INDUCTION HEATABLE STAINLESS STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT CORROSION RESISTANCE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
A stainless steel sheet for cookware and a method of manufacturing the same and, particularly, an induction heatable stainless steel sheet having excellent corrosion resistance and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The induction heatable stainless steel sheet having excellent corrosion resistance includes, by wt %, C: 0.1% or less (excepting 0%), Si: 0.2% to 3.0%, Mn: 1.0% to 4.0%, Cr: 19.0% to 23.0%, Ni: 0.3% to 2.5%, N: 0.18% to 0.3%, Cu: 0.3% to 2.5%, iron (Fe) as a residual component thereof, and other unavoidable impurities, and has relative permeability of 20μr to 80μr. In addition, a microstructure includes, by volume %, ferrite: 30% to 70% and austenite as a remainder thereof.
The present disclosure relates to a stainless steel sheet for cookware and a method of manufacturing the same and, more particularly, to a stainless steel sheet having excellent induction heating properties and corrosion resistance and a method of manufacturing an induction heatable stainless steel sheet having excellent corrosion resistance using a twin roll strip casting process.
BACKGROUND ARTIn general, austenitic stainless steel having good workability and corrosion resistance includes iron (Fe) as a base metal as well as chrome (Cr) and nickel (Ni) as main alloying ingredients. Other alloying elements such as molybdenum (Mo) and copper (Cu) are commonly added thereto, and thus, various grades of steel have been developed for various uses. Austenitic stainless steel has excellent corrosion resistance and workability, but is non-magnetic.
Austenitic stainless steel having excellent corrosion resistance and workability includes Ni, Mo, and the like, which are relatively costly raw materials. As an alternative thereto, SUS 400-series stainless steel, a ferritic stainless steel, has been developed. 400-series stainless steels have the disadvantage that formability and corrosion resistance thereof are lower than those of SUS 300-series stainless steels, austenitic stainless steels, but have ferromagnetism.
Duplex stainless steel, in which an austenite phase and a ferrite phase are mixed, has all of the advantages of austenitic and ferritic stainless steels, and various types of duplex stainless steel have been developed to date, having magnetic properties between the properties of austenitic and ferritic stainless steels.
The magnetism described above is properties effective for induction heating, however, ferritic stainless steels are vulnerable to corrosion. Therefore, an induction heatable material having excellent corrosion resistance is required for use in the manufacturing of cookware.
The stainless steel described above has been widely used as a material for various types of cookware. As the leisure culture has developed, in consideration of safety in resorts and other types of accommodation, cooking with induction heaters has become commonplace.
Therefore, the ability to be induction heated, as described above, has become a main requirement in the properties of cookware. According to the content of ferrite in steel, magnetism may be present. According to a degree of magnetism, induction heating may be possible, and appropriate magnetism is required.
An example of a type of cookware using stainless steel may be a three ply pot, and the like.
In the case of a pot having a three layer structure formed using three kinds of material, an interior portion is formed of SUS 304 stainless steel, an outer cover portion is formed of SUS 430 stainless steel, and a middle portion is formed of aluminum (Al), bonded together. A reason that cookware is formed using three kinds of material as described above is to secure corrosion resistance and induction heating properties.
As described above, when cookware of a three ply pot is manufactured, a bonding process is added and a process using three kinds of material is complex, whereby processing costs are high.
Therefore, a material for cookware having excellent corrosion resistance, able to be heated, in detail, able to be induction heated, has been required.
DISCLOSURE Technical ProblemAn aspect of the present disclosure may provide an induction heatable stainless steel sheet having excellent corrosion resistance.
Another aspect of the present disclosure may provide a method of manufacturing an induction heatable stainless steel sheet having excellent corrosion resistance using a twin roll strip casting process.
Technical SolutionAccording to an aspect of the present disclosure, an induction heatable stainless steel sheet having excellent corrosion resistance may include, by wt %, carbon (C): 0.1% or less (excepting 0%), silicon (Si): 0.2% to 3.0%, manganese (Mn): 1.0% to 4.0%, chromium (Cr): 19.0% to 23.0%, nickel (Ni): 0.3% to 2.5%, nitrogen (N): 0.18% to 0.3%, copper (Cu): 0.3% to 2.5%, iron (Fe) as a residual component thereof, and other unavoidable impurities. A microstructure may include, by volume %, ferrite: 30% to 70% and austenite as a remainder thereof. Relative permeability of the stainless steel sheet may be 20μr to 80μr.
