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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2022
Nippon Steel Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a steel sheet that delivers an excellent appearance quality in its formed product. The steel sheet has a chemical composition including, in mass %, C: 0.030% to 0.145%, Si: 0% to 0.500% or less, Mn: 0.50% to 2.50%, P: 0% to 0.100%, S: 0% to 0.020%, Al: 0% to 1.000%, N: 0% to 0.0100%, and the like, wherein a metal micro-structure consists of 70 to 95% ferrite in volume fraction and 5 to 30% hard phases in volume fraction, and a value X1 obtained by dividing a standard deviation of Vickers hardnesses Hat ¼ sheet-thickness positions by an average value of the Vickers hardnesses His 0.025 or less, and a value X2 obtained by dividing a standard deviation of Vickers hardnesses Hat a ½ sheet-thickness position by an average Value of the Vickers hardnesses His 0.030 or less.