High strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having excellent deep drawability

A high strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having excellent deep drawability comprising a chemical composition containing C:

• 0.010% or more and 0.04% or less, Si:
• more than 1.0% and 1.5% or less, Mn:
• 1.0% or more and 3.0% or less, P:
• 0.005% or more and 0.1% or less, S:
• 0.01% or less, sol. Al:
• 0.005% or more and 0.5% or less, N:
• 0.01% or less, Nb:
• 0.010% or more and less than 0.05%, Ti:
• 0.015% or more and 0.120% or less, and the remainder comprising Fe and incidental impurities, on a percent by mass basis, wherein contents (percent by mass) of Nb and C in the steel satisfy the relationship of (Nb/93)/(C/12)<0.20 and further satisfy 0.005<C*≦0.020 and wherein a steel sheet microstructure includes 80% or more of ferrite and 3% or more of martensite on an area ratio basis, the tensile strength is 440 MPa or more, the average r value is 1.30 or more, and the absolute value of the planar anisotropy of the r value (Δr) is 0.20 or less,
• where C*=C-(12/93)Nb-(12/48){Ti-(48/14)N-(48/32)S} and C, Nb, Ti, N, and S represent the contents (percent by mass) of their respective elements in the steel.