US2025256321A1PendingUtilityA1

Hot stamping component and method of manufacturing the same

Assignee: HYUNDAI STEEL COPriority: Oct 29, 2021Filed: Mar 10, 2025Published: Aug 14, 2025
Est. expiryOct 29, 2041(~15.2 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
C21D 8/00B21D 22/022C21D 9/46C21D 9/0062B21D 43/02B21D 43/003C22C 38/54C22C 38/58C22C 38/50C22C 38/48C22C 38/44C22C 38/04C22C 38/02C21D 9/48C21D 9/0068C21D 1/18C21D 1/673B21D 37/16
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Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method of manufacturing a hot stamping component, the method includes inserting a blank into a heating furnace, heating the blank, and transferring the heated blank from the heating furnace to a mold, wherein an air cooling time of the blank in the transferring of the blank satisfies Equation 1.

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         19 . A method of manufacturing a hot stamping component, the method comprising:
 inserting a blank into a heating furnace;   heating the blank; and   transferring the heated blank from the heating furnace to a mold,   wherein the heating of the blank comprises:
 step-heating the blank in multiple stages; and 
 soaking the blank in a temperature range of about Ac3 to about 1,000° C., 
   wherein, in the heating of the blank, the heating time of the blank satisfies equation 1 below   
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       λ 
                       n 
                     
                     = 
                     
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           
                             
                               a 
                               n 
                             
                             × 
                             
                               T 
                               n 
                             
                           
                           + 
                             
                           
                             b 
                             n 
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                       × 
                       
                         t 
                         
                           c 
                           n 
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     < 
                     
                       Equation 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       1 
                     
                     > 
                   
                 
               
             
           
         
         where λ n  represents a heating time(s), a n  represents a heating furnace heat loss correction coefficient, T n  represents a heating temperature (° C.), b n  represents an Ac3 temperature correction coefficient, t represents a material thickness (mm), and c n  represents a high temperature material thickness sensitivity coefficient, 
         wherein, in Equation 2, an is −0.60 or greater and −0.55 or less, T n  is Ac3 or greater and 1000° C. or less, b n  is 700 or greater and 900 or less, t is 1 mm or greater and 2.6 mm or less, and c n  is 0.7 or greater and 0.9 or less, and 
         wherein, in Equation 2, λ n  is 100 s or more and 900 s or less. 
       
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein, in the transferring of the blank, the heated blank is air-cooled at room temperature. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the heating furnace comprises a plurality of sections having different temperature ranges. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein a ratio of a length of sections for step-heating the blank to a length of a section for soaking the blank is about 1:1 to 4:1. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising:
 after transferring the blank, forming a molded body by pressing the transferred blank with the mold; and   cooling the formed molded body.   
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 23  wherein, in the molding of the molded body, a molding start temperature of the blank is 500° C. or higher and 700° C. or less. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 23 , wherein the cooling of the molded body is performed within the mold. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 25 , wherein, in the cooling of the molded body, a mold cooling time during which the molded body is cooled in the mold satisfies Equation 2 below 
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       λ 
                       q 
                     
                     = 
                     
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           
                             
                               a 
                               q 
                             
                             × 
                             P 
                           
                           + 
                           
                             b 
                             q 
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                       × 
                       
                         t 
                         
                           c 
                           q 
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     < 
                     
                       Equation 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       2 
                     
                     > 
                   
                 
               
             
           
         
         where λ q  represents a mold cooling time(s), a q  represents a mold thermal conductivity correction coefficient, P represents a pressing force (MPa), b q  represents a material hardenability correction coefficient, t represents a material thickness (mm), and c q  represents a low temperature material thickness sensitivity coefficient. 
       
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein, in Equation 2, a q  is −1.0 or greater and −0.2 or less, P is 0.1 MPa or greater and 5 MPa or less, b q  is 11 or greater and 15 or less, t is 1 mm or greater and 2.6 mm or less, and c q  is 1.00 or greater and 1.05 or less. 
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 27 , wherein, in Equation 2, λ q  is 6 s or more and 40 s or less. 
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 23 , wherein, in the cooling of the molded body, a cooling end temperature of the mold at which the cooling is terminated is above the room temperature and below about 200° C. 
     
     
         30 . A hot stamping component manufactured according to the method of  claim 19 , the hot stamping component having a tensile strength of 1,350 MPa or greater and less than 2,300 MPa.

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