Title of Invention

HIGH STRENGTH COLD ROLLED STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME.

Abstract The present invention relates to a high strength cold rolled steel sheet consisting of 0.015 % or less of C, 1.5 % or less of Si, 0.4 to 3 % of Mn, 0.15 % or less of P, 0.02 % or less of S, 0.1 to 1 % of sol.Al, 0.01 % or less of N, 0.2 % or less of Ti, by mass %, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities. In this steel sheet, 1 = ([Ti]/48)/([C]/12+[N]/14) is satisfied, in which [M] represents the content of the element M. Since having the superior deep drawability and the TS of 340 to 590 MPa, the high strength cold rolled steel sheet of the present invention is preferably used for automobiles parts difficult to be press formed, such as a side outer panel and a door inner panel.
Full Text HIGH STRENGTH COLD ROLLED STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR
MANUFACTURING THE SAME
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a high strength cold
rolled steel sheet used for automobiles, home appliances,
and the like, more particularly to a high strength cold
rolled steel sheet having the superior deep drawability and
the tensile strenqth TS of 340 to 590 MPa, and to a
manufacturing method thereof.
2. Description of Related Arts
Heretofore, for automobile parts having a complicated
shape such as a side outer panel or a door inner panel,
which are difficult to be press formed, the interstitial
free (IF) mild cold rolled steel sheets (SPC270E,F) having
the TS of approximately 270 MPa and the r value of 1.8 to
2.0, namely the superior deep drawability have been used.
In recent years, due to the further increasing needs of the
lighter automobile bodies, the high strength cold rolled
steel sheets having the TS of 340 to 590 MPa have been
progressively applied to those parts difficult to be press
formed. However, when those parts are press formed by using
the high strength cold rolled steel sheets, such as a steel
sheet having the TS of 340 to 390 MPa and the r value of
approximately 1.7, a steel sheet having the TS of
approximately 44 0 MPa and the r value of approximately 1.5,
or a steel sheet having the TS of approximately 590 MPa and
the r value of approximately 1.0, cracking tends to occur at
the parts where the deep drawing is performed. Hence, the
high strength cold rolled steel sheet having the TS of 340
to 590 MPa and the higher r value is required. That is, the
high strength cold rolled steel sheet having the TS of 340
to 400 MPa and the r value of 1.8 or more and the high
strength cold rolled steel sheet having the TS of 400 to 590
MPa and the r value of 1.6 or more, preferably 1.7 or more,
are desired.
In order to increase the r value, a method has been
known comprising the steps of: preparing the IF steel in
which the contents of C and N are decreased as small as
possible and large amounts of Ti and Nb are added; coiling a
hot roiled steel sheet of the IF steel at a high temperature
of 680 °C or more so as to decrease the amounts of solute C
and N as small as possible, accompanied by the coarsening of
the carbides and nitrides; and annealing the cold rolled
steel sheet produced from the hot rolled steel sheet so as
to promote the nucleation and the growth of the
recrystallized grains having the texture preferable to the r
value. A method to improve the r value has been also
disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application
Publication No. 6-108155 and Japanese Patent No. 3291639, in
which the texture preferable to the r value is developed by
the formation of Ti(C,S) precipitates, using the Ti bearing
IF steel in which the amounts of C and N are decreased as
small as possible.
The method disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent
Application Publication No. 6-108155 is primarily applied to
a mild cold rolled steel sheet having the TS of 260 to 300
MPa, and when the method is applied to the IF high strength
cold rolled steel sheet containing the large amounts of P
and Mr. and having the TS of 34 0 MPa or more, the large
amounts of the phosphides such as Fe-Ti-P and Fe-Nb-P are
formed in grain boundaries at coiling after hot rolling. As
a result, the r value is extremely decreased. In the method
disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 3291639, it has been
proposed that the high strength cold rolled steel sheet with
the amount of P has the TS of 340 MPa or more and the deep
drawability. However, it is believed that the cracking at
press forming is caused by the non-uniform microstructure
resulting from the segregation of P at casting.
On the other hand, some manufacturing methods for
improving the r value have also been proposed. For example,
in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 7-
188776, a method has been disclosed in which the finish
rolling is performed with the lubrication below Ar3
transformation temperature. In Japanese Unexarnined Patent
Application Publication No. 9-279249, a method has been
disclosed in which the rolling with the reduction of 1 to
50 % is performed during annealing at the temperature of 550
to 750 °C. In Japanese Unexamined Patent Application
Publication No. 2001-131643, a method has been disclosed in
which the Nb and B bearing steel, in which the amounts of Si,
Mn, and P are controlled, is pickled followed by cold
rolling, annealing, and rolling with the reduction of 0.3 to
5 %, subsequently followed by pickling again performed and
hot-dip galvanizing.
However, the above-mentioned methods need the special
manufacturing step, resulting in the increase in "he
manufacturing cost and the decrease in the productivity.
That is, by the method disclosed in Japanese Unexamined
Patent Application Publication No. 7-188776, the
recrystallization annealing of the hot rolled steel sheet is
required. In the method disclosed in Japanese Unexamined
Patent Application Publication No. 9-279249, a rolling mill
which can be used at the high temperature is required in the
annealing furnace. In the method disclosed in Japanese
Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2001-131643,
the pickling, the annealing and the skin pass rolling must
be performed twice, respectively.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The object of the present invention is to provide a
high strength cold rolled steel sheet and a method for
manufacturing the same without performing any special
manufacturing steps, the high strength cold rolled steel
sheet having the TS of 340 to 400 MPa and the r value of 1.8
or more or having the TS of 400 to 590 MPa and the r value
of 1.6 or more, pref erably 1.7 or more .
The object can be attained by the high strength cold
rolled steel sheet consisting of 0.015 % or less of C, 1.5 %
or less of Si, 0.4 to 3 % of Mn, 0.15 % or less of P, 0.02 %
or less of S, 0.1 to 1 % of sol.Al, 0.01 % or less of N,
0.2 % or less of Ti, by mass %, and the balance of Fe and
inevitable impurities, in which the following equation (1)
is satisfied.
1 = ( [Ti]/48)/( [C]/12+[N]/14) ..... (1),
where [M] represents the content (mass %) of the element M.
The high strength cold rolled steel sheet can be
manufactured by the method for manufacturing a high strength
cold rolled steel sheet comprising the steps of: heating a
slab having the chemical composition described above at
1,080 to 1,350 °C; hot rolling the heated slab at a
finishing temperature between (the Ar3 transformation
tempersture-20) °C and (the Ar3 transformation
temperature+150) °C into a hot rolled steel sheet; coiling
the hot rolled steel sheet at a coiling temperature CT which
satisfies the following equation (5); cold rolling the hot
rolled steel sheet with a reduction of 50 to 90 % into a
cold rolled steel sheet; and continuously annealing the cold
rolled steel sheet at a temperature of 750 to 870 °C or box
annealing the cold rolled steel sheet at a temperature of
600 to 750 °C.
480 = CT = 580 + 0.17/{ ( [Ti]+0.08X [sol.Al] ) X [P] } •••• (5),
where [M] represents the content (mass %) of the element M.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS :
Fig. 1 is a graph showing the relationship between the
content of sol.Al and the r value and the TS; and
Fig. 2 is a graph showing the relationship between
[Si]+10X[P] and the r value.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Through the detailed investigation by the inventors of
the present invention on the influence of various alloy
elements on the r value of the IF high strength cold rolled
steel sheet, the following findings were obtained.
I) When the content of sol.Al is larger than that of
the conventional high strength cold rolled steel sheet, the
r value is significantly improved. In particular, the
effect is significant when the content of Mn is set to 0.4 %

