Hot-dip galvanized steel sheet

US10113223B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-10113223-B2
Application numberUS-201515520502-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 5, 2015
Priority dateNov 5, 2014
Publication dateOct 30, 2018
Grant dateOct 30, 2018

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A hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having a base steel sheet and a hot-dip galvanized layer, a ferrite phase is, by volume fraction, 50% or less in a range of ⅛ thickness to ⅜ thickness centered at a position of ¼ thickness from the surface of the base steel sheet, a hard structure is 50% or more, wherein the hot-dip galvanized steel sheet has the hot-dip galvanized layer in which Fe is 5.0% or less and Al is 1.0% or less, and columnar grains formed of a ζ phase is 20% or more in an entire interface between the plated layer and the base steel sheet. On the surface of the base steel sheet, a volume fraction of a residual austenite is 3% or less.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A hot-dip galvanized steel sheet comprising: a steel sheet; and a hot-dip galvanized layer formed on at least one surface of the steel sheet, the steel sheet includes: a chemical composition comprising, % by mass: C: 0.040% to 0.280%, Si: 0.05% to 2.00%, Mn: 0.50% to 3.50%, P: 0.0001% to 0.1000%, S: 0.0001% to 0.0100%, Al: 0.001% to 1.500%, N: 0.0001% to 0.0100%, O: 0.0001% to 0.0100%, and a remainder of Fe and impurities; wherein in a range of ⅛ thickness to ⅜ thickness centered at a position of ¼ thickness from the surface of the steel sheet, by volume fraction, said steel sheet includes: 0 to 50% of a ferrite phase, a total of 50% or more of a hard structure comprising one or more of a bainite structure, a bainitic ferrite phase, a fresh martensite phase and a tempered martensite phase, a residual austenite phase is 0 to 8%, and a total of a pearlite phase and a coarse cementite phase is 0 to 8%, wherein in a surface layer range of 20 μm depth in a steel sheet direction from an interface between the hot-dip galvanized layer and a base steel, said steel sheet includes: a residual austenite is 0 to 3%, wherein the base steel sheet includes: a microstructure in which V1/V2 which is a ratio of a volume fraction V1 of the hard structure in the surface layer range and a volume fraction V2 of the hard structure in the range of ⅛ thickness to ⅜ thickness centered at the position of ¼ thickness from the surface of the base steel sheet is limited within a range of 0.10 or more and 0.90 or less, a Fe content is 5.0% or less and an Al content is 1.0% or less in the hot-dip galvanized layer, and columnar grains formed of a ζ phase are included, and further a ratio ((A*/A)×100) of an interface (A*) between the ζ phase and the base steel sheet in an entire interface (A) between the hot-dip galvanized plated layer and the base steel sheet is 20% or more, and a refined layer is formed at the side of the interface in the base steel sheet, wherein an average thickness of the refined layer is 0.1 to 5.0 μm, an average grain size of ferrite in the refined layer is 0.1 to 3.0 μm, one or two or more of oxides of Si and Mn are contained, and a maximum size of the oxide is 0.01 to 0.4 μm. 2. The hot-dip galvanized steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio of an interface formed between ζ grains in which coarse oxides are present among ζ grains and the base steel with respect to an entire interface between the ζ phase and the base steel in the hot-dip galvanized layer is 50% or less. 3. The hot-dip galvanized steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein a plated amount on one surface of the steel sheet in the hot-dip galvanized layer is 10 g/m 2 or more and 100 g/m 2 or less. 4. The hot-dip galvanized steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the chemical composition of the steel sheet comprises, % by mass, one or two or more selected from Ca, Ce, Mg, Zr, La, and REM in a total amount of 0.0001% to 0.0100%. 5. The hot-dip galvanized steel sheet according to claim 4 , wherein a ratio of an interface formed between ζ grains in which coarse oxides are present among ζ grains and the base steel with respect to an entire interface between the ζ phase and the base steel in the hot-dip galvanized layer is 50% or less. 6. The hot-dip galvanized steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the chemical composition of the steel sheet comprises, % by mass, one or two or more selected from Ti: 0.001% to 0.150%, Nb: 0.001% to 0.100%, and V: 0.001% to 0.300%. 