Patents by Inventor SANG DEOK KANG

SANG DEOK KANG 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).

  • Patent number: 12264387
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a steel plate which can appropriately be used as a structural material and the like. Provided are a steel plate, exhibiting excellent strength and toughness on a heat affected zone even when high heat input welding is performed, and a method for manufacturing thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Tae-Il So, Sang-Deok Kang
  • Patent number: 12221680
    Abstract: The cryogenic austenitic high-manganese steel having excellent corrosion resistance, according to one aspect of the present invention, comprises 0.2-0.5 wt % of C, 23-28 wt % of Mn, 0.05-0.5 wt % of Si, 0.03 wt % or less of P, 0.005 wt % or less of S, 0.5 wt % or less of Al, and 3-4 wt % of Cr, with the remainder being Fe and other unavoidable impurities, also comprises at least 95 area % of austenite as a microstructure, and has Cr concentration sections continuously formed within an area of 50 ?m in the thickness direction from the surface, wherein the Cr concentration sections comprise a high Cr concentration section having a relatively high concentration of Cr, and a low Cr concentration section having a relatively low concentration of Cr, and the high Cr concentration section may be distributed at 30 area % or less (but not 0%) relative to the whole surface area of the Cr sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Un-Hae Lee, Dong-Ho Lee, Sang-Deok Kang, Sung-Kyu Kim
  • Publication number: 20250043401
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention provides: an austenitic high-manganese steel having excellent extreme low temperature toughness in a heat-affected cone; and a method for manufacturing same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Soon-Gi LEE, Sang-DEok KANG
  • Publication number: 20250043405
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the present invention, an austenitic high-manganese steel having excellent ultra-low temperature toughness in a weld heat-affected zone, and a manufacturing method therefor can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: POSCO Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Soon-Gi LEE, Sang-Deok KANG
  • Publication number: 20250034671
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the present invention, an austenitic high-manganese steel having excellent ultra-low temperature toughness in a weld heat-affected cone, and a manufacturing method therefor can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Soon-Gi LEE, Jong-Kyo CHOI, Sang-Deok KANG
  • Publication number: 20240360533
    Abstract: The present invention relates to steel suitable for a pressure vessel that can be used as petrochemical manufacturing equipment, a storage tank, and the like, and, more specifically, to steel having excellent hydrogen-induced cracking (HIC) resistance and low-temperature impact toughness and a method for manufacturing same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicant: POSCO Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Tae-Il SO, Sang-Deok KANG
  • Publication number: 20240352563
    Abstract: The present invention relates to: a steel material having high strength and excellent impact toughness, the steel material being usable for a land wind power generator and the like; and a method for manufacturing same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Tae-Il SO, Sang-Deok KANG
  • Publication number: 20240052451
    Abstract: The present invention relates to: a steel sheet for a seismic damper used to provide a structure with seismic resistance against earthquakes; and a manufacturing method of same, and more specifically, to a steel sheet which is for a seismic damper and has a superior toughness property, and a manufacturing method of same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jae-Young CHO, Sang-Deok KANG, Kyung-Tae KIM
  • Publication number: 20230416857
    Abstract: The present invention provides a steel material for a seismic damper, and a manufacturing method for same. The steel material comprises, in wt %, at most 0.006% of C, at most 0.05% of Si, at most 0.3% of Mn, at most 0.02% of P, at most 0.01% of S, 0.005 to 0.05% of Al, at most 0.005% of N, 48/14×[N] to 0.05% of Ti (here, [N] is the nitrogen content in wt %), 0.04 to 0.15% of Nb, and the remainder in Fe and other unavoidable impurities, and has a ferrite single structure, and has a ferrite grain average particle size of 150 to 500 ?m in a region of a surface layer part, corresponding to 30% of the total thickness from the surface thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: POSCO Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jae-Young CHO, Sang-Deok KANG
  • Publication number: 20230416890
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a steel material having low surface hardness and excellent low temperature impact toughness, and a method for manufacturing same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: POSCO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae-Il SO, Sang-Deok KANG
  • Patent number: 11634800
    Abstract: A high-strength austenite-based high-manganese steel material and a manufacturing method for the same, the steel material comprising: manganese (Mn): 20 to 23 wt %, carbon (C): 0.3 to 0.5 wt %, silicon (Si): 0.05 to 0.50 wt %, phosphorus (P): 0.03 wt % or less, sulfur (S): 0.005 wt % or less, aluminum (Al): 0.050 wt % or less, chromium (Cr): 2.5 wt % or less, boron (B): 0.0005 to 0.01 wt %, nitrogen (N): 0.03 wt % or less, and a balance of iron (Fe) and other inevitable impurities, wherein stacked defect energy (SFE) represented by the following relationship 1 is 3.05 mJ/m2 or more, and a microstructure comprises 95 area % or more (including 100 area %) of austenite, and comprises 6 area % or more of strain grain boundaries in an austenite recrystallized grain, is provided. SFE(mJ/m2)=?24.2+0.950*Mn+39.0*C?2.53*Si?5.50*Al?0.765*Cr??[Relationship 1] where Mn, C, Cr, Si, and Al denote weight percent of respective components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Un-Hae Lee, Tae-Kyo Han, Sang-Deok Kang, Sung-Kyu Kim, Yong-Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 11624101