or more.
II) The addition of Si and P is effective for improving
the r value.
III} When the coiling temperature after hot rolling and
the contents of ?, sol.Al, and Ti are optimized in addition
to the content of Nb when it is added, the high r value can
be obtained.
The present invention is based on the findings
described above, and hereinafter, the details thereof will
be described.
1) Content of sol.Al and r value
In order to investigate the relation between the
content of sol.Al and the r value, the following test was
performed.
The slab containing 0.002 % of C, 0.25 % of Si, 0.08 %
of ?, 0.007 % of S, 0.015 % of Nb, 0.03 % of Ti, 0.002 % of
N, and 0.001 % of B was heated to 1,250 °C, in which the
contents of sol.Al and Mn were varied from 0.01 to 1.2 % and
from 0.6 to 1.8 %, respectively. The slab was hot rolled to
3 mm thick, followed by soaking at 580 °C for one hour as
the coiling simulation. The hot rolled steel sheet was cold
rolled to 0.75 mm thick, continuously annealed at 820 °C for
60 seconds, and subjected to skin pass rolling with the
elongation of 0.7 %. The r value and the TS were evaluated
by the following methods.
The r value and the TS were measured using JIS No. 5
test pieces cut in the direction of 0° , 4 5° , and 90° to the
rolling direction, respectively. The average value of the r
value and the TS was calculated with the following equation,
respectively.
The average value = ( [To] +2 [T45] + [T90] ) /4 ,
where [To] , [T45] and [T90] are the values of the r value or
the TS measured in the direction of 0° , 45° , and 90° to the
rolling direction, respectively.
Fig. 1 shows the relationship between the content of
scl.Al and the r value and the TS. In the figure, black
circles indicate the results obtained when the content of Mn
is 1.3 %, and white circles indicate the results obtained
when the total content of sol.Al and Mn is 1.8 %.
When the content of Mn is 1.8 %, the r value is 1.6 or
more at the sol.Al content of 0.1 % or more, is 1.7 or more
at the sol.Al content of 0.2 to 0.7 %, and decreases at the
sol.Al content of more than 0.7 %. The TS exceeds 460 MPa
at the sol.Al content of 0.1 % or more and increases with
the increase in the sol.Al content.
The increase in TS is 35 MPa when the content of the
sol.Al is increased by 1 %. Since it is approximately
equivalent to solid solution hardenability of Mn, when the
total content of sol.Al and Mn is set to 1.8 %, the relation
between the TS and the r value, in which the TS is
substantially constant, can be obtained as shown with the
while circles. Therefore, it is understood that when the
sol.Ai is added and the content of Mn is cecreased, the high
r value can be obtained with the constant TS.
In addition, when the content of sol.Al is more than
1 %, the precipitation of fine A1N in the austenite grain
boundaries at the continuous casting of slab and causes the
deterioration of the grain boundary strength, which leads to
the cracking in the surface of the slab by the plastic
deformation at the casting or at the rough rolling. The
surface defects with the scale tend to be caused by the
cracking of the slab surface, so that the surface quality of
the final product seriously deteriorates.
Therefore, even if the TS is more than 400 M?a, when
the content of sol.Al is controlled in the range of 0.1 to
1 %, preferably 0.2 to 0.7 %, the high r value of 1.6 or
more, preferably 1.7 or more can be obtained, respectively.
The reason why the high r value becomes high when the
content of sol.Al is set in the range of 0.1 to 1 % is
considered as follows. That is, since Al increases the Ar3
transformation temperature, the coarsening of the carbides
and the decrease in the amount of solute C are caused by the
precipitation of the/at the high temperature below the Ar3
transformation temperature through the transformation from
the austenite into the ferrite after the hot rolling; hence,
the recrystailization texture preferable to the r value is
developed at annealing. In addition, it may be also
believed that the change in the cold rolling texture caused
by the presence of Al contributes to the improvement in the
r value.
2) Contents of Si and P, and r value
In order to investigate the relation between the
contents of Si and ? and the r value, using the slab
containing 0.002 % of C, 1 % of Mn, 0.007 % of S, 0.25 % of
sol.Al, 0.02 % of Nb, 0.01 % of Ti, 0.002 % of N, and
0.001 % cf 3 in which the contents of Si and P were varied
from 0.005 to 1.5 % and from 0.003 to 0.15 %, respectively,
the same test as above-mentioned was performed.
In Fig. 2, the relationship between -he r value and
[Si]+10X[P] is shown. In the figure, the values represent
the contents of Si in each steel.
In the steel containing 0.25 % of sol.Al, according to
the present invention, when the following equation (2) is
satisfied, the high r value of 1.7 or more can be obtained.
0.3 = [Si]+10X [P] = 1.4 --- (2) ,
where [M] represents the content (mass %) of the element M.
However, when the content of Si and 10 times the
content cf P both exceed 1.5 %, the r value is very much
decreased. Therefore, the contents of Si and P are set to
1.5 % or less and 0.15 % or less, respectively.
When the hot-dip galvannealing is applied to the high
strength cold rolled steel sheet of the present invention,
Si and P tend to cause the decrease in the adhesion of the
coating, and hence the contents of Si and P are preferably
set to 0.5 % or less and 0.08 % or less, respectively. In
addition, since Si and P are effective elements for the
solid solution hardening, the amounts of Si and P are
preferably set to 0.003 % or more and 0.01 % or more,
respectively.
3) Other elements
C: C is combined with Ti and Nb to form carbides. When
the content of C is more than 0.015 %, the amount of
carbides is increased, and the r value is extremely
decreased. Hence, the content of C is set to 0.015 % or
less, preferably 0.008 % or less, and more preferably less
than 0.004 %. Since C has the effect of increasing the
strength by the precipitation hardening when C precipitates
as TiC and NbC, the content of C is preferably se: to
0.004 % or more for the steel sheet having the TS of
approximately 440 MPa. That is, when the content of C is
set to 0.004 to 0.008 %, and the atomic ratio of Ti or Nb
against C is 1.0 or more, the increase in the TS can be
achieved without decreasing the r value. When the content
of C is less than 0.0005 %, the ferrite grains coarsen at
annealing, so that the surface defect which is called
"orange peel" tends to occur at press forming. Therefore,
the content of C is preferably set to 0.0005 % or more.
