This disclosure provides a steel sheet with excellent
hardenability and excellent cold workability. The steel sheet disclosed herein has the following composition by
mass %: C: 0.15~0.50%, Si: 0.01~0.50%, Mn: 0.20~1.30%, P: less than 0.100%, S: less than 0.100%, Al: less than 0.100%, Cr: 0.01~1.20%, N: less than 0.0150%, and the balance being Fe and impurities. The total surface area of ferrite and
cementite particles is 95% or more, the average grain size of ferrite is 5.0~20.0 μm, and the Cr concentration in the
cementite particles is [Cr]. θ and Mo concentration [Mo] θ To satisfy equation (1), the average particle size of the
cementite particles is less than 1.50 μm, the
sphericity of the cementite particles is greater than 85%, and the dispersion DI of the number of cementite particles in a small square partition with a side length of 10 μm, as defined by equation (2), is less than 45%. 2[Cr] θ +3[Mo] θ ≤3 / √C (1) DI=σ θ / N θ ×100 (2)