IP Library Granted Patent US 12698552
Granted Patent B2
US 12698552 · App. 18/266,483 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

Galvanized steel sheet with excellent surface quality and electrical resistance spot weldability and method for manufacturing same

Inventors: Ki-Cheol Kang (Gwangyang-si, KR); Yong-Joo Kim (Gwangyang-si, KR); Tae-Chul Kim (Gwangyang-si, KR); Myung-Soo Kim (Gwangyang-si, KR); Jong-Sang Kim (Gwangyang-si, KR)
Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
C23C2/024B32B15/013C21D1/74C21D6/002C21D6/005C21D6/008C21D8/0205C21D8/0226C21D8/0236C21D8/0263C21D8/0273C21D8/0278C21D9/46C22C38/002C22C38/008C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/06C22C38/12C22C38/14C22C38/22C22C38/26C22C38/28C22C38/32C22C38/34C22C38/38C22C38/60C23C2/02C23C2/0222C23C2/0224C23C2/40
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12698552
App. No.
18/266,483
Granted
Aug 4, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a high-strength hot-dipped galvanized steel sheet having excellent surface quality and spot weldability and a method for manufacturing same. The hot-dipped galvanized steel sheet according to one aspect of the present invention comprises a base steel sheet and a hot-dipped galvanized layer formed on the surface of the base steel sheet, in which an inhibiting layer made of an Fe—Al alloy can be formed at an area ratio of 60% or more between the base steel sheet and the hot-dipped galvanized layer.

Claims (13)

1 . A hot-dipped galvanized steel sheet, comprising:

a base steel sheet; and

a hot-dipped galvanized layer formed on a surface of the base steel sheet,

wherein an inhibiting layer made of a Fe—Al alloy is formed at an area ratio of 60% or more between the base steel sheet and the hot-dipped galvanized layer,

wherein an average width of particles constituting the inhibiting layer is 4 μm or less, and

wherein, the average width of the particle means that, when a straight line is drawn in one direction in a photograph of the inhibiting layer viewed from above, a length of a line segment overlapping the particle is determined as a width of the particle, and the average is obtained.

2 . The hot-dipped galvanized steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein the inhibiting layer is formed at an area ratio of 70% or more.

3 . The hot-dipped galvanized steel sheet of claim 1 ,

wherein an average width of particles constituting the inhibiting layer is 0.5 μm or more.

4 . The hot-dipped galvanized steel sheet of claim 1 ,

wherein an average equivalent circle diameter of a portion where the inhibiting layer is not formed is 15 μm or less.

5 . The hot-dipped galvanized steel sheet of claim 1 ,

wherein the base steel sheet has a composition containing C: 0.05 to 1.5 wt %, Si: 2.0 wt % or less, Mn: 1.0 to 10 wt %, S—Al (acid-soluble aluminum): 3 wt % or less, Cr: 2.5 wt % or less, Mo: 1 wt % or less, B: 0.005 wt % or less, Nb: 0.2 wt % or less, Ti: 0.2 wt % or less, V: 0.2 wt % or less, Sb+Sn+Bi: 0.1 wt % or less, N: 0.01 wt % or less.