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• the present invention relates to a ferritic stainless steel that has sufficient corrosion resistance and formability and excellent surface properties free of seam defects caused by hot rolling or annealing, and also to a method for producing the ferritic stainless steel.
• Ferritic stainless steel which is inexpensive and highly corrosion resistant, is used in a wide variety of applications including building material, transportation equipment, home electric appliances, kitchen instruments, automobile parts, etc., and the range of applications has seen further expansion in recent years.
• ferritic stainless steel is required to have not only corrosion resistance but also sufficient formability allowing the steel to be worked into desired shapes (in other words, the elongation needs to be large (hereinafter having sufficiently high elongation may be referred to as having ductility), the average Lankford value (hereinafter may be referred to as an "average r-value” needs to be high, and the absolute value of the r-value in-plane anisotropy (hereinafter may be referred to as
• Having excellent surface properties is also required if the applications require aesthetically appealing surfaces.
• Patent Literature 1 discloses a ferritic stainless steel having excellent formability and ridging resistance, the ferritic stainless steel containing, in terms of % by mass, C: 0.02% to 0.06%, Si: 1.0% or less, Mn: 1.0% or less, P: 0.05% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Al: 0.005% or less, Ti: 0.005% or less, Cr: 11% to 30%, and Ni: 0.7% or less, and satisfying 0.06 ⁇ (C + N) ⁇ 0.12, 1 ⁇ N/C, and 1.5 ⁇ 10 -3 ⁇ (V ⁇ N) ⁇ 1.5 ⁇ 10 -2 (C, N, and V respectively represent the contents of the respective elements in terms of % by mass).
• Patent Literature 1 is completely silent about anisotropy.
• box annealing for example, annealing at 860°C for 8 hours
• box annealing process requires about a week to finish if the annealing and cooling steps are also counted, low productivity arises as a problem.
• Patent Literature 2 discloses a ferritic stainless steel having excellent workability and surface properties, obtained by hot rolling a steel containing, in terms of % by mass, C: 0.01% to 0.10%, Si: 0.05% to 0.50%, Mn: 0.05% to 1.00%, Ni: 0.01% to 0.50%, Cr: 10% to 20%, Mo: 0.005% to 0.50%, Cu: 0.01% to 0.50%, V: 0.001% to 0.50%, Ti: 0.001% to 0.50%, Al: 0.01% to 0.20%, Nb: 0.001% to 0.50%, N: 0.005% to 0.050%, and B: 0.00010% to 0.00500%, annealing the hot rolled sheet in a box furnace or a continuous furnace of an annealing and pickling line (AP line) in a ferrite single-phase temperature region, and performing cold rolling and finish annealing.
• AP line annealing and pickling line
• Patent Literature 2 makes no mention about elongation, annealing a hot rolled sheet in a continuous annealing furnace in a ferrite single-phase temperature region results in insufficient crystallization due to low annealing temperature, and the elongation is decreased compared to when box annealing is performed in a ferrite single-phase temperature region.
• ferritic stainless steel such as one described in Patent Literature 2 is casted or hot-rolled, crystal grain groups (colonies) that have similar crystal orientations occur and a problem of a large
• the present invention addresses the issues described above and aims to provide a ferritic stainless steel that has sufficient corrosion resistance and formability and excellent surface properties free of seam defects caused by hot rolling or annealing, and a method for producing the ferritic stainless steel.
• Sufficient formability means that a test specimen taken in a direction 90° with respect to the rolling direction exhibits that an elongation after fracture is 25% or more in a tensile test conducted according to JIS Z 2241, that the average r-value calculated from formula (1) below is 0.65 or more under a strain of 15% in a tensile test conducted according to JIS Z 2241, and that the absolute value (
• a ferritic stainless steel having sufficient corrosion resistance and formability is obtained by annealing a ferritic stainless steel sheet having an appropriate composition in a ferrite-austenite dual-phase temperature region before cold-rolling a hot rolled steel sheet. Occurrence of seam defects on the steel sheet surface can be suppressed by further controlling V, Ti, and Nb contents within the above-described appropriate steel composition range so as not to cause precipitation of coarse Cr carbonitrides during hot rolling. It has been found that not only corrosion resistance and formability but also surface properties will be improved as a result.
