Patents by Inventor Soon Taik Hong

Soon Taik Hong has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240102137
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a steel plate for a pressure vessel having excellent resistance to high-temperature post-welding heat treatment, in which deterioration of strength and toughness is minimized even when a long-term post welding heat treatment (PWHT) is applied at high temperature, and a method for manufacturing same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventor: Soon-Taik Hong
  • Publication number: 20240093326
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pressure vessel steel plate having excellent high temperature PWHT resistance, comprising: 0.10-0.16 weight % C; 0.20-0.35 weight % Si; 0.4-0.6 weight % Mn; 7.5-8.5 weight % Cr; 0.7-1.0 weight % Mo; 0.005-0.05 weight % Al; 0.015 weight % or less P, 0.002 weight % or less S; 0.001-0.025 weight % Nb; and 0.25-0.35 weight % V, with the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventor: Soon-Taik HONG
  • Publication number: 20240002970
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a cryogenic steel plate for a pressure vessel and a cryogenic steel plate for a pressure vessel manufactured thereby, the method comprising the steps of: reheating a slab containing, in weight %, C: 0.05-0.15%, Si: 0.20-0.35%, Mn: 0.5-1.5%, P: 0.012% or less, S: 0.015% or less, Al: 0.02-0.10%, Ni: 6.01-6.49%, Mo: 0.2-0.4%, Cr: and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities; hot-rolling the reheated steel plate, followed by air cooling; subjecting the air-cooled steel plate to primary heat treatment at 800-880° C. for (2.4×t+(10?40)) minutes (t: slab thickness (mm)), followed by primary water cooling: subjecting the primarily water-cooled steel plate to secondary heat treatment at 700-780° C. for (2.4×t+(10?40)) minutes (t: slab thickness (mm)), followed by secondary water cooling: and tempering the secondarily water-cooled steel plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventor: Soon-Taik HONG
  • Patent number: 11692251
    Abstract: Disclosed are a pressure vessel steel sheet and a method for manufacturing the same, the steel sheet comprising: by wt %, 0.10-0.20% of C, 0.15-0.40% of Si, 1.15-1.50% of Mn, 0.45-0.60% of Mo, 0.03-0.30% of Cu, 0.025% or less of P, 0.025% or less of S and 0.005-0.06% of sol. Al; two or more selected from the group consisting of 0.03-0.30% of Cr, 0.002-0.025% of Nb and 0.002-0.025% of Zr, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein the structure comprises a mixture structure of ferrite, perlite and tempered bainite after post weld heat treatment (PWHT) for 60 hours at 600-660° C., and the area fraction of the tempered bainite is at least 10% (excluding 100%).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventor: Soon-Taik Hong
  • Publication number: 20220290266
    Abstract: Provided is a steel plate for a pressure vessel with excellent cryogenic lateral expansion and a manufacturing method therefor. The steel plate for a pressure vessel according to the present invention comprises, by wt %, 0.05 to 0.15% of C, 0.20 to 0.40% of Si, 0.3 to 0.6% of Mn, 0.015% or less of P, 0.015% or less of S, 0.02 to 0.10% of Al, 4.5 to 5.5% of Ni, 0.2 to 0.4% of Mo, 0.001 to 0.15% of Pd, with a remainder of Fe and inevitable impurities, and the steel plate has a steel microstructure comprising, by area fraction, 0.5 to 5.0% of retained austenite, 25 to 85% of tempered bainite, and a remainder of tempered martensite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventor: Soon-Taik Hong
  • Publication number: 20220025495
    Abstract: Provided are a steel plate for high temperature applications having excellent strength at a high temperature and a method for manufacturing same. The steel plate for high temperature applications having excellent post-weld heat treatment resistance, according to the present invention, comprises by weight percent: C:0.05-0.25%; Mn:0.1-1.0%; Si:0.1-0.8%; Cr:1-3%; Cu:0.05-0.3%; Mo:0.5-1.5%; Ni:0.05-0.5%; Al:0.005-0.1%; and at least one of Ir:0.005-0.10% and Rh:0.005-0.10%, the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventor: Soon-Taik Hong
