Steel Sheet For Hot Stamping Members And Method For Producing Same
Abstract:
This steel sheet for not stamping members has a chemical composition which contains, m mass%, 0.10-0.35% of C ,
0.01-1.0% o f Si, 0.3-2.3% o f M n and 0.01-0.5% of Al, while suppressing P to 0.03% or less, S to 0.02% or less and N to 0 . 1% or
less, with the balance made up of Fe and unavoidable impurities. This steel sheet for hot stamping members has a standard deviation
of the particle diameters of iron carbides of 0.8 mpi or less, said iron carbides being contained in the region of the steel sheet from
the surface to 1/4 the sheet thickness.
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c/o NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION 6 1 Marunouchi 2 chome Chiyoda ku Tokyo
1008071
2. MAKI Jun
c/o NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION 6 1 Marunouchi 2 chome Chiyoda ku Tokyo
1008071
Specification
[Designation of Document] SPECIFICATION
[Title of the Invention] STEEL SHEET FOR HOT STAMPING MEMBER AND
METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME
[Technical Field]
[0001]
The present invention relates to a steel sheet for a hot stamping member
capable of being desirably used for hot stamping which is a forming method of
obtaining a high-strength member; and a method of producing the same.
Priority is claimed on Japanese Patent Application No. 2011-100019, filed on
April 27, 2011, and the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
[Background Art]
[0002]
In the field of automobiles, construction machines, and the like, there has
been intense research in how to reduce mass using a high-strength material. For
example, in the automobile field, the amount of a high-strength steel sheet used has
steadily increased for the purposes of suppressing an increase in the mass of a vehicle,
which is required for securing collision safety and realizing high performance, and
improving fiiel efficiency to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
[0003]
In such an increase in the amount of a high-strength steel sheet used, the most
significant problem is a phenomenon called "deterioration in shape fixability" which is
inevitably caused when the strength of a steel sheet increases. "Deterioration in shape
fixability" refers to the general term for a phenomenon in which the spring-back
amount after forming increases along with an increase in strength; and thus, the desired
shape is difficult to obtain. In order to solve a problem caused by such a phenomenon,
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a process (for example, restriking) which is unnecessary for a low-strength material
(material having superior shape fixability or having no problem in shape fixability)
may be added, or the shape of a product may be changed.
[0004]
As a method of solving this problem, a hot forming method called hot
stamping has attracted attention. In this hot forming method, a steel sheet
(workpiece) is heated to a predetermined temperature (generally, a temperature at
which the steel sheet is in the austenite phase) to reduce the strength (that is, to
promote forming) and then is formed with a die at a lower temperature (for example,
room temperature) than that of the workpiece. With such a forming method, a shape
can be easily given to a workpiece and a rapid cooling treatment (quenching) can be
performed using a difference in temperature between a workpiece and a die.
Therefore, the strength of a formed product can be secured.
[0005]
Regarding a steel sheet suitable for this hot stamping and a forming method
thereof, several techniques are reported.
[0006]
Patent Document 1 discloses a steel sheet from which a member having
superior impact properties and delayed fracture resistance can be obtained after hot
forming (corresponding to hot stamping) by controlling the amounts of contained
elements and relationships between the amounts of elements to be in predetermined
ranges.
[0007]
Patent Document 2 discloses a method of obtaining a high-strength
component by controlling the amounts of contained elements and relationships
between the amounts of elements to be in predetermined ranges as described above;
and heating a steel sheet in a nitriding atmosphere or a carburizing atmosphere before
forming.
[0008]
Patent Document 3 discloses means for obtaining a hot-pressed product at a
high productivity by specifying chemical components and a microstructure and
limiting heating conditions and forming conditions.
[0009]
Recently, the utility of hot stamping has been widely recognized, and the
application of hot stamping has been also discussed for various members. Such
members include, for example, a long component such as a center pillar of a vehicle.
[0010]
The present inventors found that a small but certain amount of deflection
occurred in such a long component unlike a short component in which the deflection
was negligible.
[0011]
The present inventors presume the reason why the deflection occurs to be as
follows: cooling conditions during hot stamping are deviated from ideal uniform
conditions by an increase in the size of a component; and as a result, non-uniform
strains are introduced into the component.
[0012]
As a result of detailed investigation regarding the reason for such nonuniformity,
the present inventors had the feeling that the non-uniformity of strains may
relate to variation in the carbon concentration of a steel sheet immediately before hot
stamping (immediately before forming using a die).
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As a result of further study, it was found that, in a heating process
immediately before forming, dissolution behaviors of iron carbides in a steel sheet are
the key to suppressing the non-uniformity.
[0013]
In general, a steel sheet for hot stamping includes the ferrite phase as a
primary phase, pearlite and the like as a secondary phase, and a microstructure
composed of iron carbides. In such a steel sheet, carbon, produced from iron carbides
in the heating process before forming, is solid-soluted in the austenite phase, this
austenite phase is quenched to be transformed into the martensite phase, and as a result,
a high strength can be obtained. The strength of the produced martensite phase
strongly depends on the cooling conditions and the concentration of carbon which is
solid-soluted in the austenite phase. Therefore, it can be easily presumed that a
method of uniformly dissolving iron carbides in the heating process has a strong effect
on mechanical properties of a formed product obtained in the subsequent process.
[0014]
Furthermore, as a result of detailed study, the present inventors found that the
uniformity of the carbon concentration in the austenite phase was strongly affected not
by the size (average size) of iron carbides before heating but by the size distribution
thereof However, there are no examples of investigating a steel sheet for hot
stamping from this point of view.
[0015]
Patent Documents 1 to 3 have no description regarding the size distribution of
carbides.
Patent Documents 1 and 2 neither disclose under what conditions a coldrolled
steel sheet is annealed nor investigate the control of carbides in a steel sheet.
Patent Document 3 neither has description regarding heating history, which is
most important for controlling a state of carbides during the annealing of a cold-rolled
steel sheet, nor investigates the control of carbides.
[0016]
Patent Document 4 discloses a technique in which a spheroidizing ratio and an
average particle diameter of carbides are controlled to be in predetermined ranges,
thereby obtaining a steel sheet having superior local ductility and hardenability.
However, Patent Document 4 has no description regarding the size distribution of
carbides.
In addition, in order to obtain a predetermined metallographic structure,
extremely special annealing is necessary, and the production in a general type of
continuous annealing equipment or continuous hot dip coating equipment is not
considered. Therefore, in Patent Document 4, annealing conditions are not regulated
to control the size distribution of carbides.
