Patents by Inventor Yusuke Fushiwaki

Yusuke Fushiwaki 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: 9044920
    Abstract: A high strength galvanized steel sheet having tensile strength of 590MPa or more which is excellent in fatigue property in punching work, and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The microstructure includes a ferrite phase having an average grain diameter of 15 ?m or less and an area fraction of 60% or more and a martensite phase having an area fraction of 5 to 40%, and an amount of one or more kinds of oxide selected from a group consisting of Fe, Si, Mn, Al, P, Nb, and Ti generated on a surface layer portion of the steel sheet within 100 ?m in a steel-sheet-side depth direction from a surface of a base steel sheet directly below a galvanized layer is less than 0.060 g/m2 per one-side surface of the steel sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Nobusuke Kariya, Hayato Saito, Takeshi Yokota, Yusuke Fushiwaki
  • Patent number: 9039847
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Ono, Kenji Takahashi, Kaneharu Okuda, Shoichiro Taira, Michitaka Sakurai, Yusuke Fushiwaki
  • Patent number: 8999084
    Abstract: A galvanized steel sheet includes a zinc plating layer which is disposed on a steel sheet containing 0.01% to 0.15% C, 0.001% to 2.0% Si, 0.1% to 3.0% Mn, 0.001% to 1.0% Al, 0.005% to 0.060% P, and 0.01% or less S on a mass basis, the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, and which has a mass per unit area 20 g/m2 to 120 g/m2. An oxide of at least one selected from the group consisting of Fe, Si, Mn, Al, and P is present in a surface portion of the steel sheet that lies directly under the zinc plating layer and that extends up to 100 ?m from the surface of a base steel sheet. The amount of the oxide per unit area is 0.05 g/m2 or less in total. The steel sheet has excellent corrosion resistance, anti-powdering property during heavy machining, and strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Fushiwaki, Yoshiharu Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20150047751
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Ono, Kenji Takahashi, Kaneharu Okuda, Yusuke Fushiwaki, Michitaka Sakurai
  • Publication number: 20150044503
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a high strength galvanized steel sheet and a high strength galvanized steel sheet are provided. A base steel sheet having a chemical composition comprising C: 0.03% to 0.35%, Si: 0.01% to 0.50%, Mn: 3.6% to 8.0%, Al: 0.001% to 1.000%, P?0.10%, S?0.010%, and the balance comprising Fe and incidental impurities, on a percent by mass basis, is subjected to annealing and galvanization treatment, wherein the maximum steel sheet temperature in an annealing furnace is 600° C. or higher and 700° C. or lower, the steel sheet transit time in a temperature region of the maximum steel sheet temperature of 600° C. or higher and 700° C. or lower is specified to be 30 seconds or more and 10 minutes or less, and the dew point in an atmosphere is specified to be ?45° C. or lower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Fushiwaki, Yoshiyasu Kawasaki, Yasunobu Nagataki
  • Publication number: 20150030881
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a high strength galvanized steel sheet and a high strength galvanized steel sheet are provided. A high strength galvanized steel sheet having a zinc coating layer with an amount of deposition of coating of 20 to 120 g/m2 per one surface on the surface of a base steel sheet having a chemical composition comprising C: 0.03% to 0.35%, Si: 0.01% to 0.50%, Mn: 3.6% to 8.0%, Al: 0.001% to 1.000%, P?0.10%, S?0.010%, and the balance comprising Fe and incidental impurities, on a percent by mass basis, is produced. At this time, in annealing and galvanization treatment of the base steel sheet in a continuous galvanizing line, the maximum steel sheet temperature in an annealing furnace is 600° C. or higher and 750° C. or lower, the steel sheet transit time in a temperature region of the maximum steel sheet temperature of 600° C. or higher and 750° C. or lower is specified to be 30 seconds or more and 10 minutes or less, and the dew point in an atmosphere is specified to be ?10° C. or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: JEF STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Fushiwaki, Yoshiyasu Kawasaki, Yasunobu Nagataki
  • Publication number: 20140102596
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Ono, Kenji Takahashi, Kaneharu Okuda, Shoichiro Taira, Michitaka Sakurai, Yusuke Fushiwaki
  • Publication number: 20130327452
    Abstract: The invention provides a high strength steel sheet which exhibits excellent chemical convertibility and corrosion resistance after electrodeposition coating even in the case where the steel sheet has a high Si content, and a method for manufacturing such steel sheets. The method includes continuous annealing of a steel sheet which includes, in terms of mass %, C at 0.01 to 0.18%, Si at 0.4 to 2.0%, Mn at 1.0 to 3.0%, Al at 0.001 to 1.0%, P at 0.005 to 0.060% and S at ?0.01%, the balance being represented by Fe and inevitable impurities, while controlling the dew-point temperature of the atmosphere to become not less than ?10° C. when the heating furnace inside temperature is in the range of not less than A° C. and not more than B° C. during the course of heating (A: 600?A?780, B: 800?B?900).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Fushiwaki, Yoshitsugu Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20130306203