  • Publication number: 20210388457
    Abstract: Provided are a steel plate for a pressure vessel with excellent cryogenic toughness and excellent ductility, and a manufacturing method thereof. The steel plate for a pressure vessel of the present invention comprises, in weight %, 0.05 to 0.15% of C; 0.20 to 0.40% of Si; 0.3 to 0.6% of Mn; 0.001 to 0.05% of Al; 0.012% or less of P; 0.015% or less of S; 4.0 to 5.0% of Ni; 0.001 to 0.10% of In; and the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein a steel microstructure consists of 15 to 80 area % of tempered bainite and the balance being tempered martensite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventor: Soon-Taik Hong
  • Patent number: 10829830
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a middle high temperature pressure vessel steel plate having excellent resistance against a post weld heat treatment (PWHT) and a manufacturing method therefor. The pressure vessel steel plate includes 0.05 to 0.17 wt % of C, 0.50 to 1.00 wt % of Si, 0.3 to 0.8 wt % of Mn, 1.0 to 1.5 wt % of Cr, 0.3 to 1.0 wt % of Mo, 0.003 to 0.30 wt % of Ni, 0.003 to 0.30 wt % of Cu, 0.005 to 0.06 wt % of Sol.Al, 0.015 wt % or less of P, and 0.020 wt % or less of S; additionally two or more elements selected from 0.002 to 0.025 wt % of Nb, 0.002 to 0.03 wt % of V, and 0.002 to 0.15 wt % of Co; and Fe and unavoidable impurities as the reminder, wherein a microstructure of a central portion of the steel plate is formed in a mixed structure of 20 area % or more of tempered martensite and the residue bainite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventor: Soon-Taik Hong
  • Publication number: 20200347478
    Abstract: A high strength steel plate according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes, by weight: 0.05 to 0.20% of C, 0.15 to 0.55% of Si, 0.9 to 1.75% of Mn, 0.001 to 0.05% of Al, 0.03% or less of P, 0.03% or less of S, 0.05 to 0.3% of Cr, 0.05 to 0.6% of Ni, 0.005 to 0.35% of Cu, 0.05 to 0.2% of Mo, 0.005 to 0.07% of V, 0.005 to 0.04% of Nb, 0.0005 to 0.005% of Ca, 0.005 to 0.025% of Ti, 0.002 to 0.006% of N, less than 0.0005% of B, and a balance of Fe, with inevitable impurities, satisfies relationships of Cu+Ni+Cr+Mo: 1.5% or less, Cr+Mo: 0.4% or less, V+Nb: 0.1% or less, and Ca/S: 1.0 or higher, and includes a combined structure of tempered martensite and tempered bainite as a microstructure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventor: Soon-Taik Hong
  • Publication number: 20200071798
    Abstract: The present invention relates to steel for pressure vessels used in a boiler, a pressure vessel fittings, etc. of a power station and, more particularly, to steel for pressure vessels with excellent resistance to high-temperature tempering heat treatment and post-weld heat treatment; and a manufacturing method therefor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventor: Soon-Taik Hong
  • Publication number: 20190368012
    Abstract: Disclosed are a pressure vessel steel sheet and a method for manufacturing the same, the steel sheet comprising: by wt %, 0.10-0.20% of C, 0.15-0.40% of Si, 1.15-1.50% of Mn, 0.45-0.60% of Mo, 0.03-0.30% of Cu, 0.025% or less of P, 0.025% or less of S and 0.005-0.06% of sol. Al; two or more selected from the group consisting of 0.03-0.30% of Cr, 0.002-0.025% of Nb and 0.002-0.025% of Zr, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein the structure comprises a mixture structure of ferrite, perlite and tempered bainite after post weld heat treatment (PWHT) for 60 hours at 600-660° C., and the area fraction of the tempered bainite is at least 10% (excluding 100%).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventor: Soon-Taik Hong
  • Publication number: 20180371567
