IP Library Granted Patent US 11,952,652
Granted Patent B2
US 11,952,652 · App. 15/914,389 · Granted Apr 9, 2024

Zinc-plated steel sheet for hot pressing having outstanding surface characteristics, hot-pressed moulded parts obtained using the same, and a production method for the same

Inventors: Il-Ryoung Sohn (Gwangyang, KR); Jong-Sang Kim (Gwangyang, KR); Joong-Chul Park (Gwangyang, KR); Yeol-Rae Cho (Gwangyang, KR); Jin-Keun Oh (Gwangyang, KR); Han-Gu Cho (Gwangyang, KR); Bong-Hoon Chung (Gwangyang, KR); Jong-Seog Lee (Gwangyang, KR)
Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
C23C2/06C22C38/001C22C38/04C23C2/022C23C2/026C23C2/261C23C2/28C23C2/40C23C8/10Y10T428/12799Y10T428/12917Y10T428/12924Y10T428/12931Y10T428/12937Y10T428/12951Y10T428/12958
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Patent No.
US 11,952,652
App. No.
15/914,389
Granted
Apr 9, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a method of manufacturing a zinc-plated steel sheet. The method includes: coating a metal on the steel sheet on a steel sheet; annealing the metal coated steel sheet; and zinc plating the annealed steel sheet by dipping in a molten zinc plating bath. Further provided is a method of manufacturing a hot-press part including: coating a metal on the steel sheet on a steel sheet; annealing the metal coated steel sheet; zinc plating the annealed steel sheet by dipping in a molten zinc plating bath; heating the zinc-plated steel sheet; and press forming the heated steel sheet.

Claims (17)

1. A method of manufacturing a hot-press part, the method comprising:

coating a metal on a steel sheet to form a metal coated steel sheet, wherein the metal is one or more selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co, Cu, Sn and Sb, and wherein the metal has a reduced amount of Gibbs free energy for one mole of oxygen during an oxidation reaction, the reduced amount of Gibbs free energy being smaller than that of Cr;

annealing the metal coated steel sheet to form an annealed steel sheet at a temperature range of 700° C. to 900° C. in a gas atmosphere of 3 to 5 vol % of hydrogen (H 2 ) where a dew point temperature of the gas atmosphere is −10° C. or less;

forming a zinc plating layer on the annealed steel sheet to form a zinc-plated steel sheet by dipping the annealed steel sheet in a molten zinc plating bath;

heating the zinc-plated steel sheet within a temperature range of about 750° C. to about 950° C. at a heating rate ranging from about 2° C./sec to about 10° C./sec in an oxidizing atmosphere to form a heated zinc-plated steel sheet; and

press forming the heated zinc-plated steel sheet to form the hot-press part,

wherein the hot-press part comprises:

a base steel sheet;

a zinc plating layer including a Fe—Zn phase having a metal, in which a reduced amount of Gibbs free energy for one mole of oxygen during an oxidation reaction is smaller than that of Cr, dissolved in an amount of about 0.008 wt % or more formed on the base steel sheet; and

an oxide layer having an average thickness range of about 0.01 μm to about 5 μm formed on the zinc plating layer, and

wherein the oxide layer comprises a continuous coating layer having an average thickness range of about 10 nm to about 300 nm, the continuous coating layer comprising one or more oxides selected from the group consisting of SiO 2 and Al 2 O 3 , and an oxide including ZnO and MnO is formed on the continuous coating layer.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the coating comprises: coating the metal to form a layer having an average thickness range of about 1 nm to about 1000 nm.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the molten zinc plating bath has a temperature range of about 430° C. to about 500° C. and includes about 0.05 wt % to about 0.5 wt % of Al, and a remainder of Zn and unavoidable impurities.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the zinc plating layer has a thickness in a range of 5 μm to 30 μm.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: performing an alloying heat treatment on the zinc-plated steel sheet at a temperature of about 600° C. or less.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: maintaining the heated zinc-plated steel sheet for about 10 minutes or less before the press forming.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the press forming is performed within a temperature range of about 600° C. to about 900° C.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2022
From: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
To: POSCO CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 061773/0658 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 19, 2022
From: POSCO
To: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
Reel/Frame 061476/0736 →
Priority Claims (5)
KR 10-2009-0132777 · Dec 29, 2009 · national
KR 10-2010-0136211 · Dec 28, 2010 · national
KR 10-2010-0136212 · Dec 28, 2010 · national
KR 10-2010-0136213 · Dec 28, 2010 · national
KR 10-2010-0136214 · Dec 28, 2010 · national
Continuity (3)
Division 14703065 · May 4, 2015
Division 13518904
Related Publication 20180195159A1 · Jul 12, 2018