Mn: Mn is the effective element for the solid solution
hardening which is essential to the IF high strength cold
rolled steel sheet. In order to obtain the TS of 340 MPa or
more, the content of Mn must be set to 0.4 % or more. When
the content of Mn is more than 3 %, the r value is extremely
decreased, and hence the content of Mn is set to 3 % or less,
preferably 2 % or less, and more preferably 1.5 % or less.
The reason why the r value is decreased by the
increment of Mn content is not clarified; however, it is
considered that the decrease in the r value is caused by the
interaction of Mn with solute C and by the suppression of
the development in the recrystallization texture preferable
to the r value at annealing, which is brought about by the
fine carbides precipitation and the increase in the amount
of solute C at hot rolling because of the decrease in the
Ar3 transformation temperature by the addition of Mn.
S: S exists as sulfides in steel. When the content of
S is more than 0.02 %, the ductility is decreased, and hence
the content thereof is set to 0.02 % or less, preferably.set
to 0.01 % or less. In view of descaling, the content of S
is preferably set to 0.004 % or more.
N: When the content of N is more than 0.01 %, fine A1N,
NbN, and Nb(C,N) are precipitated in the austenite grain
boundaries at slab continuous casting and causes the
embrittlement of the grain boundaries, and as a result, the
cracking tends to occur in the slab surface at the
continuous casting or at the subsequent rough rolling.
Hence, the content of N is set to 0.01 % or less. The
content of N is preferably decreased as small as possible;
however, it is too difficult to decrease the content of N
below approximately 0.001 % by the smelting technique.
Ti: Ti has the effect of improving the r value by the
grain refinement of the hot bands or by the decrease in the
solute C and N with the formation of precipitates thereof.
In order to fully obtain the effect of Ti described above,
the content of Ti should be controlled to satisfy the
following equation (1).
1 = ([Ti]/48)/([C]/12+[N]/14) .... (1),
where [M] represents the content (mass %) of the element M.
However, even when the content of Ti is more than 0.2 %,
the increase in the r value is small, and hence the content
of Ti is set to 0.2 % or less. When the hot-dip
galvannealing is performed on the high strength ccld rolled
steel sheet of the present invention, in order to prevent
the non-uniform coating, the content of Ti is preferably set
to C.04 % or less. In addition, in order to obtain the high
r value by the addition of Ti, the content of Ti is
preferably set to 0.005 % or more.
The balance includes Fe and the inevitable impurities.
Besides the elements described above, 0.002 % or more
of Nb is preferably further added in order to obtain the
higher r value. The contents of Nb, Ti, C, and N must be
controlled so as to satisfy the following equation (3).
1 = ([Nb]/93+[Ti]/48)/( [C]/12+[N]/14) .... (3),
where [M] represents the content (mass %) of the element M.
However, when the content of Nb is more than 0.02 %,
fine NbN and Nb(C,N) precipitate in the austenite grain
boundaries at slab continuous casting and lead to the
embrittlement of the grain boundaries, and as a result, the
cracking tends to occur in the slab surface at the casting
or as the subsequent rough rolling. Hence, the content of
Nb is set to 0.02 % or less.
Furthermore, when 0.0001 % or more of B is added, the
resistance to the secondary work embrittlement is improved.
However, when the content of B is more than 0.003 %, the
effect of improving the anti-secondary work embrittlement is
small, and the decrease in the r value and the increase in
the rolling take place. Hence, the content of B is set to
0.003 % or less.
Besides the elements described above, in order to
further improve the strength, the resistance to secondary
work embrittlement, and the r value, at least one element
selected from the group consisting of 0.03 to 0.5 % of Cu,
0.03 to 0.5 % of Ni, 0.03 to 0.5 % of Cr, 0.05 to 0.3 % of
Mo, and 0.005 to 0.5 % of V may be added. Since Cu and Cr
deteriorate the surface quality, the contents thereof are
each se: to 0.5 % or less. The addition of Ni causes the
remarkable increase in cost, and hence the content thereof
is set to 0.5 % or less. Although Mo has the less adverse
influence or. the resistance to the secondary work
embrittleinent and is effective for increasing the strength,
the addition of Mo causes the increase in the yield strength
which deteriorates the accuracy of the surface shape after
press forming. Hence, the content of Mo is set to 0.3 % or
less. Although V has also the less adverse influence on the
resistance to the secondary work embrittlement and is
effective for increasing the TS, the cost is largely
increased when the content is more than 0.5 %. Hence, the
content of V is set to 0.5 % or less. In addition, when Cu
is added, Ni is preferably added with the content equivalent
to that of Cu.
In order to improve the zinc coating appearance, the
zinc coating adhesion, the resistance to the fatigue, the
anti-secondary work embrittlement, or the like, it is
effective that at least one element selected from the group
ccrisisting of 0.002 to 0.2 % of Sb and 0.002 to 0.2 % of Sn
is contained, and that the following equation (4) is
satisfied.
0.002 = [Sb]+[Sn]/2 = 0.2 •••(4),
where [M] represents the content (mass %) of the element M.
The addition of Sb and Sn prevents the surface
nitridation and oxidation of the steel at slab heating,
coiling, or annealing in a box annealing furnace (BAF), a
continuous annealing line (CAL), a continuous hot-dip
galvanizing line (CGL), and hence improves the non-uniform
coating and the deterioration of the coating adhesion. In
addition, the surface appearance can also be improved by the
prevention of the adhesion of zinc oxides in a molten zinc
bath. Furthermore, Sb and Sn reduce the surface oxidation
and suppress the degradation in the resistance to the
fatigue and the degradation in the toughness after press
forming.
However, when the contents of Sb and Sn exceed 0.2 %,
the zinc coating adhesion and the toughness deteriorate.
4) Manufacturing method
The high strength cold rolled steel sheet of the
present invention can be manufactured by a method comprising
the steps of: heating a slab having the chemical composition
described above at 1,080 to 1,350 °C; hot rolling the heated
slab at a finishing temperature between (the Ar3
transformaticn temperature-20) °C and (the Ar3
transformation temperature+150) °C into a hot rolled steel
sheet; coiling the hot rolled steel sheet at a coiling

