High carbon hot-rolled steel sheet and method for manufacturing the same

Abstract

A high carbon hot rolled steel sheet and a method for manufacturing the same are provided, wherein excellent cold workability and excellent hardenability are obtained stably. The high carbon hot rolled steel sheet has a composition containing C: 0.20% to 0.48%, Si: 0.1% or less, Mn: 0.5% or less, P: 0.03% or less, S: 0.01% or less, sol. Al: more than 0.10% and 1.0% or less, N: 0.005% or less, B: 0.0005% to 0.0050%, and the remainder composed of Fe and incidental impurities, on a percent by mass basis, and a microstructure composed of ferrite and cementite, wherein the average grain size of the above-described ferrite is 10 to 20 μm and the spheroidization ratio of the above-described cementite is 90% or more.

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