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US 12,320,005 · App. 18/838,856 · Granted Jun 3, 2025

Hot-dip plated steel material

Inventors: Kohei Tokuda (Tokyo, JP); Mamoru Saito (Tokyo, JP); Yasuto Goto (Tokyo, JP); Fumiaki Nakamura (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
C23C2/06B32B15/012B32B15/013C22C18/04C23C2/28C23C2/40
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Patent No.
US 12,320,005
App. No.
18/838,856
Granted
Jun 3, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A hot-dip plated steel material has a plating layer on a surface of a steel material, in which the plating layer contains Al: more than 22.5% and 50.0% or less, Mg: more than 3.0% and 15.0% or less, Ca: 0.03 to 0.6%, Si: 0.03 to 1.0%, Fe: 2 to 25%, and a remainder consisting of Zn and impurities, and, in an X-ray diffraction pattern of a surface of the plating layer, measured under conditions in which an X-ray output is a voltage of 50 kV and a current of 300 mA using a Cu-Kα ray, I 1 obtained from an X-ray diffraction peak of Al 0.5 Fe 1.5 is 1.1 or more, and I 2 obtained from X-ray diffraction peaks of Zn, Al, and MgZn 2 is 0.25 or less.

Claims (393)

1. A hot-dip plated steel material that is a plated steel material comprising a plating layer on a surface of a steel material, wherein

the plating layer has an average chemical composition including, in mass %,

Al: more than 22.5% and 50.0% or less,

Mg: more than 3.0% and 15.0% or less,

Sn: 0% or more and 0.7% or less,

Bi: 0% or more and 0.3% or less,

In: 0% or more and 0.3% or less,

Ca: 0.03% or more and 0.6% or less,

Y: 0% or more and 0.30% or less,

La: 0% or more and 0.30% or less,

Ce: 0% or more and 0.30% or less,

Si: 0.03% or more and 1.0% or less,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fe: 2.0% or more and 25% or less,

Sr: 0% or more and 0.50% or less,

Sb: 0% or more and 0.50% or less,

Pb: 0% or more and 0.50% or less,

B: 0% or more and 0.50% or less,

Li: 0% or more and 0.50% or less,

Zr: 0% or more and 0.50% or less,

Mo: 0% or more and 0.50% or less,

W: 0% or more and 0.50% or less,

Ag: 0% or more and 0.50% or less,

P: 0% or more and 0.50% or less, and

a remainder consisting of Zn and impurities,

a total amount ΣA of Sn, Bi, and In is 0% or more and 0.7% or less,

a total amount ΣB of Ca, Y, La, and Ce is 0.03% or more and 0.60% or less,

a total amount ΣC of Cr, Ti, Ni, Co, V, Nb, Cu, and Mn is 0% or more and 0.25% or less,

a total amount ΣD of Sr, Sb, Pb, B, Li, Zr, Mo, W, Ag, and P is 0% or more and 0.50% or less,

following formulas (1) to (3) are satisfied,

in an X-ray diffraction pattern of a surface of the plating layer, measured under conditions in which an X-ray output is a voltage of 50 kV and a current of 300 mA using a Cu-Kα ray, when I 1 obtained from an X-ray diffraction peak of Al 0.5 Fe 1.5 is defined by formula (A-1), formula (A-2) is satisfied, and

when I 2 obtained from X-ray diffraction peaks of Zn, Al, and MgZn 2 is defined by formula (B-1), formula (B-2) is satisfied,

Sn≤Si  (1)

15≤Mg/Si  (2)

1.0≤Si/Ca≤5.0  (3)

[

Mathematical

⁢

Formula

⁢

1

]

I

1

=

I

⁢

max

⁡

(

43.45

∼

44.45

°

)

I

⁡

(

43.45

)

+

0.5

{

❘

"\[LeftBracketingBar]"

I

⁡

(

43.45

°

)

-

I

⁡

(

44.45

°

)

❘

"\[RightBracketingBar]"

}

(

A

⁢

‐

⁢

1

)

1.1

≦

I

1

(

A

⁢

‐

⁢

2

)

I

2

=

I

⁢

max

⁡

(

36.

∼

36.6

°

)

I

⁢

max

⁢

(

36.

∼

36.6

°

)

+

I

⁢

max

⁢

(

38.

∼

39.

°

)

+

I

⁢

max

⁢

(

19.2

∼

20.