According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a method of manufacturing an induction heatable stainless steel sheet having excellent corrosion resistance and having relative permeability of 20μr to 80μr, in which a microstructure may include, by volume %, ferrite: 30% to 70% and austenite as a remainder thereof, may include: preparing molten steel including, by wt %, carbon (C): 0.1% or less (excepting 0%), silicon (Si): 0.2% to 3.0%, manganese (Mn): 1.0% to 4.0%, chromium (Cr): 19.0% to 23.0%, nickel (Ni): 0.3% to 2.5%, nitrogen (N): 0.18% to 0.3%, copper (Cu): 0.3% to 2.5%, iron (Fe) as a residual component thereof, and other unavoidable impurities; and manufacturing a thin plate by supplying the molten steel to a space between twin rolls of a twin roll strip caster including the twin rolls rotating in opposite directions.
Advantageous EffectsAccording to an exemplary embodiment in the present disclosure, a single material is applied to smoothly perform induction heating, whereby induction heating properties may be easily applied to cookware. In the case of a conventional triple bottom material, an interior portion is formed of SUS 304 stainless steel, an outer cover portion is formed of SUS 430 stainless steel, and a middle portion formed of Al or the like, bonded together, and a process of manufacturing the same is very complex. However, a stainless steel sheet, solving a problem described above, may be provided.
According to an exemplary embodiment in the present disclosure, a twin roll strip casting process is used to stably manufacture an induction heatable stainless steel sheet having excellent corrosion resistance.
Hereinafter, the present disclosure will be described in detail.
According to an exemplary embodiment in the present disclosure, ferrite microstructures and austenite microstructures are properly mixed to provide an induction heatable stainless steel material having good corrosion resistance.
When the content of ferrite in a stainless steel material is controlled to be 30% to 70%, the stainless steel material may have appropriate magnetism to be used as a material for induction heatable cookware.
Furthermore, high nitrogen duplex stainless steel is appropriate for improving corrosion resistance, and is manufactured using a twin roll strip casting process to prevent bubbles or the like, caused by nitrogen gas in solidification in an exemplary embodiment in the present disclosure.
According to an exemplary embodiment in the present disclosure, an induction heatable stainless steel sheet having excellent corrosion resistance may preferably include, by wt %, carbon (C): 0.1% or less (excepting 0%), silicon (Si): 0.2% to 3.0%, manganese (Mn): 1.0% to 4.0%, chromium (Cr): 19.0% to 23.0%, nickel (Ni): 0.3% to 2.5%, nitrogen (N): 0.18% to 0.3%, Cu: 0.3% to 2.5%, iron (Fe) as a residual component thereof, and other unavoidable impurities.
Hereinafter, components contained in a stainless steel sheet according to an exemplary embodiment in the present disclosure and the contents thereof will be described.
Carbon (C): 0.1% or Less (Excepting 0%)
C, an austenite phase forming element, is an element effective for increasing strength of a material by solid solution strengthening. However, when C is added excessively, C is easily combined with an element for forming carbides, such as Cr, effective for providing corrosion resistance at a ferrite-austenite phase boundary to lower the content of Cr around a grain boundary, thereby reducing corrosion resistance. In this case, in order to significantly increase corrosion resistance, it is preferable to add C within a range of 0.1% or less.
Silicon (Si): 0.2% to 3.0%
Si is partially added for a deoxidation effect. Si, a ferrite phase forming element, is an element concentrated in ferrite in an annealing heat treatment. Thus, in order to secure a proper ferrite phase fraction, 0.2% or more of Si is required to be added. However, when Si is added in excess of 3.0%, hardness of a ferrite phase is sharply increased, to reduce elongation. Thus, an austenite phase affecting securing of elongation may be difficult to secure. Moreover, when Si is added excessively, slag fluidity is decreased in a steelmaking process, Si is combined with oxygen to form an inclusion, and corrosion resistance is decreased. Thus, it is preferable to limit the content of Si to 0.2% to 3.0%.
Nitrogen (N): 0.18% to 0.3%
N is an element greatly contributing to the stabilization of an austenite phase along with Ni in stainless steel, and an element concentrated in an austenite phase in an annealing heat treatment. Thus, the content of N is increased to incidentally improve corrosion resistance and improve strength. However, solid solubility of N may be changed according to the content of added Mn, and thus, controlling the content thereof may be required. When the content of N exceeds 0.3% in a range of Mn, according to an exemplary embodiment in the present disclosure, a blow hole, a pin hole or the like may be generated during casting due to excess of nitrogen solid solubility, thereby causing a surface defect of a product.
