IP Library Granted Patent US 11,192,336
Granted Patent B2
US 11,192,336 · App. 16/472,445 · Granted Dec 7, 2021

Zinc alloy plated steel having excellent weldability and corrosion resistance

Inventors: Young-Jin Kwak (Gwangyang-si, KR); Du-Youl Choi (Incheon, KR)
Assignee: POSCO
B32B15/013C22C38/002C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/06C23C14/16C23C14/26C23C14/5806C23C28/025C25D3/22C25D5/50
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Patent No.
US 11,192,336
App. No.
16/472,445
Granted
Dec 7, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a zinc alloy plated steel and a method for manufacturing same, the zinc alloy plated steel comprising: a base iron; a Zn plated layer formed on top of the base iron; and a Zn—Mg alloy layer formed on top of the Zn plated layer and obtained through mutual diffusion of Zn and Mg, wherein the ratio of the weight of Mg contained in the Zn—Mg alloy layer with respect to the total weight of the Zn plated layer and the Zn—Mg alloy layer is 0.13 to 0.24, and the sum of the adhesion quantity of the Zn layer and the Zn—Mg alloy layer is no more than 40 g/m 2 (more than 0 g/m 2 ).

Claims (18)

1. A zinc alloy plated steel, comprising:

a base steel;

a Zn plated layer formed on the base steel; and

a Zn—Mg alloy plated layer formed on the Zn plated layer and obtained through mutual diffusion of Zn and Mg,

wherein a ratio of weight of Mg contained in the Zn—Mg alloy plated layer based on a total weight of the Zn plated layer and the Zn—Mg alloy plated layer is 0.13 to 0.24, and a sum of coating amounts of the Zn plated layer and the Zn—Mg alloy plated layer is 40 g/m 2 or less, excluding 0 g/m 2 , and

wherein an average grain size of grains forming the Zn—Mg alloy plated layer is 100 nm or less, excluding 0 nm.

2. The zinc alloy plated steel of claim 1 , wherein the ratio of weight is 0.157 to 0.20.

3. The zinc alloy plated steel of claim 1 , wherein the sum of coating amounts is 10 to 35 g/m 2 .

4. The zinc alloy plated steel of claim 1 ,

wherein, during spot-welding the zinc alloy plated steel, the Zn plated layer and the Zn—Mg alloy plated layer on a welded portion are transformed to an alloy layer formed as a single layer, and

wherein the alloy layer formed as a single layer on the welded portion comprises an MgZn 2 alloy phase of 90 area % or higher including 100 area %.

5. The zinc alloy plated steel of claim 1 , wherein, when a spot-welding process is performed in accordance with SEP 1220-2 standard, an average length of Type B crack is 0.1 times or less than a thickness of the base steel.

6. The zinc alloy plated steel of claim 1 , wherein the Zn plated layer is a Zn plated layer formed through electroplating, or a Zn plated layer formed through physical vapor deposition.

7. The zinc alloy plated steel of claim 1 , wherein the base steel comprises, by wt %, 0.10 to 1.0% of C, 0.5 to 3% of Si, 1.0 to 25% of Mn, 0.01 to 10% of Al, 0.1% or less of P excluding 0%, 0.01% or less of S excluding 0%, and a balance of Fe and inevitable impurities.

8. The zinc alloy plated steel of claim 7 , wherein contents of C, Si, Mn, P, and S included in the base steel satisfy Relational Expression 1 below:

[C]+[Mn]/20+[Si]/30+2[P]+4[S]≥0.3  [Relational Expression 1]

where [C], [Mn], [Si], [P], and [S] each indicates a content, wt %, of each element.

9. The zinc alloy plated steel of claim 7 , wherein the base steel comprises one or more of austenite and retained austenite as a microstructure.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2022
From: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
To: POSCO CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 061778/0785 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 28, 2022
From: POSCO
To: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
Reel/Frame 061561/0923 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 21, 2019
From: KWAK, YOUNG-JIN; CHOI, DU-YOUL
To: POSCO
Reel/Frame 049559/0028 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0178836 · Dec 26, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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