POSCO Holdings Inc.
AUSTENITIC STEEL HAVING EXCELLENT SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME

Abstract:

The present disclosure relates to an austenitic steel having excellent surface characteristic, and a method of manufacturing the same. Provided are an austenitic steel having excellent surface characteristic, and a method for producing the same, the austenitic steel according to an aspect of the present disclosure comprising, by weight, carbon (C): 0.6% to 1.3%, manganese (Mn): 14% to 22%, copper (Cu): 5% or less (excluding 0%), chromium (Cr): 5% or less (excluding 0%), silicon (Si): 1.0% or less (excluding 0%), aluminum (Al): 0.5% or less (excluding 0%), phosphorus (P): 0.1% or less (including 0%), sulfur (S): 0.02% or less (including 0%), a remainder of iron (Fe), and inevitable impurities, wherein a microstructure of the austenitic steel comprises, by area, 5% or less of carbide and a remaining austenite structure, and a surface defect size of the austenitic steel is 0.3 mm or less.