IP Library Granted Patent US 10,418,601
Granted Patent B2
US 10,418,601 · App. 15/327,227 · Granted Sep 17, 2019

Steel foil for power storage device container, power storage device container, power storage device, and manufacturing method of steel foil for power storage device container

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Patent No.
US 10,418,601
App. No.
15/327,227
Granted
Sep 17, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A steel foil for a power storage device container includes a rolled steel foil which has a thickness of 200 μm or less, a diffusion alloy layer which is formed on a surface layer of the rolled steel foil and contains Ni and Fe, and a chromium-based surface treatment layer which is formed on the diffusion alloy layer. The <111> polar density in a reverse pole figure of the diffusion alloy layer in a rolling direction is 2.0 to 6.0, and the aspect ratio of crystal in a surface of the diffusion alloy layer is 1.0 to 5.0.

Claims (34)

1. A steel foil for a power storage device container comprising:

a rolled steel foil which has a thickness of 200 μm or less;

a diffusion alloy layer which is formed on a surface layer of the rolled steel foil and contains Ni and Fe; and

a chromium-based surface treatment layer which is formed on the diffusion alloy layer,

wherein <111> polar density in a reverse pole figure of the diffusion alloy layer in a rolling direction is 2.0 to 6.0, and

wherein an aspect ratio of a crystal in a surface of the diffusion alloy layer is 1.0 to 5.0.

2. The steel foil for a power storage device container according to claim 1 , wherein

I FeNi3 /I Ni which is a ratio between a intensity I Ni of a diffraction peak of Ni and a intensity I FeNi3 of a diffraction peak of FeNi 3 which are obtained by measuring X-ray diffraction on the diffusion alloy layer is equal to or higher than 5.0 or the diffraction peak of Ni is not detected.

3. The steel foil for a power storage device container according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a polyolefin-based resin layer which is formed on a surface of the chromium-based surface treatment layer.

4. A power storage device container which includes the steel foil for a power storage device container according to claim 3 .

5. A power storage device comprising:

the power storage device container according to claim 4 .

6. A manufacturing method of a steel foil for a power storage device container, the method comprising:

a nickel-plating process of performing a nickel plating on a steel sheet so as to form a Ni-plated layer on the steel sheet, and obtaining a Ni-plated steel sheet;

an annealing process of annealing the Ni-plated steel sheet so that Fe in the steel sheet and Ni in the Ni-plated layer are mutually diffused;

a cold-rolling process of performing a cold rolling on the Ni-plated steel sheet at cumulative rolling reduction of 70% or higher, and obtaining a steel foil;

a recrystallization annealing process of annealing the steel foil at 750° C. to 1100° C. for 4 to 120 seconds under an annealing condition in which Tc and Ta satisfy the following expression (1) in a case of 750≤Ta≤800 and satisfy the following expression (2) in a case of Ta>800, wherein an annealing time is defined as Tc in an unit second, and an annealing temperature is defined as Ta in an unit of ° C.; and

a chromium-based surface treatment process of performing a chromium-based surface treatment on the steel foil;

Tc≥ 13−0.1×( Ta− 750)  (1)

Tc≥ 8−(4/300)×( Ta− 800)  (2).

7. The manufacturing method of a steel foil for a power storage device container, according to claim 6 , wherein

in the recrystallization annealing process, the Tc and the Ta satisfy the following expression (3) in a case of 750≤Ta≤800, and satisfy the following expression (4) in a case of Ta>800,

Tc≥ 16−0.1×( Ta− 750)  (3)

Tc≥ 11−0.02×( Ta− 800)  (4).

8. The manufacturing method of a steel foil for a power storage device container, according to claim 6 , further comprising:

a polyolefin resin layer forming process of forming a polyolefin resin layer on a surface of the steel foil after the chromium-based surface treatment process by a thermal laminate method.

9. The steel foil for a power storage device container according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a polyolefin-based resin layer which is formed on a surface of the chromium-based surface treatment layer.

10. A power storage device container which includes the steel foil for a power storage device container according to claim 9 .

11. A power storage device comprising:

the power storage device container according to claim 10 .

12. The manufacturing method of a steel foil for a power storage device container, according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a polyolefin resin layer forming process of forming a polyolefin resin layer on a surface of the steel foil after the chromium-based surface treatment process by a thermal laminate method.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jan 13, 2020
From: NIPPON STEEL CHEMICAL & MATERIAL CO., LTD.
To: NIPPON STEEL CHEMICAL & MATERIAL CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 051577/0763 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 14, 2019
From: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
To: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049257/0828 →
MERGER Recorded Apr 10, 2019
From: NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN MATERIALS CO., LTD.
To: NIPPON STEEL CHEMICAL & MATERIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048847/0090 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 19, 2017
From: IBARAGI, MASAHARU; NOSE, KOICHI; ISHIZUKA, KIYOKAZU; GOTO, YASUTO; NAGASAKI, SHUJI; UNNO, HIROTO
To: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION; NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN MATERIALS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 041017/0617 →