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Granted Patent B2
US 12,043,900 · App. 18/271,990 · Granted Jul 23, 2024

Plated steel material

Inventors: Kohei Tokuda (Tokyo, JP); Mamoru Saito (Tokyo, JP); Takuya Mitsunobu (Tokyo, JP); Tetsuya Toba (Tokyo, JP); Yasuto Goto (Tokyo, JP); Atsushi Morishita (Tokyo, JP); Yasuaki Kawamura (Tokyo, JP); Fumiaki Nakamura (Tokyo, JP); Koji Kawanishi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
C23C2/06
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Patent No.
US 12,043,900
App. No.
18/271,990
Granted
Jul 23, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A plated steel material having a plating layer having an average chemical composition containing, in mass %, Zn: more than 50.00%, Al: more than 15.0% and less than 30.0%, Mg: more than 5.0% and less than 15.0%, and Si: 0.25% or more and less than 3.50%, and impurities, and wherein a total amount (ΣA) of at least one selected from the group consisting of Sn, Bi and In is less than 1.00%, a total amount (ΣB) of at least one selected from the group consisting of Ca, Y, La, Ce and Sr is 0.02% or more and less than 0.60%, 2.0≤SMg/Si<20.0 (Formula 1), 3.0≤Si/ΣB<24.0 (Formula 2), and 26.0≤(Si/ΣB)×(Mg/Si)<375.0 (Formula 3) are satisfied, and in an X-ray diffraction pattern of the surface of the plating layer, a diffraction intensity ratio R1 defined by R1={I(16.18°)+I(32.69°)}/I(27.0°) (Formula 4) satisfies 2.5<R1 (Formula 5) is used.

Claims (65)

1. A plated steel material having a plating layer on a surface of a steel material,

wherein the plating layer has an average chemical composition consisting of, in mass %,

Zn: more than 50.00%,

Al: more than 15.0% and less than 30.0%,

Mg: more than 5.0% and less than 15.0%,

Si: 0.25% or more and less than 3.50%,

Sn: 0% or more and less than 1.00%,

Bi: 0% or more and less than 1.00%,

In: 0% or more and less than 1.00%,

Ca: 0% or more and less than 0.60%,

Y: 0% or more and less than 0.60%,

La: 0% or more and less than 0.60%,

Ce: 0% or more and less than 0.60%,

Sr: 0% or more and less than 0.60%,

Cr: 0% or more and less than 0.25%,

Ti: 0% or more and less than 0.25%,

Ni: 0% or more and less than 0.25%,

Co: 0% or more and less than 0.25%,

V: 0% or more and less than 0.25%,

Nb: 0% or more and less than 0.25%,

Zr: 0% or more and less than 0.25%,

Mo: 0% or more and less than 0.25%,

W: 0% or more and less than 0.25%,

Ag: 0% or more and less than 0.25%,

Cu: 0% or more and less than 0.25%,

Mn: 0% or more and less than 0.25%,

Fe: 0% or more and less than 5.0%,

Sb: 0% or more and 0.5% or less,

Pb: 0% or more and 0.5% or less,

B: 0% or more and 0.5% or less,

P: 0% or more and 0.5% or less, and

impurities, and

wherein a total amount of Zn, Al and Mg is more than 96%,

a total amount (ΣA) of at least one selected from the group consisting of Sn, Bi and In is less than 1.00%,

a total amount (ΣB) of at least one selected from the group consisting of Ca, Y, La, Ce and Sr is 0.02% or more and less than 0.60%,

the amount of Mg, the amount of Si and ΣB satisfy the following Formula 1 to Formula 3, and

in an X-ray diffraction pattern of the surface of the plating layer measured using a Cu-Kα ray under conditions of an X-ray output of 40 kV and 150 mA, a diffraction intensity ratio R1 defined by the following Formula 4 satisfies the following Formula 5:

2.0≤Mg/Si<20.0  Formula 1

3.0≤Si/ΣB<24.0  Formula 2

26.0≤(Si/ΣB)×(Mg/Si)<375.0  Formula 3

R1={I(16.18°)+I(32.69°)}/I(27.0°)  Formula 4

2.5<R1  Formula 5

where, Si and Mg in Formula 1 to Formula 3 are the average composition (mass %) of Si and Mg in the plating layer, in Formula 4, I(16.18°) is a diffraction intensity (cps) at 2θ=16.18° in the X-ray diffraction pattern, I(32.69°) is a diffraction intensity (cps) at 2θ=32.69° in the X-ray diffraction pattern, and I(27.0°) is a diffraction intensity (cps) at 2θ=27.0° in the X-ray diffraction pattern, and when a diffraction peak with an intensity of 1,000 cps or more appears at 2θ=27.0°, I(27.0°) in Formula 4 is 585 cps.

2. The plated steel material according to claim 1 ,

wherein, in an X-ray diffraction pattern of the surface of the plating layer measured using a Cu-Kα ray under conditions of an X-ray output of 40 kV and 150 mA, a diffraction intensity ratio R2 defined by the following Formula 6 satisfies the following Formula 7:

R2={I(24.24°)+I(28.07°)}/I(27.0°)  Formula 6

2.5<R2  Formula 7

where, in Formula 6, I(24.24°) is a diffraction intensity (cps) at 2θ=24.24° in the X-ray diffraction pattern, I(28.07°) is a diffraction intensity (cps) at 2θ=28.07° in the X-ray diffraction pattern, and I(27.0°) is a diffraction intensity (cps) at 2θ=27.0° in the X-ray diffraction pattern, and when a diffraction peak with an intensity of 1,000 cps or more appears at 2θ=27.0°, I(27.0°) in Formula 6 is 585 cps.

3. The plated steel material according to claim 2 , wherein R1 defined by Formula 4 satisfies the following Formula 8:

10<R1  Formula 8.

4. The plated steel material according to claim 3 , which satisfies the following Formula 9:

3.0≤Si/ΣA<50.0  Formula 9

where, Si in Formula 9 is the average composition (mass %) of Si in the plating layer.

5. The plated steel material according to claim 2 , which satisfies the following Formula 9:

3.0≤Si/ΣA<50.0  Formula 9

where, Si in Formula 9 is the average composition (mass %) of Si in the plating layer.

6. The plated steel material according to claim 1 ,

wherein R1 defined by Formula 4 satisfies the following Formula 8:

10<R1  Formula 8.

7. The plated steel material according to claim 6 , which satisfies the following Formula 9:

3.0≤Si/ΣA<50.0  Formula 9

where, Si in Formula 9 is the average composition (mass %) of Si in the plating layer.

8. The plated steel material according to claim 1 , which satisfies the following Formula 9:

3.0≤Si/ΣA<50.0  Formula 9

where, Si in Formula 9 is the average composition (mass %) of Si in the plating layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2023
From: TOKUDA, KOHEI; SAITO, MAMORU; MITSUNOBU, TAKUYA; TOBA, TETSUYA; GOTO, YASUTO; MORISHITA, ATSUSHI; KAWAMURA, YASUAKI; NAKAMURA, FUMIAKI; KAWANISHI, KOJI
To: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-005575 · Jan 18, 2021 · national
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