temperature CT which satisfies the following equation (5)
when Nb is not added or the following equation (6) when Nb
is added; cold rolling the hot rolled steel sheet with a
reduction of 50 to 90 % into a cold rolled steel sheet; and
continuously annealing the cold rolled steel sheet at a
temperature of 750 to 870 °C or box annealing the cold
rolled steel sheet at a temperature of 600 to 750 °C.
480 = CT = 580 + 0.17/{ ( [Ti]+0.08X [sol.Al] ) X [P] } ••• (5),
and
480 = CT = 580 + 0. 17/{ (0.6X [Nb]+[Ti]+0.08X [sol. Al] ) X [P] }
.... (6) ,
where [H] represents the content (mass %) of the element M.
In order to sufficiently dissolve the phosphides such
as Fe-Ti-P or Fe-Nb-P formed in the slab, the heating
temperature SRT before hot rolling is set to 1,080 °C or
more. However, when the temperature is more than 1,350 °C,
the surface quality deteriorates. Therefore, the SRT is set
to 1,350 °C or less.
In order to obtain the excellent surface appearance,
not only the primary scale but also the secondary scale at
hot rolling should be sufficiently removed. During the hot
rolling, heating by using a bar heater may also be performed,
The finishing temperature FDT of hot rolling is set to
the temperature between (the Ar3 transformation temperature-
20) °C and (the Ar3 transformation temperature+150) °C for