7. The hot-dip galvanized steel sheet according to claim 6 , wherein a ratio of an interface formed between ζ grains in which coarse oxides are present among ζ grains and the base steel with respect to an entire interface between the ζ phase and the base steel in the hot-dip galvanized layer is 50% or less. 8. The hot-dip galvanized steel sheet according to claim 6 , wherein a plated amount on one surface of the steel sheet in the hot-dip galvanized layer is 10 g/m 2 or more and 100 g/m 2 or less. 9. The hot-dip galvanized steel sheet according to claim 6 , wherein the chemical composition of the steel sheet comprises, % by mass, one or two or more selected from Ca, Ce, Mg, Zr, La, and REM in a total amount of 0.0001% to 0.0100%. 10. The hot-dip galvanized steel sheet according to claim 9 , wherein a ratio of an interface formed between ζ grains in which coarse oxides are present among ζ grains and the base steel with respect to an entire interface between the ζ phase and the base steel in the hot-dip galvanized layer is 50% or less. 11. The hot-dip galvanized steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the chemical composition of the steel sheet comprises, % by mass, one or two or more selected from Cr: 0.01% to 2.00%, Ni: 0.01% to 2.00%, Cu: 0.01% to 2.00%, Mo: 0.01% to 2.00%, B: 0.0001% to 0.0100%, and W: 0.01% to 2.00%. 12. The hot-dip galvanized steel sheet according to claim 11 , wherein a ratio of an interface formed between ζ grains in which coarse oxides are present among ζ grains and the base steel with respect to an entire interface between the ζ phase and the base steel in the hot-dip galvanized layer is 50% or less. 13. The hot-dip galvanized steel sheet according to claim 11 , wherein a plated amount on one surface of the steel sheet in the hot-dip galvanized layer is 10 g/m 2 or more and 100 g/m 2 or less. 14. The hot-dip galvanized steel sheet according to claim 11 , wherein the chemical composition of the steel sheet comprises, % by mass, one or two or more selected from Ca, Ce, Mg, Zr, La, and REM in a total amount of 0.0001% to 0.0100%. 15. The hot-dip galvanized steel sheet according to claim 14 , wherein a ratio of an interface formed between grains in which coarse oxides are present among ζ grains and the base steel with respect to an entire interface between the ζ phase and the base steel in the hot-dip galvanized layer is 50% or less. 16. The hot-dip galvanized steel sheet according to claim 6 , wherein the chemical composition of the steel sheet comprises, % by mass, one or two or more selected from Cr: 0.01% to 2.00%, Ni: 0.01% to 2.00%, Cu: 0.01% to 2.00%, Mo: 0.01% to 2.00%, B: 0.0001% to 0.0100%, and W: 0.01% to 2.00%. 17. The hot-dip galvanized steel sheet according to claim 16 , wherein a ratio of an interface formed between ζ grains in which coarse oxides are present among ζ grains and the base steel with respect to an entire interface between the ζ phase and the base steel in the hot-dip galvanized layer is 50% or less. 18. The hot-dip galvanized steel sheet according to claim 16 , wherein a plated amount on one surface of the steel sheet in the hot-dip galvanized layer is 10 g/m 2 or more and 100 g/m 2 or less. 19. The hot-dip galvanized steel sheet according to claim 16 , wherein the chemical composition of the steel sheet comprises, % by mass, one or two or more selected from Ca, Ce, Mg, Zr, La, and REM in a total amount of 0.0001% to 0.0100%. 20. The hot-dip galvanized steel sheet according to claim 19 , wherein a ratio of an interface formed between ζ grains in which coarse oxides are present among ζ grains and the base steel with respect to an entire interface between the ζ phase and the base steel in the hot-dip galvanized layer is 50% or less.

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  • Next to Fe-base component [e.g., galvanized] · CPC title

  • Fe-base component · CPC title

  • including at least one inorganic non-metallic material layer, e.g. metal carbide, nitride, boride, silicide layer and their mixtures, enamels, phosphates and sulphates · CPC title

  • comprising metal as the main or only constituent of a layer, {which is} next to another layer of {the same or of} a {different material (next to a bituminous or tarry layer B32B11/08; next to a water-setting substance layer B32B13/06; next to a glass layer B32B17/061; next to a cellulosic plastic layer B32B23/042)} · CPC title

  • C23C2/40Primary

    Plates; Strips · CPC title

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What does patent US10113223B2 cover?
A hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having a base steel sheet and a hot-dip galvanized layer, a ferrite phase is, by volume fraction, 50% or less in a range of ⅛ thickness to ⅜ thickness centered at a position of ¼ thickness from the surface of the base steel sheet, a hard structure is 50% or more, wherein the hot-dip galvanized steel sheet has the hot-dip galvanized layer in which Fe is 5.0% or l…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C23C2/40. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
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Publication date Tue Oct 30 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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