IP Library Granted Patent US 12,371,771
Granted Patent B2
US 12,371,771 · App. 18/251,629 · Granted Jul 29, 2025

Plated steel

Inventors: Takuya Mitsunobu (Tokyo, JP); Hiroshi Takebayashi (Tokyo, JP); Takehiro Takahashi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
C23C2/06B32B15/011C21D1/74C21D1/84C21D8/0205C21D8/0278C21D9/46C22C21/00C22C21/02C22C21/10C22C38/02C22C38/04B23K11/11C21D2251/02C21D2261/00Y10T428/12757
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Patent No.
US 12,371,771
App. No.
18/251,629
Granted
Jul 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

This plated steel includes: a steel; and a plating layer formed on the steel, in which the plating layer contains, as a chemical composition, by mass %, Zn: 1.0% to 30.0%, Mg: 0% to 10.0%, Si: 0.05% to 10.0%, Fe: 0 to 10.0%, 0% to 5.00% in total of one or two or more selected from Ca: 0% to 3.00%, Sb: 0% to 0.50%, Pb: 0% to 0.50%, Sr: 0% to 0.50%, Sn: 0% to 1.00%, Cu: 0% to 1.00%, Ti: 0% to 1.00%, Ni: 0% to 1.00%, Mn: 0% to 1.00%, Cr: 0% to 1.00%, La: 0% to 1.00%, Ce: 0% to 1.00%, Zr: 0% to 1.00%, and Hf: 0% to 1.00%, and a remainder of Al and impurities, a microstructure of the plating layer contains an α phase which is a solid solution of Al and Zn, and the α phase contains a Zn phase having a grain size of 10 to 200 nm in a number density of 10/100 μm 2 or more.

Claims (44)

1. A plated steel comprising:

a steel; and

a plating layer formed on the steel,

wherein the plating layer contains, as a chemical composition, by mass %,

Zn: 1.0% to 30.0%,

Mg: 0% to 10.0%,

Si: 0.05% to 10.0%,

Fe: 0 to 10.0%,

0% to 5.00% in total of one or two or more selected from

Ca: 0% to 3.00%,

Sb: 0% to 0.50%,

Pb: 0% to 0.50%,

Sr: 0% to 0.50%,

Sn: 0% to 1.00%,

Cu: 0% to 1.00%,

Ti: 0% to 1.00%,

Ni: 0% to 1.00%,

Mn: 0% to 1.00%,

Cr: 0% to 1.00%,

La: 0% to 1.00%,

Ce: 0% to 1.00%,

Zr: 0% to 1.00%, and

Hf: 0% to 1.00%, and

a remainder of Al and impurities,

a microstructure of the plating layer contains an α phase which is a solid solution of Al and Zn, and

the α phase contains a Zn phase having a grain size of 10 to 200 nm in a number density of 10/100 μm 2 or more.

2. The plated steel according to claim 1 ,

wherein, in the chemical composition, by mass %,

Mg: 0.5% to 10.0% is satisfied.

3. The plated steel according to claim 1 ,

wherein, in the chemical composition, by mass %,

Mg: 3.0% to 7.0%, and

Zn: 7.0% to 18.0%

are satisfied.

4. The plated steel according to claim 1 ,

wherein an Fe—Al-based alloy layer is formed between the steel and the plating layer, and

an average thickness of the Fe—Al-based alloy layer is 1.0 to 10.0 μm.

5. The plated steel according to claim 1 ,

wherein the Zn phase is contained in the α phase in a number density of 30/100 μm 2 or more.

6. The plated steel according to claim 2 ,

wherein an Fe—Al-based alloy layer is formed between the steel and the plating layer, and

an average thickness of the Fe—Al-based alloy layer is 1.0 to 10.0 μm.

7. The plated steel according to claim 2 ,

wherein the Zn phase is contained in the α phase in a number density of 30/100 μm 2 or more.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 5, 2023
From: MITSUNOBU, TAKUYA; TAKEBAYASHI, HIROSHI; TAKAHASHI, TAKEHIRO
To: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063553/0275 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-004021 · Jan 14, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230407448A1 · Dec 21, 2023
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