Patent ID: 8657969

Claim:
A high strength galvanized steel sheet excellent in processability, comprising: a component composition, by mass %, of C: 0.05% to 0.3%, Si: 0.7% to 2.7%, Mn: 0.5% to 2.8%, P: 0.1% or lower, S: 0.01% or lower, Al: 0.1% or lower, and N: 0.008% or lower, and a balance; Fe or inevitable impurities; and a microstructure containing, in terms of area ratio, ferrite phases: 30% to 90%, bainite phases: 3% to 30%, martensite phases: 5% to 40%, and retained austenite phases in a proportion of 2% or more in terms of volume fraction, wherein a proportion of the retained austenite phases adjacent to the bainite phases is 60% or more and retained austenite phases having an aspect ratio of 3 or more are present in a proportion of 30% or more; among the martensite phases, martensite phases having an aspect ratio of 3 or more being present in a proportion of 30% or more.