Abstract: A multiphase steel sheet has a steel composition containing, in percent by mass, more than 0.015% to less than 0.100% of carbon, less than 0.40% of silicon, 1.0% to 1.9% of manganese, more than 0.015% to 0.05% of phosphorus, 0.03% or less of sulfur, 0.01% to 0.3% of soluble aluminum, 0.005% or less of nitrogen, less than 0.30% of chromium, 0.0050% or less of boron, less than 0.15% of molybdenum, 0.4% or less of vanadium, 0.02% or less of titanium, wherein [Mneq] is 2.0 to 2.8, the balance being iron and incidental impurities.

Abstract: A high strength galvanized steel sheet is provided comprising steel containing C: 0.06% or more and 0.20% or less, Si: less than 0.50%, Mn: 0.5% or more and less than 2.0%, P: 0.05% or less, S: 0.02% or less, Al: 0.60% or more and 2.00% or less, N: less than 0.004%, Cr: 0.10% or more and 0.40% or less and B: 0.003% or less, satisfying the relationships 0.8?Mneq?2.0 and Mneq+1.3[% Al]?2.8, and a microstructure containing a ferrite phase and a second phase whose volume fraction is 15% or less, the second phase having a martensite phase whose volume fraction is 3% or more, a retained austenite phase whose volume fraction is 3% or more and a sum of the volume fractions of a pearlite phase and a bainite phase being equal to or less than the volume fraction of the martensite phase and the volume fraction of the retained austenite phase.

Abstract: A high strength steel sheet is formed of steel having the composition containing by mass % over 0.015% and less than 0.100% C, less than 0.50% Si, over 1.0% and less than 2.0% Mn, 0.05% or less P, 0.03% or less S, 0.01% or more and 0.3% or less sol. Al, 0.005% or less N, less than 0.35% Cr, 0.0010% or more and 0.0050% or less B, less than 0.15% Mo, less than 0.030% Ti, and iron and unavoidable impurities as a balance, wherein the steel satisfies 2.1?[Mneq]?3.1, the microstructure of the steel includes a ferrite and a second phase, a volume fraction of the second phase is set to 2.0 to 12.0%, a total ratio of a volume fraction of martensite and a volume fraction of retained ? to the volume fraction of second phase is 60% or more, and the number of carbides which are present within ferrite particles, have an aspect ratio of 3.0 or less and have a diameter of 0.25 to 0.90 ?m is set to 10000 pieces/mm2 or less.

Abstract: A high strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet has TS of 440 MPa or more and an average r value of 1.30 or more, where the absolute value of the planar anisotropy of the r value (?r) is 0.20 or less. A chemical composition contains C: 0.010% or more and 0.04% or less, Si: more than 1.0% and 1.5% or less, Mn: 1.0% or more and 3.0% or less, P: 0.005% or more and 0.1% or less, S: 0.01% or less, sol. Al: 0.005% or more and 0.5% or less, N: 0.01% or less, Nb: 0.010% or more and less than 0.05%, Ti: 0.015% or more and 0.120% or less, and the remainder composed of Fe and incidental impurities, wherein (Nb/93)/(C/12)<0.20 and 0.005<C*?0.020 are satisfied, a steel sheet microstructure includes 80% or more of ferrite and 3% or more of martensite on an area ratio basis, and C*=C-(12/93)Nb-(12/48){Ti-(48/14)N-(48/32)S}.

Abstract: A high strength pressed member has excellent ductility and stretch flangeability and tensile strength of 780-1400 MPa, with a predetermined steel composition and steel microstructure relative to the entire microstructure of steel sheet, where area ratio of martensite 5-70%, area ratio of retained austenite 5-40%, area ratio of bainitic ferrite in upper bainite 5% or more, and total thereof is 40% or more, 25% or more of martensite is tempered martensite, polygonal ferrite area ratio is above 10% and below 50% to the entire microstructure of steel sheet, and average grain size is 8 ?m or less, average diameter of a group of polygonal ferrite grains is 15 ?m or less, the group of polygonal ferrite grains represented by a group of ferrite grains of adjacent polygonal ferrite grains, and average carbon content in retained austenite is 0.70 mass % or more and tensile strength is 780 MPa or more.

