Patents by Inventor Kwang Geun Chin

Kwang Geun Chin 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: 20150266519
    Abstract: A high-ductility, high-strength and high Mn steel strip used for steel strips of automobiles requiring superior formability and high strength, a plated steel strip produced by using the same, and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The high Mn steel strip comprises, by weight %, 0.2˜1.5% of C, 10˜25% of Mn, 0.01˜3.0% of Al, 0.005˜2.0% of Si, 0.03% or less of P, 0.03% or less of S, 0.040% or less of N, and the balance of Fe and other unavoidable impurities. The high-ductility, high-strength and high Mn steel strip, and the plated steel strip produced by using the same have superior surface properties and plating characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Seong Ju Kim, Kwang Geun Chin, Hyung Gyu Hwang, Sung Kyu Kim, Il Ryoung Sohn, Young Kook Lee, Oh Yeon Lee
  • Patent number: 9109273
    Abstract: A cold rolled steel sheet and a hot dip galvanized steel sheet, which have high strength and elongation, such as a tensile strength of 980 MPa or more and an elongation of 28% or more, and excellent delayed fracture resistance, and manufacturing methods thereof. The cold rolled steel sheet has a composition including 0.05 to 0.3 weight percent C, 0.3 to 1.6 weight percent Si, 4.0 to 7.0 weight percent Mn, 0.5 to 2.0 weight percent Al, 0.01 to 0.1 weight percent Cr, 0.02 to 0.1 weight percent Ni and 0.005 to 0.03 weight percent Ti, 5 to 30 ppm B, 0.01 to 0.03 weight percent Sb, 0.008 weight percent or less S, balance Fe and impurities. The hot dip galvanized steel sheet has a hot dip galvanized layer or a hot dip galvannealed layer on the cold rolled steel sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Young Hoon Jin, Kwang Geun Chin, Seung Bok Lee, Jai Hyun Kwak
  • Publication number: 20150218668
    Abstract: Provided is a ferritic lightweight high-strength steel sheet having excellent stiffness and ductility and a method of manufacturing the same. The steel sheet including 0.02 wt % to 0.1 wt % of carbon (C), 4 wt % to 15 wt % of manganese (Mn), 4 wt % to 10 wt % of aluminum (Al), 2.0 wt % or less (excluding 0) of silicon (Si), 0.01 wt % to 0.3 wt % of titanium (Ti), 0.005 wt % to 0.2 wt % of antimony (Sb), and iron (Fe) as well as unavoidable impurities as a remainder, and having a value of 0.25×Ti/C ranging from 0.17 to 1.0 and a value of Mn/Al×Log(C×Ti×10000) ranging from 1.0 to 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Jai-Hyun Kwak, Kyoo-Young Lee, Kwang-Geun Chin
  • Publication number: 20150211088
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-magnetic high manganese steel sheet with high-strength, which has superior strength and moldability, and at the same time, can obtain superior non-magnetic characteristics, and a method for manufacturing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Sung-Kyu Kim, Kwang-Geun Chin, Pii-Yong Oh, Hyun-Gyu Hwang
  • Patent number: 8999085
    Abstract: A high-ductility, high-strength and high Mn steel strip used for steel strips of automobiles requiring superior formability and high strength, a plated steel strip produced by using the same, and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The high Mn steel strip comprises, by weight %, 0.2˜1.5% of C, 10˜25% of Mn, 0.01˜3.0% of Al, 0.005˜2.0% of Si, 0.03% or less of P, 0.03% or less of S, 0.040% or less of N, and the balance of Fe and other unavoidable impurities. The high-ductility, high-strength and high Mn steel strip, and the plated steel strip produced by using the same have superior surface properties and plating characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Posco
    Inventors: Seong-Ju Kim, Kwang-Geun Chin, Hyun-Gyu Hwang, Sung-Kyu Kim, Il-Ryoung Sohn, Young-Kook Lee, Oh-Yeon Lee
  • Publication number: 20140377585