[0017]
Patent Document 5 discloses a technique in which an average particle
diameter of iron carbides is controlled to be in a predetermined range, thereby
obtaining a steel sheet having superior strength stability to heat treatment conditions
and superior delayed fracture resistance. However, Patent Document 5 has no
description regarding the size distribution of carbides.
Patent Document 5 neither discloses heating history until the maximum
heating temperature nor has description regarding the control of the size distribution of
carbides.
[0018]
Patent Document 6 discloses a technique in which an average particle
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diameter of ferrite and a ratio of spheroidal carbides having a predetermined size to all
the spheroidal carbides are controlled to obtain a high carbon steel sheet having
superior wear resistance. However, Patent Document 6 has no description regarding
the size distribution of carbides.
In addition, in order to obtain a predetermined steel sheet, it is necessary that a
hot-rolled steel sheet and a cold-rolled steel sheet be annealed for a long time muhiple
times. In addition, the production in a general type of continuous annealing
equipment or continuous hot dip coating equipment is not considered. Therefore, in
Patent Document 6, annealing conditions are not regulated to control the size
distribution of carbides.
Patent Document 7 discloses a technique in which an average particle
diameter of ferrite and an average particle diameter of carbides are controlled to obtain
a medium or high carbon high-strength steel sheet having superior punching quality.
However, Patent Document 7 has no description regarding the size distribution of
carbides.
In addition. Patent Document 7 discloses a cold-rolled steel sheet in the ascold-
rolled state; and a cold-rolled steel sheet which is annealed under annealing
conditions of a low temperature of 350°C to 700°C and a long time of 10 hours to 40
hours. In addition, the production in a general type of continuous annealing
equipment or continuous hot dip coating equipment is not considered. Therefore, in
Patent Document 7, annealing conditions are not regulated to control the size
distribution of carbides.
As a result of study, the present inventors found that the size distribution of
iron carbides had a close relationship with a change in the rise rate of a steel sheet
temperature during the annealing of a cold-rolled steel sheet. However, there are no
examples of investigating a method of producing a steel sheet for hot stamping from
this point of view.
[Prior Art Document]
[Patent Document]
[0019]
[Patent Document 1] Japanese Unexamined Patent Application, First
Publication No. 2005-139485
[Patent Document 2] Japanese Unexamined Patent Application, First
Publication No. 2005-200670
[Patent Document 3] Japanese Unexamined Patent Application, First
Publication No. 2005-205477
[Patent Document 4] Japanese Unexamined Patent Application, First
Publication No. HI 1-80884
[Patent Document 5] Japanese Unexamined Patent Application, First
Publication No. 2003-268489
[Patent Document 6] Japanese Unexamined Patent Application, First
Publication No. 2006-274348
[Patent Document 7] Japanese Unexamined Patent Application, First
Publication No. 2006-291236
[Disclosure of the Invention]
[Problem that the Invention is to solve]
[0020]
In consideration of the above-described circumstances, the present invention
is to provide a steel sheet for a hot stamping member in which a size distribution of
iron carbides in the steel sheet is controlled so as to reduce a deflection which easily
occurs when a long component is manufactured by hot stamping; and a method of
producing the same.
[Means for Solving the Problems]
[0021]
In order to solve the above-described problems, the present inventors have
thoroughly studied. As a result, it was found that, when a diameter distribution of
iron carbides which were contained in a region from a surface to a 1/4 thickness
position of a steel sheet was in a predetermined range, the deflection of a formed
component can be significantly effectively suppressed regardless of a variation in
cooling conditions during forming. In addition, it was found that such a steel sheet
can be obtained by controlling conditions when a cold-rolled steel sheet was annealed
for recrystallization, thereby completing the present invention after trial and error.
The summary thereof is as follows.
[0022]
(1) According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a steel sheet
for a hot stamping member, the steel sheet including, as a chemical composition, 0.10
mass% to 0.35 mass% of C; 0.01 mass% to 1.0 mass% of Si; 0.3 mass% to 2.3 mass%
of Mn; 0.01 mass% to 0.5 mass% of Al; limited to 0.03 mass% or less of P; limited to
0.02 mass% or less of S; limited to 0.1 mass% or less of N; and a balance consisting of
Fe and unavoidable impurities, in which a standard deviation of diameters of iron
carbides which are contained in a region from a surface to a 1/4 thickness position of
the steel sheet is less than or equal to 0.8 |u,m.
[0023]
(2) In the steel sheet for a hot stamping member according to (1), the
chemical composition may further contain one or more selected from the group
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consisting of 0.01 mass% to 2.0 mass% of Cr; 0.001 mass% to 0.5 mass% of Ti; 0.001
mass% to 0.5 mass% of Nb; 0.0005 mass% to 0.01 mass% of B; 0.01 mass% to 1.0
mass% of Mo; 0.01 mass% to 0.5 mass% of W; 0.01 mass% to 0.5 mass% of V; 0.01
mass% to 1.0 mass% of Cu; and 0.01 mass% to 5.0 mass% of Ni.
[0024]
(3) In the steel sheet for a hot stamping member according to (1) or (2), an
Al plating layer having a plating thickness of 50 jam or less may be formed on the
surface.
[0025]
(4) In the steel sheet for a hot stamping member according to (1) or (2), a Zn
plating layer having a plating thickness of 30 (j,m or less may be formed on the surface.
[0026]
(5) In the steel sheet for a hot stamping member according to (1) or (2), a
Zn-Fe alloy layer having a plating thickness of 45 |j,m or less may be formed on the
surface.
[0027]
(6) According to another aspect of the invention, there is provided a method
of producing a steel sheet for a hot stamping member, the method including:
performing a recrystallization annealing process in which a cold-rolled steel sheet is
heated such that a change d/dt (AT/At; °C/s^) in a rise rate of a steel sheet temperature
from 300°C to a maximum temperature S satisfies following expression 1 and such
that the maximum temperature S is 720°C to 820°C, wherein T represents the steel
sheet temperature (°C), t represents time (second), and AT/At represents the rise rate
(°C/s) of the steel sheet temperature for a time At (second) during the heating of the
recrystallization annealing process, and wherein the cold-rolled steel sheet contains, as
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a chemical composition, 0.10 mass% to 0.35 mass% of C; 0.01 mass% to 1.0 mass% of
Si; 0.3 mass% to 2.3 mass% of Mn; 0.01 mass% to 0.5 mass% of Al; limited to 0.03
mass% or less of P; limited to 0.02 mass% or less of S; limited to 0.1 mass% or less of
N; and a balance consisting of Fe and unavoidable impurities.
