IP Library Granted Patent US 12709791
Granted Patent B2
US 12709791 · App. 18/265,412 · Granted Aug 18, 2026

High-strength galvannealed steel sheet having excellent powdering resistance and manufacturing method therefor

Inventors: Yu-Mi Ha (Gwangyang-si, KR); Jun-Sung Yeom (Gwangyang-si, KR); Ji-Ho Hong (Gwangyang-si, KR)
Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
C23C2/024C21D8/0226C21D8/0236C21D8/0278C21D9/46C22C38/001C22C38/002C22C38/004C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/06C22C38/12C22C38/14C22C38/16C23C2/02C23C2/0224C23C2/06C23C2/26C23C2/28C21D2211/005
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12709791
App. No.
18/265,412
Filed
Jun 5, 2023
Granted
Aug 18, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
1738
USPC
148/533
Abstract

Provided is a galvannealed steel sheet having excellent powdering resistance, and a manufacturing method therefor. The galvannealed steel sheet includes: base iron; and an alloying hot-dip galvanized layer provided on the surface thereof. The base iron includes, by weight %; 0.003 to 0.009% of carbon (C); 0.05% or less of silicon (Si); 0.4 to 1.0% of manganese (Mn); 0.04 to 0.09% of phosphorus (P); 0.01% or less of sulfur (S); 0.005% or less of nitrogen (N); 0.1% or less of aluminum (S.Al); 0.05 to 0.08% of molybdenum (Mo); 0.005 to 0.03% of titanium (Ti); 0.02 to 0.045% of niobium (Nb); 0.06 to 0.1% of copper (Cu); 0.0015% or less of boron (B), and a balance of Fe and inevitable impurities. An average thickness of a gamma (γ) phase present at an interface between the base iron and the alloying hot-dip galvanized layer is 0.20 μm or less.

Claims (101)

1 . A galvannealed steel sheet, comprising:

base iron; and

an alloying hot-dip galvanized layer provided on at least one surface of the base iron,

wherein the base iron includes, by weight %;

0.003 to 0.009% of carbon (C); 0.05% or less of silicon (Si); 0.4 to 1.0% of manganese (Mn); 0.04 to 0.09% of phosphorus (P); 0.01% or less of sulfur(S); 0.005% or less of nitrogen (N); 0.1% or less of aluminum (S.Al); 0.05 to 0.08% of molybdenum (Mo); 0.005 to 0.03% of titanium (Ti); 0.02 to 0.045% of niobium (Nb); 0.06 to 0.1% of copper (Cu); 0.0015% or less of boron (B), and a balance of Fe and other inevitable impurities, the base iron satisfying the following Relational expression 1,

wherein an average thickness of a gamma (γ) phase present at an interface between the base iron and the alloying hot-dip galvanized layer is 0.20 μm or less, and

wherein the alloying hot-dip galvanized layer, by weight %, comprises 0.05 to 0.3% of aluminum (Al); 10 to 20% of iron (Fe), and a balance of zinc (Zn) and other inevitable impurities,

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2 . The galvannealed steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein an occupied area ratio of a delta (δ) phase on a surface of the alloying hot-dip galvanized layer is 80 to 100%.

3 . The galvannealed steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein the base iron comprises 95 area % or more of ferrite, and

an average grain size of the ferrite is 15 μm or less.

4 . The galvannealed steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein the galvannealed steel sheet has a tensile strength of 390 MPa or more and an elongation of 28% or more.

5 . A manufacturing method for a galvannealed steel sheet, comprising operations of:

preparing a cold-rolled steel sheet including, by weight %:

0.003 to 0.009% of carbon (C); 0.05% or less of silicon (Si); 0.4 to 1.0% of manganese (Mn); 0.04 to 0.09% of phosphorus (P); 0.01% or less of sulfur(S); 0.005% or less of nitrogen (N); 0.1% or less of aluminum (S.Al); 0.05 to 0.08% of molybdenum (Mo); 0.005 to 0.03% of titanium (Ti); 0.02 to 0.045% of niobium (Nb); 0.06 to 0.1% of copper (Cu); 0.0015% or less of boron (B), and a balance of Fe, and other inevitable impurities, the cold-rolled steel sheet satisfying the following Relational expression 1;

dipping the cold-rolled steel sheet in a hot-dip galvanizing bath at an inlet temperature of 490 to 500° C., based on a surface temperature of the cold-rolled steel sheet to provide a plated steel sheet having a hot-dip galvanized layer formed thereon; and

heating the plated steel sheet to a temperature range of 500 to 560° C. to subject the plated steel sheet to alloying,

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6 . The manufacturing method for a galvannealed steel sheet of claim 5 , wherein the hot-dip galvanizing bath comprises, by weight %, 0.05 to 0.5% of aluminum (Al), a balance of zinc (Zn) and other inevitable impurities.

7 . The manufacturing method for a galvannealed steel sheet of claim 6 ,

wherein the operation of preparing the cold-rolled steel sheet comprises operations of:

manufacturing a slab provided with a predetermined alloy composition by continuous casting;

heating the slab at 1100 to 1300° C.;

hot rolling the heated slab at a finish rolling temperature of 920 to 970° C. to obtain a hot-rolled steel sheet;

coiling the hot-rolled steel sheet in a temperature range of 600 to 650° C.;

pickling the hot-rolled steel sheet and then cold rolling the hot-rolled steel sheet at a reduction ratio of 70 to 83% to obtain a cold-rolled steel sheet; and

annealing the cold-rolled steel sheet in a temperature range of 760 to 820° C.

8 . The manufacturing method for a galvannealed steel sheet of claim 5 , further comprising:

an operation of temper rolling the galvannealed steel sheet at a reduction ratio of 0.6 to 1.2% using a skin pass roll having surface roughness (Ra) of 1.0 to 1.6 μm.