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US 12,559,814 · App. 18/267,364 · Granted Feb 24, 2026

High-strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having excellent surface quality and spot weldability, and manufacturing method therefor

Inventors: Ki-Cheol Kang (Gwangyang-si, KR); Dae-Young Kang (Gwangyang-si, KR); Nam-A Kim (Gwangyang-si, KR); Myung-Soo Kim (Gwangyang-si, KR)
Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
C21D9/46B32B15/013C21D1/18C21D1/74C21D1/84C21D6/002C21D6/005C21D6/008C21D8/0205C21D8/0226C21D8/0263C21D8/0278C22C38/002C22C38/008C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/06C22C38/12C22C38/14C22C38/22C22C38/26C22C38/28C22C38/32C22C38/34C22C38/38C22C38/60C23C2/02C23C2/0222C23C2/0224C23C2/024C23C2/06C23C2/28C23C2/40C21D2211/005
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Patent No.
US 12,559,814
App. No.
18/267,364
Granted
Feb 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one aspect of the present invention, a high-strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having an excellent surface quality and spot weldability, and a manufacturing method therefor may be provided.

Claims (24)

1 . A galvanized steel sheet, comprising:

a base steel sheet; and

a zinc-based plating layer provided on a surface of the base steel sheet,

wherein the base steel sheet includes:

a first surface layer region that is a region corresponding to a depth of 25 μm in a thickness direction of the base steel sheet from an interface between the base steel sheet and the zinc-based plating layer; and

a second surface layer region that is adjacent to the first surface layer region and corresponds to a depth of 25 μm to 50 μm in the thickness direction of the base steel sheet, and a fraction of ferrite contained in the first surface layer region is 55 area % or more, and an average grain size of ferrite contained in the first surface layer region is 2 to 10 μm, and a fraction of ferrite contained in the second surface layer region is 30 area % or more, and an average grain size of ferrite contained in the second surface layer region is 1.35 to 7 μm.

2 . The galvanized steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein a ratio of an average hardness of the first surface layer region to an average hardness of a central portion of the base steel sheet is 90% or less, and a ratio of an average hardness of the second surface layer region to the average hardness of the central portion of the base steel sheet is 95% or less.

3 . The galvanized steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein a plating adhesion amount of the zinc-based plating layer is 30 to 70 g/m 2 .

4 . The galvanized steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein the base steel sheet contains a composition containing, by wt %, C: 0.05 to 1.5%, Si: 2.5% or less, Mn: 1.5 to 20.0%, S—Al (acid-soluble aluminum): 3.0% or less, Cr: 2.5% or less, Mo: 1.0% or less, B: 0.005% or less, Nb: 0.2% or less, Ti: 0.2% or less, Sb+Sn+Bi: 0.1% or less, N: 0.01% or less, and a balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities.

5 . The galvanized steel sheet of claim 4 , wherein a tensile strength of the galvanized steel sheet is 900 MPa or more.

6 . The galvanized steel sheet of claim 4 , wherein a surface layer portion of the base steel sheet contains oxide containing at least one of Si, Mn, Al, and Fe.

7 . The galvanized steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the base steel sheet is 1.0 to 2.0 mm.

8 . A method for manufacturing a galvanized steel sheet, comprising:

reheating a steel slab to a temperature range of 950 to 1300° C.;

providing a hot-rolled steel sheet by hot rolling the reheated slab at a finish rolling start temperature of 900 to 1150° C. and a finish rolling end temperature of 850 to 1050° C.;

coiling the hot-rolled steel sheet in a temperature range of 590 to 750° C.;

heating the hot-rolled steel sheet in a heating zone at a heating rate of 1.3 to 4.3° C./s;

annealing the hot-rolled steel sheet in a soaking zone having a dew point temperature of −10 to +30° C., an atmosphere gas of N 2 -5 to 10% H 2 , and a temperature range of 650 to 900° C.;

slowly cooling the annealed hot-rolled steel sheet in a slow cooling zone in a temperature range of 550 to 700° C.;

quenching the slowly cooled hot-rolled steel sheet in a quenching zone in a temperature range of 270 to 550° C.;

forming a zinc-based plating layer by reheating the quenched hot-rolled steel sheet and then immersing the reheated quenched hot-rolled steel sheet in a zinc-based plating bath at a lead in temperature of 420 to 550° C.; and

optionally alloying the steel sheet, on which the zinc-based plating layer is formed, by heating the steel sheet to a temperature range of 480 to 560° C.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein a threading speed is 40 to 130 mpm during the annealing.

10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the steel slab contains a composition containing, by wt %, C: 0.05 to 0.30%, Si: 2.5% or less, Mn: 1.5 to 10.0%, S-AI (acid-soluble aluminum): 1.0% or less, Cr: 2.0% or less, Mo: 0.2% or less, B: 0.005% or less, Nb: 0.1% or less, Ti: 0.1% or less, Sb+Sn+Bi: 0.05% or less, N: 0.01% or less, and a balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 15, 2023
From: KANG, KI-CHEOL; KANG, DAE-YOUNG; KIM, NAM-A; KIM, MYUNG-SOO
To: POSCO CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 064004/0115 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0180290 · Dec 21, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240011120A1 · Jan 11, 2024
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