IP Library Granted Patent US 11,859,259
Granted Patent B2
US 11,859,259 · App. 17/047,663 · Granted Jan 2, 2024

Zinc-plated steel sheet and manufacturing method thereof

Inventors: Takafumi Yokoyama (Tokyo, JP); Kunio Hayashi (Tokyo, JP); Masahiro Nakata (Tokyo, JP); Yuji Yamaguchi (Tokyo, JP); Satoshi Uchida (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
C21D9/46B32B15/013C21D1/26C21D6/004C21D6/005C21D6/008C22C38/001C22C38/002C22C38/005C22C38/008C22C38/02C22C38/06C22C38/42C22C38/44C22C38/46C22C38/48C22C38/50C22C38/54C22C38/58C22C38/60C23C2/02C23C2/06C23C2/28C23C2/40C21D2211/001C21D2211/002C21D2211/005C21D2211/008C21D2211/009
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Patent No.
US 11,859,259
App. No.
17/047,663
Granted
Jan 2, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A zinc-plated steel sheet includes a steel sheet having a predetermined chemical composition and a zinc-plated layer. In the steel sheet, steel microstructures in a range of ⅛ thickness to ⅜ thickness, having the center at ¼ thickness from a steel sheet surface, include, by vol %, ferrite: 0% to 10%, bainite: 0% to 30%, tempered martensite: 50% or more, fresh martensite: 0% to 10%, retained austenite: more than 10% and 30% or less, and pearlite: 0% to 5%. In the zinc-plated steel sheet, the amount of hydrogen emitted when the steel sheet is heated to 200° C. from room temperature after removal of the zinc-plated layer is 0.40 ppm or less per mass of the steel sheet, the tensile strength is 1470 MPa or more, and no cracking occurs in a U-shape bending test where a stress equivalent to 1000 MPa is applied for 24 hours.

Claims (134)

1. A zinc-plated steel sheet comprising:

a base steel sheet; and

a zinc-plated layer disposed on a surface of the base steel sheet,

wherein the base steel sheet has a chemical composition containing, by mass %,

C: 0.200% to 0.500%,

Si: 1.00% to 2.50%,

Mn: 1.50% to 5.00%,

P: greater than 0% to 0.100%,

S: greater than 0% to 0.0100%,

Al: 0.001% to 1.000%,

N: greater than 0% to 0.0100%,

O: greater than 0% to 0.0100%,

Cr: 0% to 2.00%,

Mo: 0% to 1.00%,

B: 0% to 0.010%,

Cu: 0% to 1.00%,

Ni: 0% to 1.00%,

Co: 0% to 1.00%,

W: 0% to 1.00%,

Sn: 0% to 1.00%,

Sb: 0% to 0.50%,

Ti: 0% to 0.30%,

Nb: 0% to 0.30%,

V: 0% to 1.00%,

Ca: 0% to 0.0100%,

Mg: 0% to 0.0100%,

Ce: 0% to 0.0100%,

Zr: 0% to 0.0100%,

La: 0% to 0.0100%,

Hf: 0% to 0.0100%,

Bi: 0% to 0.0100%, and

REM: 0% to 0.0100%

with a remainder including Fe and an impurity,

steel microstructures in a range of ⅛ thickness to ⅜ thickness, having a center at ¼ thickness from the surface of the base steel sheet, include, by vol %,

ferrite: 0% to 10%,

bainite: 0% to 30%,

tempered martensite: 50% or more,

fresh martensite: 0% to 10%,

retained austenite: more than 10% and 30% or less, and

pearlite: 0% to 5%,

an amount of hydrogen that is emitted when the base steel sheet is heated up to 200° C. from room temperature after removal of the zinc-plated layer is 0.40 ppm or less per mass of the base steel sheet,

a tensile strength is 1470 MPa or more, and

cracking does not occur in a U-shape bending test in which a stress equivalent to 1000 MPa is applied for 24 hours.

2. The zinc-plated steel sheet according to claim 1 ,

wherein the chemical composition of the base steel sheet contains one or more of

Cr: 0.001% to 2.00%,

Mo: 0.001% to 1.00%,

B: 0.0001% to 0.010%,

Cu: 0.001% to 1.00%,

Ni: 0.001% to 1.00%,

Co: 0.001% to 1.00%,

W: 0.001% to 1.00%,

Sn: 0.001% to 1.00%, and

Sb: 0.001% to 0.50%.

3. The zinc-plated steel sheet according to claim 1 ,

wherein the chemical composition of the base steel sheet contains one or more of

Ti: 0.001% to 0.30%,

Nb: 0.001% to 0.30%, and

V: 0.001% to 1.00%.

