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Patent No.:

US 9115416 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015

Filed:

Nov. 30, 2012

High-yield-ratio and high-strength steel sheet excellent in workability

Applicant:

Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.), Kobe-shi, JP;

Inventors:

Kazuyuki Hamada, Kakogawa, JP;

Tatsuya Asai, Kakogawa, JP;

Assignee:

Kobe Steel, Ltd., Kobe-shi, JP;

Attorney:

Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

Primary Examiner:

Deborah Yee

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22C 38/02 (2006.01); C22C 38/04 (2006.01); C22C 38/12 (2006.01); C22C 38/14 (2006.01); C21D 8/02 (2006.01); C21D 6/00 (2006.01); C21D 9/46 (2006.01); C22C 38/00 (2006.01); C22C 38/06 (2006.01); C22C 38/22 (2006.01); C22C 38/24 (2006.01); C22C 38/26 (2006.01); C22C 38/28 (2006.01); C22C 38/32 (2006.01); C22C 38/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C21D 8/0263 (2013.01); C21D 6/005 (2013.01); C21D 8/0226 (2013.01); C21D 8/0236 (2013.01); C21D 8/0247 (2013.01); C21D 9/46 (2013.01); C22C 38/001 (2013.01); C22C 38/002 (2013.01); C22C 38/02 (2013.01); C22C 38/04 (2013.01); C22C 38/06 (2013.01); C22C 38/12 (2013.01); C22C 38/14 (2013.01); C22C 38/22 (2013.01); C22C 38/24 (2013.01); C22C 38/26 (2013.01); C22C 38/28 (2013.01); C22C 38/32 (2013.01); C22C 38/38 (2013.01); C21D 2211/002 (2013.01); C21D 2211/005 (2013.01); C21D 2211/008 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided is a steel sheet having a tensile strength of 980 MPa or more and exhibiting a high yield ratio and an excellent workability. The steel sheet includes C, Si, Mn, B, at least one of Ti, Nb and V, P, S, Al and N, the content by percentage of each of which is in a specified range. The metal structure thereof includes bainite, and martensite and may include ferrite. The proportion by area of bainite in the entire metal structure is 42 to 85%, that of martensite is 15 to 50%, that of ferrite is 5% or less, and that of entire microstructure of the balance other than bainite, martensite and ferrite is 3% or less thereof. Furthermore, bainite has an average crystal grain diameter of 7 μm or less.

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