In order to secure corrosion resistance and material properties at a level of 304 stainless steel, N and Mn, which are different austenite stabilizing elements, are added in an amount equal to a reduced amount of Ni, an austenite stabilizing element, to adjust a ferrite phase fraction. Only when at least 0.15% or more of N is added, may an appropriate phase fraction be secured. In addition, in order to allow a value of Md30 to be managed to be 80 or less, the content of N is required to be 0.18% or more. It is preferable to limit the content of N to 0.18% to 0.30%.
Manganese (Mn): 1.0% to 4.0%
Mn is a deoxidizer and an element for increasing nitrogen solid solubility, and Mn, an austenite forming element, is replaced with relatively expensive Ni to be added. When the content of Mn is added in excess of 4%, nitrogen solid solubility may be improved. However, Mn may be combined with sulfur (S) in steel to form MnS and to reduce corrosion resistance, and thus, there may be limitations in securing corrosion resistance at a level equal to that of 304 stainless steel.
When the content of Mn is less than 1.0%, a proper austenite phase fraction is limited to being secured even by adjusting Ni, Cu, N or the like, an austenite forming element. In addition, as solid solubility of added N is low, a sufficient solid solution amount of nitrogen may not be obtained at atmospheric pressure. Thus, it is preferable to limit the content of Mn to 1.0% to 4.0%.
Chromium (Cr): 19.0% to 23.0%
Cr, a ferrite stabilizing element along with Si, mainly serves to secure a ferrite phase of stainless steel, and is an essential element for securing corrosion resistance. When the content of Cr is increased, corrosion resistance is increased. However, in order to maintain a phase fraction, the content of relatively expensive Ni or other austenite forming elements is required to be increased. Thus, in order to secure a level of corrosion resistance equal to or greater than that of 304 stainless steel while maintaining a phase fraction of stainless steel, it is preferable to limit the content of Cr to 19.0% to 23.0%.
Nickel (Ni): 0.3% to 2.5%
Ni, an austenite stabilizing element along with Mn, Cu, and N, mainly serves to secure an austenite phase of stainless steel. For cost reductions, instead of significantly reducing the content of relatively expensive Ni, amounts of added Mn and N, different austenite phase forming elements, are commonly increased to maintain sufficient phase fraction balance due to a reduction in Ni.
However, as formation of plasticity-induced martensite generated in cold working is suppressed, 0.3% or more of Ni should be added to secure sufficient stability of an austenite phase. When Ni is added excessively, an austenite phase fraction is increased, and thus, there may be limitations in securing an appropriate austenite fraction. In detail, due to relatively expensive Ni, manufacturing costs of a product are increased, and thus, there may be limitations in securing competitiveness in comparison with 304 stainless steel. Thus, the content of Ni is preferable to be limited to being 0.3% to 2.5%.
Copper (Cu): 0.3% to 2.5%
It is preferable to significantly reduce the content of Cu in the interest of cost reductions. In addition, as the formation of plasticity-induced martensite, generated in cold working, is suppressed, 0.3% or more of Cu should be added to secure sufficient stability of an austenite phase.
When the content of Cu exceeds 2.5%, there may be limitations in processing a product due to hot brittleness, whereby it is preferable to limit the content of Cu to 0.3% to 2.5%.
A residual component of the stainless steel sheet according to an exemplary embodiment in the present disclosure other than components described above may include iron (Fe) and other unavoidable impurities. Other unavoidable impurities may include, for example, phosphorous (P), sulfur (S) or the like.
A stainless steel sheet according to an exemplary embodiment in the present disclosure may have a microstructure including, by volume %, ferrite: 30% to 70% and austenite as a remainder thereof.
Ferrite is a structure having magnetism, and thus may have induction heating properties. When a fraction thereof is less than 30%, the content of ferrite having magnetism is low, whereby induction heating efficiency may be low. When a fraction thereof exceeds 70%, the content of ferrite having magnetism is high, whereby induction heating efficiency may be excessively high. In this case, for example, when food is cooked, food may be stuck to a bottom of a cooking vessel.