• % indicating the steel composition means % by mass.
• a ferritic stainless steel having sufficient corrosion resistance and formability (high elongation, large average r-value, and small
• a ferritic stainless steel comprises, in terms of % by mass, C: 0.005% to 0.05%, Si: 0.02% to 0.50%, Mn: 0.05% to 1.0%, P: 0.04% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Cr: 15.5% to 18.0%, Al: 0.001% to 0.10%, N: 0.01% to 0.06%, V: 0.01% to 0.25%, Ti: 0.001% to 0.020%, Nb: 0.001% to 0.030%, and the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities, in which V/(Ti + Nb) ⁇ 2.0 is satisfied.
• balancing the components in the composition is important, and in particular, balancing V, Ti, and Nb is important.
• V 0.01% to 0.25%
• Ti 0.001% to 0.020%
• Nb 0.001% to 0.030%
• V/(Ti + Nb) ⁇ 2.0 be satisfied.
• the inventors have focused on a technique of achieving desired formability by annealing a hot rolled sheet for a short period of time using a continuous annealing furnace, which is a furnace with high productivity, instead of annealing a hot rolled sheet for a long period of time such as in box annealing (batch annealing).
• the problem of the related art that uses continuous annealing furnaces is that since annealing is performed in a ferrite single-phase temperature region, sufficient recrystallization does not occur, sufficient elongation is not achieved, and
• ⁇ rl is large due to colonies remaining even after cold-rolled-sheet annealing.
• the inventors then have devised annealing a hot rolled sheet in a ferrite-austenite dual-phase region, and then cold rolling the resulting hot-rolled and annealed sheet and annealing the resulting cold rolled sheet by a normal process so that the microstructure of the steel returns to a ferrite single phase at the final stage.
• a dual-phase structure including a ferrite phase and a martensite phase formed by transformation of an austenite phase is formed.
• the ferrite phase near the martensite phase preferentially deform due to the martensite phase being harder than the ferrite phase, and rolling strain concentrates on those ferrite phase, thereby further increasing the number of recrystallization sites during cold-rolled-sheet annealing.
• recrystallization during cold-rolled-sheet annealing is further promoted, and anisotropy of the microstructure after the cold-rolled-sheet annealing is further relaxed.
• seam defects are caused by a significantly hard martensite phase that exists in a surface layer portion of a steel sheet after hot-rolled-sheet annealing.
• strains concentrate at the interfaces between the significantly hard martensite phase and the ferrite phase during the subsequent cold rolling process and cause microcracks that will form seam defects after the cold-rolled-sheet annealing.
• the martensite phase is formed as a result of transformation of an austenite phase, which has been formed in the hot-rolled-sheet annealing in the ferrite-austenite dual-phase region, as cooling proceeds.
• the hardness of the martensite grains in the microstructure has been studied. It has been found that while most part of the martensite phase has a Vickers hardness (HV) of about 300 to 400, some part of the martensite phase has shown significantly high hardness with HV exceeding 500, and that microcracks that occur in cold rolling occur at the interfaces between the ferrite phase and the significantly hard martensite phase with HV exceeding 500.
• HV Vickers hardness
• the inventors have examined what causes the significantly hard martensite phase having HV exceeding 500 to locally occur after the hot-rolled-sheet annealing, and pursued the technology to overcome this issue. As a result, it has been found that the significantly hard martensite phase is formed when coarse Cr carbonitrides are present before the hot-rolled-sheet annealing. The mechanism behind this is presumably as follows. In hot-rolled-sheet annealing,the austenite phase is formed by the dissolution of the Cr carbonitrides that have precipitated during hot rolling. If the Cr carbonitrides before the hot-rolled-sheet annealing are coarse, the amount of carbon (C) supplied to the austenite phase increases.
