IP Library Granted Patent US 11,203,802
Granted Patent B2
US 11,203,802 · App. 16/472,475 · Granted Dec 21, 2021

Single layer zinc alloy plated steel material exhibiting excellent spot weldability and corrosion resistance, and fabrication method therefor

Inventors: Young-Jin Kwak (Gwangyang-si, KR); Tae-Yeob Kim (Gwangyang-si, KR)
Assignee: POSCO
C22C38/06B23K26/22B23K35/3073C22C38/002C22C38/02C22C38/04C23C14/021C23C14/14C23C14/28C23C14/50B23K2103/04C21D2211/001Y10T428/12799
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Patent No.
US 11,203,802
App. No.
16/472,475
Granted
Dec 21, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a single layer zinc alloy plated steel material and a fabrication method therefor, the single layer zinc alloy plated steel material comprising a base iron and a zinc alloy plating layer formed on the base iron, wherein the zinc alloy plating layer contains 13-24 wt % of Mg, and the adhesion amount of the zinc alloy plating layer is at most 40 g/m 2 (excluding 0 g/m 2 ).

Claims (12)

1. A single layer zinc alloy plated steel comprising:

a base steel and a zinc alloy plating layer disposed on the base steel,

wherein the zinc alloy plating layer includes 13 to 24 wt % of magnesium (Mg), a plating amount of the zinc alloy plating layer is 40 g/m 2 or less (excluding 0 g/m 2 ), and an average grain size of crystal grains constituting the zinc alloy plating layer is 100 nm or less (excluding 0 nm).

2. The single layer zinc alloy plated steel of claim 1 , wherein the zinc alloy plating layer comprises 15.7 to 20 wt % of Mg.

3. The single layer zinc alloy plated steel of claim 1 , wherein the plating amount of the zinc alloy plating layer is 10 to 35 g/m 2 .

4. The single layer zinc alloy plated steel of claim 1 , wherein, when a GDS profile on a central portion of the zinc alloy plating layer in a thickness direction is measured, a deviation of Mg content is within ±5%.

5. The single layer zinc alloy plated steel of claim 1 , wherein, during spot welding of the single layer zinc alloy plated steel, a zinc alloy plating layer on a welded portion is changed to an alloy layer comprising 90% or more by area (including 100% by area) of MgZn 2 alloy phase.

6. The single layer zinc alloy plated steel of claim 1 , wherein an average length of Type B cracks in the single layer zinc alloy plated steel is 0.1 time or less a base steel thickness when spot welding is performed according to SEP 1220-2 standard.

7. The single layer zinc alloy plated steel of claim 1 , wherein the base steel comprises, by weight %, 0.10 to 1.0% of carbon (C), 0.5 to 3% of silicon (Si), 1.0 to 25% of manganese (Mn), 0.01 to 10% of aluminum (Al), 0.1% or less (excluding 0%) of phosphorus (P), 0.01% or less (excluding 0%) of sulfur (S), and remainders of iron (Fe) and unavoidable impurities.

8. The single layer zinc alloy plated steel of claim 7 , wherein the contents of C, Si, Mn, P and S contained in the base steel satisfy the following relational expression 1:

[C]+[Mn]/20+[Si]/30+2[P]+4[S]≥0.3, where [C], [Mn], [Si], [P] and [S] are the contents (weight %) of respective elements.

9. The single layer 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; KIM, TAE-YEOB
To: POSCO
Reel/Frame 049559/0076 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0178835 · Dec 26, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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