Thus, it is preferable to limit a fraction of ferrite of a microstructure of a steel sheet according to an exemplary embodiment in the present disclosure to 30% to 70%.
It is preferable to limit relative permeability of a stainless steel sheet according to an exemplary embodiment in the present disclosure to 20μr to 80μr. When the relative permeability thereof is less than 20μr, relative permeability is weak not to efficiently perform induction heating. When the relative permeability thereof exceeds 80μr, relative permeability is too excessive, whereby food may be stuck to a bottom of a cooking vessel or may be easily burnt.
It is preferable to Md30 [Here, Md30=551−462×(C %+N %)−9.2×Si %−8.1×Mn %−29×(Ni %+Cu %)−13.7×Cr %−18.5×Mo %−68×Al %] of a stainless steel sheet according to an exemplary embodiment in the present disclosure to 80 or less.
When Md30 is great, martensite may be easily generated in a case of deformation.
In order to improve pickling properties in a process of annealing and pickling a steel sheet, the steel sheet is bent before a pickling process. In this case, when bending severely occurs and a value of Md30 is great, an occurrence probability of strip breakage may be increased due to brittleness caused by martensite generation.
Thus, it is preferable to limit Md30 to 80 or less.
Elongation of a steel sheet according to an exemplary embodiment in the present disclosure may be 40% or more, and pitting potential thereof may be 280 mV or more.
A steel sheet according to an exemplary embodiment in the present disclosure may be used to manufacture cookware. When 500 cc of water at room temperature is heated by an induction heater, the water may be heated to boiling point within 10 minutes.
Hereinafter, a method of manufacturing a stainless steel sheet according to another exemplary embodiment in the present disclosure will be described.
In order to manufacture a stainless steel sheet according to another exemplary embodiment in the present disclosure, a molten steel including, by wt %, C: 0.1% or less (excepting 0%), Si: 0.2% to 3.0%, Mn: 1.0% to 4.0%, Cr: 19.0% to 23.0%, Ni: 0.3% to 2.5%, N: 0.18% to 0.3%, Cu: 0.3% to 2.5%, iron (Fe) as a residual component thereof, and other unavoidable impurities, is prepared.
The molten steel prepared as described above, is supplied to a space between twin rolls of a twin roll strip caster, rotating in opposite directions, to manufacture a thin plate.
The twin roll strip caster is not particularly limited and may be, for example, a twin roll strip caster such as that illustrated in
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While a thin plate exits a roll nip in which both rolls meet each other, the thin plate is manufactured to be drawn out. After the thin plate is rolled in a rolling mill 8, the thin plate passes through a cooling device 9 to be cooled. The thin plate is wound in a winding device 10 thereafter. In
In the method of manufacturing the stainless steel sheet, an induction heatable stainless steel sheet, having relative permeability of 20μr to 80μr, in which a microstructure including, by volume %, ferrite: 30% to 70% and austenite as a remainder thereof, may be manufactured.
Hereinafter, an exemplary embodiment in the present disclosure will be described in more detail byway of an example.
Example 190 tons of molten steel having a composition as described in Table 1 was prepared to be cast using a twin roll strip caster illustrated in
As described above, immediately after the thin steel sheet was cast, the thin steel sheet was hot-rolled at a high temperature to continuously manufacture a hot-rolled plate having a thickness of about 2.5 mm. The hot-rolled plate was cold rolled at a reduction rate of 50% to 70% and was annealed at a temperature of 1150° C.
A pot was manufactured using the stainless steel of Inventive example 1 in Table 2. In this case, when 500 cc of water at room temperature was heated by an induction heater, heating properties were investigated and results thereof are illustrated in
The conventional three ply pot was manufactured, as an interior portion was formed of SUS 304 stainless steel, an outer cover portion was formed of SUS 430 stainless steel, and a middle portion was formed of aluminum (Al), bonded together.
As shown in Tables 1 and 2, in the case of Inventive example 1 to 4 in accordance with an exemplary embodiment in the present disclosure, a material has excellent corrosion resistance and induction heating properties. In the case of Comparative examples (1 and 3) out of a range of an exemplary embodiment in the present disclosure, corrosion resistance thereof was low. In the case of Comparative examples (2 and 3), strip breakage occurred when a heat treatment process was performed. A cause of strip breakage occurrence was Md30 greater than 80. In this case, as martensite was easily generated in deformation, strip breakage occurred when a heat treatment process was performed.