• the region in which coarse Cr carbonitrides was dissolved locally exhibits higher C concentration compared to the region in which coarse Cr carbonitrides did not dissolved.
• the significantly hard martensite phase is formed after the hot-rolled-sheet annealing from this austenite phase having high C concentrations.
• the inventors then focused on the technology for preventing precipitation of coarse Cr carbonitrides during hot rolling. As a result they have found that precipitation of coarse Cr carbonitrides during hot rolling can be avoided when the steel composition contains V, Ti, and Nb in amounts of V: 0.01% to 0.25%, Ti: 0.001% to 0.020%, and Nb: 0.001% to 0.030%, and satisfies V/(Ti + Nb) ⁇ 2.0.
• Titanium (Ti) and Nb have higher affinity to C and N than Cr, and more easily form carbonitrides than Cr. When Ti or Nb is used alone, Ti or Nb will precipitate as Ti(C, N) or Nb(C, N) separate from Cr carbonitrides, and the effect of suppressing formation of coarse Cr carbonitrides is not obtained.
• Vanadium (V) is also an element that has strong affinity to C and N. Vanadium (V) tends to form complex carbonitrides (Cr, V, Ti, Nb)(C, N) with Cr, Ti, and Nb, and Cr carbonitrides precipitate as (Cr, V, Ti, Nb)(C, N) if an appropriate amount of V is contained in addition to Ti and Nb. Since these (Cr, V, Ti, Nb)(C, N) precipitates containing V, Ti, and Nb which have a smaller diffusion rate than Cr, growth or coarsening after precipitation is governed by diffusion of V, Ti, and Nb. Thus, the precipitates are finer than conventional Cr carbonitrides and occurrence of coarse carbonitrides during hot rolling can be effectively suppressed.
• Carbon (C) has an effect of expanding the dual-phase, which has a ferrite phase and an austenite phase, temperature region during hot-rolled-sheet annealing due to promoting formation of an austenite phase.
• the C content needs to be 0.005% or more.
• the steel sheet hardens and ductility is degraded.
• the significantly hard martensite phase is formed after the hot-rolled-sheet annealing even according to the present invention, and seam defects are induced after cold-rolled-sheet annealing. Accordingly, the C content is to be within the range of 0.005% to 0.05%.
• the lower limit is preferably 0.01% and more preferably 0.015%.
• the upper limit is preferably 0.035%, more preferably 0.03%, and yet more preferably 0.025%.
• Silicon (Si) is an element that acts as a deoxidizing agent during steel melting. In order to obtain this effect, the Si content needs to be 0.02% or more. At a Si content exceeding 0.50%, however, the steel sheet hardens and the rolling load during hot rolling increases. Moreover, the ductility after the cold-rolled-sheet annealing is deteriorated. Accordingly, the Si content is to be in the range of 0.02% to 0.50%, preferably in the range of 0.10% to 0.35%, and more preferably in the range of 0.25% to 0.30%.
• manganese (Mn) As with carbon (C), manganese (Mn) has an effect of expanding the dual-phase, which has a ferrite phase and an austenite phase, temperature region during hot-rolled-sheet annealing due to promoting formation of an austenite phase. In order to obtain this effect, the Mn content needs to be 0.05% or more. At a Mn content exceeding 1.0%, however, the amount of MnS generated increases and corrosion resistance is deteriorated. Accordingly, the Mn content is to be in the range of 0.05% to 1.0%.
• the lower limit is preferably 0.1% and more preferably 0.2%.
• the upper limit is preferably 0.8%, more preferably 0.35%, and yet more preferably 0.3%.
• Phosphorus (P) is an element that promotes intergranular fracture by intergranular segregation, and thus the P content is preferably as low as possible.
• the upper limit is to be 0.04%, preferably 0.03% or less, and more preferably 0.01% or less.
• S Sulfur
• MnS corrosion resistance
• S content is preferably as low as possible, and the upper limit of the S content in the present invention is 0.01%, more preferably 0.007% or less, and yet more preferably 0.005% or less.