the grain refinement of hot bands.
The coiling temperature after hot rolling has the
significant influence on the r value of the cold rolled
steel sheet of the present invention which contains Al, P,
and Ti and also contains Nb when it is necessary to be added.
In the IF steel containing P, the phosphides such as Fe-Ti-P
and Fe-Nb-P unfavorable for the r value tend to be
precipitated. In general, the r value is significantly
improved due to the coarsening of precipitates and the
decrease in solute C by soaking at the high coiling
temperature. However, when the coiling temperature is
higher than the appropriate temperature, the phosphides as
above mentioned are formed, and as a result, the r value is
extremely decreased.
Through studies on the optimum coiling temperatures for
various types of steel containing Al, P, and Ti and also
containing Nb when it is necessary to be added, it is found
that when the coiling temperature CT is more than
580 + 0.17/{ ( [Ti]+0.08 X [sol.Al])X [P] } in which Nb is not
added or is more than 580 + 0.17/{ (0.6X [Nb] + [Ti]+0.08X
[sol.Al]) X [?] } in which Nb is added, the phosphides are
formed, and which causes the remarkable decrease in the r
value. When the coiling temperature CT is less than 480 CC,
even when the phosphides are not formed, precipitation of
carbides becomes insufficient at coiling, decreasing the r
value. Hence, the coiling temperature CT must satisfy the
equation (5) or (6).
The coiling temperature is preferably in the range
between (the maximum value-40) °C and (the maximum value) °C
in the equation (5) or (6).
In view of the improvement in the r value, the
reduction of the cold rolling is set to 50 to 90 %,
preferably to 65 to 80 %.
The annealing temperature AT is set to 750 to 870 °C
when the continuous annealing is performed in CAL or CGL.
When the annealing temperature AT is less than 750 °C, the
ferrite recrvstallization does not occur sufficiently, and
hence the high r value cannot be obtained. In addition, the
elongation becomes extremely small. When the annealing
temperature AT is more than 870 °C and more than the Ar3
transformation temperature in case of the steel containing
high Mn content, the strength is extremely increased, and
the elongation and then value are extremely decreased. In
order to obtain the higher r value and the higher elongation,
the annealing temperature is preferably 820 °C or more. In
addition, since the annealing time is long in case of the
box annealing, the annealing temperature is set in the range
of 600 to 7 50 °C.
The coating containing zinc may be formed on the
annealed steel sheet by the electrolytic coating or the hot-
dip coating. The coating containing zinc may be, for
example, zinc coating, alloy zinc coating, zinc-nickel alloy
coating, or the like. In addition, after the coating, the
organic film may be also coated.
Example
Various types of steel Nos. A to X shown in Table 1
were smelt and continuously cast into slabs having a
thickness of 230 mm. After heating these slabs at the
heating temperature SRT shown in Table 2, they were hot
rolled to 3.2 mm thick, at the finishing temperature FDT
shown in Table 2, followed by the coiling at the coiling
temperature CT shown in Table 2. The hot bands were cold 10
0.3 mm thick and subsequently annealed at rhe annealing
temperature AT shown in Table 2 in CAL, CGL, or BAF,
followed by skin pass rolling with the elongation of 0.8 %,
thereby producing steel sheet Nos. 1 to 34. In CGL, the
annealed steel sheets were immersed in the molten zinc bath
at the temperature of 460 °C, and heated at the temperature
of 500 °C in the in-line alloying furnace. The amount of
2
zinc on one side surface was 45 g/m .
The r value and the TS were measured by the methods
described above. In addition, the surface defects were
measured by eye inspection so as to evaluate the surface
cualitv.
The results are shown in Table 2.
In both Tables 1 and 2, [Nb] of the equation in the
topmost column is zero when Nb is not added.
In steel sheets Nos. 1 to 24 according to the examples
of the present invention, the r value is l.8 or more when
the TS is 340 to 400 MPa, the r value is 1.6 or more when
the TS is 400 to 590 MPa, and the surface quality is also
superior. In addition, compared to steel sheets of
comparative examples having equivalent strength to that of
the examples, it is understood that the r value of the
examples of the present invention is significantly high. In
particular, when the content of Mn is more than 1 %, the
effect described above becomes remarkable.
On the other hand, in steel sheets Nos. 25 to 34
according to the comparative examples, neither the r value
of 1.8 or more at the TS of 340 to 400 MPa nor the r value
of 1.6 or more at the TS of 400 to 590 MPa can be obtained.
In steel sheets Nos. 27, 28, and 29 corresponding to the
conventional high strength cold rolled steel sheet
containing the large amount of Mn, the r value is small. In
addition, in steel sheets Nos. 30, 31, 32, 33, and 34, at
least one of the ratio (Nb+Ti)/(C+N), the content of C, that
of Si, that of Mn, that of P, that of sol.Al, and that of Nb
is out of the range of the present invention, and hence the
r value is small. In particular, according to steel sheet