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention provides: a steel for a pressure vessel, the steel having excellent surface quality while having excellent strength and toughness even after a long-term post-weld heat treatment (PWHT); and a method for manufacturing same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Tae-Il So, Dae-Woo Kim, Sang-Deok Kang
  • Patent number: 11591677
    Abstract: A high-strength structural steel material having excellent fatigue crack propagation inhibitory characteristics according to an aspect of the present invention contains, by weight, 0.02-0.12% of C, 1.7-2.5% of Mn, 0.01-0.8% of Si, 0.005-0.5% of Al, and the balance Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein a microstructure of the structural steel sheet material is divided into a surface layer portion outside and a central portion inside along a thickness direction; the surface layer portion comprises tempered bainite as a matrix structure, fresh martensite as a second structure, and austenite as a residual structure; and the central portion comprises lath bainite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Il-Cheol Yi, Jae-Young Cho, Sang-Deok Kang
  • Patent number: 11584970
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a high manganese steel for low temperature applications and a method for manufacturing the same. The high manganese steel contains 0.3 wt % to 0.8 wt % of C, 18 wt % to 26 wt % of Mn, 0.01 wt % to 1 wt % of Si, 0.01 wt % to 0.5 wt % of Al, 0.1 wt % or less of Ti (excluding 0%), 1 wt % to 4.5 wt % of Cr, 0.1 wt % to 0.9 wt % of Cu, 0.03 wt % or less of S (excluding 0%), 0.3 wt % or less of P (excluding 0%), 0.001 wt % to 0.03 wt % of N, 0.004 wt % or less of B (excluding 0%), and a remainder of Fe and other inevitable impurities, wherein a microstructure comprises an austenite single phase structure, and an average grain size of the austenite is 50 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yu-Mi Ha, Young-Deok Jung, Sang-Deok Kang, Un-Hae Lee, Yong-Jin Kim, Sung-Kyu Kim, Young-Ju Kim
  • Patent number: 11572600
    Abstract: A structural steel having excellent brittle crack propagation resistance, according to one aspect of the present invention, comprises, by wt %, 0.02-0.12% of C, 0.01-0.8% of Si, 1.7-2.5% of Mn, 0.005-0.5% of Al, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein an outer surface part and an inner center part thereof are microstructurally distinguished in the thickness direction, and the surface part comprises tempered bainite as a base structure, comprises fresh martensite as a second structure and can comprise austenite as a residual structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jae-Young Cho, Il-Cheol Yi, Sang-Deok Kang
  • Patent number: 11566308
    Abstract: Provided according to one preferred aspect of the present invention are austenitic steel material having superb abrasion resistance and toughness, and a method for producing the austenite steel material. The austenitic steel material having superb abrasion resistance and toughness according to one preferred aspect of the present invention comprises, in wt %, 0.6-1.9% carbon (C); 12-22% manganese (Mn); 5% or lower (excluding 0%) chromium (Cr); 5% or lower (excluding 0%) copper (Cu); 0.5% or lower (excluding 0%) aluminum (Al); 1.0% or lower (excluding 0%) silicon (Si); 0.1% or lower (including 0%) phosphorous (P); 0.02% or lower (including 0%) sulfur (S); and the rest in Fe and unavoidable impurities, and has the microstructure comprising, by surface area fraction, 97% or higher (including 100%) austenite and 3% or lower (including 0%) carbide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yong-Jin Kim, Hong-Yeol Oh, Hong-Ju Lee, Sang-Deok Kang, Yoen-Jung Park, Young-Deok Jung
  • Publication number: 20220372603
    Abstract: Provided are high-strength steel plate having excellent low-temperature impact toughness and method of manufacturing the same. The present disclosure relates to a high-strength steel plate comprising, by weight %, carbon (C): 0.04-0.12%, silicon (Si): 0.1-0.5%, manganese (Mn): 1.2-2.5%, phosphorus (P): 0.01% or less, sulfur (S): 0.01% or less, aluminum (Al): 0.01-0.08%, niobium (Nb): 0.01-0.08%, chromium (Cr): 0.01-0.5%, nickel (Ni): 0.4-1.0%, copper (Cu): 0.5% or less, molybdenum (Mo): 0.01-0.5%, vanadium (V): 0.05% or less, titanium (Ti): 0.005-0.02%, boron (B): 0.001-0.0025%, nitrogen (N): 0.002-0.01%, the balance Fe and inevitable impurities, a Ceq value being less than 0.55.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Tae-Il So, Sang-Deok Kang
  • Publication number: 20220364193
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention is to provide a superior steel plate and a method for manufacturing same, the steel plate, as an ultra-thick steel plate, having high strength as well as superb imact toughness low-temperature, and excellent resistance to formation of cracks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Tae-Il So, Sang-Deok Kang
  • Publication number: 20220243295
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention may provide steel having high strength characteristics and excellent corrosion resistance, which is suitable for a structure, and a method for manufacturing same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Jae-Young Cho, Sang-Deok Kang
  • Publication number: 20220127704
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a steel plate which can appropriately be used as a structural material and the like. Provided are a steel plate, exhibiting excellent strength and toughness on a heat affected zone even when high heat input welding is performed, and a method for manufacturing thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Tae-Il So, Sang-Deok Kang