• Chromium (Cr) is an element that has an effect of improving corrosion resistance by forming a passivation film on a steel sheet surface.
• the Cr content needs to be 15.5% or more.
• the Cr content is to be in the range of 15.5% to 18.0%, more preferably in the range of 16.0% to 18.0%, and yet more preferably in the range of 16.0% to 17.0%.
• Al aluminum
• the Al content needs to be 0.001% or more.
• the Al content is to be in the range of 0.001% to 0.10%, preferably in the range of 0.001% to 0.07%, more preferably in the range of 0.001% to 0.05%, and yet more preferably in the range of 0.001% to 0.03%.
• N nitrogen
• the dual-phase which has a ferrite phase and an austenite phase, temperature region during hot-rolled-sheet annealing due to promoting formation of an austenite phase.
• the N content needs to be 0.01% or more.
• the N content is to be in the range of 0.01% to 0.06%, preferably in the range of 0.01% to 0.05%, and more preferably in the range of 0.02% to 0.04%.
• V 0.01% to 0.25%
• Vanadium (V) is an extremely critical element in the present invention. Vanadium (V) is characterized by having higher affinity to C and N than Cr, and when V/(Ti + Nb) ⁇ 2.0 is satisfied, vanadium combined with Cr, Ti, and Nb precipitates as (Cr, V, Ti, Nb)(C, N) during hot rolling and suppresses precipitation of coarse Cr carbonitrides. Due to this effect, formation of the extremely C-rich austenite phase is suppressed during hot-rolled-sheet annealing, the significantly hard martensite phase is not formed after hot-rolled-sheet annealing, and occurrence of surface seam defects resulting from microcracks generated during cold rolling is prevented. In order to obtain this effect, the V content must be 0.01% or more.
• the V content is to be in the range of 0.01% to 0.25%, preferably in the range of 0.03% to 0.20%, and more preferably in the range of 0.05% to 0.15%.
• Ti and Nb are elements that have higher affinity to C and N than Cr and have an effect of suppressing precipitation of coarse Cr carbonitrides by forming (Cr, V, Ti, Nb)(C, N) with V and Cr during hot rolling if the steel contains V.
• 0.001% or more of Ti and 0.001% or more of Nb must be contained while satisfying V/(Ti + Nb) ⁇ 2.0.
• Ti(C, N) and Nb(C, N) independently precipitate during hot rolling instead of (Cr, V, Ti, Nb)(C, N).
• the Ti content is to be in the range of 0.001% to 0.020%, and the Nb content is to be in the range of 0.001% to 0.030%.
• the Ti content is preferably in the range of 0.001% to 0.015% and more preferably in the range of 0.003% to 0.010%.
• the Nb content is preferably in the range of 0.001% to 0.025% and more preferably in the range of 0.005% to 0.020%.
• V/(Ti + Nb) When V/(Ti + Nb) is less than 2.0, V needed to form composite carbonitrides becomes deficient, and Ti, Nb, and V each independently form carbides or nitrides; thus, formation of coarse Cr carbonitrides cannot be sufficiently suppressed.
• V/(Ti + Nb) is to be 2.0 or more, preferably 3.0 or more, and more preferably 4.0 or more.
• V/(Ti + Nb) exceeds 30.0, V, Ti, and Nb are not used in forming composite carbonitrides even when the V, Ti, and Nb contents are in the designated ranges, and the amount of V in a dissolved state in the matrix is increased. Thus, the steel sheet becomes hard and elongation decreases.
• the upper limit of V/(Ti + Nb) is preferably 30.0.
• the balance is Fe and unavoidable impurities.
• Copper (Cu) and nickel (Ni) are both an element that improves corrosion resistance and are preferably contained if particularly high corrosion resistance is required. Moreover, Cu and Ni have an effect of promoting expanding the dual-phase, which has a ferrite phase and an austenite phase, temperature region during hot-rolled-sheet annealing due to promoting formation of an austenite phase. These effects are notable when each element is contained in an amount of 0.1% or more. However, a Cu content exceeding 1.0% is not preferable since hot workability is degraded. If Cu is to be contained, the Cu content is to be 1.0% or less, preferably in the range of 0.2% to 0.8%, and more preferably in the range of 0.3% to 0.5%. A Ni content exceeding 1.0% is not preferable since workability is degraded. If Ni is to be contained, the Ni content is to be 1.0% or less, preferably in the range of 0.1% to 0.6%, and more preferably in the range of 0.1% to 0.3%.
