EP4682284A1 - Élément en acier, et tôle en acier - Google Patents

Élément en acier, et tôle en acier

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EP4682284A1
EP4682284A1 EP24770884.5A EP24770884A EP4682284A1 EP 4682284 A1 EP4682284 A1 EP 4682284A1 EP 24770884 A EP24770884 A EP 24770884A EP 4682284 A1 EP4682284 A1 EP 4682284A1
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Shinichiro Tabata
Kazuma Ito
Kazuhisa Kusumi
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Nippon Steel Corp
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  • the present invention relates to a steel member and a steel sheet.
  • ductility of the steel sheet decreases with the high-strengthening, and there is a problem in that the steel sheet is fractured at a highly processed portion in the case of being processed into a complex shape.
  • residual stress after processing causes springback and warpage, which also causes a problem that dimensional accuracy is deteriorated. Therefore, it is not easy to perform press forming on a steel sheet having high strength, particularly a tensile strength of 780 MPa or more, into a product having a complex shape.
  • Roll forming rather than press forming makes it easier to process a high strength steel sheet, but the application thereof is limited to components having a uniform cross section in a longitudinal direction thereof.
  • hot stamping has been adopted as a technology of press-forming a material that is difficult to form, such as a high strength steel sheet.
  • the hot stamping is a hot forming technology of heating a material to be subjected to forming and then forming the material.
  • the material is formed after being heated. Therefore, the steel is soft at the time of forming and has good formability. Accordingly, even a high strength steel sheet can be accurately formed into a complex shape. Furthermore, in the hot stamping, since quenching is performed simultaneously with forming by a press die, steel (steel member) after the forming has sufficient strength.
  • Patent Document 1 it is disclosed that it is possible to impart a tensile strength of 1,400 MPa or more to a steel member obtained by forming a steel sheet through the hot stamping.
  • Patent Document 2 discloses a press-formed article that has excellent toughness and a tensile strength of 1.8 GPa or more and is hot press-formed.
  • Patent Document 3 discloses a steel having a tensile strength as extremely high as 2.0 GPa or more, and further having good toughness and ductility.
  • Patent Document 4 discloses a steel having a tensile strength as high as 1.8 GPa or more and further having good toughness.
  • Patent Document 5 discloses a steel having a tensile strength as extremely high as 2.0 GPa or more and further having good toughness.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a steel member having high strength and excellent hydrogen embrittlement resistance, and a steel sheet suitable as a material for the steel member.
  • the present inventors conducted a detailed examination to obtain a steel member having a strength as high as more than 1.5 GPa after a heat treatment by increasing a C content. As a result, it was found that by setting the C content to 0.26 mass% or more, an ultrahigh strength of more than 1.5 GPa in terms of tensile strength can be obtained after a heat treatment including quenching such as hot stamping.
  • the present inventors examined a method for improving the hydrogen embrittlement resistance in a high strength steel member having a tensile strength of more than 1.5 GPa. As a result, it was found that the hydrogen embrittlement resistance can be improved by controlling a ratio between lengths of grain boundaries having specific rotation angles.
  • the present inventors have made the present invention in view of the above findings.
  • the gist of the present invention is as follows.
  • a steel member according to an embodiment of the present invention (a steel member according to the present embodiment) will be described.
  • a range of a 1/8 position to a 3/8 position of a thickness in a thickness direction from a surface of the steel member, with respect to a 1/4 position of the thickness in the thickness direction from the surface as a center, is referred to as a 1/4 depth position.
  • the steel member according to the present embodiment has a predetermined chemical composition, in which (L49-56° + L64-72°)/(L57-63° + L4-12°) is 1.30 or more at a 1/4 depth position, and a tensile strength is more than 1,500 MPa.
  • the chemical composition of the steel member according to the present embodiment includes, by mass%: C: 0.26% to 0.65%; Si: 0% to 2.00%; Mn: 0% to 3.00%; P: 0.100% or less; S: 0.0100% or less; N: 0.020% or less; O: 0.010% or less; Mo: 0.10% to 2.00%; Nb: 0% to 0.10%; Ti: 0% to 0.200%; Cu: 0% to 2.00%; Ni: 0% to 2.00%; Cr: 0% to 1.00%; B: 0% to 0.0200%; W: 0% to 1.00%; V: 0% to 1.00%; Ca: 0% to 0.020%; Mg: 0% to 0.010%; Al: 0% to 1.00%; Sn: 0% to 1.00%; Sb: 0% to 1.00%; Zr: 0% to 1.00%; Se: 0% to 1.00%; Bi: 0% to 1.00%; As: 0% to 1.00%; Ta: 0% to 1.00%;
  • C is an element that enhances hardenability of steel and improves strength of the steel member that is obtained after subjecting a steel sheet to quenching such as hot stamping.
  • a C content is less than 0.26%, it becomes difficult to secure sufficient strength (more than 1.5 GPa (1,500 MPa)) in the steel member after quenching (obtained after being subjected to quenching). Therefore, the C content is set to 0.26% or more.
  • the C content is set to preferably 0.28% or more, and more preferably 0.31% or more or 0.32% or more.
  • the C content is preferably 0.45% or more.
  • the C content is set to 0.65% or less.
  • the C content is set to preferably 0.60% or less, and more preferably 0.55% or less.
  • Si does not have to be contained (may be 0%), but is an effective element for enhancing the hardenability of the steel and stably securing the strength of the steel member after quenching. Therefore, Si may be contained.
  • a Si content is set to preferably 0.10% or more, more preferably 0.20% or more, and even more preferably 0.30% or more.
  • the Si content is set to 2.00% or less.
  • the Si content is set to preferably 1.80% or less, more preferably 1.50% or less, and even more preferably 1.10% or less.
  • Mn does not have to be contained (may be 0%), but is a very effective element for enhancing the hardenability of the steel and stably securing the strength after quenching. Further, Mn is an element that lowers an Ac3 point and promotes lowering of a quenching treatment temperature. Therefore, Mn may be contained. In a case of obtaining the above effect, a Mn content is set to preferably 0.05% or more, more preferably 0.15% or more, and even more preferably 0.25% or more or 0.30% or more.
  • the Mn content is set to 3.00% or less.
  • the Mn content is set to preferably 2.50% or less, more preferably 1.80% or less, and even more preferably 1.50% or less.
  • P is an element that decreases the hydrogen embrittlement resistance of the steel member after quenching.
  • the P content is limited to 0.100% or less.
  • the P content is limited to preferably 0.055% or less, and more preferably 0.020% or less.
  • the P content is preferably as small as possible, the P content may be 0%. However, from the viewpoint of cost, the P content may be set to 0.001 % or more.
  • S is an element that decreases the hydrogen embrittlement resistance of the steel member after quenching.
  • the S content is limited to 0.0100% or less.
  • the S content is limited to preferably 0.0050% or less, and more preferably 0.0030% or less. Since the S content is preferably as small as possible, the S content may be 0%. However, from the viewpoint of cost, the S content may be set to 0.0001% or more.
  • N is an element that decreases the hydrogen embrittlement resistance of the steel member after quenching.
  • the N content is set to 0.020% or less.
  • the N content is preferably 0.015% or less, 0.010% or less, or 0.006% or less.
  • a lower limit of the N content does not need to be particularly limited and may be 0%.
  • setting the N content to less than 0.0002% leads to an increase in steelmaking cost and is economically undesirable. Therefore, the N content may be set to 0.0002% or more, 0.0008% or more or 0.001% or more.
  • O is an element that decreases the hydrogen embrittlement resistance of the steel member after quenching.
  • the O content is set to 0.010% or less.
  • the O content is preferably 0.007% or less, 0.005% or less, or 0.003% or less.
  • a lower limit of the O content does not need to be particularly limited and may be 0%.