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C is the most important element from the viewpoint of increasing the strength
of the steel sheet using hot stamping. In order to obtain a strength of at least
approximately 1200 MPa after hot stamping, a C content in the steel is controlled to be
greater than or equal to 0.10%. On the other hand, when the C content in the steel is
greater than 0.35%, there is a concern about deterioration in toughness. Therefore, an
upper limit of the C content is set to 0.35%. In order to further improve toughness,
the C content is preferably less than or equal to 0.32% and more preferably less than or
equal to 0.30%.
[0039]
Si is a solute strengthening element, and 0.01% to 1.0% of Si can be
effectively used as a solute strengthening element. However, when Si content in the
steel is greater than 1.0%i, there is a concern that defects may be caused during
chemical conversion coating or coating after hot stamping. Therefore, an upper limit
of the Si content is set to 1.0%. A lower limit of the Si content is not particularly
limited, and an effect of controlling iron carbides can be obtained regardless of the
lower limit. However, when the Si content is reduced more than necessary, a
steelmaking load increases. Therefore, the Si content is controlled to be greater than
or equal to 0.01%. A lower limit of the Si content is a reference value of Si which is
contained in the steel due to deoxidation. In order to perform a more stable surface
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treatment, the Si content is preferably less than or equal to 0.9% and more preferably
less than or equal to 0.8%.
[0040]
Like Si, Mn functions as a solute strengthening element and is also an
effective element for increasing the hardenability of the steel sheet. In order to
reliably obtain the effects of improving the strength and the hardenability, the Mn
content in the steel is controlled to be greater than or equal to 0.3%. However, when
the Mn content in the steel is greater than 2.3%, the effects are saturated. Therefore,
an upper limit of the Mn content is set to 2.3%. In order to further increase the
strength, the Mn content is preferably greater than or equal to 0.5% and more
preferably greater than or equal to 1.0%.
[0041]
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Both elements are impurities and have an adverse effect on hot workability.
Therefore P is limited to be less than or equal to 0.03%, and S is limited to be less than
or equal to 0.02%.
[0042]
Since Al is preferable as a deoxidation element, an Al content in the steel may
be greater than or equal to 0.01%. However, when a large amount of Al is contained
in the steel, rough oxides are formed and thus, mechanical properties of the steel sheet
deteriorate. Therefore, an upper limit of the Al content is set to 0.5%.
[0043]
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Since N is easily bonded with Ti and B, an N content is controlled to be less
than or equal to 0.1% such that the desired effects of Ti and B are not reduced. In
order to increase toughness, it is preferable that the N content be small, for example,
preferably less than or equal to 0.01 %. When the N content is reduced more than
necessary, an enormous load is applied to the steelmaking process. Therefore, a
reference value of a lower limit of the N content may be set to 0.0010%.
[0044]
The above-described chemical elements are basic components (basic
elements) of the steel according to the embodiment. A chemical composition in
which the basic elements are controlled (contained or limited); and a balance thereof is
iron and unavoidable impurities, is a basic composition according to the embodiment.
However, in addition to this basic components (instead of a part of Fe of the balance),
the steel according to the embodiment may further optionally contain the following
chemical elements (optional elements). Even when these optional elements are
unavoidably (for example, the content of each optional element is less than the lower
limit) incorporated into the steel, the effects of the embodiment do not deteriorate.
That is, optionally, the steel according to the embodiment may further contain
one or more optional elements selected from the group consisting of Cr, Ti, Nb, B, Mo,
W, V, Cu, and Ni. In order to reduce an alloy cost, it is not necessary that these
optional elements be intentionally added to the steel, and all the lower limits of
contents of Cr, Ti, Nb, B, Mo, W, V, Cu, and Ni are 0%.
[0045]
Cr is an element having an effect of increasing hardenability and thus is
appropriately used. In order to reliably obtain the effect, a Cr content is controlled to
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be greater than or equal to 0.01 %. On the other hand, even when Cr having a content
of 2.0% or greater is added to the steel, the effect is saturated. Therefore, an upper
limit of the Cr content is set to 2.0%.
[0046]
^ i : 0.001% to 0.5%>
Ti serves to stably bring about an effect of B (described below) through
nitride formation and thus is a useful element. In order to reliably obtain this effect, a
Ti content is preferably greater than or equal to 0.001%. On the other hand, when Ti
is excessively added to the steel, nitrides are excessively formed, and toughness and
shear surface properties deteriorate. Therefore, an upper limit of the Ti content is set
to 0.5%.
[0047]
Nb forms carbonitrides, increases the strength of steel, and thus is a useful
element. In order to reliably obtain the effect of increasing the strength, an Nb
content in the steel is preferably greater than or equal to 0.001%. However, when Nb
having a content of greater than 0.5% is contained in the steel, there is a concern that
the controllability of hot rolling may deteriorate. Therefore, an upper limit of the Nb
content is set to 0.5%.
[0048]
B is an element which increases hardenability. When a B content in the steel
is greater than or equal to 0.0005%, the effect of increasing hardenability can be
reliably obtained. On the other hand, the excessive addition of B leads to
deterioration in hot workability and deterioration in ductility. Therefore, an upper
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limit of the B content is set to 0.01%.
[0049]
, ,
These elements are elements having an effect of increasing hardenability and
thus can be appropriately used. In order to reliably obtain the effect, a content of each
element is controlled to be greater than or equal to 0.01%. On the other hand, since
Mo, W, and V are expensive elements, it is preferable that a concentration at which the
effect is saturated be set as an upper limit. It is preferable that the upper limit of the
Mo content be 1.0%; and the upper limits of the W content and the V content be 0.5%.
[0050]
Cu has an effect of increasing the strength of the steel sheet by adding Cu
having a content of 0.01% or greater to the steel. On the other hand, since the
excessive addition of Cu leads to deterioration in the surface quality of a hot-rolled
steel sheet, an upper limit of the Cu content is set to 1.0%. Therefore, the Cu content
may be 0.01% to 1.0%.
[0051]
Ni has an effect of increasing hardenability and thus is a useful element.
When an Ni content is greater than or equal to 0.01%, the effect is reliably obtained.
On the other hand, since Ni is an expensive element, an upper limit of the Ni content is
set to 5.0% at which the effect is saturated. Therefore, the Ni content may be 0.01%
to 5.0%. In addition, since Ni serves to suppress the deterioration in the surface
quality of a hot-rolled steel sheet caused by Cu, it is preferable that Ni be contained
along with Cu.
