IP Library Granted Patent US 10,913,860
Granted Patent B2
US 10,913,860 · App. 15/515,946 · Granted Feb 9, 2021

Coated metal sheet for automobile excellent in rust resistance in low temperature running environments

Inventors: Kensei Yuasa (Tokyo, JP); Yoichiro Mori (Tokyo, JP); Yusuke Wada (Tokyo, JP); Mitsutaka Nambo (Tokyo, JP)
Assignees: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION; NIPPON PAINT INDUSTRIAL COATINGS CO., LTD.
C09D5/084B62D29/001C09D5/24C09D7/48C09D7/61C09D175/04C23C28/00
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Patent No.
US 10,913,860
App. No.
15/515,946
Granted
Feb 9, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a coated metal sheet for automobile comprising: a metal sheet; and a coating film (α) present on at least one surface of the metal sheet. The coating film (α) contains an organic resin (A), an electrically conductive pigments (B), and anti-corrosion pigments (C), and a Martens micro-hardness HM at −20° C. of the surface of the coating film (α) is 10 to 200 (mg/mm 2 ) at 20 points or more when measured at 100 points, and a Martens micro-hardness HM at 40° C. of the surface of the coating film (α) is 200 to 200,000 (mg/mm 2 ) at 5 points or more when measured at 100 points.

Claims (22)

1. A coated metal sheet for automobile comprising:

a metal sheet; and

a coating film (α) present on at least one surface of the metal sheet,

wherein the coating film (α) contains

an organic resin (A),

electrically conductive pigments (B), and

anti-corrosion pigments (C), and

a Martens micro-hardness HM at −20° C. of the surface of the coating film (α) is 10 to 200 mg f /mm 2 at 20 points or more when measured at 100 random points of the surface of the coating film (α) of the coated metal sheet, and a Martens micro-hardness HM at 40° C. of the surface of the coating film (α) is 200 to 200,000 mg f /mm 2 at 5 points or more when measured at 100 random points of the surface of the coating film (α) of the coated metal sheet,

wherein an exposure density of primary particles of particles (P) on the surface of the coating film is 100 to 2.0×10 6 /mm 2 , wherein the particles (P) are particles selected from the electrically conductive pigments (B) and the anti-corrosion pigments (C) and having a diameter of the primary particles of 1 μm to 10 μm,

wherein the organic resin (A) is a polyurethane resin, and

wherein a glass transition temperature Tg of the organic resin (A) is −80° C. to −20° C.

2. The coated metal sheet for automobile according to claim 1 , wherein the electrically conductive pigments (B) are non-oxide ceramic particles with an electrical resistivity at 25° C. of 0.1×10 −6 to 185×10 −6 Ωcm, the electrically conductive pigments being at least one selected from a boride, a carbide, a nitride, and a silicide.

3. The coated metal sheet for automobile according to claim 1 , wherein the coating film (α) contains 0.5 vol % to 65 vol % of the electrically conductive pigments (B).

4. The coated metal sheet for automobile according to claim 1 , wherein the anti-corrosion pigments (C) comprise:

one or more selected from a compound capable of releasing a silicate ion, a phosphate ion, a vanadate ion, a tungstate ion, or a molybdate ion, or

particles containing a metal element selected from the group consisting of Si, Ti, Al, and Zr, or

both thereof.

5. The coated metal sheet for automobile according to claim 1 , wherein the coating film (α) contains 1 vol % to 40 vol % of the anti-corrosion pigments (C).

6. The coated metal sheet for automobile according to claim 1 , comprising, in the coating film, granular particles (D) with a Martens hardness at 40° C. of 200 mg f /mm 2 to 200,000 mg f /mm 2 ,

wherein the particles (P) are particles selected from the electrically conductive pigments (B), the anti-corrosion pigments (C), and the particles (D) and having the diameter of the primary particles of 1 μm to 10 μm.

7. An automobile component formed by processing and shaping the coated metal sheet for automobile according to claim 1 .

8. An automobile component formed by further applying one or more of an electrodeposition coating layer, an intermediate coating layer, and a topcoat layer to the automobile component according to claim 7 .

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 Apr 19, 2017
From: YUASA, KENSEI; MORI, YOICHIRO; WADA, YUSUKE; NAMBO, MITSUTAKA
To: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION; NIPPON PAINT INDUSTRIAL COATINGS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 042061/0339 →