• Molybdenum (Mo) is an element that improves corrosion resistance and it is effective to use Mo when a particularly high corrosion resistance is required. This effect becomes notable at a Mo content of 0.1% or more. However, a Mo content exceeding 0.5% is not preferable since formation of an austenite phase during hot-rolled-sheet annealing is insufficient and desired material properties are not obtained. Thus, if Mo is to be contained, the Mo content is to be 0.1% to 0.5% or less and preferably in the range of 0.1% to 0.3%.
• Co Co is an element that improves toughness. This effect is obtained at a Co content of 0.01% or more. At a Co content exceeding 0.5%, workability is degraded. Thus, if Co is to be contained, the Co content is to be 0.5% or less and preferably in the range of 0.01% to 0.2%.
• Magnesium (Mg) is an element that has an effect of improving hot workability. In order to obtain this effect, the Mg content needs to be 0.0002% or more. At a Mg content exceeding 0.0050%, however, the surface quality is degraded. Thus, if Mg is to be contained, the Mg content is to be in the range of 0.0002% to 0.0050%, preferably in the range of 0.0005% to 0.0035%, and more preferably in the range of 0.0005% to 0.0020%.
• B Boron
• B is an element effective for preventing secondary working embrittlement.
• the B content needs to be 0.0002% or more.
• the B content is to be in the range of 0.0002% to 0.0050%, preferably in the range of 0.0005% to 0.0035%, and more preferably in the range of 0.0005% to 0.0020%.
• a rare earth metal is an element that improves oxidation resistance and particularly has an effect of improving corrosion resistance of a weld zone by suppressing formation of oxide films in the weld zone.
• the REM content needs to be 0.01% or more.
• REM content exceeds 0.10%, however, manufacturability such as a pickling property during cold-rolled-sheet annealing is degraded.
• REM is an expensive element, excessive incorporation thereof increases the manufacturing cost, which is not preferable. If REM is to be contained, the REM content is to be in the range of 0.01% to 0.10%.
• Calcium (Ca) is a component effective for preventing nozzle clogging caused by crystallization of Ti-based inclusions that easily occur during continuous casting. In order to obtain this effect, the Ca content needs to be 0.0002% or more. At a Ca content exceeding 0.0020%, however, CaS is generated and corrosion resistance is degraded. Accordingly, if Ca is to be contained, the Ca content is to be in the range of 0.0002% to 0.0020%, preferably in the range of 0.0005% to 0.0015%, and more preferably in the range of 0.0005% to 0.0010%.
• a ferritic stainless steel according to the present invention is obtained by hot-rolling a steel slab having the composition described above, annealing the resulting hot rolled sheet by holding the hot rolled sheet in a temperature range of 880°C to 1000°C for 5 seconds to 15 minutes to obtain a hot-rolled and annealed sheet, cold-rolling the hot-rolled and annealed sheet, and annealing the resulting cold-rolled sheet by holding the cold-rolled sheet in a temperature range of 800°C to 950°C for 5 seconds to 5 minutes.
• a molten steel having the composition described above is melted by using a known method such as one of a steel converter, an electric furnace, a vacuum melting furnace, or the like and formed into a steel material (slab) by a continuous casting method or an ingoting-blooming method.
• the slab is heated at 1100°C to 1250°C for 1 to 24 hours and hot rolled, or directly hot rolled as casted so as to form a hot rolled sheet.
• the coiling temperature is preferably 500°C or more and 850°C or less.