  • setting the O content to less than 0.0002% leads to an increase in steelmaking cost and is economically undesirable. Therefore, the O content may be set to 0.0002% or more, 0.0008% or more, or 0.001% or more.
  • Mo is an important element in the steel member according to the present embodiment. Mo is an element that is segregated to grain boundaries and is an effective element for promoting the development of the grain boundaries having specific rotation angles described above. In addition, Mo is an effective element for enhancing the hardenability of the steel and stably securing the strength of the steel member after quenching. Furthermore, Mo is an element that improves corrosion resistance in a corrosive environment.
  • the Mo content is set to 0.10% or more.
  • the Mo content is set to preferably 0.20% or more, and more preferably 0.40% or more, and may be set to more than 1.00%.
  • the Mo content is set to 2.00% or less.
  • the Mo content is set to preferably 1.50% or less, and more preferably 1.00% or less.
  • Nb is an element that forms fine carbides, nitrides, or carbonitrides in steel and suppresses Cu hot embrittlement cracking in a hot rolling step through a grain refining effect of these precipitates.
  • the hydrogen embrittlement resistance of the steel member is improved by concentrating Mo of Nb-based precipitates (making a Mo concentration (Mo content) higher than a Mo concentration of a base steel material). Therefore, a Nb content may be 0%, or Nb may be contained.
  • the Nb content is preferably set to 0.01% or more.
  • the Nb content is more preferably 0.02% or more.
  • the Nb content is set to 0.10% or less.
  • the Nb content is preferably 0.08% or less.
  • Ti is an element that forms fine carbides, carbonitrides, and the like together with Nb in steel, suppresses Cu hot embrittlement cracking in the hot rolling step through the grain refining effect thereof, and has an action of improving the hydrogen embrittlement resistance of the steel member.
  • Ti is an element that forms nitrides by being preferentially bonded to N in the steel, suppresses the consumption of solute B due to precipitation of BN, and promotes an effect of improving the hardenability by B, which will be described later. Therefore, Ti may not be contained, that is, a Ti content may be 0%, but Ti may be contained.
  • the Ti content is preferably set to 0.005% or more.
  • the Ti content is set to more preferably 0.010% or more, and even more preferably 0.015% or more.
  • the carbonitrides and the like become coarse and bending straightening cracking in the continuous casting step is promoted.
  • solute Ti inhibits the development of grain boundaries having a specific rotation angle in the steel member, which will be described later, resulting in a decrease in the hydrogen embrittlement resistance of the steel member.
  • the amount of TiC precipitated increases and C is consumed, so that the strength of the steel member after quenching decreases.
  • the Ti content is set to 0.200% or less.
  • the Ti content is set to preferably 0.080% or less, and more preferably 0.050% or less.
  • Cu is an effective element for enhancing the hardenability of steel and stably securing the strength of the steel member after quenching.
  • Cu is an element that improves corrosion resistance in a corrosive environment. Therefore, Cu may not be contained, that is, a Cu content may be 0%, but Cu may be contained. In a case of obtaining the above effects, the Cu content is preferably set to 0.10% or more. The Cu content is more preferably 0.20% or more.
  • the Cu content is set to 2.00% or less.
  • the Cu content is set to preferably 1.50% or less, and more preferably 1.00% or less or 0.60% or less.
  • Ni is an effective element for enhancing the hardenability of the steel and stably securing the strength of the steel member after quenching.
  • Ni is an element having an action of suppressing Cu hot embrittlement cracking in the manufacturing of a steel sheet. Therefore, Ni may not be contained, that is, a Ni content may be 0%, but Ni may be contained. In a case of obtaining the above effect, the Ni content is set to preferably 0.10% or more, and more preferably 0.20% or more.
  • the Ni content is set to 2.00% or less.
  • the Ni content is set to preferably 1.00% or less, more preferably 0.50% or less, and even more preferably 0.20% or less or 0.10% or less.
  • Cr is an effective element for enhancing the hardenability of the steel and stably securing the strength of the steel member after quenching. Therefore, Cr may not be contained, that is, a Cr content may be 0%, but Cr may be contained. In a case of obtaining the above effect, the Cr content is set to preferably 0.03% or more, and more preferably 0.05% or more.
  • the Cr content is set to 1.00% or less.
  • the Cr content is set to preferably 0.50% or less, more preferably 0.30% or less, and even more preferably 0.15% or less.
  • B is an element having an action of enhancing the hardenability of the steel even in a small amount.
  • B is an element that strengthens grain boundaries and improves the hydrogen embrittlement resistance by being segregated at the grain boundaries, and is an element that suppresses the growth of austenite grains when the steel sheet is heated. Therefore, B may not be contained, that is, a B content may be 0%, but B may be contained. In a case of obtaining the above effects, the B content is set to preferably 0.0005% or more, more preferably 0.0010% or more, and even more preferably 0.0015% or more.
  • the B content is set to 0.0200% or less.
  • the B content is set to preferably 0.0080% or less, and more preferably 0.0050% or less.
  • W is a very effective element for enhancing the hardenability of the steel and stably securing the strength of the steel member after quenching. Therefore, W may not be contained, that is, a W content may be 0%, but W may be contained. In a case of obtaining the above effect, the W content is set to preferably 0.01% or more, and more preferably 0.10% or more or 0.20% or more.
  • W is an element having an action of stabilizing iron carbides.
  • the W content is set to 1.00% or less.
  • the W content is set to preferably 0.80% or less, and may be set to less than 0.10%.
  • V is an element that forms fine carbides in steel and improves the hydrogen embrittlement resistance of the steel member through a grain refining effect or hydrogen trapping effect of the carbides. Therefore, V may not be contained, that is, a V content may be 0%, but V may be contained. In a case of obtaining the above effect, the V content is set to preferably 0.01% or more, and more preferably 0.10% or more.
  • the V content is set to 1.00% or less.
  • the V content is preferably 0.50% or less or 0.20% or less.
  • Ca is an element having an effect of refining inclusions in steel and enhancing the hydrogen embrittlement resistance of the steel member after quenching. Therefore, Ca may not be contained, that is, a Ca content may be 0%, but Ca may be contained. In a case of obtaining the above effect, the Ca content is set to preferably 0.001% or more, and more preferably 0.002% or more.
  • the Ca content is set to 0.020% or less.
  • the Ca content is set to preferably 0.006% or less, and more preferably 0.004% or less.
  • Mg is an element having an effect of refining inclusions in steel and enhancing the hydrogen embrittlement resistance after the heat treatment. Therefore, Mg may not be contained, that is, a Mg content may be 0%, but Mg may be contained. In a case of obtaining the above effect, the Mg content is preferably set to 0.001% or more. The Mg content is more preferably 0.002% or more.
  • the Mg content is set to 0.010% or less.
  • the Mg content is preferably 0.005% or less, and more preferably 0.004% or less.
  • Al is an element generally used as a steel deoxidizing agent. Therefore, Al may not be contained, that is, an Al content may be 0%, but Al may be contained. In order to obtain the above effect, the Al content is preferably set to 0.01% or more.
  • the Al content is set to 1.00% or less.
  • the Al content is preferably 0.20% or less, and may be 0.05% or less.
  • Sn is an element that improves the corrosion resistance in a corrosive environment. Therefore, Sn may not be contained, that is, a Sn content may be 0%, but Sn may be contained. In a case of obtaining the above effect, the Sn content is preferably set to 0.01% or more. The Sn content is set to more preferably 0.03% or more, and even more preferably 0.05% or more.
  • the Sn content is set to 1.00% or less.
  • the Sn content is preferably 0.30% or less, and may be 0.10% or less.
  • Sb is an element that improves corrosion resistance in a corrosive environment. Therefore, Sb may not be contained, that is, a Sb content may be 0%, but Sb may be contained. In a case of obtaining the above effect, the Sb content is preferably set to 0.01% or more.