No. 30 among those mentioned above corresponding to the
conventional low carbon high strength cold rolled steel
sheet, in which the content of C and the ratio (Nb-Ti) / (C+N)
are not appropriately controlled and in which solute C and
Mn coexist, even when the content of sol.Al is increased,
the high r value cannot be obtained. According to steel
sheets Nos. 31 and 34, in which the content of Nb and the
contents of Nb and sol.Al are out of the range of the
present invention, respectively, the surface quality is
inferior.
In addition, it is understood that according to steel
sheet No. 25 corresponding to the conventional mild cold
relied steel sheet SPC270F and steel sheet No. 26 which
contains the large amount of sol.Al, the effect of the
addition of sol.Al on the improvement in the r value is
small when the contents of Mn and P are small.
We Claim :-
1. A high strength cold rolled steel sheet comprising, by mass%, 0.015% or less than 0.015% of
C. 1.5% or less than 1.5% of Si, 0.4 to 3% of Mn, 0.15% or less than 0.15% of P. 0.02% or less than
0.02% of S, 0.2%/to 1% of sol.Al, 0.01% or less than 0.01% of N, 0.2% or less than 0.2% of Ti and
optionally further comprising
0.002 to 0.02% of Nb, wherein the following equation (3) is satisfied;
l=([Nb]/93 + [Ti]/48}/([C]/12 + [N]/14 .........(3)
where [Nb] represents the content (mass%) of the element Nb.
[Ti] represents the content (mass%) of the element Ti.
[C] represents the content (mass%} of the element C.
[N] represents the content (mass%} of the element N.
0.0001 to 0.003% of B;
at least one element selected from the group consisting of 0.03 to 0.5% of Cu, 0.03 to 0.5% of Ni. 0.03
to 0.5% of Cr, 0.05 to 0.3% of Mo and 0.005 to 0.5% of V; and/or
at least one element selected from the group consisting of 0.002 to 0.2% of Sb and 0.002 to 0.2% of
Sn, wherein the following equation (4) is satisfied;
0.002 = [Sb] + [SnJ/2 = 0.2 ............ (4)
where [Sb] represents the content (mass%) of the element Sb.
[Sn] represents the content (mass%) of the element Sn.
the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities,
wherein the following equation (1) is satisfied;
where [Ti] represents the content (mass%) of the element Ti,
[C] represents the content (mass%) of the element C,
[N] represents the content (mass%) of the element N.
2. The high strength cold rolled steel sheet as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the content of sol.Al is
at most 0.7%.

