IP Library Patent Application 17414217
Patent Application
App. No. 17/414,217

ELECTROPLATED STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT SURFACE APPEARANCE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR

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App. No.
17/414,217
Abstract

Provided is a zinc-nickel-alloy-electroplated steel sheet comprising a base steel sheet, and a zinc-nickel-plated layer which is located on at least one surface of the base steel sheet and which has a hairline pattern formed thereon, wherein the surface roughness of the surface of the base steel sheet, which forms an interface with the zinc-nickel-plated layer, is 0.7-1.0 um on the basis of the center line average roughness (R a ). According to the present invention, provided are: a zinc-nickel-electroplated steel sheet, which has a beautiful surface appearance after hairline processing, has better price competitiveness than a conventional stainless steel or a vinyl-coated steel, and can ensure high productivity in a coil polishing line; and a manufacturing method therefor.

Claims (19)

1 . A zinc-nickel alloy electroplated steel sheet, comprising:

a base steel sheet; and

a zinc-nickel plating layer located on at least one surface of the base steel sheet, and having a hairline pattern formed thereon,

wherein surface roughness of the base steel sheet forming an interface with the zinc-nickel plating layer is 0.7 to 1.0 μm on the basis of center line average roughness (R a ).

2 . The zinc-nickel alloy electroplated steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein the zinc-nickel plating layer is composed of a single gamma (Ni 5 Zn 21 ) phase.

3 . The zinc-nickel alloy electroplated steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein hardness of the zinc-nickel plating layer is 250 to 400 Hv.

4 . A method of manufacturing a zinc-nickel alloy electroplated steel sheet, comprising operations of:

skin-pass rolling a base steel sheet;

immersing the skin-pass-rolled base steel sheet in a sulfuric acid bath including nickel sulfate hexahydrate and zinc sulfate heptahydrate to form a zinc-nickel plating layer on the base steel sheet; and

polishing the zinc-nickel plating layer and processing a hairline pattern.

5 . The method of manufacturing a zinc-nickel alloy electroplated steel sheet of claim 4 , wherein the operation of skin-pass rolling is performed using an electric discharge textured roll in a capacity (−) mode.

6 . The method of manufacturing a zinc-nickel alloy electroplated steel sheet of claim 5 , wherein a surface of the roll is coated with chrome.

7 . The method of manufacturing a zinc-nickel alloy electroplated steel sheet of claim 4 , wherein the operation of skin-pass rolling is performed at an elongation of 0.3 to 1.2%.

8 . The method of manufacturing a zinc-nickel alloy electroplated steel sheet of claim 4 , wherein surface roughness of the skin-pass-rolled base steel sheet is 0.7 to 1.0 μm on the basis of center line average roughness (R a ).

9 . The method of manufacturing a zinc-nickel alloy electroplated steel sheet of claim 4 , wherein hardness of the zinc-nickel plating layer formed on the base steel sheet is 250 to 400 Hv.

10 . The method of manufacturing a zinc-nickel alloy electroplated steel sheet of claim 4 , wherein the zinc-nickel plating layer formed on the base steel sheet is composed of a single gamma (Ni 5 Zn 21 ) phase.

11 . The method of manufacturing a zinc-nickel alloy electroplated steel sheet of claim 4 , wherein a change in center line average roughness of the zinc-nickel plating layer after the polishing and hairline pattern processing is −1.00 to -0.35 μm.

12 . The method of manufacturing a zinc-nickel alloy electroplated steel sheet of claim 4 , wherein a change rate of the surface roughness of the zinc-nickel plating layer after the polishing is 60 to 85%, and a change rate of the surface roughness of the zinc-nickel plating after the hairline pattern processing is 15 to 40%.

13 . The method of manufacturing a zinc-nickel alloy electroplated steel sheet of claim 4 , wherein a thickness of the plating layer after the polishing and hairline pattern processing is 0.2 to 0.75 of the thickness of the plating layer before the polishing and hairline pattern processing.

Assignments (3)
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 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 15, 2021
From: KWON, MOON-JAE; LEE, JAE-YEONG; KIM, SU-YOUNG
To: POSCO
Reel/Frame 056551/0749 →