[0052]
In the embodiment, a component other than the above-described components
is Fe. Unavoidable impurities which are incorporated from a dissolving raw material
such as scrap, a refractory, and the like are allowed as the component other than the
above-described components.
[0053]
As described above, the steel sheet according to the embodiment has the
chemical composition which contains the above-described basic elements and the
balance consisting of Fe and unavoidable impurities; or the chemical composition
which contains the above-described basic elements, at least one selected from the
group consisting of the above-described optional elements, and the balance consisting
of Fe and unavoidable impurities.
[0054]
The size distribution of iron carbides is the most important factor in the
embodiment.
[0055]
According to the study by the present inventors, it was found that the size of
deflection, which is observed in a long component formed using hot stamping, strongly
depended on the variation in the hardness of a portion near a surface of the steel sheet;
and the variation in carbon concentration before hot stamping. Furthermore, it was
found that, when the sizes of iron carbides were more uniform, the variation in carbon
concentration can be reduced.
[0056]
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The higher the uniformity degree of the sizes of iron carbides, the higher the
uniformity degree of the dissolution behaviors of iron carbides in the heating process
before hot stamping. Therefore, the carbon concentration in the austenite phase is
more easily made to be uniform. As a result, the variation in hardness is reduced, and
the deflection of a member is also presumed to be reduced.
[0057]
A relationship between the deflection size and the variation in hardness is not
entirely clear. However, presumably, this relationship is considered to have a
relationship with the following mechanism. That is, among controlling factors
(supersaturation degree of carbon, dislocation density, refinement degree of an
organization unit (for example, a lath or a block), and a state of reprecipitated iron
carbides) of the hardness of the martensite phase produced by quenching, particularly
when there is a variation in the dislocation density of a portion near a surface of a
component, a non-uniform residual stress is easily induced in the component. In this
case, when it is attempted that a non-uniform residual stress is released after releasing
the component from a hot stamping die, deflection occurs.
[0058]
The deflection of a formed product which is formed using hot stamping is
defined as follows.
[0059]
That is, with a method schematically illustrated in FIGS. lA and IB, a blank
11 is formed into a shape steel 12, and the shape steel 12 is released from a die. Then,
as illustrated in FIG 2, the shape steel 12 is made to stand on a surface plate 21.
When this shape steel 12 is seen from the width direction (in a side view), a distance d
(mm) from a line connecting both ends of the shape steel 12 in the longitudinal
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direction to the center of the shape steel 12 in the longitudinal direction is defined as a
deflection of the shape steel 12.
[0060]
In this case, regarding the size of the steel sheet (blank) 11 before hot
stamping, the width W is 170 mm and the length L is 1000 mm. From the steel sheet
11, the equilateral shape steel 12 with a base having a size of approximately 70 mm is
obtained. When the deflection d is less than or equal to 5 mm, it is evaluated that the
deflection is suppressed.
[0061]
The above-described formed product (shape steel 12) is merely an example of
a formed product which is prepared for evaluating the deflection d when the steel sheet
according to the embodiment is formed. The steel sheet according to the embodiment
can be applied to various shapes of formed products under various hot stamping
conditions.
The deflection of a formed product is reduced when the length of the formed
product is shorter than 1000 mm or when the width of the formed product is longer
than 170 mm. When the steel sheet according to the embodiment is applied to such a
formed product, an effect of further suppressing the deflection d of the formed product
can be obtained.
[0062]
In the embodiment, a standard deviation of diameters of iron carbides, which
are contained in a region from a surface to a 1/4 thickness position (position which is
distant from the surface of the steel sheet by 1/4 of the thickness in the throughthickness
direction) of the steel sheet, is controlled to be less than or equal to 0.8 i^m.
When this standard deviation is greater than 0.8 (im, the deflection d of a formed
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product is greater than 5 mm, and it is determined that the deflection is not tolerable.
[0063]
The size distribution of iron carbides is measured as follows.
[0064]
That is, first, a section parallel to a rolling direction of the steel sheet (section
including the through-thickness direction) is polished and is appropriately treated with
a carbide emerging etchant (for example, a picral etchant). Then, using a scanning
electron microscope, a section range from a surface to a 1/4 thickness position of the
steel sheet is continuously observed at a magnification of 5000 times. The
microscopic field is widened until the number of iron carbides measured is at least 600.
As the size (diameter) of an iron carbide, the average size of the longest side and the
shortest side of the iron carbide is used. Based on the obtained size data of iron
carbides, a standard deviation is calculated. In order to calculate the standard
deviation, a commercially available statistical software can be used. With such a
measurement method, iron carbides having a size of approximately 0.1 jxm or greater
are measured. Accordingly, the average size of iron carbides may be greater than or
equal to 0.5 jim or greater than or equal to 1 |j,m. When the standard deviation of
diameters of iron carbides is less than or equal to 0.8 jim, the average size of iron
carbides is not particularly limited, but may be, for example, less than or equal to 5 fj,m
or less than or equal to 3 jim.
[0065]
The thicknesses (plating thicknesses) of an Al plating layer, a Zn plating layer,
and a Zn-Fe alloy layer have no effect on the deflection of a component after hot
stamping. However, when these thicknesses are excessively large, there is a concern
that they may have an effect on formability. As described below in Examples, when
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the thickness of an Al plating layer is larger than 50 |j.m, galling occurs; when the
thickness of a Zn plating layer is larger than 30 |j.m, Zn frequently adheres to a die; and
when the thickness of a Zn-Fe alloy layer is larger than 45 |u,m, cracks are observed on
many portions of the alloy layer. In this way, when the thickness of each layer is
excessively large, the productivity deteriorates. Therefore, regarding the thicknesses
of these layers, the thickness of an Al plating layer may be limited to be less than or
equal to 50 ]xm, the thickness of a Zn plating layer may be limited to be less than or
equal to 30 |j,m, and the thickness of a Zn-Fe alloy layer may be limited to be less than
or equal to 45 p.m.
[0066]
When these layers are thin, there are no problems regarding formability.
However, from the viewpoint of corrosion resistance which is the purpose of forming
these layers, a lower limit of the thickness of each layer may be set as follows. That
is, the thickness of an Al plating layer is preferably larger than or equal to 5 |u,m and
more preferably larger than or equal to 10 |im. In addition, the thickness of a Zn
plating layer is preferably larger than or equal to 5 jim and more preferably larger than
or equal to 10 |j,m. The thickness of a Zn-Fe alloy layer is preferably larger than or
equal to 10 |um and more preferably larger than or equal to 15 |j.m.
[0067]
In the steel sheet having a surface on which one of an Al plating layer, a Zn
plating layer, and a Zn-Fe alloy layer is formed, "surface" is defined as follows.
