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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2008
Toshio Murakami, Kobe, JP;
Hideo Hata, Kobe, JP;
Akira Ibano, Kobe, JP;
Kenji Saito, Kobe, JP;
Kobe Steel, Ltd., Kobe-shi, JP;
Abstract
The invention provides a high-strength cold-rolled steel sheet which is improved in elongation and stretch-flangeability and exhibits more excellent formability. The high-strength cold-rolled steel sheet has a composition which contains by mass C: 0.03 to 0.30%, Si: 0.1 to 3.0%, Mn: 0.1 to 5.0%, P: 0.1% or below, S: 0.005% or below, N: 0.01% or below, and Al: 0.01 to 1.00% with the balance consisting of iron and unavoidable impurities. The high-strength cold-rolled steel sheet has a structure which comprises at least 40% (up to 100% inclusive) in terms of area fraction of tempered martensite having a hardness of 300 to 380 Hv and the balance ferrite. The cementite particles in the tempered martensite take such dispersion that 10 or more cementite particles having equivalent-circle diameters of 0.02 to less than 0.1 μm are present per one μmof the tempered martensite and three or fewer cementite particles having equivalent-circle diameters of 0.1 μm or above are present per one μmof the tempered martensite.