US2025320587A1PendingUtilityA1

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

Assignee: POSCO CO LTDPriority: May 31, 2022Filed: May 31, 2023Published: Oct 16, 2025
Est. expiryMay 31, 2042(~15.8 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
C21D 8/06C22C 38/28C22C 38/06C22C 38/02C22C 38/002C22C 38/001C21D 2211/009C21D 2211/005C21D 9/525C21D 6/005C21D 6/002B21B 3/02B21B 1/16C22C 38/60C22C 38/04C21D 1/02C21D 8/065C21D 2211/004
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Abstract

Provided are a non-quenched and non-tempered steel wire rod with improved machinability and impact toughness and a method for manufacturing the same. The non-quenched and non-tempered steel wire 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 balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, and includes ferrite and pearlite as a microstructure, wherein Relational Expression 1 below is satisfied and an area fraction of MnS satisfies a range of 0.10% to 0.60%. [Relational 2 ⁢ 0 ≤ [ Mn ] ⁢ / [ S ] ≤ 7 ⁢ 0 [ Relational ⁢ Expression ⁢ 1 ]

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The invention claimed is: 
     
         1 . A non-quenched and non-tempered steel wire rod 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 balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, and including ferrite and pearlite as a microstructure, wherein Relational Expression 1 below is satisfied and an area fraction of MnS satisfies a range of 0.10% to 0.60%: 
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     20 
                     ≤ 
                     
                       
                         [ 
                         Mn 
                         ] 
                       
                       ⁢ 
                       
                         / 
                         [ 
                         S 
                         ] 
                       
                     
                     ≤ 
                     70. 
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     [ 
                     
                       Relational 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       Expression 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       1 
                     
                     ] 
                   
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     
         2 . The non-quenched and non-tempered steel wire rod according to  claim 1 , wherein a number density of MnS is 70 ea/mm 2  or more. 
     
     
         3 . The non-quenched and non-tempered steel wire rod according to  claim 1 , wherein an aspect ratio of MnS is 40 or less. 
     
     
         4 . The non-quenched and non-tempered steel wire rod according to  claim 1 , wherein a tensile strength is 700 MPa or more. 
     
     
         5 . The non-quenched and non-tempered steel wire rod according to  claim 1 , wherein a yield strength is 350 MPa to 500 MPa. 
     
     
         6 . The non-quenched and non-tempered steel wire rod according to  claim 1 , wherein a yield ratio is 0.45 to 0.65. 
     
     
         7 . The non-quenched and non-tempered steel wire rod according to  claim 1 , wherein an impact toughness is 60 J/cm 2  or more. 
     
     
         8 . The non-quenched and non-tempered steel wire rod according to  claim 1 , wherein a tensile strength x impact toughness value is 45000 MPa·J/cm 2  or more. 
     
     
         9 . A method for manufacturing a non-quenched and non-tempered steel wire rod with improved machinability and impact toughness, the method comprising:
 reheating a steel piece 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 balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, and including ferrite and pearlite as a microstructure in a temperature range of 950° C. to 1120° C.;   finish rolling the reheated steel piece into a steel wire rod at a temperature of 750° C. to 850° C.; and   winding and cooling the steel wire rod,   wherein the cooling performed after the winding comprises a process of cooling to 400° C. at an average cooling rate of 0.1° C./s to 5.0° C./s, wherein the steel wire rod includes ferrite and pearlite as a microstructure, Relational Expression 1 is satisfied, and an area fraction of MnS is 0.10% to 0.60%:   
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     20 
                     ≤ 
                     
                       
                         [ 
                         Mn 
                         ] 
                       
                       ⁢ 
                       
                         / 
                         [ 
                         S 
                         ] 
                       
                     
                     ≤ 
                     70. 
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     [ 
                     
                       Relational 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       Expression 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       1 
                     
                     ] 
                   
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein a number density of MnS is 70 ea/mm 2  or more. 
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein an aspect ratio of MnS is 40 or less. 
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein a winding temperature is 750° C. to 850° C.

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