Coated steel

US10563296B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-10563296-B2
Application numberUS-201615752734-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 29, 2016
Priority dateSep 29, 2015
Publication dateFeb 18, 2020
Grant dateFeb 18, 2020

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Abstract

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The invention provides a coated steel including a steel, a coated metal layer coated on a surface of the steel, and an interfacial alloy layer formed at the boundary between the steel and the coated metal layer, in which the coated metal layer has a predetermined composition and structure, and in which the thickness of the coated metal layer is 0.1 μm or more, and the thickness of the interfacial alloy layer is 500 nm or less.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A coated steel comprising a steel, a coated metal layer coated on a surface of the steel, and an interfacial alloy layer formed at the boundary between the steel and the coated metal layer, wherein the composition of the coated metal layer comprises in terms of % by mass Zn from 20 to 83%, and Al from 2.5 to 46.5% as well as Mg and impurities as the balance, wherein the Mg content is 10% or more, wherein the structure of the coated metal layer comprises a quasicrystalline phase, a MgZn 2 phase, and a balance structure, wherein the area fraction of the quasicrystalline phase is from 30 to 60%, and not less than 90 number-% of the quasicrystalline phases are a quasicrystalline phase having a particle diameter in the major axis direction of from 0.05 to 1.0 μm, wherein the area fraction of the structure of the coated metal layer is determined from a cross-section cut in the thickness direction of the coated metal layer, and wherein the thickness of the coated metal layer is 0.1 μm or more, and the thickness of the interfacial alloy layer is 500 nm or less. 2. The coated steel according to claim 1 , wherein the area fraction of the balance structure is 40% or less. 3. The coated steel according to claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the coated metal layer is from 0.1 to 10 μm. 4. The coated steel according to claim 1 , wherein the coated metal layer is a vapor deposited coated metal layer. 5. The coated steel according to claim 1 , wherein the interfacial alloy layer is an Al—Fe alloy layer. 6. The coated steel according to claim 1 , wherein the coated metal layer comprises one, or two or more kinds of selective elements out of C, Ca, Si, Ti, Cr, Fe, Co, Ni, V, Nb, Cu, Sn, Mn, Sr, Sb, Pb, Y, Cd, or La, and the total content of all the selective elements combined is from 0.5% by mass or less.

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  • Group IIA metal-base component · CPC title

  • one layer being formed of an iron alloy or steel, another layer being formed of aluminium or an aluminium alloy · CPC title

  • with aluminium as the next major constituent · CPC title

  • containing zinc · CPC title

  • with aluminium as the next major constituent · CPC title

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What does patent US10563296B2 cover?
The invention provides a coated steel including a steel, a coated metal layer coated on a surface of the steel, and an interfacial alloy layer formed at the boundary between the steel and the coated metal layer, in which the coated metal layer has a predetermined composition and structure, and in which the thickness of the coated metal layer is 0.1 μm or more, and the thickness of the interfaci…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp, Nippon Steel Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C23C14/16. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 18 2020 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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