Abstract: A high strength cold rolled steel sheet includes a chemical composition containing, by mass %, C: 0.010% or more and 0.060% or less, Si: more than 0.5% and 1.5% or less, Mn: 1.0% or more and 3.0% or less, P: 0.005% or more and 0.100% or less, S: 0.010% or less, sol.Al: 0.005% or more and 0.500% or less, N: 0.0100% or less, Nb: 0.010% or more and 0.100% or less, Ti: 0.015% or more and 0.150% or less and the balance comprising Fe and inevitable impurities. The microstructure includes, in area fraction, 70% or more of a ferrite phase and 3% or more of a martensite phase. The tensile strength is 440 MPa or more and an average r value is 1.20 or more.

Abstract: A high strength pressed member has excellent ductility and stretch flangeability and tensile strength of 780-1400 MPa, with a predetermined steel composition and steel microstructure relative to the entire microstructure of steel sheet, where area ratio of martensite 5-70%, area ratio of retained austenite 5-40%, area ratio of bainitic ferrite in upper bainite 5% or more, and total thereof is 40% or more, 25% or more of martensite is tempered martensite, polygonal ferrite area ratio is above 10% and below 50% to the entire microstructure of steel sheet, and average grain size is 8 ?m or less, average diameter of a group of polygonal ferrite grains is 15 ?m or less, the group of polygonal ferrite grains represented by a group of ferrite grains of adjacent polygonal ferrite grains, and average carbon content in retained austenite is 0.70 mass % or more and tensile strength is 780 MPa or more.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a high strength cold rolled steel sheet includes hot-rolling and cold-rolling a steel slab annealing the steel sheet at an annealing temperature of 750° C. to 830° C.; subjecting the steel sheet to first cooling at an average cooling rate of 3° C./sec to 40° C./sec in a temperature range from the annealing temperature to 480° C.; subjecting the steel sheet to second cooling at an average cooling rate of 8° C./sec to 80° C./sec in a temperature range from 480° C. to Tc (° C.) given by formula (6): Tc=435?40×[% Mn]?30×[% Cr]?30×[% V](6) wherein [% A] is the content (% by mass) of alloying element A; and subjecting the steel sheet to third cooling at an average cooling rate of 0.3° C./sec to 30° C./sec in a temperature range from Tc (° C.) to 200° C.

Abstract: A vehicle collision energy absorbing member is excellent in collision energy absorbing performance in the axial direction upon collision. The vehicle collision energy absorbing member is formed of a high strength thin steel sheet having TS of at least 980 MPa and having an n-value and a limit bending radius Rc satisfying the following Formula: Rc/t?1.31×ln(n)+5.21.

Abstract: The high strength galvanized steel sheet contains C: more than 0.015% and lower than 0.100%, Si: 0.3% or lower, Mn: lower than 1.90%, P: 0.015% or more and 0.05% or lower, S: 0.03% or lower, sol.Al: 0.01% or more and 0.5% or lower, N: 0.005% or lower, Cr: lower than 0.30%, B: 0.0003% or more and 0.005% or lower, and Ti: lower than 0.014% in terms of mass %, and satisfies 2.2?[Mneq]?3.1 and 0.42?8[% P]+150B*?0.73. The steel microstructure contains ferrite and a second phase, in which the second phase area ratio is 3 to 15%, the ratio of the area ratio of martensite and retained ? to the second phase area ratio is more than 70%, and 50% or more of the area ratio of the second phase exists in the grain boundary triple point.

