Hot dip Al coated steel sheet excellent in heat black discoloration resistance and method of production of same

US9464345B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9464345-B2
Application numberUS-201013704786-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 21, 2010
Priority dateJun 21, 2010
Publication dateOct 11, 2016
Grant dateOct 11, 2016

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In conventional Al coated steel sheet, with the Al coating as it is, black discoloration cannot be prevented at 550° C. or more. For this reason, post annealing is used to form a barrier layer and suppress the formation of Fe—Al intermetallic compounds. However, with this method, there were the problems that the steel sheet became poor in workability and, further, high temperature, long time heating was required, so there were problems from the workability, economy, and environmental aspect. The present invention provides steel sheet which has a heat black discoloration resistance even at a 550° C. or more high temperature without additional annealing after Al coating and further is excellent in workability. That is, it is hot dip Al coated steel sheet which comprises steel sheet which contains predetermined ingredients of C, Si, P, S, Al, N, and O plus one or both of furthermore Ni: 0.01 to 0.1% or Cu: 0.01 to 0.1% and satisfies 10×C+Ni+Cu>0.03 and an Al coating layer which contains Si: 4 to 11% on the surface of that steel sheet and which have a thickness 5 μm or less Al—Fe—Si alloy layer in the interface between the Al coating layer and the steel sheet.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A hot dip Al coated steel sheet which is excellent in heat black discoloration resistance which comprises a steel sheet which consists of, by mass %, C: 0.0005 to less than 0.01%, Si: 0.001 to 0.05%, P: 0.002 to 0.1%, S: 0.002 to 0.1%, Al: 0.001 to 0.01%, N: 0.0015 to 0.0040% O: 0.03 to 0.08%, Mn: 0.2 to 0.8%, and furthermore, one or both of Ni: 0.01 to 0.1% or Cu: 0.01 to 0.1%, satisfies 10×C+Ni+Cu>0.03, and has a balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities, on the surface of the steel sheet is provided an Al coating layer which contains, by mass %, Si: 4 to 11%, which has a balance of Al and unavoidable impurities, and which has a Knoop hardness of 90 to 110, the Al coating layer and the steel sheet interface having a less than 5 μm thick Al—Fe—Si alloy layer between them. 2. The hot dip Al coated steel sheet which is excellent in heat black discoloration resistance as set forth in claim 1 wherein an interface of said steel sheet and said Al—Fe—Si alloy layer has MN present, said Al—Fe—Si alloy layer is a hexagonal crystal structure Al—Fe—Si alloy layer, and that hexagonal crystal structure Al—Fe—Si alloy layer has a thickness of less than 5 μm. 3. The hot dip Al coated steel sheet which is excellent in heat black discoloration resistance as set forth in claim 1 or 2 wherein said hot dip aluminum coated steel sheet which is excellent in heat black discoloration resistance is not post annealed. 4. A method of production of the hot dip Al coated steel sheet which is excellent in heat black discoloration resistance as set forth in claim 1 , comprising coating the steel sheet as a coating sheet by Al coating during which making an amount of Si in an Al coating bath 4 to 11% and making a bath temperature 610 to 650° C. and then not performing post annealing before working.

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  • containing lead, selenium, tellurium, or antimony, or more than 0.04% by weight of sulfur · CPC title

  • containing N · CPC title

  • containing copper · 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 silicon as the next major constituent · CPC title

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What does patent US9464345B2 cover?
In conventional Al coated steel sheet, with the Al coating as it is, black discoloration cannot be prevented at 550° C. or more. For this reason, post annealing is used to form a barrier layer and suppress the formation of Fe—Al intermetallic compounds. However, with this method, there were the problems that the steel sheet became poor in workability and, further, high temperature, long time he…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Maki Jun, Yamaguchi Shinichi, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C23C2/12. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
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Publication date Tue Oct 11 2016 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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