• a coiling temperature less than 500°C is not preferable since recrystallization after coiling is insufficient and ductility after cold-rolled-sheet annealing may sometimes be degraded. Grain size may increase when the hot rolled sheet is coiled at a temperature exceeding 850°C and surface deterioration may occur during press-forming. Accordingly, the coiling temperature is preferably in the range of 500°C to 850°C.
• hot-rolled-sheet annealing of holding the hot rolled sheet at a temperature of 880°C to 1000°C, which is a ferrite-austenite dual-phase region temperature, is performed for 5 seconds to 15 minutes.
• the hot-rolled-sheet annealing is an important step of the present invention for obtaining desired surface properties and formability.
• a hot-rolled-sheet annealing temperature less than 880°C, sufficient recrystallization does not occur and the effects of the present invention brought by the dual-phase annealing may not be obtained since this temperature is in the ferrite single phase region.
• the annealing temperature exceeds 1000°C, dissolution of carbides is accelerated, the C concentration of the austenite phase is increasingly increased, and the significantly hard martensite phase is formed after the hot-rolled-sheet annealing.
• desired surface properties are not obtained.
• the hot-rolled-sheet annealing temperature exceeds 1000°C, the amount of the austenite phase is decreased.
• the amount of the martensite phase formed after the hot-rolled-sheet annealing is decreased.
• an effect of relaxing the anisotropy of the microstructure caused by concentration of rolling strain onto the ferrite phase near the martensite phase when the microstructure containing the ferrite phase and the martensite phase is cold rolled cannot be sufficiently obtained, and a desired
• the annealing time is less than 5 seconds, formation of the austenite phase and recrystallization of the ferrite phase are not sufficient even by annealing at the designated temperature, and thus desired formability is not obtained. If the annealing time is more than 15 minutes, some of (Cr, V, Ti, Nb)(C, N) dissolves, promoting an increase in C concentration in the austenite phase. Thus, due to the same mechanism described above, the desired surface properties are not obtained.
• the annealing time is longer than 15 minutes, an excessive increase in the C content in the martensite phase formed by transformation of the austenite phase after hot-rolled-sheet annealing occurs due to the mechanism described above.
• the martensite phase decomposes into carbides and the ferrite phase during cold-rolled-sheet annealing; however, if the C concentration is excessively large, the martensite phase transform to the ferrite phase containing a large quantity of carbides.
• the microstructure turns into a mixed grain microstructure constituted by ferrite grains that have less intragranular and intergranular carbides and ferrite grains that have excessive intragranular and intergranular carbides.
• the hot-rolled-sheet annealing involves holding a temperature of 880°C to 1000°C for 5 seconds to 15 minutes, preferably holding a temperature of 900°C to 1000°C for 15 seconds to 15 minutes, and more preferably holding a temperature of 900°C to 1000°C for 15 seconds to 3 minutes.
• cold rolling and cold-rolled-sheet annealing are performed. If needed, pickling is performed to obtain a product.
• Cold rolling is preferably performed at a reduction of 50% or more from the viewpoint of formability and shape correction.
• cold rolling and annealing may be repeated twice or more, and a stainless steel foil having a thickness of 200 ⁇ m or less may be formed by cold rolling.
• a temperature of 800°C to 950°C is held for 5 seconds to 5 minutes in order to obtain excellent formability.
• the cold-rolled-sheet annealing is an important step for converting a ferrite-martensite dual-phase microstructure formed by hot-rolled-sheet annealing into a ferrite single-phase microstructure.
• a cold-rolled-sheet annealing temperature less than 800°C, recrystallization does not occur sufficiently, and desired ductility and average r-value cannot be obtained.
• the cold-rolled-sheet annealing temperature exceeds 950°C and if the steel composition is one such this temperature is in the ferrite-austenite dual-phase temperature region, the steel sheet becomes hard due to formation of the martensite phase after cold-rolled-sheet annealing and desired ductility cannot obtained.
• the steel composition is one such this temperature is in the ferrite single phase temperature region, excessive coarsening of crystal grains degrades glossiness of the steel sheet, which is not preferable from the viewpoint of the surface quality.
