IP Library Granted Patent US 12,467,121
Granted Patent B2
US 12,467,121 · App. 18/290,088 · Granted Nov 11, 2025

Galvanized steel sheet

Inventors: Jun Maki (Tokyo, JP); Keitaro Matsuda (Tokyo, JP); Hiroyuki Kawata (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
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Patent No.
US 12,467,121
App. No.
18/290,088
Granted
Nov 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A galvanized steel sheet comprising a steel sheet containing C: 0.05 to 0.30%, Si: 0.01 to 3.00%, Mn: 0.80 to 3.00%, and Al: 0.010 to 2.000% and having a thickness of 0.10 to 0.95 mm, and a galvanized layer on the steel sheet, wherein a tensile strength is 550 to 1500 MPa, and, when defining a thickness of an internal oxide layer per surface of the steel sheet as “A” (μm), a thickness of a decarburized layer per surface of the steel sheet as “B” (μm), and a thickness of the steel sheet as “t” (μm), A/B: 0.01 to 0.50 and B/t: 0.001 to 0.200.

Claims (83)

1 . A galvanized steel sheet comprising

a steel sheet having a chemical composition containing, by mass %,

C: 0.05 to 0.30%,

Si: 0.01 to 3.00%,

Mn: 0.80 to 3.00%,

Al: 0.010 to 2.000%,

P: 0.100% or less,

S: 0.100% or less,

N: 0.0300% or less,

O: 0.010% or less,

B: 0 to 0.0100%,

Ti: 0 to 0.100%,

Nb: 0 to 0.100%,

V: 0 to 0.10%,

Cr: 0 to 1.00%,

Ni: 0 to 0.10%,

Cu: 0 to 0.10%,

Mo: 0 to 0.50%,

W: 0 to 0.50%,

Ca: 0 to 0.100%,

Mg: 0 to 0.100%,

Zr: 0 to 0.100%,

Hf: 0 to 0.100%,

REM: 0 to 0.100% and

a balance of Fe and impurities, wherein the steel sheet has a thickness of 0.10 to 0.95 mm, and

a galvanized layer formed on at least one surface of the steel sheet,

wherein

a tensile strength is 550 to 1500 MPa,

when defining a thickness of an internal oxide layer per surface of the steel sheet as “A” (μm), a thickness of a decarburized layer per surface of the steel sheet as “B” (μm), and the thickness of the steel sheet as “t” (μm),

A/B: 0.01 to 0.50 and

B/t: 0.001 to 0.200,

a width of the steel sheet is 1500 to 3000 mm, and,

when defining a standard deviation in a width direction of a thickness of the internal oxide layer as “a” (μm) and a standard deviation in a width direction of a thickness of the decarburized layer as “b” (μm),

A: 1.0 μm or more,

B: 10 μm or more,

a/A: 0.15 or less, and

b/B: 0.20 or less.

2 . The galvanized steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein, by mass %, Si+Mn: 5.00% or less and Si/Mn: 1.50 or less.

3 . The galvanized steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the steel sheet has a chemical composition containing, by mass %, one or more of

B: 0.0001 to 0.0100%,

Ti: 0.001 to 0.100%,

Nb: 0.001 to 0.100%,

Cr: 0.01 to 1.00%,

Mo: 0.01 to 0.50%, and

W: 0.01 to 0.50%.

4 . The galvanized steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the steel sheet has a chemical composition containing, by mass %, one or more of

V: 0.01 to 0.10%,

Ni: 0.01 to 0.10%,

Cu: 0.01 to 0.10%,

Ca: 0.001 to 0.100%,

Mg: 0.001 to 0.100%,

Zr: 0.001 to 0.100%,

Hf: 0.001 to 0.100%, and

REM: 0.001 to 0.100%.

5 . The galvanized steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the galvanized steel sheet is a hot dip galvannealed steel sheet, a chemical composition of the galvanized layer contains, by mass %, Fe: 5 to 15%, Al: 0.01 to 1% and a balance of Zn and impurities, and an amount of deposition per surface of the galvanized layer is 10 to 100 g/m 2 .

6 . The galvanized steel sheet according to claim 2 , wherein the steel sheet has a chemical composition containing, by mass %, one or more of

B: 0.0001 to 0.0100%,

Ti: 0.001 to 0.100%,

Nb: 0.001 to 0.100%,

Cr: 0.01 to 1.00%,

Mo: 0.01 to 0.50%, and

W: 0.01 to 0.50%.

7 . The galvanized steel sheet according to claim 2 , wherein the steel sheet has a chemical composition containing, by mass %, one or more of

V: 0.01 to 0.10%,

Ni: 0.01 to 0.10%,

Cu: 0.01 to 0.10%,

Ca: 0.001 to 0.100%,

Mg: 0.001 to 0.100%,

Zr: 0.001 to 0.100%,

Hf: 0.001 to 0.100%, and

REM: 0.001 to 0.100%.

8 . The galvanized steel sheet according to claim 3 , wherein the steel sheet has a chemical composition containing, by mass %, one or more of

V: 0.01 to 0.10%,

Ni: 0.01 to 0.10%,

Cu: 0.01 to 0.10%,

Ca: 0.001 to 0.100%,

Mg: 0.001 to 0.100%,

Zr: 0.001 to 0.100%,

Hf: 0.001 to 0.100%, and

REM: 0.001 to 0.100%.

9 . The galvanized steel sheet according to claim 2 , wherein the galvanized steel sheet is a hot dip galvannealed steel sheet, a chemical composition of the galvanized layer contains, by mass %, Fe: 5 to 15%, Al: 0.01 to 1% and a balance of Zn and impurities, and an amount of deposition per surface of the galvanized layer is 10 to 100 g/m 2 .

10 . The galvanized steel sheet according to claim 3 , wherein the galvanized steel sheet is a hot dip galvannealed steel sheet, a chemical composition of the galvanized layer contains, by mass %, Fe: 5 to 15%, Al: 0.01 to 1% and a balance of Zn and impurities, and an amount of deposition per surface of the galvanized layer is 10 to 100 g/m 2 .

11 . The galvanized steel sheet according to claim 4 , wherein the galvanized steel sheet is a hot dip galvannealed steel sheet, a chemical composition of the galvanized layer contains, by mass %, Fe: 5 to 15%, Al: 0.01 to 1% and a balance of Zn and impurities, and an amount of deposition per surface of the galvanized layer is 10 to 100 g/m 2 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 13, 2023
From: MAKI, JUN; MATSUDA, KEITARO; KAWATA, HIROYUKI
To: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
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