Surface-treated metal material

US11965249B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-11965249-B2
Application numberUS-202017437746-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 19, 2020
Priority dateMar 19, 2019
Publication dateApr 23, 2024
Grant dateApr 23, 2024

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A surface-treated metal material includes a metal sheet, a plating layer formed on the metal sheet and containing aluminum, magnesium, and zinc, and a composite coating formed on a surface of the plating layer, the composite coating including an organic silicon compound, one or two of a zirconium compound and a titanium compound, a phosphoric acid compound, a fluorine compound, and a vanadium compound, wherein, when a surface of the composite coating is analyzed at a spot size of φ30 μm using micro-fluorescent X-rays, a maximum value of V/Zn, which is a mass ratio of a V content to a Zn content, is 0.010 to 0.100.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A surface-treated metal material, comprising: a metal sheet; a plating layer formed on the metal sheet and containing aluminum, magnesium, and zinc; and a composite coating formed on a surface of the plating layer, the composite coating including an organic silicon compound; a zirconium compound and/or a titanium compound; a phosphoric acid compound; a fluorine compound; and a vanadium compound, wherein, when a surface of the composite coating is analyzed at a spot size of φ30 μm using micro-fluorescent X-rays, a maximum value of V/Zn, which is a mass ratio of a V content to a Zn content, is 0,010 to 0,100. 2. The surface-treated metal material according to claim 1 , wherein, in the composite coating, when analyzed with the micro-fluorescent X-rays at a spot size of φ30 μm, an area ratio of a region in which the V/Zn is 0.010 to 0.100 to an entire measurement range is 1% to 50%. 3. The surface-treated metal material according to claim 1 , wherein, in the composite coating, when analyzed with the micro-fluorescent X-rays at a spot size of φ30 μm, a maximum value of V/Si, which is a ratio of a solid content mass of V to a solid content mass of Si, is 1.0 to 100. 4. The surface-treated metal material according to claim 1 , wherein, in the composite coating, when analyzed with the micro-fluorescent X-rays at a spot size of φ2 mm, an average value of (Zr+Ti)/Si, which is a ratio of a total solid content mass of Zr and/or Ti to a solid content mass of Si, is 0.06 to 0.15, an average value of P/Si, which is a ratio of a solid content mass of P to the solid content mass of Si, is 0.15 to 0.25, and an average value of V/Si is 0.01 to 0.10. 5. The surface-treated metal material according to claim 1 , wherein a chemical composition of the plating layer contains: Al: more than 4.0% to less than 25.0%; Mg: more than 1.0% to less than 12.5%; Sn: 0% to 20%, Bi: 0% to less than 5.0%; In: 0% to less than 2.0%; Ca: 0% to 3.0%; Y: 0% to 0.5%; La: 0% to less than 0.5%; Ce: 0% to less than 0.5%: Si: 0% to less than 2.5%; Cr: 0% to less than 0.25%: Ti: 0% to less than 0.25%; Ni: 0% to less than 0.25%; Co: 0% to less than 0.25% V: 0% to less than 0.25%; Nb: 0% to less than 0.25%; Cu: 0% to less than 0.25%; Mn: 0% to less than 0.25%: Fe: 0% to 5.0%; Sr: 0% to less than 0.5%; Sb: 0% to less than 0.5%; Pb: 0% to less than 0.5%; and B: 0% to less than 0.5%, with a remainder of Zn and impurities. 6. The surface-treated metal material according to claim 2 , wherein, in the composite coating, when analyzed with the micro-fluorescent X-rays at a spot size of φ30 μm, a maximum value of V/Si, which is a ratio of a solid content mass of V to a solid content mass of Si, is 1.0 to 100.

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  • C23C28/34Primary

    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

  • C22C18/04Primary

    with aluminium as the next major constituent · CPC title

  • containing also phosphates · CPC title

  • Synthetic resin · CPC title

  • Zn-base component · CPC title

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What does patent US11965249B2 cover?
A surface-treated metal material includes a metal sheet, a plating layer formed on the metal sheet and containing aluminum, magnesium, and zinc, and a composite coating formed on a surface of the plating layer, the composite coating including an organic silicon compound, one or two of a zirconium compound and a titanium compound, a phosphoric acid compound, a fluorine compound, and a vanadium c…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Nippon Steel Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C23C28/34. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
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Publication date Tue Apr 23 2024 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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