Abstract: A high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet has a tensile strength (TS) of 540 to 780 MPa, only small variations in strength, and excellent uniformity in strength using a general-purpose Ti-containing steel sheet, which is inexpensive. The high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet includes, on a mass percent basis, 0.05%-0.12% C, 0.5% or less Si, 0.8%-1.8% Mn, 0.030% or less P, 0.01% or less S, 0.005%-0.1% Al, 0.01% or less N, 0.030%-0.080% Ti, and the balance being Fe and incidental impurities. The microstructure have a bainitic ferrite fraction of 70% or more, and the amount of Ti present in a precipitate having a size of less than 20 nm is 50% or more of the value of Ti* calculated using formula (1): Ti*=[Ti]?48/14×[N] (1) where [Ti] and [N] represent a Ti content (percent by mass) and a N content (percent by mass), respectively, of the steel sheet.

Abstract: The high strength galvanized steel sheet contains C: more than 0.015% and lower than 0.100%, Si: 0.3% or lower, Mn: lower than 1.90%, P: 0.015% or more and 0.05% or lower, S: 0.03% or lower, sol.Al: 0.01% or more and 0.5% or lower, N: 0.005% or lower, Cr: lower than 0.30%, B: 0.0003% or more and 0.005% or lower, and Ti: lower than 0.014% in terms of mass %, and satisfies 2.2?[Mneq]?3.1 and 0.42?8[% P]+150B*?0.73. The steel microstructure contains ferrite and a second phase, in which the second phase area ratio is 3 to 15%, the ratio of the area ratio of martensite and retained ? to the second phase area ratio is more than 70%, and 50% or more of the area ratio of the second phase exists in the grain boundary triple point.

Abstract: A high strength galvanized steel sheet is provided comprising steel containing C: 0.06% or more and 0.20% or less, Si: less than 0.50%, Mn: 0.5% or more and less than 2.0%, P: 0.05% or less, S: 0.02% or less, Al: 0.60% or more and 2.00% or less, N: less than 0.004%, Cr: 0.10% or more and 0.40% or less and B: 0.003% or less, satisfying the relationships 0.8?Mneq?2.0 and Mneq+1.3[% Al]?2.8, and a microstructure containing a ferrite phase and a second phase whose volume fraction is 15% or less, the second phase having a martensite phase whose volume fraction is 3% or more, a retained austenite phase whose volume fraction is 3% or more and a sum of the volume fractions of a pearlite phase and a bainite phase being equal to or less than the volume fraction of the martensite phase and the volume fraction of the retained austenite phase.

Abstract: A high-strength galvanized steel sheet contains C: 0.010% or more and 0.06% or less, Si: more than 0.5% and 1.5% or less, Mn: 1.0% or more and 3.0% or less, P: 0.005% or more and 0.1% or less, S: 0.01% or less, sol.Al: 0.005% or more and 0.5% or less, N: 0.01% or less, Nb: 0.010% or more and 0.090% or less, and Ti: 0.015% or more and 0.15% or less, on a mass percent basis. The Nb and C contents of the steel satisfy the relation of (Nb/93)/(C/12)<0.20. C* satisfies 0.005?C*?0.025. Ferrite constitutes 70% by area ratio or more of the steel sheet. Martensite constitutes 3% by area ratio or more of the steel sheet. C*=C?(12/93)Nb?(12/48){Ti?(48/14)N}, wherein C, Nb, Ti, and N denote the C, Nb, Ti, and N contents of the steel.

Abstract: A high-strength steel sheet has excellent deep drawability with a tensile strength of 390 to 700 MPa and an r-value of 1.1 or more in the orientation in which the r-value is lowest. A steel slab is subjected to finish rolling by hot rolling at a finish rolling delivery temperature of 800° C. or higher, coiling at 550° C. to 720° C., and cooling to form a hot-rolled steel sheet. The hot-rolled steel sheet is pickled and cold-rolled to a rolling reduction of 50% to 85% to form a cold-rolled steel sheet. The cold-rolled steel sheet is annealed at an annealing temperature of 760° C. to 950° C. In this step, a strain of 0.1% to 2.0% is applied in the temperature range of 700° C. to the annealing temperature.