  • the Sb content is set to 1.00% or less.
  • the Sb content is preferably 0.30% or less, and may be 0.20% or less.
  • Zr is an element that improves corrosion resistance in a corrosive environment. Therefore, Zr may not be contained, that is, a Zr content may be 0%, but Zr may be contained. In a case of obtaining the above effect, the Zr content is preferably set to 0.01% or more.
  • the Zr content is set to 1.00% or less.
  • the Zr content is preferably 0.35% or less.
  • Se is an element that improves the hydrogen embrittlement resistance. Therefore, Se may not be contained, that is, a Se content may be 0%, but Se may be contained. In a case of obtaining the above effect, the Se content is preferably set to 0.01% or more.
  • the Se content is set to 1.00% or less.
  • the Se content is preferably 0.40% or less.
  • Bi is an element that improves the hydrogen embrittlement resistance. Therefore, Bi may not be contained, that is, a Bi content may be 0%, but Bi may be contained. In a case of obtaining the above effect, the Bi content is preferably set to 0.01% or more.
  • the Bi content is set to 1.00% or less.
  • the Bi content is preferably 0.30% or less.
  • an As content may be 0%, but As may be contained.
  • the As content is preferably set to 0.01% or more.
  • the As content is set to 1.00% or less.
  • the As content is preferably 0.40% or less.
  • Ta is an element that improves the hydrogen embrittlement resistance. Therefore, Ta may not be contained, that is, a Ta content may be 0%, but Ta may be contained. In a case of obtaining the above effect, the Ta content is preferably set to 0.01% or more.
  • the Ta content is set to 1.00% or less.
  • the Ta content is preferably 0.50% or less.
  • Re is an element that improves the hydrogen embrittlement resistance. Therefore, Re may not be contained, that is, a Re content may be 0%, but Re may be contained. In a case of obtaining the above effect, the Re content is preferably set to 0.01% or more.
  • the Re content when the Re content is more than 1.00%, the effect is saturated and the cost increases. Therefore, in a case where Re is contained, the Re content is set to 1.00% or less.
  • the Re content is preferably 0.40% or less.
  • Os is an element that improves the hydrogen embrittlement resistance. Therefore, Os may not be contained, that is, an Os content may be 0%, but Os may be contained. In a case of obtaining the above effect, the Os content is preferably set to 0.01% or more.
  • the Os content is set to 1.00% or less.
  • the Os content is preferably 0.20% or less.
  • Ir is an element that improves the hydrogen embrittlement resistance. Therefore, Ir may not be contained, that is, an Ir content may be 0%, but Ir may be contained. In a case of obtaining the above effect, the Ir content is preferably set to 0.01% or more.
  • the Ir content is set to 1.00% or less.
  • the Ir content is preferably 0.30% or less.
  • Tc is an element that improves the hydrogen embrittlement resistance. Therefore, Tc may not be contained, that is, a Tc content may be 0%, but Tc may be contained. In a case of obtaining the above effect, the Tc content is preferably set to 0.01% or more.
  • the Tc content is set to 1.00% or less.
  • the Tc content is preferably 0.40% or less, and more preferably 0.15% or less.
  • Co is an element that improves corrosion resistance in a corrosive environment. Therefore, Co may not be contained, that is, a Co content may be 0%, but Co may be contained. In a case of obtaining the above effect, the Co content is preferably set to 0.01% or more.
  • the Co content is set to 1.00% or less.
  • the Co content is preferably 0.40% or less, and more preferably 0.10% or less.
  • REM is an element having an effect of refining inclusions in steel and improving the hydrogen embrittlement resistance of the steel member after quenching. Therefore, REM may not be contained, that is, a REM content may be 0%, but REM may be contained. In a case of obtaining the above effect, the REM content is set to preferably 0.01% or more, and more preferably 0.02% or more.
  • the REM content is set to 0.30% or less.
  • the REM content is preferably set to 0.20% or less.
  • REM refers to a total of 17 elements including Sc, Y, and lanthanoids such as La, Ce, and Nd, and the REM content means the total amount of these elements.
  • REM is added to molten steel using, for example, an Fe-Si-REM alloy, and this alloy contains, for example, Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, and Nd.
  • elements other than the above-described elements that is, the remainder is Fe and impurities.
  • the "impurities” are elements that are incorporated due to various factors including raw materials such as ore and scrap and a manufacturing process when the steel sheet is industrially manufactured, and are acceptable in a range without adversely affecting the properties of the steel member according to the present embodiment.
  • An industrial manufacturing method is a blast furnace steelmaking method or an electric furnace steelmaking method, and includes a level (impurity level) incorporated during manufacturing by any of the methods.
  • the impurities may contain Pb.
  • the chemical composition of the steel member can be obtained by the following method.
  • the chemical composition can be obtained by performing elemental analysis on the 1/4 depth position of the steel member (a range of 1/8 to 3/8 of the thickness from the surface in the thickness direction) using a general method such as ICP-AES.
  • a general method such as ICP-AES.
  • C and S may be measured using a combustion-infrared absorption method
  • N may be measured using an inert gas fusion-thermal conductivity method
  • O may be measured using an inert gas fusion-non-dispersive infrared absorption method.
  • the chemical composition at the 1/4 depth position does not substantially change in the manufacturing process
  • the analysis value of the chemical composition in the molten steel or the steel sheet may be used as the chemical composition of the steel member.
  • the surface serving as a reference for the 1/4 depth position is the surface of the steel member.
  • the surface means a surface of a base steel material excluding the coating.
  • a microstructure at the 1/4 depth position is specified as described below.
  • Grain boundaries of crystal grains having a body-centered structure primarily include one or two or more of grain boundaries having a rotation angle of 4° to 12°, grain boundaries having a rotation angle of 49° to 56°, grain boundaries having a rotation angle of 57° to 63°, and grain boundaries having a rotation angle of 64° to 72°.
  • martensite often primarily includes the above four types of grain boundaries.
  • the grain boundaries having a rotation angle of 49° to 56° and the grain boundaries having a rotation angle of 64° to 72° are effective, while the grain boundaries having a rotation angle of 57° to 63° and the grain boundaries having a rotation angle of 4° to 12° are not effective.
  • a sum (L49-56° + L64-72°) of lengths (L49-56°) of the grain boundaries having a rotation angle of 49° to 56° and lengths (L64-72°) of the grain boundaries having a rotation angle of 64° to 72° is increased relative to a sum (L57-63° + L4-12°) of lengths (L57-63°) of the grain boundaries having a rotation angle of 57° to 63° and lengths (L4-12°) of the grain boundaries having a rotation angle of 4° to 12°, thereby improving the hydrogen embrittlement resistance.
  • (L49-56° + L64-72°)/(L57-63° + L4-12°) is less than 1.30, a sufficient effect of improving the hydrogen embrittlement resistance cannot be obtained.
  • (L49-56° + L64-72°)/(L57-63° + L4-12°) is preferably 1.50 or more, and more preferably 1.60 or more.
  • An upper limit thereof is not limited, but is substantially 2.80 or less.
  • (L49-56° + L64-72°)/(L57-63° + L4-12°) is preferably higher.
  • (L49-56° + L64-72°)/(L57-63° + L4-12°) may be limited to a low range.
  • (L49-56° + L64-72°)/(L57-63° + L4-12°) may be set to less than 1.40 as necessary.
  • a grain boundary having a rotation angle of A° to B° about the ⁇ 011> direction as the rotation axis refers to a grain boundary between crystal grains adjacent to each other at which the grain boundaries are in an overlapping relationship when rotated by A° to B° about the ⁇ 011> direction as the rotation axis.
