001% to 0.200%,
REM: 0.0005% to 0.1000%,
Co: 0.0005% to 0.2000%,
W: 0.0005% to 0.2000%, and
Zn: 0.0005% to 0.2000%.Join the waitlist — get patent alerts
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