US2025230529A1PendingUtilityA1

Non-quenched and tempered steel rod wire for hot forging with improved machinability and toughness and method for manufacturing same

Assignee: POSCO CO LTDPriority: May 27, 2022Filed: May 26, 2023Published: Jul 17, 2025
Est. expiryMay 27, 2042(~15.8 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
C21D 8/06C22C 38/60C22C 38/28C22C 38/06C22C 38/02C22C 38/002C22C 38/001C21D 2211/009C21D 2211/005C21D 9/525B21C 47/02B21B 1/16C21D 9/573C22C 38/04C21D 8/065
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Abstract

Provided are a non-quenched and tempered steel rod wire with improved machinability and toughness and a method for manufacturing the same. The non-quenched and tempered steel rod according to the present disclosure includes, in percent by weight (wt %), 0.3% to 0.5% of C, 0.4% to 0.9% of Si, 0.5% to 1.2% of Mn, 0.02% or less of P, 0.01% to 0.05% of S, 0.01% to 0.05% of sol.Al, 0.1% to 0.3% of Cr, 0.01% to 0.02% of Ti, 0.0005% to 0.002% of Ca, 0.007% to 0.02% of N, and the remainder being Fe and inevitable impurities, and includes ferrite and pearlite as microstructures and satisfies Relational Expression 1 below: 2 ≤ ( Al + Ti ) / N ≤ 5. [ Relational ⁢ Expression ⁢ 1 ]

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1 . A non-quenched and tempered steel rod wire with improved machinability and impact toughness comprising, in percent by weight (wt %), 0.3% to 0.5% of C, 0.4% to 0.9% of Si, 0.5% to 1.2% of Mn, 0.02% or less of P, 0.01% to 0.05% of S, 0.01% to 0.05% of sol.Al, 0.1% to 0.3% of Cr, 0.01% to 0.02% of Ti, 0.0005% to 0.002% of Ca, 0.007% to 0.02% of N, and the remainder being Fe and inevitable impurities, and
 including ferrite and pearlite as microstructures,   wherein the steel rod wire satisfies Relational Expression 1 below:   
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     2 
                     ≤ 
                     
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           Al 
                           + 
                           Ti 
                         
                         ) 
                       
                       / 
                       N 
                     
                     ≤ 
                     5. 
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     [ 
                     
                       Relational 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       Expression 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       1 
                     
                     ] 
                   
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     
         2 . The non-quenched and tempered steel rod wire according to  claim 1 , wherein the non-quenched and tempered steel rod wire satisfies Relational Expression 2 below: 
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     10 
                     ≤ 
                     
                       S 
                       / 
                       Ca 
                     
                     ≤ 
                     
                       7 
                       ⁢ 
                       
                         0 
                         . 
                       
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     [ 
                     
                       Relational 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       Expression 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       2 
                     
                     ] 
                   
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     
         3 . The non-quenched and tempered steel rod wire according to  claim 1 , wherein the non-quenched and tempered steel rod wire satisfies Relational Expression 3 below: 
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       7 
                       ⁢ 
                       0 
                       ⁢ 
                       0 
                     
                     ≤ 
                     
                       
                         3 
                         ⁢ 
                         0 
                         ⁢ 
                         0 
                       
                       + 
                       
                         903 
                         ⁢ 
                         X 
                         ⁢ 
                            
                         C 
                       
                       + 
                       
                         95 
                         ⁢ 
                         X 
                         ⁢ 
                            
                         Si 
                       
                       + 
                       
                         154 
                         ⁢ 
                         X 
                         ⁢ 
                            
                         Mn 
                       
                       - 
                       
                         2303 
                         ⁢ 
                         X 
                         ⁢ 
                            
                         
                           S 
                           . 
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     [ 
                     
                       Relational 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       Expression 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       3 
                     
                     ] 
                   
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     
         4 . The non-quenched and tempered steel rod wire according to  claim 1 , wherein an average inter-layer spacing between ferrite and pearlite is 10.0 μm to 15.0 μm. 
     
     
         5 . The non-quenched and tempered steel rod wire according to  claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the ferrite is 5.0 μm to 10.0 μm. 
     