  • a sample is cut out from a position 50 mm or more away from an end portion of the steel member so that a cross section perpendicular to the surface (sheet thickness cross section) can be observed.
  • a length of the sample depends on a measurement device, but may be set so that a cross section of about 10 mm in the thickness direction can be observed.
  • the cross section of the cut sample is polished.
  • the cross section of the cut sample is polished using waterproof abrasive paper of #320 to #1200 or more, and then polished using a diamond suspension having a particle size of 3 to 1 ⁇ m to obtain a mirror finish.
  • electrolytic polishing is performed to remove strain introduced into a surface layer of the cross section.
  • a measurement region of 50 ⁇ m ⁇ 50 ⁇ m is subjected to EBSD analysis at a measurement interval of 0.1 ⁇ m to obtain crystal orientation information.
  • the EBSD analysis is performed using, for example, an apparatus including a thermal field-emission scanning electron microscope (JSM-7001F manufactured by JEOL Ltd.) and an EBSD detector (DVC5 type detector manufactured by TSL) at an analysis speed of 200 to 300 points/second.
  • JSM-7001F thermal field-emission scanning electron microscope
  • DVC5 type detector manufactured by TSL EBSD detector having performance equal to or higher than those described above may be used, but apparatuses manufactured by JEOL Ltd. and TSL are desirable.
  • the lengths of the grain boundaries having a rotation angle of 49° to 56° the lengths of the grain boundaries having a rotation angle of 64° to 72°, the lengths of the grain boundaries having a rotation angle of 57° to 63°, and the lengths of the grain boundaries having a rotation angle of 4° to 12° with the ⁇ 011> direction as the rotation axis are obtained, and (L49-56° + L64-72°)/(L57-63° + L4-12°) is calculated using each of the results.
  • the length of the grain boundary can be easily calculated by using, for example, the "Inverse Pole Figure Map” function and the “Axis Angle” function provided in the software "OIM Analysis (registered trademark)” included in the EBSD analysis apparatus.
  • a total length of the grain boundaries can be calculated by designating a specific rotation angle about any direction as the rotation axis.
  • the above analysis may be performed on all of the crystal grains included in the measurement region, and the lengths of the above-described four kinds of grain boundaries with the ⁇ 011> direction as the rotation axis may be calculated.
  • the measurement is performed in five visual fields, and an average value of (L49-56° + L64-72°)/(L57-63° + L4-12°) in each visual field is denoted by (L49-56° + L64-72°)/(L57-63° + L4-12°) in the present embodiment.
  • Nb-Based Precipitates are Present, and Mo Concentration (Content) of Nb-Based Precipitates Is 4.5 Times or More Mo Content of Steel Member
  • Nb-based precipitates that dissolve Mo are present at the 1/4 depth position.
  • the effect cannot be sufficiently obtained when the Mo concentration is less than 4.5 times the Mo content in the steel member. Therefore, it is preferable that Nb-based precipitates having a Mo concentration of 4.5 times or more the Mo content in the steel member are present.
  • the Mo concentration of the Nb-based precipitates is preferably 8.0 times or more, and more preferably 10.0 times or more the Mo content of the steel member.
  • a size of the Nb-based precipitate is preferably 15 ⁇ m or less.
  • the Nb-based precipitates to be targeted in the present embodiment are precipitate containing 50 mass% or more of Nb, and are, for example, Nb carbides, Nb carbonitrides, Nb nitrides, NbTi carbides, and NbTi carbonitrides.
  • the presence or absence of the Nb-based precipitates and the Mo concentration (content) of the Nb-based precipitates are obtained by the following methods.
  • a sample is collected from a 1/4 width (lateral) position in a width direction from a width-directional end portion of the steel member so that a cross section of the steel member in the thickness direction can be observed.
  • a COMPO image is acquired from the sample using a scanning electron microscope to check the presence of the Nb-based precipitates. Since the Nb-based precipitates contain a large amount of Nb, which is a heavier element than Fe, and therefore appear brighter than a base metal of iron.
  • a Mo content in the Nb-based precipitates can be obtained by performing spot elemental analysis (beam diameter: 0.5 ⁇ m) on the bright Nb-based precipitates using an electron probe microanalyzer (EPMA).
  • the observation is conducted at a magnification at which the Nb-based precipitates can be observed, and the observation continues, changing a visual field, until 10 Nb-based precipitates are found or until a total area of observed visual fields reaches 1,250,000 ⁇ m 2 .
  • the observed Nb-based precipitates are analyzed individually, and the average value thereof is taken as the Mo content of the Nb-based precipitates. That is, in a case where 10 Nb-based precipitates are observed, an average of Mo contents of the 10 Nb-based precipitates is taken as the Mo content of the Nb-based precipitates, and in a case where the number of the Nb-based precipitates is less than 10, the average of the Mo contents of the number of the Nb-based precipitates is taken as the Mo content of the Nb-based precipitates.
  • the Nb-based precipitates may also contain C, N, Ti, Cr, and B.
  • Nb-based precipitates having a size of 0.5 ⁇ m or more and a Nb concentration of 50 mass% or more are targeted. Most of the Nb-based precipitates in the steel member of the present embodiment have a size of 1.0 to 12.0 ⁇ m. Furthermore, the size of the Nb-based precipitates is defined as an average value of a distance between parallel lines that are lines parallel to a horizontal direction and sandwich the second region (horizontal Feret diameter) and a distance between parallel lines that are lines parallel to a vertical direction and sandwich the second region (vertical Feret diameter).
  • the horizontal direction is a longitudinal direction of the steel member, and the vertical direction is a thickness direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.
  • the steel member in order to obtain a tensile strength of more than 1.5 GPa, it is preferable that the steel member contains martensite in an area fraction (area%) of 75% or more.
  • the grain boundaries having a specific rotation angle which will be described later, are easily controlled in martensite among structures having a body-centered structure. Therefore, it is preferable that the area fraction of martensite is high.
  • a martensite fraction is, by area fraction, more preferably 90% or more. The area fraction of martensite may even be 100%.
  • Martensite includes tempered martensite and auto-tempered martensite.
  • the auto-tempered martensite is tempered martensite generated during cooling at the time of quenching without a heat treatment for tempering, and is generated by in-situ tempering of martensite generated due to self-heating associated with martensitic transformation.
  • residual austenite and/or bainite may be contained in addition to martensite.
  • area fractions of ferrite and pearlite are set to 0%.
  • a total area fraction of martensite, residual austenite, and bainite is preferably 98% or more or 99% or more, and more preferably 100%.
  • the area fraction of martensite is preferably 95% or more or 97% or more, and more preferably 98% or more.
  • An upper limit of the area fraction of martensite is 100%.
  • An area fraction of the microstructure of the steel member can be measured by the following method.
  • the area fraction of martensite (including fresh martensite, tempered martensite, and auto-tempered martensite) is measured by a transmission electron microscope (TEM) and an electron beam diffractometer attached to the TEM.
  • TEM transmission electron microscope
  • an electron beam diffractometer attached to the TEM.
  • a structure of a thin film sample in a thickness direction is also observed, and thus a microstructural fraction is originally a volume fraction.
  • the steel member of the present embodiment has a structure primarily containing martensite, and a size of the structure identified as martensite is much larger than a thickness of the thin film.
  • the area fraction of each structure is calculated by an area ratio of each structure in the TEM photograph (visual field).
  • a measurement sample including a 1/4 position of a width (1/4 width position) of the steel member from the width-directional end portion of the steel member and the 1/4 depth position of the steel member is cut out, and is used as a thin film sample for TEM observation.
  • a range of 400 ⁇ m 2 or more at the 1/4 depth position of the steel member in the thin film sample is observed by TEM.
  • martensite and bainite which have body-centered cubic lattices, and residual austenite, which has a face-centered cubic lattice are distinguished.