    Abstract: A high-manganese hot-rolled galvanized steel sheet having no surface defects and improved galvanizing and alloying characteristics is manufactured by using a high-manganese hot-rolled steel sheet. Provided are the high-manganese hot-rolled galvanized steel sheet and a method of manufacturing the high-manganese hot-rolled galvanized steel sheet. The high-manganese hot-rolled galvanized steel sheet includes: a hot-rolled steel sheet including 5 wt % to 35 wt % manganese; and a zinc coating layer formed on the hot-rolled steel sheet, wherein an internal oxide layer is formed in an internal region of the hot-rolled steel sheet facing the zinc coating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Sun-Ho Jeon, Kwang-Geun Chin
  • Publication number: 20140209216
    Abstract: The present invention relates to high-manganese steel with superior weldability and to a method for manufacturing hot-dipped galvanized steel sheets from same. The high-manganese steel according to one aspect of the present invention is characterized by comprising, by weight %: C: 0.3-1%; Mn: 8-25%; Al: 1-8%; Si: 0.1-3.0%; Ti: 0.01-0.2%; Sn: 0.06-0.2%; and B: 0.0005-0.01%, with the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities. The present invention may provide high-manganese hot-dipped galvanized steel sheets, having high strength and processability and superior surface quality, which can prevent plating failures caused by manganese.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventors: Kwang-Geun Chin, Sun-Ho Jeon
  • Patent number: 8778097
    Abstract: A low specific gravity and high strength steel sheet includes C of 0.2% to 0.8%, Mn of 2% to 10%, P of 0.02% or less, S of 0.015% or less, Al of 3% to 15%, and N of 0.01% or less. A ratio of Mn/Al is 0.4 to 1.0. Retained austenite in a structure is included in the range of 1% or more. The steel sheet further includes one or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of Si of 0.1% to 2.0%, Cr of 0.1% to 0.3%, Mo of 0.05% to 0.5%, Ni of 0.1% to 2.0%, Cu of 0.1% to 1.0%, B of 0.0005% to 0.003%, Ti of 0.01% to 0.2%, Zr of 0.005% to 0.2%, Nb of 0.005% to 0.2%, W of 0.1% to 1.0%, Sb of 0.005% to 0.2%, and Ca of 0.001% to 0.2%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Posco
    Inventors: Kwang Geun Chin, Jai Hyun Kwak
  • Publication number: 20130295409
    Abstract: Provided is an austenitic, lightweight, high-strength steel sheet having a high yield ratio and ductility and a method for producing the same, and more particularly, to a high-strength steel sheet for automotive interior panels, exterior panels, and structural parts, and a method for producing the steel sheet. The steel sheet may be a hot-rolled steel sheet, a cold-rolled steel sheet, or a plated steel sheet. The steel sheet includes, by weight %, C: 0.6% to 1.0%, Si: 0.1% to 2.5%, Mn: 10% to 15%, P: 0.02% or less, S: 0.015% or less, Al: 5% to 8%, Ti: 0.01% to 0.20%, N: 0.02% or less, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein the steel sheet has a specific gravity of 7.4 g/cm3 and a Mn/Al ratio of 2 to 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Kwang-Geun Chin, Sang-Ho Han, Jai-Hyun Kwak
  • Patent number: 8052924
    Abstract: There is provided a high strength steel plate with high manganese having excellent burring workability, which is used for structural members, bumper reinforcing materials and impact absorbing materials of automobiles, etc. The high strength steel plate includes, by weight: C: 0.2 to 1.0%, Mn: 10 to 25%, Al: 0.3 to 3.0%, S: 0.05% or less, P: 0.05% or less, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein the chemical elements satisfactorily have a grain size of 18 ?m or more. The high strength steel plate can be useful to facilitate formation of automobile parts since it has excellent physical properties such as elongation and hole expansibility as well as strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Posco
    Inventors: Sung Kyu Kim, Kwang Geun Chin
  • Publication number: 20110252849
    Abstract: Provided is an annealing device which comprises at least one section and in which the at least one section is filled with a gas constituting a non-reducing atmosphere or a weakly reducing atmosphere, as well as a device for producing plated steel sheet comprising the annealing device, and a method for producing plated steel sheet by means of such a device to substantially improve the quality of plating onto hot-dipped steel sheet, including the plating properties, alloying properties, anti-pickup properties, plating adhesion properties, anti-flaking properties, anti-cratering properties and anti-ash properties, by using prior-art annealing equipment and heat-treatment cycle without any additional oxidation-reduction heat treatment process or large quantities of high-cost alloying elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Rho-Bum Park, Kwang-Geun Chin, Man-Young Park
