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US 11,401,567 · App. 16/474,674 · Granted Aug 2, 2022

Manufacturing method of steel sheet

Inventors: Toyomitsu Nakamura (Tokyo, JP); Kenichiro Matsumura (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
C21D8/0226B22D11/001C21D8/0236C21D8/0273C22C38/02C22C38/04C23G5/00
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Patent No.
US 11,401,567
App. No.
16/474,674
Granted
Aug 2, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A manufacturing method of a steel sheet includes: a step of performing continuous casting of molten steel having a Si content of 0.4 mass % to 3.0 mass % to obtain a slab; a step of performing hot rolling of the slab to obtain a hot-rolled steel sheet; a step of performing cold rolling of the hot-rolled steel sheet to obtain a cold-rolled steel sheet; a step of performing cold-rolled sheet annealing of the cold-rolled steel sheet; a step of performing pickling after the cold-rolled sheet annealing; a step of performing water washing after the pickling; and a step of performing drying after the water washing. A dew point is set to −35° C. or lower in the cold-rolled sheet annealing, an electrical conductivity of a rinse water to be used in the water washing is set to 5.0 mS/m or less, a water-washing time is set to 15 seconds or less in the water washing, and the drying is started within 60 seconds from an end of the water washing.

Claims (41)

1. A manufacturing method of a steel sheet comprising:

a step of performing continuous casting of molten steel having a Si content of 0.4 mass % to 3.0 mass % to obtain a slab;

a step of performing hot rolling of the slab to obtain a hot-rolled steel sheet;

a step of performing cold rolling of the hot-rolled steel sheet to obtain a cold-rolled steel sheet;

a step of performing cold-rolled sheet annealing of the cold-rolled steel sheet;

a step of performing pickling after the cold-rolled sheet annealing;

a step of performing water washing after the pickling; and

a step of performing drying after the water washing,

wherein a dew point is set to −35° C. or lower in the cold-rolled sheet annealing,

wherein an electrical conductivity of a rinse water to be used in the water washing is set to 5.0 mS/m or less,

wherein a water-washing time is set to 15 seconds or less in the water washing, and

wherein the drying is started within 60 seconds from an end of the water washing.

2. The manufacturing method of the steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein a Mn content of the molten steel is 0.5 mass % to 4.0 mass %.

3. The manufacturing method of the steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein

the rinse water comprises H + ; as an essential ion; and Na + , Mg 2+ , K + , Ca 2+ , Fe 2+ , Fe 3+ , Cl − , NO 3 − , and SO 4 2− ions, as optional ions, and

a formula 1 is satisfied for the electrical conductivity of the rinse water:

349.81[H + ]+50.1[Na + ]+53.05×2[Mg 2+ ]+73.5[K + ]+59.5×2[Ca 2+ ]+53.5×2[Fe 2+ ]+68.4×3[Fe 3+ ]+76.35[Cl − ]+71.46[NO 3 − ]+80.0×2[SO 4 2− ]≤0.05 S/m   (formula 1)

wherein when a concentration (mol/L) of H + is set as [H + ],

a concentration (mol/L) of Na + is set as [Na + ],

a concentration (mol/L) of Mg 2+ is set as [Mg 2+ ],

a concentration (mol/L) of K + is set as [K + ],

a concentration (mol/L) of Ca 2+ is set as [Ca 2+ ],

a concentration (mol/L) of Fe 2+ is set as [Fe 2+ ],

a concentration (mol/L) of Fe 3+ is set as [Fe 3+ ],

a concentration (mol/L) of Cl − is set as [Cl − ],

a concentration (mol/L) of NO 3 − is set as [NO 3 − ], and

a concentration (mol/L) of SO 4 2− is set as [SO 4 2− ].

4. The manufacturing method of the steel sheet according to claim 2 , wherein

the rinse water comprises H + , as an essential ion, and Na + , Mg 2+ , K + , Ca 2+ , Fe 2+ , Fe 3+ , Cl − , NO 3− , and SO 4 2− ions, as optional ions, and

a formula 1 is satisfied for the electrical conductivity of the rinse water:

349.81[H + ]+50.1[Na + ]+53.05×2[Mg 2+ ]+73.5[K + ]+59.5×2[Ca 2+ ]+53.5×2[Fe 2+ ]+68.4×3[Fe 3+ ]+76.35[Cl − ]+71.46[NO 3 − ]+80.0×2[SO 4 2− ]≤0.05 S/m   (formula 1)

wherein a concentration (mol/L) of H + is set as [H + ],

a concentration (mol/L) of Na + is set as [Na + ],

a concentration (mol/L) of Mg 2+ is set as [Mg 2+ ],

a concentration (mol/L) of K + is set as [K + ],

a concentration (mol/L) of Ca 2+ is set as [Ca 2+ ],

a concentration (mol/L) of Fe 2+ is set as [Fe 2+ ],

a concentration (mol/L) of Fe 3+ is set as [Fe 3+ ],

a concentration (mol/L) of Cl − is set as [Cl − ],

a concentration (mol/L) of NO 3 − is set as [NO 3 − ], and

a concentration (mol/L) of SO 4 2− is set as [SO 4 2− ].

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 28, 2019
From: NAKAMURA, TOYOMITSU; MATSUMURA, KENICHIRO
To: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049622/0082 →
Continuity (1)
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