Structural member and method for manufacturing same

A manufacturing method for manufacturing a structural member for automobiles, the manufacturing method comprising:

• a heating step of heating a starting material made of a metal sheet;
• and
• a shaping step of shaping the heated starting material into the structural member using a die,
• wherein the die includes:
• a lower die including a top surface, a shoulder portion, a side surface, and a flange surface, the top surface including a top surface body and a projecting portion projecting outward from a side edge of the top surface body, the shoulder portion being continuous with the side edge of the top surface body and the projecting portion, the side surface being connected to the top surface body and the projecting portion via the shoulder portion, and the flange surface being connected to the side surface on a side opposite to the top surface,
• a pad facing the top surface body, and
• an upper die disposed on a lateral side of the pad, and
• in the shaping step, while the starting material is sandwiched between the top surface body and the pad, and the starting material is not sandwiched between the projecting portion, the upper die, and the pad, the upper die and the lower die are moved relatively toward each other to press the starting material with the upper die, the shoulder portion, the side surface, and the flange surface.