IP Library Granted Patent US 9,970,116
Granted Patent B2
US 9,970,116 · App. 15/103,152 · Granted May 15, 2018

Al-plated steel sheet used for hot pressing and method for manufacturing Al-plated steel sheet used for hot pressing

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Patent No.
US 9,970,116
App. No.
15/103,152
Granted
May 15, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an Al-plated steel sheet used for hot pressing that has excellent lubricity in hot state, corrosion resistance after paint coating, and spot weldability. An Al-plated steel sheet used for hot pressing includes: a steel sheet; an Al plating layer formed on one surface or both surfaces of the steel sheet; and a surface coating layer formed on the Al plating layer. The surface coating layer contains a zinc compound, and the zinc compound is deposited on the Al-plated steel sheet in an amount of equal to or greater than 0.3 g/m 2 and equal to or less than 1.5 g/m 2 as an amount of metallic zinc per one surface, and a zinc deposition amount in any continuous 1 mm 2 region is 1.5 g/m 2 or less.

Claims (27)

1. An Al-plated steel sheet used for hot pressing, comprising:

a steel sheet;

an Al plating layer formed on one surface or both surfaces of the steel sheet; and

a surface coating layer formed on the Al plating layer,

wherein the surface coating layer contains a zinc compound, and the zinc compound is deposited on the Al-plated steel sheet in an amount of equal to or greater than 0.3 g/m 2 and equal to or less than 1.5 g/m 2 as an amount of metallic zinc per one surface, and a zinc deposition amount in any continuous 1 mm 2 region is 1.5 g/m 2 or less.

2. The Al-plated steel sheet used for hot pressing according to claim 1 ,

wherein the zinc compound in the surface coating layer is zinc oxide.

3. The Al-plated steel sheet used for hot pressing according to claim 1 ,

wherein an average length RSm of a profile element in a roughness curve of a surface of the Al-plated steel sheet used for hot pressing after the formation of the surface coating layer is 500 μm or less.

4. The Al-plated steel sheet used for hot pressing according to claim 2 ,

wherein an average length RSm of a profile element in a roughness curve of a surface of the Al-plated steel sheet used for hot pressing after the formation of the surface coating layer is 500 μm or less.

5. A method for manufacturing the Al-plated steel sheet used for hot pressing according to claim 1 ,

said method comprising the steps of:

applying an application liquid containing a zinc compound and having a contact angle of equal to or greater than 20° and equal to or less than 50° with respect to the Al-plated steel sheet onto the Al-plated steel sheet including a steel sheet and the Al plating layer formed on one surface or both surfaces of the steel sheet; and

drying the Al-plated steel sheet onto which the application liquid has been applied, at a peak metal temperature of equal to or higher than 60° C. and equal to or lower than 200° C., to form a surface coating layer containing the zinc compound on the Al plating layer.

6. The method for manufacturing the Al-plated steel sheet used for hot pressing according to claim 5 ,

wherein a surface tension of the application liquid at 25° C. is equal to or greater than 20 mN/m and equal to or less than 60 mN/m.

7. The method for manufacturing the Al-plated steel sheet used for hot pressing according to claim 5 ,

wherein a viscosity of the application liquid at 25° C. is equal to or greater than 2 mPa·s and equal to or less than 20 mPa·s.

8. The method for manufacturing the Al-plated steel sheet used for hot pressing according to claim 6 ,

wherein a viscosity of the application liquid at 25° C. is equal to or greater than 2 mPa·s and equal to or less than 20 mPa·s.

9. The method for manufacturing the Al-plated steel sheet used for hot pressing according to claim 5 ,

wherein the application liquid is applied onto the Al plating layer with a roll coater.

10. The method for manufacturing the Al-plated steel sheet used for hot pressing according to claim 5 ,

wherein the zinc compound is zinc oxide.

11. The method for manufacturing the Al-plated steel sheet used for hot pressing according to claim 5 ,

wherein an average length RSm of a profile element in a roughness curve of a surface of the manufactured Al-plated steel sheet used for hot pressing after the formation of the surface coating layer is 500 μm or less.

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 Jun 10, 2016
From: FUJITA, SOSHI; YAMANAKA, SHINTARO; MAKI, JUN; FUJIMOTO, HIROKI; OIKAWA, HATSUHIKO; IRIKAWA, HIDEAKI
To: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 038877/0102 →