     
         6 . The non-quenched and tempered steel rod wire according to  claim 1 , wherein an aspect ratio of the ferrite is 4 or less. 
     
     
         7 . The non-quenched and tempered steel rod wire according to  claim 1 , wherein a tensile strength is 700 MPa or more. 
     
     
         8 . The non-quenched and tempered steel rod wire according to  claim 1 , wherein a yield strength is 350 MPa to 450 MPa. 
     
     
         9 . The non-quenched and tempered steel rod wire according to  claim 1 , wherein a yield ratio is 0.45 to 0.65. 
     
     
         10 . The non-quenched and tempered steel rod wire according to  claim 1 , wherein an impact toughness is 60 J/cm 2 . 
     
     
         11 . The non-quenched and tempered steel rod wire according to  claim 1 , wherein a product of tensile strength and impact toughness is 30000 to 60000. 
     
     
         12 . A method for manufacturing a non-quenched and tempered steel rod wire with improved machinability and impact toughness, the method comprising:
 reheating a steel piece including, in percent by weight (wt %), 0.3% to 0.5% of C, 0.4% to 0.9% of Si, 0.5% to 1.2% of Mn, 0.02% or less of P, 0.01% to 0.05% of S, 0.01% to 0.05% of sol.Al, 0.1% to 0.3% of Cr, 0.01% to 0.02% of Ti, 0.0005% to 0.002% of Ca, 0.007% to 0.02% of N, and the remainder being Fe and inevitable impurities, and including ferrite and pearlite as microstructures, in a temperature range of 950° C. to 1120° C.;   finish rolling the reheated steel piece into a steel rod wire at a temperature of 750° C. to 850° C.; and   winding and cooling the steel rod wire,   wherein the cooling performed after the winding includes a process of cooling the steel rod wire to 400° C. at an average cooling rate of 0.1° C./s to 5.0° C./s, and the steel rod wire satisfies Relational Expression 1 below:   
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     2 
                     ≤ 
                     
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           Al 
                           + 
                           Ti 
                         
                         ) 
                       
                       / 
                       N 
                     
                     ≤ 
                     5. 
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     [ 
                     
                       Relational 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       Expression 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       1 
                     
                     ] 
                   
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein the steel rod wire satisfies Relational Expression 2 below: 
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     10 
                     ≤ 
                     
                       S 
                       / 
                       Ca 
                     
                     ≤ 
                     
                       7 
                       ⁢ 
                       
                         0 
                         . 
                       
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     [ 
                     
                       Relational 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       Expression 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       2 
                     
                     ] 
                   
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein the steel rod wire satisfies Relational Expression 3 below: 
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       7 
                       ⁢ 
                       0 
                       ⁢ 
                       0 
                     
                     ≤ 
                     
                       
                         3 
                         ⁢ 
                         0 
                         ⁢ 
                         0 
                       
                       + 
                       
                         903 
                         ⁢ 
                         X 
                         ⁢ 
                            
                         C 
                       
                       + 
                       
                         95 
                         ⁢ 
                         X 
                         ⁢ 
                            
                         Si 
                       
                       + 
                       
                         154 
                         ⁢ 
                         X 
                         ⁢ 
                            
                         Mn 
                       
                       - 
                       
                         2303 
                         ⁢ 
                         X 
                         ⁢ 
                            
                         
                           S 
                           . 
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     [ 
                     
                       Relational 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       Expression 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       3 
                     
                     ] 
                   
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein the steel rod wire has an average inter-layer spacing between ferrite and pearlite of 10.0 μm to 15.0 μm. 
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein the ferrite of the steel rod wire has a thickness of 5.0 μm to 10.0 μm. 
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein the ferrite of the steel rod wire has an aspect ratio of 4 or less. 
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein a tensile strength of the steel rod wire is 700 MPa or more. 
     
     
         19 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein a yield strength of the steel rod wire is 350 MPa to 450 MPa. 
     
     
         20 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein a yield ratio of the steel rod wire is 0.45 to 0.65. 
     
     
         21 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein an impact toughness of the steel rod wire is 60 J/cm 2  or more. 
     
     
         22 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein a product of tensile strength and impact toughness of the steel rod wire is 30000 to 60000.

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