  • Publication number: 20110073223
    Abstract: A high strength ductile steel sheet for extra deep drawing mainly used for interior or exterior plates of automobile bodies, and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The steel sheet comprises, by weight %, C: 0.010% or less, Si: 0.1% or less, Mn: 0.06˜1.5%, P: 0.15% or less, S: 0.020% or less, Sol. Al: 0.10˜0.40%, N: 0.010% or less, Ti: 0.003˜0.010%, Nb: 0.003˜0.040%, B: 0.0002˜0.0020%, Mo: 0.05% or less, one or both of Sb: 0.005˜0.05% and Sn: 0.005˜0.05%, a total amount of Sb and Sn being in the range of 0.005˜0.1% when both of Sb and Sn are added to the steel sheet, and the balance of Fe and other unavoidable impurities. The steel sheet has surface agglomerates having an average diameter of 1 ?m or less, and a tensile strength of 28˜50 kgf/mm2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2006
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Il-Ryoung Sohn, Kwang-Geun Chin, Hee-Jae Kang, Sung-ll Kim
  • Publication number: 20110064968
    Abstract: There are provided steel sheets which have a tensile strength of 780-980 MPa and an elongation of 28% or higher and are free of edge cracks. The high-strength steel sheet includes, by wt %, 0.1-0.25% C, 1.0-1.9% Si, 1.5-2.5% Mn, 0.5-1.6% Al, 0.005-0.03% Ti, 5-30 ppm B, 0.01-0.03% Sb and a balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, and satisfying 1.75%?Si+Al?3.25%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Sung-Il Kim, Young-Hoon Jin, Jai-Hyun Kwak, Kwang-Geun Chin
  • Publication number: 20110030857
    Abstract: A high strength thin steel sheet that is mainly used for structural members and inner and outer panels for a vehicle, a galvanized steel sheet, and methods of manufacturing the same. The high strength thin steel sheet for superior press formability includes, by weight percent, 0.06 to 0.4% C, 1.0 to 5.0% Mn, 0.05 to 2.5% Si, 0.01 to 2.0% Ni, 0.02 to 2% Cu, 0.01 to 0.04% Ti, 0.05 to 2.5% Al, 0.005 to 0.1% Sb, 0.0005 to 0.004% B, 0.007% or less N, and balance Fe and inevitable impurities, and meeting relation of Ni+0.5×Mn+0.3×Cu>0.9, which is defined as Ni*, and Al/Ni*<1.3 at a same time, and relation of Ti?0.028×Al. This thin steel sheet is galvanized or galvannealed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2008
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Jai Hyun Kwak, Kwang Geun Chin
  • Publication number: 20110017363
    Abstract: Provided are a high strength thin steel sheet having tensile strength of about 800 MPa or more, and a manufacturing method thereof. The thin steel sheet is mainly used for construction materials, home appliances, and automobiles. The thin steel sheet has excellent plating characteristic, welding characteristic, bending workability, and hole expansion ratio. The thin steel sheet includes, in weight %, C: 0.02-0.20%, Si: 1.5% or less, Mn: 1.5-3.0%, P: 0.001-0.10%, S: 0.010% or less, SoLAl: 0.01-0.40%, N: 0.020% or less, Cr: 0.3-1.5%, B: 0.0010-0.0060%, Sb: 0.001-0.10%, and including at least one material selected from the group consisting of Ti: 0.003-0.08%, Nb: 0.003-0.08%, and Mo: 0.003-0.08%, and includes Fe and other inevitable impurities as a remainder. Here, Si, Mn, B, Sb, P, and S meet conditions of 5<(Si/Mn+150B)/Sb<20 and C+Mn/20+Si/30+2P+4S<0.27. Also, the manufacturing method can secure workability of the thin steel sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Hee Jae Kang, Jin Keun Oh, Kwang Geun Chin, Jong Sang Kim
  • Publication number: 20090317284