[0068]
First, an Al plating layer of the steel sheet according to the embodiment
includes two layers of an outside layer which contains Al as a major component; and
an inside layer (steel sheet side layer) which is considered to be formed by reaction of
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Al and Fe. A boundary between this inside layer and the steel sheet (plated steel
sheet) is defined as the surface of the steel sheet.
[0069]
Next, a Zn plating layer of the steel sheet according to the embodiment
includes two layers of an outside layer which contains Zn as a major component; and
an inside layer (steel sheet side layer) which is formed by reaction of Fe and a small
amount of Al added into a Zn bath. A boundary between this inside layer and the
steel sheet (plated steel sheet) is defined as the surface of the steel sheet.
[0070]
In addition, a Zn-Fe alloy layer of the steel sheet according to the embodiment
includes multiple alloy layers which contain Zn and Fe. A boundary between the
innermost side layer (steel sheet side layer) among these multiple alloy layers and the
steel sheet (plated steel sheet) is defined as the surface of the steel sheet.
[0071]
Finally, a method of producing a steel sheet for a hot stamping member
according to an embodiment of the invention will be described.
[0072]
In the method of producing the steel sheet according to the embodiment,
steelmaking, casting, hot rolling, and cold rolling are performed with an ordinary
method, thereby obtaining a cold-rolled steel sheet. In the steelmaking process,
chemical components of steel are controlled so as to satisfy the chemical composition
according to the above-described embodiment, and the obtained steel is used as a slab
for continuous casting. The hot-rolling of the obtained slab (steel) starts, for example,
at a heating temperature of 1300°C or lower (for example, 1000°C to 1300°C) and
ends at around 900°C (for example, 850°C to 950°C). The coiling temperature can be
- 24 -
4
set to around 600°C (for example, 450°C to 800°C). The hot rolling reduction may
be set to be 60% to 90%. A hot-rolled steel sheet (steel) obtained after coiling is coldrolled
through a pickling process. The cold rolling reduction may be set to be 30% to
90%.
[0073]
Annealing for recrystallizing a cold-rolled steel sheet produced as above is
extremely important. Using continuous annealing equipment, annealing is performed
such that a change d/dt (AT/At) in a rise rate of a steel sheet temperature (sheet
temperature) from 300°C to a maximum temperature S (°C) satisfies following
expression 1 and such that the maximum temperature S is 720°C to 820°C.
-0.2
[0106]
[Table 4]
Steel Symbol
2a
2b
2c
2d
2e
2f
2g
2h
Chemical Components (mass%)
C
0.35
0.31
0.28
0.25
0.22
0.21
0.20
0.18
Si
0.4
0.5
0.9
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.3
0.3
Mn
1.0
1.3
1.7
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.3
1.3
P
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
s
0.004
0.004
0.004
0.004
0.004
0.004
0.004
0.004
Al
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
N
0.004
0.004
0.004
0.004
0.003
0.002
0.004
0.003
Others
Cr: 0.2, Ti: 0.01, B: 0.002, Cu: 0.1, Ni: 0.1
Cr: 0.5, Ti: 0.02, B: 0.004, Nb: 0.02, Mo: 0.2
W: 0.2, Ni: 2.0
Ti: 0.03, B: 0.003, Mo: 0.2, Ni: 1.0
Mo: 0.1, W: 0.5, V: 0.5
B: 0.005, Mo: 0.1, V: 0.5
Cr: 0.2, Tr: 0.02, Mo: 0.2, W: 0.4
Cr: 1.4, Ti: 0.02, B: 0.0022, Mo: 0.1, V: 0.2
38
B«w»«w'W»«5«WW«w»flMPW^S«p»l""!|wl»»«WigfIS»^5t!^^ tmtfimmgmmmmmmmm mimmmim»f'>!>*f
[0107]
[Table 5]
No.
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
Steel Symbol
2a
2a
2a
2b
2b
2b
2c
2c
2c
2d
2d
2d
2e
2e
2e
2f
2f
2f
2B
2g
2g
2h
2h
2h
Annealing
Conditions
i
vii
IX
i
vii
ix
i
vii
ix
i
vii
ix
i
vii
ix
i
vii
ix
i
vii
ix
i
vii
ix
Average Value
(fim) of Sizes of
Iron Carbides
1.8
2.2
1.9
1.7
2.4
1.7
1.9
2.5
2.0
1.6
2.4
1.9
2.2
2.3
1.8
1.8
2.6
2.2
1.8
2.4
1.7
1.6
2.0
1.8
Standard
Deviation ((jm)
of Sizes of Iron
Carbides
0.38
0.84
0.49
0.26
1.07
0.27
0.45
1.03
0.62
0.29
1.26
0.50
0.79
0.93
0.30
0.22
1.16
0.19
0.74
1.03
0.53
0.44
0.83
0.65
Heating Conditions Before Hot Stamping
Held at 900°C for 1 minute
OB
(MPa)
1794
1785
1794
1698
1691
1708
1596
1580
1590
1490
1492
1496
1492
1491
1510
1503
1506
1520
1490
1493
1528
1503
1513
1520
d
(mm)
3.4
9.9
2.8
4.8
9.3
3.5
4.5
10.3
4.2
2.1
9.6
4.5
3.6
12.2
4.3
3.3
9.5
4.4
4.2
14.2
4.1
2.9
7.2
4.2
Held at 900°C for 5 minutes
OB
(MPa)
1795
1792
1800
1703
1697
1710
1598
1592
1590
1493
1504
1497
1492
1502
1516
1507
1515
1521
1496
1508
1528
1508
1514
1524
d
(mm)
3.3
9.6
2.9
4.8
9.0
3.4
4.7
10.1
4.1
1.8
9.7
4.4
3.5
12.0
4.6
3.2
9.5
4.6
4.6
14.0
4.1
3.0
7.4
4.2
Example
Comparative
Example
Example
Example
Comparative
Example
Example
Example
Comparative
Example
Example
Example
Comparative
Example
Example
Example
Comparative
Example
Example
Example
Comparative
Example
Example
Example
Comparative
Example
Example
Example
Comparative
Example
Example
Underlined items represent being out of the range of the invention.
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[Example 3]
[0108]
Steel pieces (steels) having chemical components as shown in Table 6 were
obtained through steelmaking and casting. These steels were treated under the same
conditions as those of Example 1 to obtain hot-rolled steel sheets having a thickness of
2.5 mm. These hot-rolled steel sheets were pickled and were cold-rolled. As a
result, cold-rolled steel sheets having a thickness of 1.2 mm were obtained.