°

)

(

B

⁢

‐

⁢

1

)

I

2

≦

0.25

(

B

⁢

‐

⁢

2

)

provided that, in formulas (1) to (3), Sn, Si, Mg, and Ca represent contents (mass %) of respective elements in the plating layer, Imax (k to m°) in formulas (A-1) and (B-1) represents an absolute maximum value of an X-ray diffraction intensity between a diffraction angle of k° and a diffraction angle of m°, Imax (n°) in formula (A-1) represents an X-ray diffraction intensity at a diffraction angle of n°, and k, m, and n each represent a diffraction angle indicated in formulas (A-1) and (B-1).

2. The hot-dip plated steel material according to claim 1 , wherein in an X-ray diffraction pattern of a surface of the plating layer, measured under conditions in which an X-ray output is a voltage of 50 kV and a current of 300 mA using a Cu-Kα ray, when 13 obtained from an X-ray diffraction peak of MgZn 2 is defined by formula (C-1), formula (C-2) is satisfied;

[

Mathematical

⁢

Formula

⁢

2

]

I

3

=

I

⁢

max

⁡

(

28.52

∼

28.92

°

)

{

I

⁢

max

⁡

(

19.2

∼

20.

°

)

+

I

⁢

max

⁡

(

20.58

∼

20.98

°

)

+

I

⁢

max

⁡

(

22.06

∼

22.46

°

)

+

I

⁢

max

⁡

(

28.52

∼

28.92

°

)

}

(

C

⁢

‐

⁢

1

)

I

3

≦

0.03

(

C

⁢

‐

⁢

2

)

provided that Imax (k to m°) in formula (C-1) represents an absolute maximum value of an X-ray diffraction intensity between a diffraction angle of k° and a diffraction angle of m°, and k and m each represent a diffraction angle indicated in formula (C-1).

3. The hot-dip plated steel material according to claim 1 , wherein in an X-ray diffraction pattern of a surface of the plating layer, measured under conditions in which an X-ray output is a voltage of 50 kV and a current of 300 mA using a Cu-Kα ray, when I 4 obtained from an X-ray diffraction peak of Ca(Al 2 Si 2 )O 8 is defined by formula (D-1), formula (D-2) is satisfied;

[

Mathematical

⁢

Formula

⁢

3

]

I

4

=

I

⁢

max

⁡

(

22.91

∼

23.91

°

)

I

⁡

(

22.91

°

)

+

0.5

{

❘

"\[LeftBracketingBar]"

I

⁡

(

22.91

°

)

-

I

⁡

(

23.91

°

)

❘

"\[RightBracketingBar]"

}

(

D

⁢

‐

⁢

1

)

1.1

≦

I

4

(

D

⁢

‐

⁢

2

)

provided that Imax (k to m°) in formula (D-1) represents an absolute maximum value of an X-ray diffraction intensity between a diffraction angle of k° and a diffraction angle of m°, Imax (n°) represents an X-ray diffraction intensity at a diffraction angle of n°, and k, m, and n each represent a diffraction angle indicated in formula (D-1).

4. The hot-dip plated steel material according to claim 2 , wherein in an X-ray diffraction pattern of a surface of the plating layer, measured under conditions in which an X-ray output is a voltage of 50 kV and a current of 300 mA using a Cu-Kα ray, when 14 obtained from an X-ray diffraction peak of Ca(Al 2 Si 2 )O 8 is defined by formula (D-1), formula (D-2) is satisfied;

[

Mathematical

⁢

Formula

⁢

3

]

I

4

=

I

⁢

max

⁡

(

22.91

∼

23.91

°

)

I

⁡

(

22.91

°

)

+

0.5

{

❘

"\[LeftBracketingBar]"

I

⁡

(

22.91

°

)

-

I

⁡

(

23.91

°

)

❘

"\[RightBracketingBar]"

}

(

D

⁢

‐

⁢

1

)

1.1

≦

I

4

(

D

⁢

‐

⁢

2

)

provided that Imax (k to m°) in formula (D-1) represents an absolute maximum value of an X-ray diffraction intensity between a diffraction angle of k° and a diffraction angle of m°, Imax (n°) represents an X-ray diffraction intensity at a diffraction angle of n°, and k, m, and n each represent a diffraction angle indicated in formula (D-1).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 16, 2024
From: TOKUDA, KOHEI; SAITO, MAMORU; GOTO, YASUTO; NAKAMURA, FUMIAKI
To: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 068318/0319 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-024940 · Feb 21, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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