IP Library Granted Patent US 10,907,233
Granted Patent B2
US 10,907,233 · App. 15/743,490 · Granted Feb 2, 2021

Hot-dip galvanized steel sheet and hot-dip galvannealed steel sheet with excellent aging resistance properties and bake hardenability, and method for manufacturing same

Inventors: Sang-Ho Han (Gwangyang-si, KR); Je-Woong Lee (Gwangyang-si, KR)
Assignee: POSCO
C21D9/46B32B15/013C21D6/002C21D6/005C21D8/0205C21D8/0263C22C38/001C22C38/002C22C38/004C22C38/04C22C38/06C22C38/18C22C38/22C22C38/32C22C38/38C23C2/02C23C2/06C23C2/28C23C2/40C21D8/0226C21D8/0236C21D2211/005C21D2211/008
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Patent No.
US 10,907,233
App. No.
15/743,490
Granted
Feb 2, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a hot-dip galvanized steel sheet and a hot-dip galvannealed steel sheet with excellent aging-resistance properties and bake hardenability, and a method for manufacturing the same. The hot-dip galvanized steel sheet has a molten zinc plated layer on the surface of a base steel sheet, wherein the base steel sheet comprises: 0.002-0.012 wt % of carbon (C); 1.6-2.7 wt % of manganese (Mn); 0.03 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %) of phosphorus (P); 0.01 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %) of sulfur (S); 0.01 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %) of nitrogen (N); 0.02-0.06 wt % of aluminum (sol.Al); 1.0 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %) of chromium (Cr), with the remainder being iron and inevitable impurities; the base steel sheet satisfies the relation of 1.3≤Mn(wt %)/(1.15×Cr(wt %))≤20.5; Mneq defined by relational expression 1 satisfies 1.9≤Mneq≤3.9.

Claims (26)

1. A hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having improved aging-resistance and bake hardenability, the steel sheet comprising:

a base steel sheet; and

a galvanized layer formed on the base steel sheet,

wherein the base steel sheet comprises:

by wt %, 0.002-0.012% of carbon (C);

1.6-2.7% of manganese (Mn);

0.03% or less (excluding 0%) of phosphorus (P);

0.01% or less (excluding 0%) of sulfur (S);

0.01% or less (excluding 0%) of nitrogen (N);

0.02-0.06% of aluminum (sol.Al);

1.0% or less (excluding 0%) of chromium (Cr), with a remainder of iron and inevitable impurities;

wherein the base steel sheet satisfies a relationship of 1.3≤Mn(wt %)/(1.15× Cr(wt %))≤20.5;

wherein the base steel sheet satisfies 1.9≤Mneq≤3.9, the Mneq being defined by the following Relational Expression 1:

Mn eq =Mn+2P+1.15Cr;  [Relational Expression 1]

wherein the base steel sheet comprises a microstructure having an area ratio of 95% or more of a ferrite phase and a remainder of a martensite phase;

wherein the martensite phase satisfies the following Relational Expression 2:

P (%)={ Pgb /( Pg+Pgb )}×100≥90%,  [Relational Expression 2]

where P(%) is an occupation ratio of martensite present in a ferrite grain boundary, Pgb is an occupation area of martensite present in the ferrite grain boundary, and Pg is an occupation area of martensite present within a ferrite grain; and

wherein the base steel sheet satisfies the following Relational Expression 3:

a−b≥ 0.3 wt %,  [Relational Expression 3]

where a is an average Mn concentration (wt %) in the martensite phase at a ¼ thickness point of the base steel sheet, and b is an average Mn concentration (wt %) in a ferrite phase within 1 μm around the martensite phase at the ¼ thickness point of the base steel sheet.

2. The hot-dip galvanized steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein the base steel sheet further comprises: at least one of 0.003% or less (excluding 0%) of boron (B) and 0.2% or less (excluding 0%) of molybdenum (Mo).

3. The hot-dip galvanized steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein the martensite phase includes a fine martensite phase having an average diameter of 1 μm or less, the fine martensite phase having an area % of 2% or less (excluding 0%).

4. The hot-dip galvanized steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein the galvanized layer includes an alloying treated galvanized layer.

5. The hot-dip galvanized steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein the base steel sheet comprises: by wt %, 0.004-0.01% of carbon (C).

6. The hot-dip galvanized steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein the base steel sheet comprises: by wt %, 2.0-2.4% of manganese (Mn).

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2022
From: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
To: POSCO CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 061777/0974 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 28, 2022
From: POSCO
To: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
Reel/Frame 061562/0012 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2018
From: HAN, SANG-HO; LEE, JE-WOONG
To: POSCO
Reel/Frame 044586/0975 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0041648 · Apr 5, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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