[0109]
These cold-rolled steel sheets were heated to 800°C according to a
temperature history illustrated in FIG. 7, were immediately cooled at an average
cooling rate of 6.5 °C/s, and were dipped in a molten Al bath (containing 10% of Si
and unavoidable impurities) at 670°C. Then, the cold-rolled steel sheets were taken
out from the molten Al bath after 5 seconds. The deposit amount of a plating layer
was adjusted using a gas wiper, followed by air cooling to room temperature.
[0110]
When the steel sheet temperature and the time after the start of annealing
(time elapsed after the start of heating) are represented by T (°C) and t (second),
respectively, data regarding T and t can be read from the temperature history of FIG 7
as shown below in Table 7. From this read data, a graph was generated using a
spreadsheet software Excel (manufactured by Microsoft Corporation), and this graph
was approximated by a polynomial of the second degree. As a result, an
approximation expression illustrated in FIG 7 (T=-0.0374xt^+10.302xt+79.949) was
obtained. By rounding off each coefficient of this approximation expression, a
relationship between T and t can be defined as T=-0.037t^+10.3t+80. Therefore, d/dt
(AT/At) was -0.074.
40
#
In addition, as illustrated in FIG 7, a coefficient of determination R^ of the
obtained approximation expression was 0.999. Like this example, d/dt (AT/At) used
in the invention may be a value which is two times a coefficient oft (coefficient of a
variable of the second degree) when a temperature is read at a time interval (wherein
greater than 0 seconds) of 10 seconds or shorter or 5 seconds or shorter from a
temperature history during the heating of the recrystallization annealing process and
then an approximation curve (polynomial approximation curve of the second degree) is
determined such that a coefficient of determination R is greater than or equal to 0.99.
In the obtained steel sheet, sizes of iron carbides which were contained in a
region from a boundary between an inner layer (reaction layer of Al and Fe) of an Al
plating layer and the steel sheet to a position which is distant from the boundary by 0.3
mm in the through-thickness direction were measured, and a standard deviation of the
sizes of iron carbides was obtained. During the measurement of iron carbides, the
thickness (total thickness of two layers) of the Al plating layer was measured.
Furthermore, with the same method as that of Example 1, the steel sheet was hotstamped
into a shape steel and a plate to measure a deflection d and a tensile strength
OB- In this case, heating conditions before hot stamping were being held at 900°C for
1 minute.
[0111]
The results thereof are shown in Table 8.
[0112]
In all Examples (Nos. 52 to 71), a hot stamping member having a deflection
size of 5 mm or less was obtained. However, in Examples Nos. 56, 61, 66, and 71 in
which the thickness of the Al plating layer was greater than 50 |um, galling was highly
frequently observed in a region of a shape steel from a comer portion to an end portion.
- 41 -
#
In examples in which the thickness of the Al plating layer was less than or equal to 50
^m, galling was not observed. Accordingly, when an Al plating layer is formed on
the surface of the steel sheet, an upper limit of the thickness of the Al plating layer is
preferably less than or equal to 50 jam from the viewpoint of plating quality. In Table
8, for the quality of the Al plating layer, examples in which galling was not observed in
the Al plating layer were evaluated as "A"; and examples in which galling was
observed in the Al plating layer were evaluated as "B".
42
mM^m^Mmi^&iM
[0113]
[Table 6]
Steel Symbol
3a
3b
3c
3d
Chemical Components (mass%)
C
0.34
0.26
0.23
0.13
Si
0.09
0.18
0.12
0.33
Mn
1.8
1.4
1.3
1.0
P
0.02
0.02
0.01
0.01
S
0.004
0.004
0.008
0.008
Al
0.04
0.04
0.03
0.03
N
0.002
0.002
0.003
0.003
Others
Cr: 0.2, Mo: 0.2, Cu: 0.1, Ni: 0.05
Cr: 0.002, Ti: 0.02, B: 0.003, Mo: 0.2, W: 0.1, V: 0.1
Cr: 0.13, Ti: 0.03, Nb: 0.02, B: 0.002
B: 0.0005
43
t
[0114]
[Table 7]
t(s)
0.32
4.68
8.76
12.11
15.46
18.16
21.19
24.58
28.94
32.32
35.68
40.04
44.43
49.15
53.87
58.56
63.64
69.01
74.74
79.46
86.52
92.9
100.32
106.05
111.42
116.14
121.55
127.6
T(°C)
42.99
98.13
138.17
174.93
208.73
236.3
266.82
297.67
340.66
371.18
402.03
429.6
463.41
500.16
530.69
558.25
589.1
616.67
644.24
662.62
690.19
711.85
730.23
742.37
757.79
769.94
782.41
797.51
44 -
[0115]
[Table 8]
No.
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
Steel Symbol
3a
3a
3a
3a
3a
3b
3b
3b
3b
3b
3c
3c
3c
3c
3c
3d
3d
3d
3d
3d
Average Value
((im) of Sizes of
Iron Carbides
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.1
2.0
2.0
1.9
2.0
2.1
2.0
1.8
1.8
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.7
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.7
Standard
Deviation (urn)
of Sizes of Iron
Carbides
0.51
0.48
0.42
0.66
0.52
0.47
0.39
0.63
0.68
0.42
0.35
0.32
0.74
0.76
0.69
0.55
0.67
0.52
0.50
0.44
OB
(MPa)
1784
1789
1801
1792
1790
1516
1520
1524
1522
1534
1502
1509
1513
1519
1524
1318
1326
1320
1314
1310
d
(mm)
3.3
3.5
3.2
4.0
3.8
3.5
2.9
4.1
4.1
3.4
2.9
3.7
4.8
4.9
4.4
4.1
4.2
4.0
3.9
3.7
Thickness of Al
Plating Layer
(Hm)
16.1
32.2
33.9
48.8
51.0
15.0
19.7
34.9
49.5
54.8
14.9
20.2
34.5
49.0
55.9
17.0
20.2
30.2
42.2
53.1
Quality of Al
Plating Layer
A
A
A
A
B
A
A
A
A
B
A
A
A
A
B
A
A
A
A
B
Example
Example
Example
Example
Example
Example
Example
Example
Example
Example
Example
Example
Example
Example
Example
Example
Example
Example
Example
Example
A
45 -
mBiwijinwwuws wWffJfMlW«Hfj«iDt'.MWWj>^^ WBPglWWMlWliillJWl-ipaipj
^
[Example 4]
[0116]
Steel pieces (steels) having chemical components as shown in Table 6 were
obtained through steelmaking and casting. These steels were treated under the same
conditions as those of Example 1 to obtain hot-rolled steel sheets having a thickness of
2.5 mm. These hot-rolled steel sheets were pickled and were cold-rolled. As a
result, cold-rolled steel sheets having a thickness of 1.2 mm were obtained.
