IP Library Granted Patent US 10,205,135
Granted Patent B2
US 10,205,135 · App. 15/327,590 · Granted Feb 12, 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 10,205,135
App. No.
15/327,590
Granted
Feb 12, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A steel foil for a power storage device container includes a rolled steel foil, a nickel layer formed on a surface of the rolled steel foil, and a chromium-based surface treatment layer formed on a surface of the nickel layer. The nickel layer includes an upper layer portion which is in contact with the chromium-based surface treatment layer and contains Ni of 90 mass % or more among metal elements, and a lower layer portion which is in contact with the rolled steel foil and contains Ni of less than 90 mass % among the metal elements and Fe. <111> polar density in a reverse pole figure of the nickel layer in a rolling direction is 3.0 to 6.0. The nickel layer has a sub-boundary which is a boundary between two crystals having a relative orientation difference of 2° to 5°, and a large angle boundary which is a boundary between two crystals having the relative orientation difference of equal to or more than 15°. The average value of a ratio L 5 /L 15 between a boundary length L 5 which is the length of the sub-boundary, and a boundary length L 15 which is the length of the large angle boundary, is equal to or more than 1.0.

Claims (29)

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

a rolled steel foil;

a nickel layer which is formed on a surface of the rolled steel foil; and

a chromium-based surface treatment layer which is formed on a surface of the nickel layer,

wherein the nickel layer includes an upper layer portion which is in contact with the chromium-based surface treatment layer and contains Ni of 90 mass % or more among metal elements, and a lower layer portion which is in contact with the rolled steel foil and contains Ni of less than 90 mass % among the metal elements and Fe,

a <111> polar density in a reverse pole figure of the nickel layer in a rolling direction is 3.0 to 6.0,

the nickel layer has a sub-boundary which is a grain boundary between two crystals having a relative orientation difference of 2° to 5°, and a large angle boundary which is a grain boundary between two crystals having the relative orientation difference of equal to or more than 15°, and

an average value of a ratio L 5 /L 15 between a boundary length L 5 which is a length of the sub-boundary, and a boundary length L 15 which is a length of the large angle boundary, is equal to or more than 1.0.

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

an adhered amount of the nickel layer is equal to or more than 0.3 g/m 2 .

3. 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.

4. 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.

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

6. A power storage device comprising:

the power storage device container according to claim 5 .

7. 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 nickel-plated layer on the steel sheet, and obtaining a nickel-plated steel sheet;

a recrystallization annealing process of performing an annealing on the nickel-plated steel sheet so that the nickel-plated layer recrystallizes;

a cold-rolling process of performing a cold rolling on the nickel-plated steel sheet so as to obtain a steel foil; and

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

wherein in the cold-rolling process, the number of rolling passes is set to be equal to or more than seven passes, a reduction on a first rolling pass is set to be equal to or less than 30%, a cumulative rolling reduction until a fourth rolling pass is set to be equal to or less than 70%, a difference between a cumulative rolling reduction until a rolling pass before two passes from a final pass, and a cumulative rolling reduction until the final pass is set to be equal to or less than 5%, and the cumulative rolling reduction until the final pass is set to be equal to or more than 70%.

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

in the nickel-plating process, an adhered amount of the nickel-plated layer is set to be equal to or more than 1 g/m 2 .

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

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

10. 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 the surface of the steel foil after the chromium-based surface treatment process.

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 20, 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 041030/0339 →