    Abstract: The invention provides a high strength steel sheet which exhibits excellent chemical convertibility and corrosion resistance after electrodeposition coating even in the case where the steel sheet has a high Si content, and a method for manufacturing such steel sheets. The method includes continuous annealing of a steel sheet which includes, in terms of mass %, C at 0.01 to 0.18%, Si at 0.4 to 2.0%, Mn at 1.0 to 3.0%, Al at 0.001 to 1.0%, P at 0.005 to 0.060% and S at ?0.01%, the balance being represented by Fe and inevitable impurities, while controlling the dew-point temperature of the atmosphere to become not more than ?40° C. when the annealing furnace inside temperature is in the range of not less than 750° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Fushiwaki, Yoshitsugu Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20130280551
    Abstract: A high strength galvanized steel sheet having tensile strength of 590 MPa or more which is excellent in fatigue property in punching work, and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The microstructure includes a ferrite phase having an average grain diameter of 15 ?m or less and an area fraction of 60% or more and a martensite phase having an area fraction of 5 to 40%, and an amount of one or more kinds of oxide selected from a group consisting of Fe, Si, Mn, Al, P, Nb, and Ti generated on a surface layer portion of the steel sheet within 100 ?m in a steel-sheet-side depth direction from a surface of a base steel sheet directly below a galvanized layer is less than 0.060 g/m2 per one-side surface of the steel sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Nobusuke Kariya, Hayato Saito, Takeshi Yokota, Yusuke Fushiwaki
  • Publication number: 20130174946
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing such steel sheet includes continuous annealing of a steel sheet which includes, in terms of mass %, C at 0.01 to 0.18%, Si at 0.4 to 2.0%, Mn at 1.0 to 3.0%, Al at 0.001 to 1.0%, P at 0.005 to 0.060% and S at ?0.01%, the balance being represented by Fe and inevitable impurities, in such a manner that the dew point of the atmosphere is controlled to become not more than ?45° C. during the course of soaking when the annealing furnace inside temperature is in the range of not less than 820° C. and not more than 1000° C. as well as that the dew point of the atmosphere is controlled to become not more than ?45° C. during the course of cooling when the annealing furnace inside temperature is in the range of not less than 750° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Inventors: Yusuke Fushiwaki, Yoshitsugu Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20120180909
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Ono, Kenji Takahashi, Kaneharu Okuda, Shoichiro Taira, Michitaka Sakurai, Yusuke Fushiwaki
  • Publication number: 20120118439
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Ono, Kenji Takahashi, Kaneharu Okuda, Shoichiro Taira, Michitaka Sakurai, Yusuke Fushiwaki
  • Publication number: 20120090737
    Abstract: A method for producing a high-strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet includes a steel sheet containing, in percent by mass, 0.01% to 0.18% of C, 0.02% to 2.0% of Si, 1.0% to 3.0% of Mn, 0.001% to 1.0% of Al, 0.005% to 0.060% of P, 0.01% or less of S, and the balance being Fe and incidental impurities, and a galvanized coating layer on each surface of the steel sheet with a coating weight of 20 to 120 g/m2 per surface, in which, when the steel sheet is subjected to annealing and a hot-dip galvanizing treatment in a continuous hot-dip galvanizing line, the dew point of the atmosphere is controlled to ?40° C. or lower in the annealing furnace temperature range of 750° C. or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Fushiwaki, Yoshiharu Sugimoto, Masahiro Yoshida, Yoshitsugu Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20120018060
    Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a high-strength galvanized steel sheet, made from a steel sheet containing Si and/or Mn, having excellent exfoliation resistance during heavy machining. When a steel sheet containing 0.01% to 0.18% C, 0.02% to 2.0% Si, 1.0% to 3.0% Mn, 0.001% to 1.0% Al, 0.005% to 0.060% P, and 0.01% or less S on a mass basis, the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, is annealed and galvanized in a continuous galvanizing line, a temperature region with a furnace temperature of A° C. to B° C. (600?A?780 and 800?B?900) is performed at an atmosphere dew-point temperature of ?5° C. or higher in a heating process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Fushiwaki, Yoshiharu Sugimoto, Masahiro Yoshida, Yoshitsugu Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8076008