Abstract: A multiphase steel sheet has a steel composition containing, in percent by mass, more than 0.015% to less than 0.100% of carbon, less than 0.40% of silicon, 1.0% to 1.9% of manganese, more than 0.015% to 0.05% of phosphorus, 0.03% or less of sulfur, 0.01% to 0.3% of soluble aluminum, 0.005% or less of nitrogen, less than 0.30% of chromium, 0.0050% or less of boron, less than 0.15% of molybdenum, 0.4% or less of vanadium, 0.02% or less of titanium, wherein [Mneq] is 2.0 to 2.8, the balance being iron and incidental impurities.

Abstract: A high-strength galvanized steel sheet has a low YP, good stretch flangeability, and excellent corrosion resistance and contains, on a percent by mass basis, more than 0.015% to less than 0.10% of C, 0.5% or less of Si, 1.0% to 1.9% of Mn, 0.015% to 0.050% of P, 0.03% or less of S, 0.01% to 0.5% of sol. Al, 0.005% or less of N, less than 0.40% of Cr, 0.005% or less of B, less than 0.15% of Mo, 0.4% or less of V, and less than 0.020% of Ti, in which 2.2?[Mneq]?3.1 and [% Mn]+3.3[% Mo]?1.9, and [% Mn]+3.3 [% Mo])/(1.3[% Cr]+8[% P]+150B*)<3.5 are satisfied.

Abstract: The high strength galvanized steel sheet contains C: more than 0.015% and lower than 0.100%, Si: 0.3% or lower, Mn: lower than 1.90%, P: 0.015% or more and 0.05% or lower, S: 0.03% or lower, sol.Al: 0.01% or more and 0.5% or lower, N: 0.005% or lower, Cr: lower than 0.30%, B: 0.0003% or more and 0.005% or lower, and Ti: lower than 0.014% in terms of mass %, and satisfies 2.2?[Mneq]?3.1 and 0.42?8[% P]+150B*?0.73. The steel microstructure contains ferrite and a second phase, in which the second phase area ratio is 3 to 15%, the ratio of the area ratio of martensite and retained ? to the second phase area ratio is more than 70%, and 50% or more of the area ratio of the second phase exists in the grain boundary triple point.

Abstract: A high-strength galvanized steel sheet has a steel composition which contains, by % by mass, 0.01 to 0.12% of C, 0.2% or less of Si, less than 2% of Mn, 0.04% or less of P, 0.02% or less of S, 0.3% or less of sol. Al, 0.01% or less of N, and over 0.3% to 2% of Cr, and which satisfies 2.1?[Mneq]?3 and 0.24?[% Cr]/[% Mn], the balance being composed of iron and inevitable impurities, and has a steel microstructures containing ferrite and a second phase.

Abstract: A method produces a high-strength cold-rolled steel sheet includes hot-rolling and cold-rolling steel having a composition which contains, by % by mass, over 0.01% to less than 0.08% of C, 0.2% or less of Si, 0.8% to less than 1.7% of Mn, 0.03% or less of P, 0.02% or less of S, 0.3% or less of sol. Al, 0.01% or less of N, and over 0.4% to 2% of Cr, and which satisfies 1.9<[Mneq]<3 and 0.34?[% Cr]/[% Mn], the balance being composed of iron and inevitable impurities; heating at an average heating rate of less than 3° C./sec in a temperature range of 680° C. to 740° C.; annealing at an annealing temperature of over 740° C. to less than 820° C.; cooling at an average cooling rate of 2 to 30° C./sec in a temperature range of the annealing temperature to 650° C.; cooling at an average cooling rate of 10° C./sec or more in the temperature range of 650° C. to Tc° C.