3. The high strength cold rolled steel sheet as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the following equation
(2) is satisfied;
0.3=[Si] + 10x[P]=1.4 ..............(2)
where [Si] represents the content (mass%) of the element Si.
[P] resprsents the content (mass%) of the element P.
4. A method for manufacturing a high strength cold rolled steel sheet, comprising the steps of:
heating a slab having the chemical composition according to one of Claims 1 to 3 at 1,080 to 1,350 °C;
hot rolling the heated slab at a finishing temperature between (the Ar3 transformation temperature -
20) °C and (the Ar3 transformation temperature + 150) °C into a hot rolled steel sheet;
coiling the hot rolled steel sheet at a coiling temperature CT which satisfies the following equation (5)
or (6);
cold rolling the hot rolled steel sheet with a reduction of 50 to 90% into a cold rolled steel sheet; and
continuously annealing the cold rolled steel sheet at a temperature of 750 to 870 °C or box annealing
the cold rolled steel sheet at a temperature of 600 to 750 0C;
480 =CT= 580+ 0.17/{([Ti] +0.08 x[sol.Al])x[P]} ........... (5)
and
480 =CT= 580 +0.17/{(0.6x[Nb] + [Ti] +0.08 x[sol.Al])x[P]} ..........(6)
where [Ti] represents the content (mass%) of the element Ti.
[P] represents the content (mass%) of the element P.
[Nb] represents the content (mass%) of the element Nb.
The present invention relates to a high strength cold
rolled steel sheet consisting of 0.015 % or less of C, 1.5 %
or less of Si, 0.4 to 3 % of Mn, 0.15 % or less of P, 0.02 %
or less of S, 0.1 to 1 % of sol.Al, 0.01 % or less of N,
0.2 % or less of Ti, by mass %, and the balance of Fe and
inevitable impurities. In this steel sheet, 1 =
([Ti]/48)/([C]/12+[N]/14) is satisfied, in which [M]
represents the content of the element M. Since having the
superior deep drawability and the TS of 340 to 590 MPa, the
high strength cold rolled steel sheet of the present
invention is preferably used for automobiles parts difficult
to be press formed, such as a side outer panel and a door
inner panel.