• the annealing time is less than 5 seconds, recrystallization of ferrite phase does not sufficiently occur even at the designated annealing temperature; thus, desired ductility and average r-value cannot be obtained.
• An annealing time exceeding 5 minutes is not preferred from the viewpoint of surface quality since crystal grains coarsen excessively and glossiness of the steel sheet is degraded.
• the cold-rolled-sheet annealing is to be carried out by holding a temperature in the range of 800°C to 950°C for 5 seconds to 5 minutes, and preferably in the range of 850°C to 900°C for 15 seconds to 3 minutes. If higher glossiness is desirable, bright annealing (BA) may be conducted.
• Grinding, polishing, or the like process may be performed to further improve surface properties.
• a stainless steel having a chemical composition shown in Table 1 was melted in a 50 kg small-scale vacuum melting furnace.
• the resulting steel ingot was heated at 1150°C for 1 hour and then hot-rolled into a hot rolled sheet having a thickness of 3.5 mm.
• the hot rolled sheet was subjected to hot-rolled-sheet annealing under conditions described in Table 2, and the surface of the resulting annealed sheet was descaled by a shot blast treatment and pickling.
• Pickling involved immersing the sheet in a 20 mass% sulfuric acid solution at a temperature of 80°C for 120 seconds and then immersing the sheet in a 15 mass% nitric acid-3 mass% hydrofluoric acid mixed solution at a temperature of 55°C for 60 seconds.
• the pickled sheet was cold-rolled to a thickness of 0.7 mm, and the cold-rolled-sheet annealing was performed under the conditions described in Table 2.
• the resulting annealed sheet was subjected to a descaling treatment that involved electrolytic pickling in a 18 mass% aqueous Na 2 SO 4 solution having a solution temperature of 80°C under a condition of 25 C/dm 2 , and electrolytic pickling in a 10 mass% aqueous HNO 3 solution having a solution temperature of 50°C under a condition of 30 C/dm 2 .
• a cold-rolled, pickled, and annealed sheet was obtained.
• the cold-rolled, pickled, and annealed sheet thus obtained was evaluated for the following properties.
• a JIS 13B tensile test specimen was sampled from the cold-rolled, pickled, and annealed sheet in a direction 90° with respect to the rolling direction, and a tensile test was conducted in accordance with JIS Z 2241 to measure elongation after fracture. Samples with elongation after fracture of 25% or more were rated Pass (P) and samples elongation after fracture of less than 25% were rated Fail (F).
• JIS 13B tensile test specimens were taken from the cold-rolled, pickled, and annealed sheet in a direction (L direction) parallel to the rolling direction, a direction (D direction) 45° with respect to the rolling direction, and a direction (C direction) 90° with respect to the rolling direction.
• the tensile test in accordance with JIS Z 2241 was conducted up to 15% strain and interrupted.
• ) of the r value in-plane anisotropy ( ⁇ r (r L - 2r D + r C )/2) were calculated.
• r L , r D , and r C are respectively r-values in the L direction, the D direction, and the C direction.
• Samples with an average r-value of 0.65 or more were rated Pass (P) and samples with an average r-value less than 0.65 were rated Fail (F).
• of 0.30 or less were rated Pass (P), and samples with
• a 60 mm ⁇ 100 mm test specimen was sampled from the cold-rolled, pickled, and annealed sheet, the surface thereof was polish-finished with #600 Emery paper, and end surfaces were sealed to prepare a test piece to be used in a salt spray cycle test prescribed in JIS H 8502.
• the salt spray cycle test was performed 3 cycles, each cycle including salt spray (35°C, 5% NaCl, spraying: 2 hours) ⁇ drying (60°C, relative humidity: 40%, 4 hours) ⁇ wetting (50°C, relative humidity ⁇ 95%, 2 hours).
• the surface of the test piece after 3 cycles of the salt spray cycle test was photographed, the rust area of the test piece surface was measured by image processing, and the rust area fraction ((rust area in test piece/total area of test piece) ⁇ 100 [%]) was calculated as a ratio with respect to the total area of the test piece.