  • iron carbides (Fe 3 C) in martensite and bainite which have body-centered cubic lattices, are found from the diffraction pattern, and a precipitation morphology thereof is observed to measure a microstructural fraction of each of martensite and bainite.
  • precipitation in three directions is determined to be martensite (tempered martensite), and precipitation limited to one direction is determined to be bainite.
  • a case where precipitation of iron carbides is not observed is also determined to be martensite (fresh martensite).
  • Carbides are observed to distinguish between martensite and bainite, but in the present embodiment, carbides themselves are not included in the area fraction of the structure.
  • the area fraction of residual austenite is measured using an X-ray diffraction method. Specifically, a measurement sample is cut out from the 1/4 position of the width of the steel member (1/4 width position) from the width-directional end portion of the steel member, and used as a sample for X-ray diffraction. The cut sample is chemically polished from the surface to a depth of 1/4 of the thickness using hydrofluoric acid and hydrogen peroxide solution. In a case where chemical polishing takes a long time, for example, the surface may be polished using waterproof abrasive paper to about 1/8 of the thickness from the surface, and then chemical polishing can be performed further up to 1/4 of the thickness. As measurement conditions, a Co tube is used and 20 is in a range of 45° to 105°.
  • a diffraction X-ray intensity of the face-centered cubic lattice (residual austenite) contained in the steel member is measured, and the volume fraction of the residual austenite is calculated from an area ratio of a diffraction curve thereof.
  • the volume fraction of residual austenite obtained by the X-ray diffraction is regarded as the area fraction as it is.
  • the area fractions of martensite, residual austenite, and bainite are complicated. Instead of the measurement of these area fractions, the area fractions of ferrite and pearlite may be measured by the following method, and a value obtained by subtracting a sum of the area fractions from 100% may be regarded as a sum of the area fractions of martensite, residual austenite, and bainite.
  • the presence of ferrite or pearlite can be easily confirmed with an optical microscope or a scanning electron microscope.
  • a measurement sample including the 1/4 width position of the steel member and the 1/4 depth position of the steel member is cut out, and is used as a sample for observation.
  • the cut sample is mechanically polished and subsequently mirror-finished.
  • etching is performed on the sample with a nital etching solution to reveal ferrite and pearlite, and a range of 40,000 ⁇ m 2 or more by area at the 1/4 depth position of the steel member is observed using a scanning electron microscope to confirm the presence of ferrite or pearlite.
  • a structure in which ferrite and cementite are alternately arranged in layers is determined to be pearlite, and a structure in which cementite is precipitated in particles is determined to be bainite.
  • the microstructural fractions by the scanning electron microscope are area fractions (area%).
  • the Nb-based precipitates described above are not included in the area fraction of the Nb-based precipitates, but are included in an area fraction of a microstructure around Nb-based inclusions. Therefore, the presence of the Nb-based precipitates is not taken into consideration during the measurement of the area fractions.
  • the steel member according to the present embodiment has a tensile strength of more than 1,500 MPa (1.5 GPa) in order to contribute to the improvement of both fuel efficiency and collision safety by being applied to a vehicle member.
  • the tensile strength is preferably 1,800 MPa or more, and more preferably 2,300 MPa or more.
  • the tensile strength is preferably 3,150 MPa or less, and more preferably 2,850 MPa or less in terms of hydrogen embrittlement resistance.
  • the tensile strength can be measured in accordance with ASTM E8M-22. Specifically, a tensile test piece of a sub-size test piece (parallel section width: 6.0 ⁇ 0.1 mm, gauge length: 25.0 ⁇ 0.1 mm) in Table 1 of ASTM E8M-22 can be collected and subjected to a tensile test to measure the tensile strength (TS).
  • TS tensile strength
  • an average hardness in a sheet thickness direction may be measured by a Vickers hardness test (test force of 9.807 N, HV1) in accordance with JIS Z 2244-1:2020, and a value obtained by converting the obtained average hardness in the sheet thickness direction into a tensile strength using a known hardness conversion table (for example, SAE J417-1983) may be regarded as the tensile strength of the steel member according to the present embodiment.
  • a shape of the steel member according to the present embodiment is not particularly limited. That is, the steel member may be a flat sheet, or may be a formed body obtained by forming a steel sheet into a predetermined shape.
  • a hot-formed steel member is often a formed body, and in the present embodiment, a case of a formed body and a case of a flat sheet are collectively referred to as a "steel member".
  • the steel member may be a part of a tailored property material having different strengths depending on portions.
  • the tailored property material is a steel member in which the steel member according to the present embodiment and a steel member other than the present embodiment are combined, and it is not necessary for the entire tailored property material to satisfy the above-described chemical composition, microstructure (here, L49-56° + L64-72°)/(L57-63° + L4-12°), and tensile strength. It is sufficient that at least a part of the tailored property material satisfies the above-described chemical composition, microstructure (here, L49-56° + L64-72°)/(L57-63° + L4-12°), and tensile strength, and there is no need to specify ratios therebetween, and the like.
  • the tailored property material may be a material obtained by joining steel sheets which are different in chemical composition, strength, and sheet thickness, or may be a material obtained by subjecting a part of a steel sheet to a heat treatment.
  • the steel member may be provided with a decarburized layer or a soft layer in a part of a surface layer.
  • the thickness of the steel member (in a case where the steel member is a member obtained by processing a steel sheet, the thickness can be said to be a sheet thickness of the steel sheet forming the steel member) is not limited.
  • the sheet thickness may be 0.6 mm or more or 0.8 mm or more based on a main sheet thickness range in which the steel member is used. For the same reason, the thickness may be set to 4.0 mm or less or 2.5 mm or less.
  • a part or the entirety of the surface of the steel member according to the present embodiment may have a coating.
  • the coating may be a coating primarily containing an Fe-Al-based alloy or a coating primarily containing an Fe-Zn-based alloy.
  • the coating is also referred to as a film, an alloyed plating layer, or an intermetallic compound layer. It is not necessary to exclude coatings other than the coating primarily containing an Fe-Al-based alloy and the coating primarily containing an Fe-Zn-based alloy, and other coatings, such as a Sn-based coating, a resin coating other than a metal-based coating, or a multilayer thereof may be provided.
  • the coating primarily containing an Fe-Al-based alloy is a coating containing 70 mass% or more of Fe and Al in total
  • the coating primarily containing an Fe-Zn-based alloy is a coating containing 70 mass% or more of Fe and Zn in total.
  • the coating primarily containing an Fe-Al-based alloy may further contain, in addition to Fe and Al, Si, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ni, Cu, Mo, Mn, Cr, C, Nb, Ti, B, V, Sn, W, Sb, Zn, Co, In, Bi, Zr, Se, As, and REM, and a remainder including impurities.
  • the coating primarily containing an Fe-Zn-based alloy may further contain, in addition to Fe and Zn, Si, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ni, Cu, Mo, Mn, Cr, C, Nb, Ti, B, V, Sn, W, Sb, Al, Co, In, Bi, Zr, Se, As, and REM, and a remainder including impurities.
  • the total of the amounts of the impurities may be 1% or less.
  • a thickness of the coating is preferably 10 to 100 ⁇ m.
  • the chemical composition and the thickness of the coating can be obtained by observing a cross section with a scanning electron microscope.
  • a measurement sample is cut out from a 1/2 portion of the steel member in a longitudinal direction (a 1/2 position of a length in the longitudinal direction from a longitudinal end portion) and a 1/4 width portion (a 1/4 position of the width in the width direction from the width-directional end portion) and is observed.
  • An observation range of the microscope is set to, for example, a range of 40,000 ⁇ m 2 or more in terms of area at a magnification of 400-fold.
  • the cut sample is mechanically polished and subsequently mirror-finished.