4. The zinc-plated steel sheet according to claim 1 ,

wherein the chemical composition of the base steel sheet contains one or more of

Ca: 0.0001% to 0.0100%,

Mg: 0.0001% to 0.0100%,

Ce: 0.0001% to 0.0100%,

Zr: 0.0001% to 0.0100%,

La: 0.0001% to 0.0100%,

Hf: 0.0001% to 0.0100%,

Bi: 0.0001% to 0.0100%, and

REM: 0.0001% to 0.0100%.

5. The zinc-plated steel sheet according to claim 1 ,

wherein a ductile-brittle transition temperature is −40° C. or lower.

6. A manufacturing method of the zinc-plated steel sheet according to claim 1 , the method comprising:

sequentially carrying out each of (I) to (IV) on the base steel sheet having said chemical composition:

(I) annealing the base steel sheet to form an annealed steel sheet under conditions of a heating temperature: an Ac 3 point to 950° C. and a retention time in a temperature range of the Ac 3 point to 950° C.: 1 to 500 s and maintaining a concentration of hydrogen in a furnace at 1.0 to 15.0 vol % at all times from when a base steel sheet temperature reaches 600° C. until when retention of the base steel sheet in the temperature range of the Ac 3 point to 950° C. ends;

(II) retaining the annealed steel sheet in a temperature range of an Ms point to 600° C. for 20 to 500 s and maintaining the concentration of hydrogen in the furnace at 1.0 to 10.0 vol % at all times during the retention of the annealed steel sheet;

(III) immersing the annealed steel sheet in a hot-dip galvanizing bath to form a plated steel sheet, and then cooling the plated steel sheet until the plated steel sheet temperature reaches a temperature range of the Ms point −150° C. to the Ms point −30° C.; and

(IV) retaining the plated steel sheet in an atmosphere having a concentration of hydrogen of less than 0.50 vol % in a temperature range of 330° C. to 430° C. for 50 to 1000 s and then coiling the plated steel sheet in a coil shape thereby forming the zinc-plated steel sheet.

7. The manufacturing method of the zinc-plated steel sheet according to claim 6 ,

wherein the (III) is cooling of the plated steel sheet until the plated steel sheet temperature reaches a temperature range of the Ms point −150° C. to the Ms point −30° C. after immersion of the annealed steel sheet in the hot-dip galvanizing bath and then an alloying treatment that is carried out in a temperature range of 460° C. to 600° C.

8. The zinc-plated steel sheet according to claim 2 ,

wherein the chemical composition of the base steel sheet contains one or more of

Ti: 0.001% to 0.30%,

Nb: 0.001% to 0.30%, and

V: 0.001% to 1.00%.

9. The zinc-plated steel sheet according to claim 2 ,

wherein the chemical composition of the base steel sheet contains one or more of

Ca: 0.0001% to 0.0100%,

Mg: 0.0001% to 0.0100%,

Ce: 0.0001% to 0.0100%,

Zr: 0.0001% to 0.0100%,

La: 0.0001% to 0.0100%,

Hf: 0.0001% to 0.0100%,

Bi: 0.0001% to 0.0100%, and

REM: 0.0001% to 0.0100%.

10. The zinc-plated steel sheet according to claim 3 ,

wherein the chemical composition of the base steel sheet contains one or more of

Ca: 0.0001% to 0.0100%,

Mg: 0.0001% to 0.0100%,

Ce: 0.0001% to 0.0100%,

Zr: 0.0001% to 0.0100%,

La: 0.0001% to 0.0100%,

Hf: 0.0001% to 0.0100%,

Bi: 0.0001% to 0.0100%, and

REM: 0.0001% to 0.0100%.

11. The zinc-plated steel sheet according to claim 2 ,

wherein a ductile-brittle transition temperature is −40° C. or lower.

12. The zinc-plated steel sheet according to claim 3 ,

wherein a ductile-brittle transition temperature is −40° C. or lower.

13. The zinc-plated steel sheet according to claim 4 ,

wherein a ductile-brittle transition temperature is −40° C. or lower.

14. A manufacturing method of the zinc-plated steel sheet according to claim 2 , the method comprising:

sequentially carrying out each of (I) to (IV) on the base steel sheet having said chemical composition:

(I) annealing the base steel sheet to form an annealed steel sheet under conditions of a heating temperature: an Ac 3 point to 950° C. and a retention time in a temperature range of the Ac 3 point to 950° C.: 1 to 500 s and maintaining a concentration of hydrogen in a furnace at 1.0 to 15.0 vol % at all times from when a base steel sheet temperature reaches 600° C. until when retention of the base steel sheet in the temperature range of the Ac 3 point to 950° C. ends;

(II) retaining the annealed steel sheet in a temperature range of an Ms point to 600° C. for 20 to 500 s and maintaining the concentration of hydrogen in the furnace at 1.0 to 10.0 vol % at all times during the retention of the annealed steel sheet;

(III) immersing the annealed steel sheet in a hot-dip galvanizing bath to form a plated steel sheet, and then cooling the plated steel sheet until the plated steel sheet temperature reaches a temperature range of the Ms point −150° C. to the Ms point −30° C.; and

(IV) retaining the plated steel sheet in an atmosphere having a concentration of hydrogen of less than 0.50 vol % in a temperature range of 330° C. to 430° C. for 50 to 1000 s and then coiling the plated steel sheet in a coil shape thereby forming the zinc-plated steel sheet.