    Abstract: There is provided a high strength steel plate with high manganese having excellent burring workability, which is used for structural members, bumper reinforcing materials and impact absorbing materials of automobiles, etc. The high strength steel plate includes, by weight: C: 0.2 to 1.0%, Mn: 10 to 25%, Al: 0.3 to 3.0%, S: 0.05% or less, P: 0.05% or less, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein the chemical elements satisfactorily have a grain size of 18 ?m or more. The high strength steel plate can be useful to facilitate formation of automobile parts since it has excellent physical properties such as elongation and hole expansibility as well as strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Sung Kyu Kim, Kwang Geun Chin
  • Publication number: 20090297387
    Abstract: A low specific gravity and high strength steel sheet includes C of 0.2% to 0.8%, Mn of 2% to 10%, P of 0.02% or less, S of 0.015% or less, Al of 3% to 15%, and N of 0.01% or less. A ratio of Mn/Al is 0.4 to 1.0. Retained austenite in a structure is included in the range of 1% or more. The steel sheet further includes one or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of Si of 0.1% to 2.0%, Cr of 0.1% to 0.3%, Mo of 0.05% to 0.5%, Ni of 0.1% to 2.0%, Cu of 0.1% to 1.0%, B of 0.0005% to 0.003%, Ti of 0.01% to 0.2%, Zr of 0.005% to 0.2%, Nb of 0.005% to 0.2%, W of 0.1% to 1.0%, Sb of 0.005% to 0.2%, and Ca of 0.001% to 0.2%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Kwang Geun Chin, Jai Hyun Kwak
  • Publication number: 20090272468
    Abstract: A bake-hardenable high-strength cold-rolled steel sheet, a hot-dipped steel sheet thereof, and a method for manufacturing the same. The steel sheet comprises 0.0016˜0.01% of C; 0.1% or less of Si; 0.2˜1.5% of Mn; 0.05˜0.15% of P; 0.01% or less of S; 0.08˜0.5% of (soluble) Al; 0.0025% or less of N; 0.003˜0.1% of Nb; 0.003% or less of Ti; 0.01˜0.4% of Mo; 0.0005˜0.005% of B; and the balance of Fe and other unavoidable impurities, in terms of weight %. The method includes the steps of heating a steel slab of the above composition to a temperature of 1,200° C. or more; and then hot rolling the steel slab with finish rolling at or above the Ar3 temperature to provide a hot rolled steel sheet; coiling the hot rolled steel sheet; cold rolling the hot rolled and coiled sheet; and continuous annealing the cold rolled sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Seong-Ho Han, Tae-Kyu Kim, Sang-Ho Han, San-Kyung Ko, Kwang-Geun Chin, Hee-Jae Kang
  • Publication number: 20090202382
    Abstract: A high-ductility, high-strength and high Mn steel strip used for steel strips of automobiles requiring superior formability and high strength, a plated steel strip produced by using the same, and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The high Mn steel strip comprises, by weight %, 0.2˜1.5% of C, 10˜25% of Mn, 0.01˜3.0% of Al, 0.005˜2.0% of Si, 0.03% or less of P, 0.03% or less of S, 0.040% or less of N, and the balance of Fe and other unavoidable impurities. The high-ductility, high-strength and high Mn steel strip, and the plated steel strip produced by using the same have superior surface properties and plating characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Seong-Ju Kim, Kwang-Geun Chin, Hyun-Gyu Hwang, Sung-Kyu Kim, Il-Ryoung Sohn, Young-Kook Lee, Oh-Yeon Lee
  • Publication number: 20090074605
    Abstract: There are provided a high-workability high strength steel sheet with excellent workability due to the high elongation and excellent crashworthiness due to the high yield strength, and a method for manufacturing of it. The high manganese steel sheet includes, by weight: carbon (C): 0.2 to 1.5%, manganese (Mn): 10 to 25%, aluminum (Al): 0.01 to 3.0%, phosphorus (P) 0.03% or less, sulfur (S): 0.03% or less, nitrogen (N): 0.040% or less, at least one selected from the group consisting of silicon (Si): 0.02 to 2.5%, titanium (Ti): 0.01 to 0.10% and niobium (Nb): 0.01 to 0.10%, and the balance of Fe and other inevitable impurities. The high manganese steel sheet may be a hot-rolled steel sheet, a cold-rolled steel sheet, or a plated steel sheet, and is suitable for elaborate internal sheets as well as structural members of a car body since it has press workability due to the high elongation and high strain hardening index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2007
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Sung Kyu Kim, Kwang Geun Chin, Il-Ryoung Sohn