COLD ROLLED STEEL SHEET HAVING HIGH YIELD RATIO AND LESS ANISOTROPY, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME

摘要

Disclosed herein is a Nb-Ti composite IF steel in which fine precipitates, such as CuS precipitates, having a size of 0.2 µm or less are distributed. The distribution of fine precipitates in the Nb-Ti composite IF steel enhances the yield strength and lowers the in-plane anisotropy index. The nanometer-sized precipitates allow the formation of minute crystal grains. As a result, dissolved carbon is present in a larger amount in the crystal grain boundaries than within the crystal grains, which is advantageous in terms of room-temperature non-aging properties and bake hardenability.