  • the thickness of the coating is measured in any 10 visual fields, and an average value thereof is used as the thickness of the coating.
  • the thickness of the coating can be measured by measuring a thickness from an outermost surface to a position where the contrast changes. Measurement is performed at 20 points at equal intervals in an observation photograph, and a distance between the measurement points is set to 6.5 ⁇ m. During the measurement, observation is performed in five visual fields in the above-described manner, and an average value thereof is used as the thickness of the coating.
  • the amounts of Fe, Al, and Zn contained in the coating can be obtained by performing spot elemental analysis (beam diameter: 0.5 ⁇ m) on the observation range described above using an electron probe micro-analyzer (EPMA).
  • spot elemental analysis beam diameter: 0.5 ⁇ m
  • EPMA electron probe micro-analyzer
  • a total of 10 points are analyzed in the coating in 10 random visual fields, and average values thereof are regarded as the amounts of Fe, Al, and Zn contained in coating. Even in a case where an element other than Fe, Al, and Zn is contained, the amount thereof is obtained using the same method.
  • the steel sheet according to the present embodiment can be used as a material for the steel member according to the present embodiment, since the steel member according to the present embodiment can be obtained by performing a heat treatment on the steel sheet.
  • a chemical composition of the steel sheet according to the present embodiment needs to be set to obtain preferable properties for the steel member after the heat treatment.
  • the chemical composition of the steel sheet according to the present embodiment may be the same as the chemical composition of the steel member according to the present embodiment.
  • the chemical composition of the steel sheet can be measured from a 1/4 depth position (a range of 1/8 to 3/8 of a thickness from a surface of the steel sheet in a sheet thickness direction) in the same manner as in the steel member.
  • the analysis value of the chemical composition in the molten steel may be used as the chemical composition of the steel sheet.
  • the surface serving as a reference for the 1/4 depth position is the surface of the steel sheet.
  • the surface means the surface of the base steel sheet excluding the coating.
  • a microstructure at the 1/4 depth position which is a range of a 1/8 position to a 3/8 position of the thickness in the thickness direction from the surface, with respect to a 1/4 position of the thickness (sheet thickness) in the thickness direction (sheet thickness direction) from the surface as a center, is defined.
  • an area fraction of regions that are surrounded by boundaries having a crystal misorientation of 5° or more and that have an average crystal misorientation within the boundaries of 0.4° to 3.0° is 80% or less.
  • This region is a base metal structure in which the microstructure of the steel member described above is obtained in the heat treatment, which will be described later, and in a case where the area fraction of these regions is more than 80%, (L49-56° + L64-72°)/(L57-63° + L4-12°) in the steel member may be less than 1.30.
  • the area fraction of the regions is preferably 50% or less, more preferably 35% or less, and even more preferably 30% or less.
  • the area fraction of the regions may be 1% or more or 10% or more.
  • a method of measuring an area fraction of crystal grains having an average crystal misorientation of 0.4° to 3.0° (hereinafter, referred to as "area ratio of a specific structure") within the crystal grains surrounded by grain boundaries having a crystal misorientation of 5° or more will be described.
  • a sample is cut out from a position 50 mm or more away from an end portion of the steel sheet so that a cross section perpendicular to the surface (sheet thickness cross section) can be observed.
  • the sample has a size that allows a cross section to be observed by about 10 mm in the sheet thickness direction, depending on a measurement device.
  • a measurement region of 100 ⁇ m ⁇ 100 ⁇ m with respect to the 1/4 position of the sheet thickness from the surface as a center is subjected to EBSD analysis at a measurement interval of 0.2 ⁇ m to obtain crystal orientation information.
  • the EBSD analysis is performed using an apparatus including a thermal field-emission scanning electron microscope (JSM-7001F manufactured by JEOL Ltd.) and an EBSD detector (DVC5 type detector manufactured by TSL) at an analysis speed of 200 to 300 points/second.
  • JSM-7001F thermal field-emission scanning electron microscope
  • DVC5 type detector manufactured by TSL EBSD detector
  • a scanning electron microscope and an EBSD detector having performance equal to or higher than those described above may be used, but apparatuses manufactured by JEOL Ltd. and TSL are desirable.
  • the area fraction of the specific structure can be easily calculated by using, for example, the "Grain Average Misorientation” function provided in the software "OIM Analysis (registered trademark)" included in the EBSD analysis apparatus.
  • This function for crystal grains having a body-centered structure, it is possible to calculate a misorientation between adjacent measurement points and thereafter obtain an average value of all the measurement within the crystal grains.
  • a region having a misorientation of 5° or more is defined as a crystal grain, and the area fraction of the region having an average crystal misorientation within the crystal grains of 0.4° to 3.0° to an observation visual field is calculated using the "Grain Average Misorientation" function, thereby obtaining the area fraction of the specific structure.
  • the measurement is performed in five visual fields, and an average value of the area fractions of the specific structures in the visual fields is taken as the area fraction of the specific structure in the present embodiment.
  • the area fraction of the microstructure of the steel sheet according to the present embodiment can be determined by the same method as that of the steel member described above.
  • Nb-Based Precipitates are Present, and Mo Concentration of Nb-Based Precipitates Is 4.5 Times or More Mo Content of Steel Sheet
  • Nb-based precipitates in which Mo is dissolved have an effect of dragging austenite ( ⁇ ) grain boundaries during a heat treatment involving heating to a temperature of an Ac3 point or higher.
  • ⁇ austenite
  • the Nb-based precipitates are partially dissolved in a state in which the y grain boundaries are dragged by the Nb-based precipitates in which Mo is dissolved, the dissolved Mo segregates to the y grain boundaries.
  • the grain boundaries to which Mo segregates promote the generation of lath martensite having a specific crystal orientation during ⁇ ' (martensite) transformation. As the lath martensite having a specific crystal orientation grows, the laths collide and coalesce with each other, which contributes to the formation of the grain boundaries having the above-described specific rotation angle.
  • the presence of the Nb-based precipitates in which Mo is concentrated can lead to an increase in the amount of Mo that segregates to the grain boundaries during the heat treatment.
  • the Nb-based precipitates in which Mo is dissolved are present at the 1/4 depth position.
  • the Mo concentration of the Nb-based precipitates is preferably set to 4.5 times or more the Mo content of the steel sheet.
  • the Mo concentration of the Nb-based precipitates is preferably, 8.0 times or more, and more preferably 10.0 times or more the Mo content of the steel sheet.
  • a size of the Nb-based precipitate is preferably 15 ⁇ m or less.
  • the Nb-based precipitates are precipitates containing 50 mass% or more of Nb, and are, for example, Nb carbides, Nb carbonitrides, Nb nitrides, NbTi carbides, and NbTi carbonitrides.
  • the presence or absence of the Nb-based precipitates and the Mo concentration of the Nb-based precipitates can be obtained by the same method as the method described for the steel member.
  • a shape of the steel sheet according to the present embodiment is not particularly limited. That is, the steel sheet may be a flat sheet, and may be a part of a base sheet of a tailored property material in which steel sheets having different strengths or sheet thicknesses are joined together.
  • the sheet thickness of the steel sheet according to the present embodiment is not limited.
  • the sheet thickness may be 0.6 mm or more or 0.8 mm or more based on a main sheet thickness range of the steel sheet.
  • the sheet thickness may be set to 4.0 mm or less or 2.5 mm or less.
  • a part of the surface of the steel sheet according to the present embodiment may have a coating.
  • the coating may be a coating primarily containing Al (Al-based coating) or a coating primarily containing Zn (Zn-based coating).
  • the coating is also referred to as a film or a plating layer. It is not necessary to exclude coatings other than the Al-based coating and the Zn-based coating, and other coatings, such as a Sn-based coating, a resin coating other than a metal-based coating, or a plurality of coating layers thereof may be provided.
