Solution composition containing trivalent chromium for surface treatment of steel sheet, galvanized steel sheet surface—treated with same, and method for manufacturing galvanized

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11634818-B2
Application number	US-201816763363-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 13, 2018
Priority date	Nov 13, 2017
Publication date	Apr 25, 2023
Grant date	Apr 25, 2023

Abstract

A surface treatment solution composition for forming an inorganic film, comprising: 10 to 30% by weight of a trivalent chromium compound containing chromium phosphate (A) and chromium nitrate (B) and satisfying a content ratio A/(A+B) of 0.3 to 0.6; 5 to 50% by weight of a silane compound; 0.2 to 3% by weight of a vanadium-based rust-inhibiting and corrosion-resisting agent; 0.5 to 5% by weight of a cobalt-based rust-inhibiting and corrosion-resisting agent; and 12 to 84.3% by weight of water, an alloyed hot-dip galvanized steel sheet surface-treated using the composition, and a method for manufacturing the alloyed hot-dip galvanized steel sheet, are provided, and the surface treatment solution composition containing the trivalent chromium compound has an excellent effect on corrosion resistance, blackening resistance, fuel resistance, weldability, and alkali resistance.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A surface treatment solution composition for forming an inorganic film, comprising:
10 to 30% by weight of a trivalent chromium compound containing chromium phosphate (A) and chromium nitrate (B) and satisfying a content ratio A/(A+B) of 0.3 to 0.6 (based on a solution having a solid content of 28.6% by weight);
5 to 50% by weight of a silane compound (based on a solution having a solid content of 1.27% by weight);
0.2 to 3% by weight of a vanadium-based rust-inhibiting and corrosion-resisting agent;
0.5 to 5% by weight of a cobalt-based rust-inhibiting and corrosion-resisting agent; and
12 to 84.3% by weight of water.

2. The surface treatment solution composition according to claim 1 , wherein the silane compound is one or more selected from the group consisting of 2-(3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)-ethyl trimethoxysilane, 3-glycidoxypropyl trimethoxysilane, 3-glycidoxypropyl methyldiethoxysilane, 3-glycidoxypropyl triethoxysilane, N-2-(aminoethyl)-3-aminopropyl methyldimethoxysilane, N-2-(aminoethyl)-3-aminopropyl trimethoxysilane, N-2-(aminoethyl)-3-aminopropyl triethoxysilane, 3-aminopropyl trimethoxysilane, 3-aminopropyl triethoxysilane, 3-ureidopropyl trimethoxysilane, and tetraethyl orthosilicate.

3. The surface treatment solution composition according to claim 1 , wherein the vanadium-based rust-inhibiting and corrosion-resisting agent is one or more selected from the group consisting of vanadium pentoxide (V 2 O 5 ), metavanadium acid (HVO 3 ), ammonium metavanadate, sodium metavanadate, vanadium oxychloride (VOCl 3 ), vanadium trioxide (V 2 O 3 ), vanadium dioxide (VO 2 ), vanadium oxysulfate (VOSO 4 ), vanadium oxyoxalate [VO(COO) 2 ], vanadium oxyacetyl acetonate [VO(OC(CH 3 )═CHCOCH 3 )) 2 ], vanadium acetyl acetonate [V(OC(CH 3 )═CHCOCH 3 )) 3 ], vanadium trichloride (VCl 3 ), vanadium sulfate (VSO 4 .8H 2 O), vanadium dichloride (VCl 2 ), and vanadium oxide (VO).

4. The surface treatment solution composition according to claim 1 , wherein the cobalt-based rust-inhibiting and corrosion-resisting agent is one or more selected from the group consisting of cobalt (II) nitrate, cobalt (II) sulfate, cobalt (II) acetate, cobalt (II) oxalate, cobalt (III) nitrate, cobalt (III) acetate, cobalt (III) oxalate, cobalt (IV) chloride, cobalt (III) oxide, and cobalt (IV) oxide.

5. A manufacturing method for a surface-treated alloyed hot-dip galvanized steel sheet, comprising:
coating the surface treatment solution composition of claim 1 on an alloyed hot-dip galvanized steel sheet on which an alloyed hot-dip galvanized layer is formed; and
drying the coated surface treatment solution composition to form a trivalent chromate inorganic film layer.

6. The manufacturing method according to claim 5 , wherein the surface treatment solution composition is coated to have a thickness of 2.14 to 3.57 μm.

7. The manufacturing method according to claim 5 , wherein the coating is performed by any one process selected from the group consisting of a roll coating process, a spraying process, an immersion process, a spray squeezing process, and an immersion squeezing process.

8. The manufacturing method according to claim 5 , wherein the drying is performed at a temperature of 50 to 60° C. on the basis of a Peak Metal Temperature (PMT) of a steel sheet.

9. The manufacturing method according to claim 5 , wherein the drying is performed in a hot-air drying furnace or an induction heating furnace.

10. The manufacturing method according to claim 9 , wherein the hot-air drying furnace has an internal temperature of 100 to 200° C.

11. The manufacturing method according to claim 9 , wherein the induction heating furnace is applied with an electric current of 1000 to 3500 A.

12. The manufacturing method according to claim 5 , further comprising air-cooling the trivalent chromate inorganic film layer.

13. The manufacturing method according to claim 5 , wherein the manufacturing method is a continuous process,
wherein the continuous process has a speed of 80 to 100 mpm.

Assignees

• Posco
• Posco Co Ltd

Inventors

• Cho Soo-Hyoun
• Son Won-Ho

Classifications

• C23C2/265

  by applying solid particles to the molten coating · CPC title

• C23C28/00

  Coating for obtaining at least two superposed coatings either by methods not provided for in a single one of groups C23C2/00 - C23C26/00 or by combinations of methods provided for in subclasses C23C and C25C or C25D · CPC title

• C23C2222/10

  Use of solutions containing trivalent chromium but free of hexavalent chromium · CPC title

• C23C22/08 Primary

  Orthophosphates · CPC title

• C09D5/084

  Inorganic compounds · CPC title