Comparative example 1 was a complete ferrite structure. In this case, when a heat treatment process was performed, a martensite structure due to deformation did not occur. Thus, Comparative example 1 was determined not to be affected by a value of Md30.
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Inventive example 1 in accordance with an exemplary embodiment in the present disclosure had corrosion resistance similar to that of an SUS 300-series material, had a median value of relative permeability indicating magnetism, and had proper induction heating properties. In other words, Inventive example 1 had good corrosion resistance and was induction heatable.
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The conventional pot and the pot having a single layer structure formed using a material of Inventive example 1 allowed water to be boiled within 10 minutes. The pot having a three layer structure formed using three kinds of material was manufactured with an interior portion formed of SUS 304 stainless steel, an outer cover portion formed of SUS 430 stainless steel, and a middle portion formed of Al, bonded together. A bonding process was added and a process using three kinds of material was complex, whereby process costs were high. According to an exemplary embodiment in the present disclosure, a material may be conveniently applied, thereby solving a conventional problem described above.
Example 2Except that the content of ferrite was varied, a steel sheet was manufactured under the same conditions as those of Inventive example 1 of Example 1, and changes in the content of ferrite and relative permeability were investigated. Results thereof were illustrated in
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Claims
1. An induction heatable stainless steel sheet having excellent corrosion resistance comprising, by wt %, carbon (C): 0.1% or less (excepting 0%), silicon (Si): 0.2% to 3.0%, manganese (Mn): 1.0% to 4.0%, chromium (Cr): 19.0% to 23.0%, nickel (Ni): 0.3% to 2.5%, nitrogen (N): 0.18% to 0.3%, copper (Cu): 0.3% to 2.5%, iron (Fe) as a residual component thereof, and other unavoidable impurities, and
- having relative permeability of 20μr to 80μr,
- wherein a microstructure includes, by volume %, ferrite: 30% to 70% and austenite as a remainder thereof.
2. The induction heatable stainless steel sheet having excellent corrosion resistance of claim 1, wherein Md30, where Md30=551−462×(C %+N %)−9.2×Si %−8.1×Mn %−29×(Ni %+Cu %)−13.7×Cr %−18.5× Mo %−68×Al %, of the stainless steel sheet is 80 or less.
3. The induction heatable stainless steel sheet having excellent corrosion resistance of claim 1, wherein elongation of the stainless steel sheet is 40% or more.
4. The induction heatable stainless steel sheet having excellent corrosion resistance of claim 1, wherein pitting potential of the stainless steel sheet is 280 mV or more.
5. The induction heatable stainless steel sheet having excellent corrosion resistance of claim 1, wherein cookware formed of the stainless steel sheet heats water to boiling point within 10 minutes when 500 cc of water at room temperature is heated by an induction heater.
6. A method of manufacturing an induction heatable stainless steel sheet having excellent corrosion resistance and having relative permeability of 20μr to 80μr wherein a microstructure includes, by volume %, ferrite: 30% to 70% and austenite as a remainder thereof, comprising:
- preparing molten steel comprising, by wt %, carbon (C): 0.1% or less (excepting 0%), silicon (Si): 0.2% to 3.0%, manganese (Mn): 1.0% to 4.0%, chromium (Cr): 19.0% to 23.0%, nickel (Ni): 0.3% to 2.5%, nitrogen (N): 0.18% to 0.3%, copper (Cu): 0.3% to 2.5%, iron (Fe) as a residual component thereof, and other unavoidable impurities; and
- manufacturing a thin plate by supplying the molten steel to a space between twin rolls of a twin roll strip caster including the twin rolls rotating in opposite directions.
7. The method of manufacturing an induction heatable stainless steel sheet having excellent corrosion resistance of claim 6, wherein Md30, where Md30=551−462×(C %+N %)−9.2×Si %−8.1×Mn %−29×(Ni %+Cu %)−13.7×Cr %−18.5×Mo %−68×Al %, of the stainless steel sheet is 80 or less.
8. The method of manufacturing an induction heatable stainless steel sheet having excellent corrosion resistance of claim 6, wherein pitting potential of the stainless steel sheet is 280 mV or more.
Type: Application
Filed: Dec 8, 2016
Publication Date: Jun 22, 2017
Inventors: Seong In JEONG (Seoul), Sun Mi KIM (Pohang-si), Man Jin HA (Pohang-si)
Application Number: 15/372,800