  • the coating primarily containing Al is a coating containing 70 mass% or more of Al
  • the coating primarily containing Zn is a coating containing 70 mass% or more of Zn.
  • the coating primarily containing Al may further contain, in addition to Al, Si, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ni, Cu, Mo, Mn, Cr, C, Nb, Ti, B, V, Sn, W, Sb, Zn, Co, In, Bi, Zr, Se, As, and REM, and a remainder including impurities.
  • the coating primarily containing Zn may further contain, in addition to Zn, Si, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ni, Cu, Mo, Mn, Cr, C, Nb, Ti, B, V, Sn, W, Sb, Al, Co, In, Bi, Zr, Se, As, and REM, and a remainder including impurities.
  • the total of the amounts of the impurities may be 1% or less.
  • a thickness of the coating is preferably 10 to 100 ⁇ m.
  • the chemical composition and the thickness of the coating of the steel sheet can be obtained by the same method as the method of measuring the chemical composition and the thickness of the coating of the steel member described above.
  • a manufacturing method of the steel sheet according to the present embodiment suitable as the material of the steel member according to the present embodiment is not limited, and the steel sheet can be manufactured by using, for example, a manufacturing method including the following steps:
  • a steel having the above-described chemical composition is melted and cast to manufacture a slab to be subjected to hot rolling.
  • a slab manufactured by melting molten steel having the above chemical composition using a converter or an electric furnace and performing a continuous casting method thereon can be used.
  • an ingot-making method, a thin slab casting method, or the like may also be adopted.
  • Mo is a heavy element having a high melting point and is difficult to dissolve. Therefore, when a casting temperature is lower than a liquidus temperature + 10°C, Mo is not uniformly dissolved. Therefore, the casting temperature is set to the liquidus temperature + 10°C or higher.
  • An upper limit of the casting temperature is not limited, but is preferably 1,650°C or lower.
  • the liquidus temperature is determined by the chemical composition of molten steel and can be obtained by a thermodynamic calculation.
  • a method for the thermodynamic calculation is not particularly limited, but it is preferable to use integrated thermodynamic calculation software: Thermo-Calc.
  • a casting rate (Vc) is reduced.
  • the casting rate is set to 0.9 m/min or slower.
  • a slower casting rate increases a likelihood of cracking during bending and straightening.
  • the steel sheet according to the present embodiment contains Mo in a predetermined amount or more. Since Mo has an effect of suppressing the precipitation of intergranular ferrite, which causes cracking by segregating to the grain boundaries, there is no problem with cracking even when the casting rate is set.
  • the casting rate is preferably set to 0.5 m/min or slower.
  • the slab is heated, subjected to rough rolling, then subjected to descaling as necessary, and finally subjected to finish rolling.
  • the Mo concentration is 4.5 times or more the Mo content of the base steel sheet
  • a heating temperature is set to a dissolution temperature of the Nb-based precipitates + 5°C or higher.
  • the Nb-based precipitates precipitated in the casting step are coarse and do not contain concentrated Mo.
  • the heating temperature is lower than the dissolution temperature of the Nb-based precipitates + 5°C, the coarse Nb-based precipitates precipitated in the casting step cannot be dissolved.
  • the time from the end of the rough rolling to the start of the finish rolling is set to 10 seconds or shorter.
  • Nb-based precipitates are precipitated in fine ferrite after finish rolling.
  • Mo is dissolved and the concentration of Mo increases.
  • the temperature of the steel sheet is usually in a y region, and when the time from the end of the rough rolling to the start of the finish rolling exceeds 10 seconds, Nb-based precipitates are precipitated in a y state, and fine Nb-based precipitates in which Mo is concentrated cannot be obtained. It is more preferable that the time from the end of the rough rolling to the start of the finish rolling is set to 7 seconds or shorter.
  • the hot-rolled steel sheet after the hot rolling step is coiled in a temperature range of 850°C or lower.
  • a coiling temperature is higher than 850°C, the hot-rolled steel sheet is coiled while transformation hardly progresses and the transformation progresses in the coil, so that there are cases where a coil shape is defective, which is not preferable.
  • annealing may be performed at 450°C to 950°C for five hours or longer in an atmosphere containing 80 vol% or more of nitrogen or in the air atmosphere as necessary.
  • Hot-rolled sheet annealing softens the hot-rolled steel sheet and makes it possible to reduce a load in the cold rolling step, which is the subsequent step, which is preferable.
  • the hot-rolled steel sheet after the hot-rolled sheet annealing step (in a case where the hot-rolled sheet annealing step is not performed, the hot-rolled steel sheet after the coiling step) is subjected to descaling and is cold-rolled to obtain a cold-rolled steel sheet.
  • Descaling and cold rolling do not necessarily have to be performed.
  • a cumulative rolling reduction in the cold rolling is preferably set to 30% or more from the viewpoint of securing good flatness.
  • the cumulative rolling reduction in the cold rolling is preferably set to 80% or less.
  • a descaling method is not particularly limited, but pickling is preferable. Furthermore, in a case where pickling is performed, it is preferable to remove only iron scale by pickling with hydrochloric acid or sulfuric acid.
  • the hot-rolled steel sheet or the cold-rolled steel sheet is annealed in a temperature range of 700°C to 950°C to obtain an annealed steel sheet.
  • the annealing step softens the cold-rolled steel sheet and facilitates threading in a plating step, which is the subsequent step, which is preferable.
  • a coating is formed on the surface of the steel sheet (the hot-rolled steel sheet after the coiling step, the hot-rolled steel sheet after the hot-rolled sheet annealing step, the cold-rolled steel sheet after the cold rolling step, or the annealed steel sheet after the annealing step) to obtain a coated steel sheet (a plated steel sheet when the coating is a plating layer).
  • a method for forming the coating is not particularly limited, and a hot-dip plating method, an electro plating method, a vacuum vapor deposition method, a cladding method, a thermal spraying method, and the like can be used.
  • the hot-dip plating method is the most popular in the industry.
  • Examples of the coating may include an Al-based coating containing Al and a Zn-based coating containing Zn.
  • the Al-based coating is formed by hot-dip plating
  • Fe is mixed in a plating bath as an impurity in many cases.
  • Si, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ni, Cu, Mo, Mn, Cr, C, Nb, Ti, B, V, Sn, W, Sb, Zn, Co, In, Bi, Zr, Se, As, and mischmetal may be contained in the plating bath as long as 70 mass% or more of Al is contained.
  • plating may be performed on the annealed steel sheet after the annealing step is cooled to room temperature and is then heated again, or hot-dip plating may be performed after performing cooling to 650°C to 750°C, which is close to a plating bath temperature, after annealing without temporarily performing cooling to room temperature.
  • Pretreatments and post-treatments of the coating are not particularly limited, and precoating, solvent coating, an alloying treatment, temper rolling, or the like can be performed.
  • the alloying treatment for example, annealing at 450°C to 800°C can be performed.
  • temper rolling is useful for shape adjustment and the like, and can achieve, for example, a rolling reduction of 0.1% to 0.5%.
  • a manufacturing method of the steel member according to the present embodiment is not limited, but the steel member according to the present embodiment can be manufactured by using, for example, a manufacturing method including the following steps for the steel sheet according to the present embodiment obtained by the above-described method.
  • a heat treatment is performed on the steel sheet according to the present embodiment having the predetermined chemical composition to obtain the steel member.
  • the heat treatment is performed, for example, under conditions in which the steel sheet obtained by a method described later is heated to an Ac3 point to (Ac3 point + 300)°C at an average temperature rising rate of 1.0 to 1,000 °C/s and is cooled to an Ms point or lower at an average cooling rate equal to or faster than an upper critical cooling rate.
