Abstract:
A high-strength galvanized steel sheet that includes a chemical composition containing, by mass %, C: 0.15% or more and 0.25% or less, Si: 0.50% or more and 2.5% or less, Mn: 2.3% or more and 4.0% or less, P: 0.100% or less, S: 0.02% or less, Al: 0.01% or more and 2.5% or less, and Fe and inevitable impurities. The steel sheet having a microstructure containing, by an area percentage basis, a tempered martensite phase: 30% or more and 73% or less, a ferrite phase: 25% or more and 68% or less, a retained austenite phase: 2% or more and 20% or less, and other phases: 10% or less (including 0%), the other phases containing a martensite phase: 3% or less (including 0%) and a bainitic ferrite phase: less than 5% (including 0%).
Abstract:
A method of producing a galvannealed steel sheet includes: annealing a steel strip by conveying the steel strip through a heating zone including a direct fired furnace, a soaking zone, and a cooling zone in this order in an annealing furnace; hot-dip galvanizing the steel strip discharged from the cooling zone; and heat-alloying a galvanized coating formed on the steel strip. Mixed gas of humidified gas and dry gas is supplied into the soaking zone from at least one gas supply port located in a region of lower ½ of the soaking zone in a height direction so that a dew point measured in a region of upper ⅕ of the soaking zone in the height direction and a dew point measured in a region of lower ⅕ of the soaking zone in the height direction are both −20° C. or more and 0° C. or less.
Abstract:
A method for producing high-strength galvannealed steel sheets having excellent workability and fatigue resistance. The method comprises subjecting a steel sheet to an oxidation treatment, the oxidation treatment including heating the steel sheet in an upstream stage at a temperature in the range of 400° C. to 750° C. in an atmosphere having an O2 concentration of not less than 1000 ppm by volume and a H2O concentration of not less than 1000 ppm by volume and a downstream stage at a temperature in the range of 600° C. to 850° C. in an atmosphere having an O2 concentration of less than 1000 ppm by volume and a H2O concentration of not less than 1000 ppm by volume. The method further comprises subjecting the steel sheet to reducing annealing, hot-dip galvanizing treatment and alloying treatment.
Abstract:
There is provided a method for manufacturing a high-strength galvannealed steel sheet having excellent coating adhesiveness and corrosion resistance whose base material is a high-strength steel sheet containing Si and Mn. The method includes performing an oxidation treatment on a steel sheet including Si and Mn in a first zone having an atmosphere of an oxygen concentration, thereafter performing an oxidation treatment in a second zone having an atmosphere of an oxygen concentration, thereafter performing reduction annealing and galvanizing, and further performing an alloying treatment by heating the galvanized steel sheet.