Posco

Byoung Gab Lee

In-Gyu Park

Sang-Yoon Lee

Jae Seung Lee

Han Hwi Kim

The present disclosure provides a wire rod for cold heading that can shorten the spheroidizing heat treatment time, processed products using the same, and manufacturing method thereof. A wire rod for cold heading according to an embodiment of present disclosure includes, in percent (%) by weight of the entire composition, C: 0.15 to 0.5%, Si: 0.1 to 0.4%, Mn: 0.3 to 1.5%, Cr: 0.1 to 1.5%, Al: 0.02 to 0.05%, N: 0.004 to 0.02%, at least one selected from the group consisting of Nb: 0.001 to 0.03%, V: 0.01 to 0.3%, Mo: 0.01 to 0.5%, Ti: 0.001 to 0.03%, and the remainder of iron (Fe) and other inevitable impurities, and the microstructure has a long and short axis ratio of cementite present in pearlite colonies of 200:1 or less.

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Pohang-si, South Korea

Byoung Gab Lee