• Samples with a rust area fraction of 10% or less were rated Pass with particularly excellent corrosion resistance (PP), samples with a rust area fraction of more than 10% but not more than 25% were rated Pass (P), and samples with a rust area fraction more than 25% were rated Fail (F).
• Steels L, M, N, and BM (Nos. 17, 18, 19, 52, and 61) containing Cu, Ni, and Mo had a rust area fraction of 10% or less after the salt spray cycle test, and exhibited even better corrosion resistance.
• V/(Ti + Nb) was below the range of the present invention, and the hot-rolled-sheet annealing temperature was higher than the range of the present invention. Since V/(Ti + Nb) was below the range of the present invention, the increase in the C concentration of the austenite phase caused by dissolution of coarse carbides precipitated during hot rolling was promoted, the significantly hard martensite phase was formed after hot-rolled-sheet annealing and generated a large number of seam defects, and thus the desired surface properties were not obtained.
• the hot-rolled-sheet annealing temperature was higher than the range of the present invention, the amount of the austenite phase formed by annealing decreased, and the amount of the martensite phase formed after the hot-rolled-sheet annealing decreased. As a result, the microstructure anisotropy relaxing effect to be brought by the subsequent cold rolling could not be obtained, and the desired
• No. 48 and No. 65 are comparative examples in which V/(Ti + Nb) was below the range of the present invention, and the hot-rolled-sheet annealing temperature was lower than the range of the present invention.
• V/(Ti + Nb) was below the range of the present invention
• the hot-rolled-sheet annealing temperature was in the ferrite single-phase temperature region and the austenite phase was not formed.
• occurrence of seam defects resulting from formation of the significantly hard martensite phase was substantially prevented, and excellent surface properties were obtained.
• the hot-rolled-sheet annealing temperature was lower than the range of the present invention, sufficient recrystallization did not occur and the martensite phase was not formed after hot-rolled-sheet annealing.
• were not obtained.
• No. 66 is a comparative example in which V/(Ti + Nb) was below the range of the present invention and the hot-rolled-sheet annealing time was longer than the range of the present invention. Accordingly, the C concentration in the the austenite phase caused by dissolution of coarse carbides precipitated during hot rolling increased excessively, and the significantly hard martensite phase was formed after hot-rolled-sheet annealing. Thus, a large number of seam defects occurred and the desired surface properties were not obtained. Moreover, the microstructure after cold-rolled-sheet annealing was a mixed grain microstructure constituted by ferrite grains that had excessive intragranular and intergranular carbides and ferrite grains that had less grain boundaries and intergranular carbides. Thus, strain concentration occurred locally at the interfaces between the crystal grains during tensile deformation, and the desired ductility was not obtained.
• No. 67 is a comparative example in which the V/(Ti + Nb) was below the range of the present invention and the cold-rolled-sheet annealing temperature was lower than the range of the present invention. Because the V/(Ti + Nb) was below the range of the present invention, a large number of seam defects occurred and the desired surface properties were not obtained. Since the cold-rolled-sheet annealing temperature was lower than the range of the present invention, recrystallization during the cold-rolled-sheet annealing was insufficient, and the deformation microstructure formed by cold rolling remained. Thus, the desired ductility and average r-value were not obtained.
• No. 68 is a comparative example in which the V/(Ti + Nb) was below the range of the present invention and the cold-rolled-sheet annealing temperature was higher than the range of the present invention. Since the V/(Ti + Nb) was below the range of the present invention, a large number of seam defects occurred and the desired surface properties were not obtained. Since the cold-rolled-sheet annealing temperature was higher than the range of the present invention, annealing was conducted in the ferrite-austenite dual-phase temperature region and austenite phase occurred again. Since the austenite phase transformed into martensite phase after the cold-rolled-sheet annealing, the steel sheet hardened significantly and the desired ductility was not obtained.
• the ferritic stainless steel obtained in the present invention is particularly suitable for use in press-formed products such as products formed mainly by drawing and applications that require aesthetically appealing surfaces, e.g., applications to kitchen instruments and tableware.

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