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US 12,584,205 · App. 17/967,618 · Granted Mar 24, 2026

Steel sheet plated with Al—Fe alloy for hot press forming having excellent corrosion resistance and heat resistance, hot press formed part, and manufacturing method therefor

Inventors: Seong-Woo Kim (Gwangyang-si, KR); Jin-Keun Oh (Gwangyang-si, KR); Sang-Heon Kim (Gwangyang-si, KR); Yeol-Rae Cho (Pohang-si, KR)
Assignee: POSCO
C23C2/12B32B15/012C21D9/48C22C21/02C22C38/001C22C38/002C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/06C23C2/28C23C2/29
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Patent No.
US 12,584,205
App. No.
17/967,618
Granted
Mar 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of manufacturing a steel sheet plated with an Al—Fe alloy for hot forming. The method includes: aluminum-plating and coiling a base steel sheet to obtain an aluminum-plated steel sheet, where an amount of the aluminum-plating is 30 to 200 g/m 2 based on one surface of the base steel sheet, and tension in the coiling is 0.5 to 5 kg/mm 2 ; after the aluminum-plating, performing cooling to 250° C. at a rate of 20° C./sec or less; annealing the aluminum-plated steel sheet to obtain the steel sheet plated with the Al—Fe alloy; and cooling the steel sheet plated with the Al—Fe alloy. The annealing is carried out for 30 minutes to 50 hours within a heating temperature range of 550 to 750° C. in a batch annealing furnace.

Claims (32)

1 . A method of manufacturing a steel sheet plated with an Al—Fe alloy for hot forming, the method comprising:

aluminum-plating and coiling a base steel sheet to obtain an aluminum-plated steel sheet, wherein an amount of the aluminum-plating is 30 to 200 g/m 2 based on one surface of the base steel sheet, and tension in the coiling is 0.5 to 5 kg/mm 2 ;

after the aluminum-plating, performing cooling to 250° C. at a rate of 20° C./see or less;

annealing the aluminum-plated steel sheet to obtain the steel sheet plated with the Al—Fe alloy; and

cooling the steel sheet plated with the Al—Fe alloy,

wherein,

the annealing is carried out for 30 minutes to 50 hours within a heating temperature range of 550 to 750° C. in a batch annealing furnace,

when heating from room temperature to the heating temperature during the annealing, an average temperature increase rate is 10 to 100° C./h, and an average temperature increase rate in a 400 to 500° C. section is 1 to 15° C./h,

a difference between an atmospheric temperature in the batch annealing furnace and a steel sheet temperature is 5 to 80° C.,

the Al—Fe alloy comprises:

an alloyed layer (I) on the base steel sheet and including Al: 5 to 30% by weight;

an alloyed layer (II) on the alloyed layer (I) and including Al: 30 to 60% by weight; and

an alloyed layer (III) on the alloyed layer (II) and including Al: 20 to 50% by weight,

FeAl(Si) alloy phases including Al: 20 to 50% and Si: 5 to 20%, by weight, are dispersed and distributed in the alloyed layer (II), and

a number density of the FeAl (Si) alloy phases having a circle-equivalent diameter of 5 μm or less is 10 3 pieces/mm 2 or more.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the base steel sheet comprises, by weight:

C: 0.04 to 0.5%,

Si: 0.01 to 2%,

Mn: 0.1 to 5%,

P: 0.001 to 0.05%,

S: 0.0001 to 0.02%,

Al: 0.001 to 1%,

N: 0.001 to 0.02%, and

a balance of Fe, and other impurities.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the base steel sheet further comprises, by weight, at least one of:

B: 0.001 to 0.01%,

Cr: 0.01 to 1%, or

Ti: 0.001 to 0.2%.

4 . A method of manufacturing a hot press formed part, comprising:

manufacturing the steel sheet according to the method of claim 1 ;

heat-treating the steel sheet within a temperature range of Ac3 to 950° C. for 1 to 15 minutes; and

hot press forming the heat-treated steel sheet.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 18, 2022
From: KIM, SEONG-WOO; OH, JIN-KEUN; KIM, SANG-HEON; CHO, YEOL-RAE
To: POSCO
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Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2018-0152574 · Nov 30, 2018 · national
KR 10-2019-0156856 · Nov 29, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 17297743
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