Documents:

00082-kol-2005-abstract.pdf

00082-kol-2005-assignment.pdf

00082-kol-2005-claims.pdf

00082-kol-2005-correspondence-1.1.pdf

00082-kol-2005-correspondence-1.2.pdf

00082-kol-2005-correspondence-1.3.pdf

00082-kol-2005-correspondence.pdf

00082-kol-2005-description(complete).pdf

00082-kol-2005-drawings.pdf

00082-kol-2005-form-1-1.1.pdf

00082-kol-2005-form-1.pdf

00082-kol-2005-form-2.pdf

00082-kol-2005-form-3.pdf

00082-kol-2005-form-5-1.1.pdf

00082-kol-2005-form-5.pdf

00082-kol-2005-priority document others.pdf

00082-kol-2005-priority document.pdf

82-KOL-2005-CORRESPONDENCE 1.4.pdf

82-KOL-2005-FORM 27-1.1.pdf

82-KOL-2005-FORM 27.pdf

82-KOL-2005-FORM-27.pdf

82-kol-2005-granted-abstract.pdf

82-kol-2005-granted-claims.pdf

82-kol-2005-granted-correspondence.pdf

82-kol-2005-granted-description (complete).pdf

82-kol-2005-granted-drawings.pdf

82-kol-2005-granted-examination report.pdf

82-kol-2005-granted-form 1.pdf

82-kol-2005-granted-form 18.pdf

82-kol-2005-granted-form 2.pdf

82-kol-2005-granted-form 26.pdf

82-kol-2005-granted-form 3.pdf

82-kol-2005-granted-form 5.pdf

82-kol-2005-granted-priority document.pdf

82-kol-2005-granted-reply to examination report.pdf

82-kol-2005-granted-specification.pdf

82-kol-2005-granted-translated copy of priority document.pdf


Patent Number 224791
Indian Patent Application Number 82/KOL/2005
PG Journal Number 43/2008
Publication Date 24-Oct-2008
Grant Date 22-Oct-2008
Date of Filing 08-Feb-2005
Name of Patentee JFE STEEL CORPORATION
Applicant Address 2-3, UCHISAIWAI-CHO 2-CHOME, CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO
Inventors:
# Inventor's Name Inventor's Address
1 ONO YOSHIHIKO C/O INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DEPT., JFE STEEL CORPORATION 2-3,UCHISAIWAI-CHO 2-CHOME,CHIYODA-KU,TOKYO 100-0011
2 KITANO FUSATO C/O INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DEPT., JFE STEEL CORPORATION 2-3,UCHISAIWAI-CHO 2-CHOME, CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO 100-0011
3 NAGATAKI YASUNODU C/O INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DEPT., JFE STEEL CORPORATION 2-3,UCHISAIWAI-CHO 2-CHOME, CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO 100-0011
4 TANAKA YASUSHI C/O INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DEPT., JFE STEEL CORPORATION 2-3,UCHISAIWAI-CHO 2-CHOME, CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO 100-0011
5 ANDO HISANORI C/O INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DEPT., JFE STEEL CORPORATION 2-3,UCHISAIWAI-CHO 2-CHOME, CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO 100-0011
PCT International Classification Number C22C 38/00
PCT International Application Number N/A
PCT International Filing date
PCT Conventions:
# PCT Application Number Date of Convention Priority Country
1 2004-049034 2004-02-25 Japan