[0117]
These cold-rolled steel sheets were heated to 800°C according to the same
temperature history as that of Example 3, were immediately cooled at an average
cooling rate of 6.5 °C/s, and were dipped in a molten Zn bath (containing 0.15% of Al
and unavoidable impurities) at 460°C. Then, the cold-rolled steel sheets were taken
out from the molten Zn bath after 3 seconds. The deposit amount of a plating layer
was adjusted using a gas wiper, followed by air cooling to room temperature.
[0118]
In the obtained steel sheet, sizes of iron carbides which were contained in a
region from a boundary between an inner layer (reaction layer of Al and Fe) of a Zn
plating layer and the steel sheet to a position which is distant from the boundary by 0.3
mm in the through-thickness direction were measured, and a standard deviation of the
sizes of iron carbides was obtained. During the measurement of iron carbides, the
thickness (total thickness of two layers) of the Zn plating layer was measured.
Furthermore, with the same method as that of Example 1, the steel sheet was hotstamped
into a shape steel and a plate to measure a deflection d and a tensile strength
CSB- In this case, heating conditions before hot stamping were two conditions of <1>
heating the steel sheet to 880°C and holding the temperature for 5 seconds, followed
46
^
by air cooling to 700°C; and <2> holding the temperature at 900°C for 1 minute.
[0119]
The results thereof are shown in Table 9.
[0120]
In all Examples (Nos. 72 to 91), a hot stamping member having a deflection
size of 5 mm or less was obtained irrespective of heating conditions before hot
stamping. However, in Examples Nos. 76, 81, 86, and 91 in which the thickness of
the Zn plating layer was greater than 30 fj.m, the adhesion of Zn was highly frequently
observed in a die. In examples in which the thickness of the Zn plating layer was less
than or equal to 30 |im, adhesion was not observed. Accordingly, when a Zn plating
layer is formed on the surface of the steel sheet, an upper limit of the thickness of the
Zn plating layer is preferably less than or equal to 30 jim from the viewpoint of plating
quality. In Table 9, for the quality of the Zn plating layer, examples in which Zn did
not adhere to the die were evaluated as "A"; and examples in which Zn adhered to the
die were evaluated as "B".
47
[0121]
[Table 9]
No.
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
Steel Symbol
3a
3a
3a
3a
3a
3b
3b
3b
3b
3b
3c
3c
3c
3c
3c
3d
3d
3d
3d
3d
Average Value
(nm) of Sizes
of Iron
Carbides
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.1
2.0
2.0
1.9
2.0
2.1
2.0
1.8
1.8
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.7
1,8
1.7
1.7
1.7
Standard
Deviation (^lm)
of Sizes of Iron
Carbides
0.62
0.39
0.44
0.51
0.66
0.55
0.39
0.77
0.46
0.37
0.51
0.66
0.58
0.57
0.77
0.46
0.42
0.32
0.69
0.70
Heating Conditions Before Hot Stamping
<1>
(MPa)
1784
1788
1803
1795
1793
1516
1523
1534
1532
1548
1518
1537
1524
1539
1548
1336
1342
1319
1320
1341
d
(mm)
3.9
2.9
4.1
4.2
4.4
3.3
3.7
2.6
4.3
3.6
3.7
5.0
4.2
4.7
3.9
3.7
4.4
4.9
4.2
3.5
<2>
OB
(MPa)
1788
1795
1809
1796
1799
1520
1533
1535
1536
1555
1527
1540
1524
1547
1549
1345
1344
1322
1320
1349
d
(mm)
3.6
3.1
4.0
4.2
4.1
3.6
3.6
2.9
3.9
3.8
3.5
4.2
4.4
4.3
3.8
3.2
4.1
4.3
4.2
3.4
Thickness (nm)
of Zn Plating
Layer
6.0
12.6
23.9
28.7
31.1
11.0
19.6
24.8
29.2
32.7
11.3
17.4
19.8
29.3
32.5
11.0
17.0
20.4
28.9
33.0
Quality of Zn
Plating Layer
A
A
A
A
B
A
A
A
A
B
A
A
A
A
B
A
A
A
A
B
Example
Example
Example
Example
Example
Example
Example
Example
Example
Example
Example
Example
Example
Example
Example
Example
Example
Example
Example
Example
<1> Heating the steel sheet to 880°C and holding the temperature for 5 seconds, followed by air cooling to 700°C
<2> Holding the temperature at 900°C for 1 minute
48 -
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[Example 5]
[0122]
Steel pieces (steels) having chemical components as shown in Table 6 were
obtained through steelmaking and casting. These steels were treated under the same
conditions as those of Example 1 to obtain hot-rolled steel sheets having a thickness of
2.5 mm. These hot-rolled steel sheets were pickled and were cold-rolled. As a
result, cold-rolled steel sheets having a thickness of 1.2 mm were obtained.
[0123]
These cold-rolled steel sheets were heated to 800°C according to the same
temperature history as that of Example 3, were immediately cooled at an average
cooling rate of 6.5 °C/s, and were dipped in a molten Zn bath (containing 0.13% of Al,
0.03% of Fe, and unavoidable impurities) at 460°C. Then, the cold-rolled steel sheets
were taken out from the molten Zn bath after 3 seconds. The deposit amount of a
plating layer was adjusted using a gas wiper. Then the cold-rolled steel sheets were
heated to 480° to form a Zn-Fe alloy layer thereon, followed by air cooling to room
temperature.
[0124]
In the obtained steel sheet, sizes of iron carbides which were contained in a
region from a boundary between the innermost layer (reaction layer of Zn and Fe) of a
Zn-Fe alloy layer and the steel sheet to a position which is distant from the boundary
by 0.3 mm in the through-thickness direction were measured, and a standard deviation
of the sizes of iron carbides was obtained. During the measurement of iron carbides,
the total thickness of the Zn-Fe alloy layer (including 4 layers) was measured.
Furthermore, with the same method as that of Example 1, the steel sheet was hotstamped
into a shape steel and a plate to measure a deflection d and a tensile strength
- 49 -
f
GB. In this case, heating conditions before hot stamping were two conditions of <1>
heating the steel sheet to 880°C and holding the temperature for 5 seconds, followed
by air cooling to 700°C; and <2> holding the temperature at 900°C for 1 minute.