    Abstract: A high-strength galvanized steel sheet is provided which has a tensile strength of a level of about 590 MPa and superior formability, including a coating with good appearance. The galvanized steel sheet includes a base steel and a galvanized coating layer formed over the surface of the base steel. The galvanized steel sheet has a chemical composition containing 0.005% to 0.12% of C, 0.7% to 2.7% of Si, 0.5% to 2.8% of Mn, 0.1% or less of P, 0.07% or less of S, 1.0% or less of Al, 0.008% or less of N, and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities on a mass basis, and a microstructure constituted of at least 90% of ferrite and 2% to 10% of martensite on an area basis. The ferrite has a Vickers hardness of 120 or more on average, and an inclusion is precipitated from the grain boundary with a length of 50% or less relative to the entire length of the grain boundary in the surface layer of the base steel with a depth of 3 ?m from the interface between the coating layer and the base steel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Shinjiro Kaneko, Hiroshi Matsuda, Yoshiyasu Kawasaki, Tatsuya Nakagaito, Yoshitsugu Suzuki, Yusuke Fushiwaki, Takashi Kawano, Saiji Matsuoka
  • Publication number: 20110253263
    Abstract: A galvanized steel sheet includes a zinc plating layer which is disposed on a steel sheet containing 0.01% to 0.15% C, 0.001% to 2.0% Si, 0.1% to 3.0% Mn, 0.001% to 1.0% Al, 0.005% to 0.060% P, and 0.01% or less S on a mass basis, the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, and which has a mass per unit area 20 g/m2 to 120 g/m2. An oxide of at least one selected from the group consisting of Fe, Si, Mn, Al, and P is present in a surface portion of the steel sheet that lies directly under the zinc plating layer and that extends up to 100 ?m from the surface of a base steel sheet. The amount of the oxide per unit area is 0.05 g/m2 or less in total. The steel sheet has excellent corrosion resistance, anti-powdering property during heavy machining, and strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Fushiwaki, Yoshiharu Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20110217569
    Abstract: A galvanized steel sheet includes a basal steel sheet (BSS) containing C: 0.01-0.15%, Si: 0.001-2.0%, Mn: 0.1-3.0%, Al: 0.001-1.00, P: 0.005-0.060%, and S?0.01% (all % by mass), balance is Fe and unavoidable impurities; zinc plating layers on both sides of the BSS with 20-120 g/m2 plating/side; one or more oxides selected from Fe, Si, Mn, Al, and P oxides and existing in steel sheet superficial portions in direct contact with zinc plating layers and extending from each surface of the BSS to 100 ?m deep, with the total amount of the oxides per side 0.01-0.5 g/m2; and a crystalline oxide in the regions from each surface of the BSS to 10 ?m depth, which are also located in direct contact with the zinc plating layers, the crystalline oxide including Fe crystal grains in which Si and Mn atoms are distributed in the regions from grain boundaries to 1 ?m deep.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Fushiwaki, Yoshiharu Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20110008546
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a high strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet includes: heating a steel sheet in a CGL, the steel sheet including on a mass percent basis, as chemical components, 0.005% to 0.12% of C, 0.7% to 1.8% of Si, 0.5% to 2.8% of Mn, 0.1% or less of P, 0.07% or less of S, 1.0% or less of Al, 0.008% or less of N, and the balance being Fe and incidental impurities; annealing at 700-940° C. for 15-600 seconds; cooling to 440-550° C. at 3° C./s or more; dipping the steel sheet at 440-550° C. into a hot-dip galvanizing bath at a temperature of 440 to 500° C. for 200 seconds or less to perform hot-dip galvanizing. By the method described above, a high strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having a tensile strength level of 590 MPa, which has good coating appearance and superior formability, is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshitsugu Suzuki, Hiroshi Matsuda, Takashi Kawano, Yusuke Fushiwaki, Yoshiharu Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20100112377
    Abstract: A high-strength galvanized steel sheet is provided which has a tensile strength of a level of about 590 MPa and superior formability, including a coating with good appearance. The galvanized steel sheet includes a base steel and a galvanized coating layer formed over the surface of the base steel. The galvanized steel sheet has a chemical composition containing 0.005% to 0.12% of C, 0.7% to 2.7% of Si, 0.5% to 2.8% of Mn, 0.1% or less of P, 0.07% or less of S, 1.0% or less of Al, 0.008% or less of N, and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities on a mass basis, and a microstructure constituted of at least 90% of ferrite and 2% to 10% of martensite on an area basis. The ferrite has a Vickers hardness of 120 or more on average, and an inclusion is precipitated from the grain boundary with a length of 50% or less relative to the entire length of the grain boundary in the surface layer of the base steel with a depth of 3 ?m from the interface between the coating layer and the base steel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinjiro Kaneko, Hiroshi Matsuda, Yoshiyasu Kawasaki, Tatsuya Nakagaito, Yoshitsugu Suzuki, Yusuke Fushiwaki, Takashi Kawano, Saiji Matsuoka