15. A manufacturing method of the zinc-plated steel sheet according to claim 3 , the method comprising:

sequentially carrying out each of (I) to (IV) on the base steel sheet having said chemical composition:

(I) annealing the base steel sheet to form an annealed steel sheet under conditions of a heating temperature: an Ac 3 point to 950° C. and a retention time in a temperature range of the Ac 3 point to 950° C.: 1 to 500 s and maintaining a concentration of hydrogen in a furnace at 1.0 to 15.0 vol % at all times from when a base steel sheet temperature reaches 600° C. until when retention of the base steel sheet in the temperature range of the Ac 3 point to 950° C. ends;

(II) retaining the annealed steel sheet in a temperature range of an Ms point to 600° C. for 20 to 500 s and maintaining the concentration of hydrogen in the furnace at 1.0 to 10.0 vol % at all times during the retention of the annealed steel sheet;

(III) immersing the annealed steel sheet in a hot-dip galvanizing bath to form a plated steel sheet, and then cooling the plated steel sheet until the plated steel sheet temperature reaches a temperature range of the Ms point −150° C. to the Ms point −30° C.; and

(IV) retaining the plated steel sheet in an atmosphere having a concentration of hydrogen of less than 0.50 vol % in a temperature range of 330° C. to 430° C. for 50 to 1000 s and then coiling the plated steel sheet in a coil shape thereby forming the zinc-plated steel sheet.

16. A manufacturing method of the zinc-plated steel sheet according to claim 4 , the method comprising:

sequentially carrying out each of (I) to (IV) on the base steel sheet having said chemical composition:

(I) annealing the base steel sheet to form an annealed steel sheet under conditions of a heating temperature: an Ac 3 point to 950° C. and a retention time in a temperature range of the Ac 3 point to 950° C.: 1 to 500 s and maintaining a concentration of hydrogen in a furnace at 1.0 to 15.0 vol % at all times from when a base steel sheet temperature reaches 600° C. until when retention of the base steel sheet in the temperature range of the Ac 3 point to 950° C. ends;

(II) retaining the annealed steel sheet in a temperature range of an Ms point to 600° C. for 20 to 500 s and maintaining the concentration of hydrogen in the furnace at 1.0 to 10.0 vol % at all times during the retention of the annealed steel sheet;

(III) immersing the annealed steel sheet in a hot-dip galvanizing bath to form a plated steel sheet, and then cooling the plated steel sheet until the plated steel sheet temperature reaches a temperature range of the Ms point −150° C. to the Ms point −30° C.; and

(IV) retaining the plated steel sheet in an atmosphere having a concentration of hydrogen of less than 0.50 vol % in a temperature range of 330° C. to 430° C. for 50 to 1000 s and then coiling the plated steel sheet in a coil shape thereby forming the zinc-plated steel sheet.

17. A manufacturing method of the zinc-plated steel sheet according to claim 5 , the method comprising:

sequentially carrying out each of (I) to (IV) on the base steel sheet having said chemical composition:

(I) annealing the base steel sheet to form an annealed steel sheet under conditions of a heating temperature: an Ac 3 point to 950° C. and a retention time in a temperature range of the Ac 3 point to 950° C.: 1 to 500 s and maintaining a concentration of hydrogen in a furnace at 1.0 to 15.0 vol % at all times from when a base steel sheet temperature reaches 600° C. until when retention of the base steel sheet in the temperature range of the Ac 3 point to 950° C. ends;

(II) retaining the annealed steel sheet in a temperature range of an Ms point to 600° C. for 20 to 500 s and maintaining the concentration of hydrogen in the furnace at 1.0 to 10.0 vol % at all times during the retention of the annealed steel sheet;

(III) immersing the annealed steel sheet in a hot-dip galvanizing bath to form a plated steel sheet, and then cooling the plated steel sheet until the plated steel sheet temperature reaches a temperature range of the Ms point −150° C. to the Ms point −30° C.; and

(IV) retaining the plated steel sheet in an atmosphere having a concentration of hydrogen of less than 0.50 vol % in a temperature range of 330° C. to 430° C. for 50 to 1000 s and then coiling the plated steel sheet in a coil shape thereby forming the zinc-plated steel sheet.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 15, 2020
From: YOKOYAMA, TAKAFUMI; HAYASHI, KUNIO; NAKATA, MASAHIRO; YAMAGUCHI, YUJI; UCHIDA, SATOSHI
To: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-088418 · May 1, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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