[0125]
The results thereof are shown in Table 10.
[0126]
In all Examples (Nos. 92 to 111), a hot stamping member having a deflection
size of 5 mm or less was obtained irrespective of heating conditions before hot
stamping. However, in Examples Nos. 96, 101, 106, and 111 in which the thickness
of the Zn-Fe alloy layer was greater than 45 (j,m, small cracks were generated on the
alloy layer after hot stamping. In examples in which the thickness of the Zn-Fe alloy
layer was less than or equal to 45 )j,m, no small cracks were generated. Accordingly,
when a Zn-Fe alloy layer is formed on the surface of the steel sheet, an upper limit of
the thickness of the Zn-Fe alloy layer is preferably less than or equal to 45 |um from the
viewpoint of plating quality. In Table 10, for the quality of the Zn-Fe alloy layer,
examples in which no small cracks were generated on the Zn-Fe alloy layer were
evaluated as "A"; and examples in which small cracks were generated on the Zn-Fe
alloy layer were evaluated as "B".
- 50
[0127]
[Table 10]
No.
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
Steel Symbol
3a
3a
3a
3a
3a
3b
3b
3b
3b
3b
3c
3c
3c
3c
3c
3d
3d
3d
3d
3d
Average Value
(urn) of Sizes
of Iron
Carbides
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.1
2.0
2.0
1.9
2.0
2.1
2.0
1.8
1.8
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.7
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.7
Standard
Deviation (nm)
of Sizes of Iron
Carbides
0.42
0.44
0.39
0.73
0.79
0.66
0.41
0.33
0.68
0.47
0.45
0.53
0.55
0.59
0.67
0.60
0.50
0.44
0.70
0.73
Heating Conditions Before Hot Stamping
<1>
OB
(MPa)
1773
1777
1802
1786
1772
1505
1519
1513
1502
1518
1506
1503
1500
1506
1510
1307
1313
1320
1314
1310
d
(mm)
4.2
4.4
3.2
3.4
2.9
3.9
4.1
3.3
4.8
4.6
3.7
4.2
4.8
5.0
4.3
3.3
3.6
3.8
4.4
4.8
<2>
OB
(MPa)
1777
1778
1815
1788
1775
1506
1522
1517
1502
1529
1509
1513
1507
1508
1522
1309
1320
1329
1314
1313
d
(mm)
4.3
4.6
3.0
3.0
3.5
4.1
4.0
3.6
4.2
4.4
3.9
4.0
4.0
4.2
4.3
3.9
3.8
3.4
4.4
4.7
Thickness (nm)
ofZn-Fe
Plating Layer
15.0
20.2
31.1
39.9
46.0
15.6
21.7
39.3
44.7
49.8
14.5
20.7
34.7
42.3
45.3
15.1
18.0
30.1
42.8
46.6
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Fe Plating
Layer
A
A
A
A
B
A
A
A
A
B
A
A
A
A
B
A
A
A
A
B
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Example
<1> Heating the steel sheet to 880°C and holding the temperature for 5 seconds, followed by air cooling to 700°C
<2> Holding the temperature at 900°C for 1 minute
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[Industrial Applicability]
[0128]
Provided are a steel sheet for a hot stamping member capable of reducing a
deflection which easily occurs when a long component is manufactured by hot
stamping; and a method of producing the same.
[Description of Reference Numerals and Signs]
[0129]
11: BLANK (STEEL SHEET)
12: SliAPE STEEL
21: SURFACE PLATE
31a: UPPER DIE
31b: LOWER DIE
32: BLANK (STEEL SHEET)
L: LENGTH
W: WIDTH
d: DEFLECTION
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[Designation of Document] CLAIMS
[Claim 1]
A steel sheet for a hot stamping member, the steel sheet comprising, as a
chemical composition:
0.10 mass% to 0.35 mass% of C;
0.01 mass% to 1.0 mass% of Si;
0.3 mass% to 2.3 mass% of Mn;
0.01 mass% to 0.5 mass% of Al;
limited to 0.03 mass% or less of P;
limited to 0.02 mass% or less of S;
limited to 0.1 mass% or less of N; and
a balance consisting of Fe and unavoidable impurities,
wherein a standard deviation of diameters of iron carbides which are
contained in a region from a surface to a 1/4 thickness position of the steel sheet is less
than or equal to 0.8 |j,m.
[Claim 2]
The steel sheet for a hot stamping member according to Claim 1,
wherein the chemical composition further contains one or more selected from
the group consisting of
0.01 mass% to 2.0 mass% of Cr;
0.001 mass% to 0.5 mass% of Ti;
0.001 mass% to 0.5 mass% of Nb;
0.0005 mass% to 0.01 mass% of B;
0.01 mass% to 1.0 mass% of Mo;
0.01 mass% to 0.5 mass% of W;
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0.01 mass% to 0.5 mass% of V;
0.01 mass% to 1.0 mass% of Cu; and
0.01 mass% to 5.0 mass% of Ni.
[Claim 3]
The steel sheet for a hot stamping member according to Claim 1 or 2,
wherein an Al plating layer having a plating thickness of 50 )j,m or less is
formed on the surface.
[Claim 4]
The steel sheet for a hot stamping member according to Claim 1 or 2,
wherein a Zn plating layer having a plating thickness of 30 jj,m or less is
formed on the surface.
[Claim 5]
The steel sheet for a hot stamping member according to Claim 1 or 2,
wherein a Zn-Fe alloy layer having a plating thickness of 45 ixm or less is
formed on the surface.
[Claim 6]
A method of producing a steel sheet for a hot stamping member, the method
comprising:
performing a recrystallization annealing process in which a cold-rolled steel
sheet is heated such that a change d/dt (AT/At; °C/s^) in a rise rate of a steel sheet
temperature from 300°C to a maximum temperature S satisfies following expression 1
and such that the maximum temperature S is 720°C to 820°C, wherein:
T represents the steel sheet temperature (°C), t represents time (second), and
AT/At represents the rise rate (°C/s) of the steel sheet temperature for a time At
(second) during the heating of the recrystallization annealing process; and
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the cold-rolled steel sheet contains, as a chemical composition,
0.10 mass% to 0.35 mass% of C;
0.01 mass% to 1.0 mass% of Si;
0.3 mass% to 2.3 mass% of Mn;
0.01 mass% to 0.5 mass% of Al;
limited to 0.03 mass% or less of P;
limited to 0.02 mass% or less of S;
limited to 0.1 mass% or less of N; and
a balance consisting of Fe and unavoidable impurities.
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