  • the heat treatment temperature is lower than the Ac3 point (°C)
  • ferrite remains after cooling and the strength is insufficient, which is not preferable.
  • the heat treatment temperature is higher than the Ac3 point + 300°C, coarse grains are formed in the structure, and the limit hydrogen amount decreases, which is not preferable.
  • the upper critical cooling rate is a minimum cooling rate at which austenite is supercooled to generate martensite without causing precipitation of ferrite and pearlite in the structure.
  • holding may be performed for 1 to 300 seconds within a range of the heating temperature ⁇ 10°C.
  • a tempering treatment may be performed in a temperature range of about 100°C to 600°C in order to adjust the strength of the steel member.
  • the Ac3 point, the Ms point, and the upper critical cooling rate are measured by the following method.
  • Strip-shaped test pieces each having a width of 30 mm and a length of 200 mm are cut out from the steel sheet according to the present embodiment, and the test pieces are heated to 1,000°C at a temperature rising rate of 10 °C/s in a nitrogen atmosphere, held at the temperature for five minutes, and then cooled to room temperature at various cooling rates.
  • the cooling rates are set at intervals of 10 °C/s (here, 1 °C/s is followed by 10 °C/s) from 1 °C/s to 100 °C/s.
  • the minimum cooling rate at which precipitation of ferrite and pearlite do not occur is defined as the upper critical cooling rate.
  • an Ms point obtained from changes in thermal expansion in the case of cooling the steel member at the upper critical cooling rate or faster is defined as the Ms point of the steel member.
  • hot forming such as hot stamping may be performed simultaneously with a step of heating to a temperature range of the Ac3 point to (Ac3 point + 300)°C and then cooling to the Ms point, that is, cooling at the upper critical cooling rate or faster.
  • the hot forming there are bending, drawing, stretching, hole widening, flange forming, and the like.
  • a forming method other than press forming for example, roll forming, may be applied as long as a cooler for cooling the steel sheet simultaneously with or immediately after forming is provided.
  • hot forming may be repeatedly performed.
  • the series of heat treatments may be repeated a plurality of times.
  • hot forming or a heat treatment may be performed on a part of a steel sheet that serves as a material.
  • a steel member having regions different in strength can be obtained.
  • the series of heat treatments can be performed by any method, and, for example, heating may be performed by induction heating, energization heating, infrared heating, or furnace heating. Furthermore, cooling may also be performed by water cooling, die cooling, or the like. As an atmosphere in a heating furnace, city gas or nitrogen gas may be used in addition to the air. In addition, in order to suppress the generation of hydrogen during the heat treatment, a dew point in the heating furnace may be controlled.
  • the obtained slabs were heated to 1,260°C, which is equal to or higher than the dissolution temperature of the Nb-based precipitates + 5°C, hot-rolled, and coiled at a temperature of 850°C or lower and 450°C or higher to obtain steel sheets (hot-rolled steel sheets) having a thickness of 2.7 mm.
  • the hot-rolled steel sheets were pickled and then cold-rolled to obtain steel sheets (cold-rolled steel sheets) having a thickness of 1.6 mm.
  • the steel sheets after the cold rolling, the steel sheets were heated to 760°C, held for 10 seconds to be annealed, and, furthermore, immersed in an Al plating bath containing 10% of Si and 2% of Fe with a remainder of impurities at 680° to obtain Al-plated steel sheets (coating in Table 2-2: Al).
  • Al Al plating bath
  • some of the steel sheets were immersed in a molten zinc bath including Zn and impurities to obtain galvanized steel sheets (coating in Table 2-2: Zn).
  • the steel sheets (B1 to B14 and b1 to b9) manufactured in Example 1 were subjected to a heat treatment of heating to the heating temperature shown in Table 3-1 at the temperature rising rate shown in Table 3-1, holding in a range of the heating temperature ⁇ 10°C for 90 seconds, and cooling to a temperature equal to or lower than an Ms point at the average cooling rate shown in Table 3-1 to obtain steel members C1 to C14 and c1 to c9.
  • the microstructure of the invention examples contained residual austenite and/or bainite in addition to martensite.
  • the Nb-based precipitates that were present had a size of 0.5 to 15 ⁇ m.
  • steel members obtained from steel sheets having an Al-based coating had an Fe-Al-based coating on the surface
  • steel members obtained from steel sheets having a Zn-based coating had an Fe-Zn-based coating on the surface.
  • the Fe-Al-based coating was a coating containing about 10 mass% of Si, and a remainder including Fe, Al, and 1% or less of impurities.
  • the Fe-Zn-based coating was a coating containing an Fe-Zn alloy and 1% or less of impurities.
  • a tensile test was conducted in accordance with the regulations of ASTM Standard E8M-22. A portion of the steel member avoiding end portions was ground evenly on both sides to a thickness of 1.2 mm, and then a sub-size tensile test piece (gauge length: 25.0 ⁇ 0.1 mm (parallel portion length: 32.0 mm), parallel portion width: 6.0 ⁇ 0.1 mm) in Table 1 of ASTM standard E8M-22 were collected. Then, a strain gauge (gauge length: 5 mm) was attached to a center of a parallel portion of the test piece in width and length directions, a room temperature tensile test was conducted at a strain rate of 3 mm/min, and the tensile strength (TS) was measured. In this example, a case of having a tensile strength of more than 1,500 MPa was evaluated as having high strength.
  • the hydrogen embrittlement resistance was evaluated by a limit hydrogen amount Hc at which no cracking had occurred by performing four-point bending on a test piece that had stored hydrogen. Specifically, a strip-shaped test piece having a width of 8 mm and a length of 68 mm was cut out to avoid the end portions of the steel member.
  • a strain gauge (gauge length: 5 mm) similar to that used in the tensile test was attached to a center of a surface of the test piece in the width and length directions, and the test piece was bent with a four-point support jig so that a strain corresponding to a stress of 1/2 of the tensile strength obtained in the tensile test was generated on the surface of the test piece (a four-point bending test piece was used).
  • the presence or absence of cracking was observed in the four-point bending test pieces in which various amounts of hydrogen were stored, and the limit hydrogen amount Hc at which no cracking had occurred was obtained.
  • a hydrogen storage amount was changed by changing a dew point in a furnace during the heat treatment.
  • test pieces were immersed in various concentrations of ammonium thiocyanate solution for 72 hours to store hydrogen.
  • a temperature of hydrogen stored in the steel member was raised at 100 °C/hr in thermal hydrogen analysis, and the amount of diffusible hydrogen released up to 250°C was defined as the amount of hydrogen contained in the steel member.
  • the hydrogen embrittlement resistance was evaluated as excellent in a case where Hc is 0.6 mass ppm or more when the tensile strength was 1,500 to less than 2,000 MPa, 0.4 mass ppm or more when the tensile strength was 2,000 to less than 2,500 MPa, and 0.2 mass ppm or more when the tensile strength was 2,500 MPa or more.
  • Hc is 0.6 mass ppm or more when the tensile strength was 1,500 to less than 2,000 MPa
  • 0.2 mass ppm or more when the tensile strength was 2,500 MPa or more was evaluated as excellent in a case where Hc is 0.6 mass ppm or more when the tensile strength was 1,500 to less than 2,000 MPa, 0.4 mass ppm or more when the tensile strength was 2,000 to less than 2,500 MPa, and 0.2 mass ppm or more when the tensile strength
  • the present invention it is possible to obtain a steel member and a steel sheet having excellent hydrogen embrittlement resistance and high strength.
  • the steel member according to the present invention is particularly suitable for use as a frame component of a vehicle. Since the steel member of the present invention has high strength and excellent hydrogen embrittlement resistance, the steel member contributes to an improvement in fuel efficiency and collision safety when being applied to a vehicle component.

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