Aluminum plated steel sheet, thermoformed component, and manufacturing methods

1 . An aluminum plated steel sheet, comprising a substrate and a plating layer on the surface of the substrate,

wherein a microstructure of the plating layer comprises a Mg 2 Si phase and an AlMgSiFe phase, and the Mg 2 Si phase has an average grain diameter of 0.001-5 μm,

wherein the plating layer comprises a barrier layer formed on the surface of the substrate and a surface layer formed on the barrier layer,

wherein the barrier layer comprises Fe—Al and Fe—Al—Si alloys, and the surface layer contains the Mg 2 Si phase and the AlMgSiFe phase.

2 . The aluminum plated steel sheet as claimed in claim 1 , having the Mg 2 Si phase and the AlMgSiFe phase are distributed within the surface layer.

3 . The aluminum plated steel sheet as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the barrier layer has a thickness of less than or equal to 5 μm.

4 . The aluminum plated steel sheet as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plating layer has a thickness of 5-50 μm.

5 . The aluminum plated steel sheet as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a composition of the substrate of the aluminum plated steel sheet comprises in percentage by mass: 0.05-0.5% of C, 0.01-2.0% of Si, 0.3-3.0% of Mn, 0.005-0.3% of Al, 0.01%≤Ti<0.1%, 0.0005%≤B<0.1%, 0.05%≤Cr<0.5%, 0.0005%≤Nb<0.1%, and Fe.

6 . The aluminum plated steel sheet as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the composition of the substrate of the aluminum plated steel sheet comprises in percentage by mass: 0.05-0.5% of C, 0.01-2.0% of Si, 0.3-3.0% of Mn, 0.005-0.3% of Al, 0.01%≤Ti<0.1%, 0.0005%≤B<0.1%, 0.05%≤Cr<0.5%, 0.0005%≤Nb<0.1%, with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities.

7 . The aluminum plated steel sheet as claimed in claim 6 , wherein among the inevitable impurities, in percentage by mass, P<0.3%, S<0.1%, and V<0.1%.

8 . A manufacturing method for the aluminum plated steel sheet as claimed in claim 1 , comprising the following steps:

smelting;

rolling; and

continuous annealing and hot plating, wherein the annealing temperature is 710-780° C., the temperature of a plating solution is 600-660° C., the temperature of the plating solution minus the temperature of a steel plate entering a plating pot is less than or equal to 5° C., the steel plate is cooled after exiting the plating pot, an average cooling rate from the temperature of the steel plate exiting the plating pot to the plating layer solidification temperature is greater than 15° C./s, and an average cooling rate from the temperature of the steel plate exiting the plating pot to 200° C. is 10-30° C./s.

9 . The manufacturing method for the aluminum plated steel sheet as claimed in 8 , wherein a chemical composition of the plating solution comprises in percentage by mass: 5-11% of Si, and 0.5-20% of Mg.

10 . The manufacturing method for the aluminum plated steel sheet as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the plating solution further comprises 1-10% by mass of Zn.

11 . The manufacturing method for the aluminum plated steel sheet as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the balance of the plating solution is Al and inevitable impurities.

12 . The manufacturing method for the aluminum plated steel sheet as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the rolling step comprises hot rolling, wherein a coiling temperature of the hot rolling is 630° C. or less.

13 . The manufacturing method for the aluminum plated steel sheet as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the rolling step comprises cold rolling, wherein a deformation during the cold rolling is 10-70%.

14 . A thermoformed component, manufactured using the aluminum plated steel sheet as claimed in claim 1 .

15 . The thermoformed component as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the thermoformed component comprises a surface layer and an interior layer, wherein a ratio of a mass percentage of Mg of the surface layer of the thermoformed component to that of the interior layer of the thermoformed component is greater than or equal to 5, and the thermoformed component has a core hardness HV1 of 300 or more.

16 . A manufacturing method for the thermoformed component as claimed in claim 14 , comprising the following steps:

processing the aluminum plated steel sheet into a billet;

performing heat treatment on the billet, wherein a heating manner of the heat treatment is single-stage heating or stepped heating; when the heating manner of the heat treatment is single-stage heating, the stopping temperature of heating is a certain temperature in 900-1000° C., and the total heating time is 10-600 seconds; and when the heating manner of the heat treatment is stepped heating, the stopping temperature of heating comprises multiple temperatures in 700-1000° C., and the total heating time is 1-15 minutes, wherein the highest temperature of the multiple temperatures is a certain temperature in 900-1000° C., and the holding time of the billet at 900-1000° C. is 10-600 s; and

transferring the billet to a mold for thermoforming, wherein the temperature of the billet when transferred to the mold is 650° C. or more, and a cooling rate of the mold is 30° C./s or higher.

17 . The manufacturing method for the thermoformed component as claimed in claim 16 , wherein a process of the thermoforming is hot stamping or hot rolling.

18 . The manufacturing method for the thermoformed component as claimed in claim 16 , wherein a step of thickening rolling is further performed before processing the aluminum plated steel sheet into the billet.

19 . The manufacturing method for the aluminum plated steel sheet as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the balance of the plating solution is Al and inevitable impurities.

20 . The manufacturing method for the thermoformed component as claimed in claim 17 , wherein a step of thickening rolling is further performed before processing the aluminum plated steel sheet into the billet.