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a middle high temperature pressure vessel steel plate having excellent resistance against a post weld heat treatment (PWHT) and a manufacturing method therefor. The pressure vessel steel plate includes 0.05 to 0.17 wt % of C, 0.50 to 1.00 wt % of Si, 0.3 to 0.8 wt % of Mn, 1.0 to 1.5 wt % of Cr, 0.3 to 1.0 wt % of Mo, 0.003 to 0.30 wt % of Ni, 0.003 to 0.30 wt % of Cu, 0.005 to 0.06 wt % of Sol.Al, 0.015 wt % or less of P, and 0.020 wt % or less of S; additionally two or more elements selected from 0.002 to 0.025 wt % of Nb, 0.002 to 0.03 wt % of V, and 0.002 to 0.15 wt % of Co; and Fe and unavoidable impurities as the reminder, wherein a microstructure of a central portion of the steel plate is formed in a mixed structure of 20 area % or more of tempered martensite and the residue bainite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventor: Soon-Taik HONG
  • Publication number: 20180371568
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a steel plate having excellent PWHT resistance and low-temperature toughness for a low-temperature pressure vessel and a method for manufacturing the same, wherein the steel plate comprises, in terms of wt %, 0.07-0.17% of C, 0.15-0.40% of Si, 0.3-0.7% of Mn, 0.012% or less of P, 0.015% or less of S, 3.0-4.0% of Ni, 0.03-0.25% of W, and a balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, has a micro-structure comprising 25-80 area % of tempered bainite and the balance of tempered martensite, and has a tensile strength of 600 MPa or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventor: Soon-Taik HONG
  • Patent number: 8652273
    Abstract: There are provided a steel for deep drawing, and a method for manufacturing the steel and a high pressure container. The steel for deep drawing includes, by weight: C: 0.25 to 0.40%, Si: 0.15 to 0.40%, Mn: 0.4 to 1.0%, Al: 0.001 to 0.05%, Cr: 0.8 to 1.2%, Mo: 0.15 to 0.8%, Ni: 1.0% or less, P: 0.015% or less, S: 0.015% or less, Ca: 0.0005 to 0.002%, Ti: 0.005 to 0.025%, B: 0.0005 to 0.0020% and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein a microstructure of the steel has a triphase structure of ferrite, bainite and martensite. The steel for deep drawing may be useful to further improve the strength without the deterioration of the toughness by adding a trace of Ti and B, compared to the conventional steels having a strength of approximately 1100 MPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Posco
    Inventors: Soon Taik Hong, Sung Ho Jang, Ki Hyun Bang
  • Publication number: 20110259481
    Abstract: There is provided a high strength steel plate including, by weight: 0.03% to 0.20% C, 0.15% to 0.55% Si, 0.9% to 1.5% Mn, 0.001% to 0.05% Al, 0.030% or less P, 0.030% or less S, 0.30% or less Cr, 0.2% or less Mo, 0.6% or less Ni, 0.07% or less V, 0.04% or less Nb, 5 ppm to 50 ppm Ca, 0.005% to 0.025% Ti, 0.0020% to 0.0060% N, 0.0005% to 0.0020% B, the balance of F and unavoidable impurities. The steel plate may be formed of tempered martensite, and conditions for cooling and recrystallization controlled rolling are optimized so as to control an average grain size of a microstructure and an aspect ratio of structure grains. Accordingly, a superior high-strength steel plate that can be used for an atomic plant, for example, an atomic plant rated at IOOOMW or more by having a tensile strength of at least 650 MPa and an impact toughness of at least 200 J at ?5O ° C., and a method of manufacturing the same can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Soon-Taik Hong, Sung-Ho Jang, Ki-Hyun Bang
  • Publication number: 20100236672
    Abstract: There are provided a steel for deep drawing, and a method for manufacturing the steel and a high pressure container. The steel for deep drawing includes, by weight: C: 0.25 to 0.40%, Si: 0.15 to 0.40%, Mn: 0.4 to 1.0%, Al: 0.001 to 0.05%, Cr: 0.8 to 1.2%, Mo: 0.15 to 0.8%, Ni: 1.0% or less, P: 0.015% or less, S: 0.015% or less, Ca: 0.0005 to 0.002%, Ti: 0.005 to 0.025%, B: 0.0005 to 0.0020% and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein a microstructure of the steel has a triphase structure of ferrite, bainite and martensite. The steel for deep drawing may be useful to further improve the strength without the deterioration of the toughness by adding a trace of Ti and B, compared to the conventional steels having a strength of approximately 1100 MPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Soon Taik Hong, Sung Ho Jang, Ki Hyun Bang