IP Library Granted Patent US 9,150,940
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US 9,150,940 · App. 14/348,247 · Granted Oct 6, 2015

Alloyed hot-dip galvanized steel sheet

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Patent No.
US 9,150,940
App. No.
14/348,247
Granted
Oct 6, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A high-strength alloyed hot-dip galvanized steel sheet obtained by subjecting the surface of a high-strength steel sheet to alloyed hot-dip galvanization, and formed from a steel sheet containing, in mass %, main components, and containing at least 40 vol % bainite and/or martensite, 8-60 vol % retained austenite, and less than 40 vol % ferrite, with the remainder comprising unavoidable structures. In the alloyed hot-dip galvanized steel sheet, the total thickness of the Gamma1 layer and the Gamma layer (Tgamma1+Tgamma) is 2 μm or less in the alloy layers formed by hot-dip galvanization, and the Gamma1 phase/Gamma phase thickness ratio (Tgamma1/Tgamma) is 1 or less. A tensile strength of 980 MPa or above can be easily imparted to the alloyed hot-dip galvanized steel sheet. The alloyed hot-dip galvanized steel sheet has excellent coating adherence, and coating separation during machining can be suppressed.

Claims (27)

1. An alloyed hot-dip galvanized steel sheet, which is a steel sheet comprising, in mass %,

C: from 0.10 to 0.4%,

Si: from 0.01 to 0.5%,

Mn: from 1.0 to 3.0%,

O: 0.006% or less,

P: 0.04% or less,

S: 0.01% or less,

Al: from 0.1 to 3.0%, and

N: 0.01% or less, with the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities,

wherein the structure of the steel sheet further comprises, in terms of volume fraction, 40% or more of the total content of bainite and martensite, from 8 to 60% of retained austenite, and less than 40% of ferrite, with the balance being an unavoidable structure, and alloying hot-dip galvanization is applied to the steel sheet surface;

the alloyed hot-dip galvanized layer contains a Γ1 layer;

a total thickness of the thickness Tγ1 of the Γ1 layer and the thickness Tγ of a Γ layer in the alloyed hot-dip galvanized layer is 2 μm or less and the ratio (Tγ1/Tγ) of thickness between a Γ1 phase and a Γ phase is 1 or less;

the alloyed hot-dip galvanized layer contains a ζ layer and a δ layer; and

the ratio {(Tζ+Tδ)/(Tγ1+Tγ)} of the total thickness of thickness Tζ of the ζ layer and thickness Tδ of the δ layer in the alloyed hot-dip galvanized layer to the total thickness of the Γ1 layer and the Γ layer is from 1.5 to 90.

2. The alloyed hot-dip galvanized steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the steel sheet further comprises one member or two or more members of, in mass %,

Cr: from 0.05 to 1.0%,

Ni: from 0.05 to 1.0%,

Cu: from 0.05 to 1.0%,

Nb: from 0.005 to 0.3%,

Ti: from 0.005 to 0.3%,

V: from 0.005 to 0.5%,

B: from 0.0001 to 0.01%,

Ca: from 0.0005 to 0.04%,

Mg: from 0.0005 to 0.04%,

La: from 0.0005 to 0.04%,

Ce: from 0.0005 to 0.04%, and

Y: from 0.0005 to 0.04%.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 14, 2019
From: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
To: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049257/0828 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 28, 2014
From: YAMANAKA, SHINTARO; FUJITA, SOSHI; SATO, KOICHI
To: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032551/0600 →