IP Library Granted Patent US 11,396,712
Granted Patent B2
US 11,396,712 · App. 17/257,927 · Granted Jul 26, 2022

Manufacturing method of surface-treated zinc-nickel alloy electroplated steel sheet having excellent corrosion resistivity and paintability

Inventors: Kang-Min Lee (Gwangyang-Si, KR); Hye-Jin Yoo (Gwangyang-Si, KR); Je-Hoon Baek (Gwangyang-Si, KR); Chang-Se Byeon (Gwangyang-Si, KR); Jung-Su Kim (Gwangyang-Si, KR)
Assignee: POSCO
C25D3/565C22C18/00C25D5/36C25F3/06
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Patent No.
US 11,396,712
App. No.
17/257,927
Granted
Jul 26, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a manufacturing method of a surface-treated Zn—Ni alloy electroplated steel sheet, the method comprising the steps of: preparing a Zn—Ni alloy electroplated steel sheet including a steel sheet and a Zn—Ni alloy-plated layer with an Ni content of 5-20 wt % (S 1 ); preparing an alkaline electrolyte solution in which 4-250 g/L of potassium hydroxide (KOH) or sodium hydroxide (NaOH) or both combined are added in distilled water (S 2 ); and inside the alkaline electrolyte solution, placing the Zn—Ni alloy electroplated steel sheet as an anode and installing another metal sheet as a cathode, and applying 2-10 V of an alternating or direct current to conductor electrochemical etching such that a 3-point average value of the arithmetic average roughness (Ra) of the surface of the Zn—Ni alloy electroplated steel sheet reaches 200-400 nm, thereby producing a surface-treated electroplated steel sheet (S 3 ).

Claims (8)

1. A manufacturing method of a surface-treated Zn—Ni alloy electroplated steel sheet, comprising:

preparing a Zn—Ni alloy electroplated steel sheet for electrolytic etching, wherein the Zn—Ni alloy electroplated steel sheet is prepared by electroplating a Zn—Ni alloy on a steel sheet to form a Zn—Ni alloy-plated layer on the steel sheet, and a content of Ni in the Zn—Ni alloy-plated layer is 5 wt % to 20 wt %;

preparing an alkaline electrolytic solution in which 4 g/L to 250 g/L of potassium hydroxide (KOH), sodium hydroxide (NaOH), or both thereof is added to distilled water;

inside the alkaline electrolytic solution, obtaining a surface-treated electroplated steel sheet by placing the Zn—Ni alloy electroplated steel sheet as an anode and installing another metal sheet as a cathode, and applying 2 V to 10 V of an alternating or direct current to conduct the electrolytic etching such that a 3-point average value of an arithmetic average roughness (Ra) of a surface of the Zn—Ni alloy electroplated steel sheet reaches 200 nm to 400 nm.

2. The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein, in the preparing of the alkaline electrolytic solution, 60 g/L to 250 g/L of the KOH or the NaOH is added to the distilled water.

3. The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein the 3-point average value of the arithmetic average roughness (Ra) is 200 nm to 250 nm.

4. The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein the surface of the surface-treated electroplated steel sheet has a 3-point average value of a root-mean-square roughness (Rq) in a range of 290 nm to 600 nm.

5. The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein the surface of the surface-treated electroplated steel sheet has a 3-point average value of a maximum roughness (Rmax) in a range of 2900 nm to 5000 nm.

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 Jan 5, 2021
From: LEE, KANG-MIN; YOO, HYE-JIN; BAEK, JE-HOON; BYEON, CHANG-SE; KIM, JUNG-SU
To: POSCO
Reel/Frame 054810/0673 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0078528 · Jul 6, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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