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US 12,480,177 · App. 18/548,970 · Granted Nov 25, 2025

Galvanized steel sheet and method for producing same

Inventors: Satoshi Maeda (Tokyo, JP); Nao Kawabe (Tokyo, JP); Hiromi Yoshitomi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
C21D9/46B32B15/013C21D1/76C21D6/001C21D6/002C21D6/005C21D6/008C21D8/0205C21D8/0226C21D8/0236C21D8/0263C21D8/0278C22C38/001C22C38/002C22C38/008C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/06C22C38/08C22C38/12C22C38/14C22C38/16C22C38/26C22C38/28C22C38/38C22C38/60C23C2/02C23C2/26C23C2/06C23C2/285
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Patent No.
US 12,480,177
App. No.
18/548,970
Granted
Nov 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

To provide a galvanized steel sheet having high strength; specifically, with a tensile strength of 1160 MPa or more and excellent resistance spot weldability. A chemical composition of a base steel sheet contains one or more of Ti, Nb, V, and Zr: 0.02% or more and 0.20% or less in total, and an amount of diffusible hydrogen in a zinc or zinc alloy coating layer is 0.40 mass ppm or less.

Claims (35)

1 . A galvanized steel sheet having a base steel sheet and a zinc or zinc alloy coating layer on a surface of the base steel sheet, the base steel sheet comprising:

a chemical composition containing, in mass %,

C: 0.08% or more and 0.30% or less,

Si: less than 2.0%,

Mn: 1.5% or more and 3.5% or less,

P: 0.010% or less,

S: 0.010% or less,

Al: 0.10% or less,

N: 0.006% or less, and

at least one of Ti, Nb, V and Zr: 0.02% or more and 0.20% or less in total, with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities,

wherein an amount of diffusible hydrogen in the zinc or zinc alloy coating layer is 0.40 mass ppm or less,

a tensile strength of the galvanized steel sheet is 1160 MPa or more, and

a coating weight of the zinc or zinc alloy coating layer is 48 g/m 2 to 120 g/m 2 per side.

2 . The galvanized steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the chemical composition of the base steel sheet further contains at least one of the following (1) to (3), in mass %,

(1) one or more of Mo, Cr, Cu, and Ni: 0.5% or less in total,

(2) B: 0.0050% or less,

(3) one or both of Sb: 0.10% or less and Sn: 0.10% or less.

3 . The galvanized steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein an amount of diffusible hydrogen in the galvanized steel sheet is 0.60 mass ppm or less.

4 . The galvanized steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the zinc or zinc alloy coating layer is a hot-dip galvanized layer or a galvannealed layer with an Fe content of 8 mass % to 15 mass %.

5 . A method of producing a galvanized steel sheet, comprising:

preparing a blank sheet having the chemical composition according to claim 1 ;

then annealing the blank sheet at under a set of conditions including an annealing temperature of 750° C. to 870° C. and an atmosphere in a temperature range of 650° C. or more with a hydrogen concentration of 20 volume % or less;

then cooling the blank sheet to a holding temperature range of 450° C. to 550° C. and maintaining at the holding temperature range for 15 seconds or more; and

then subjecting the blank sheet to a hot-dip galvanizing treatment under a set of conditions including a treatment atmosphere with a hydrogen concentration of 15 volume % or less.

6 . The method of producing a galvanized steel sheet according to claim 5 , wherein after the hot dip galvanizing treatment, an alloying treatment is performed.

7 . The galvanized steel sheet according to claim 2 , wherein an amount of diffusible hydrogen in the galvanized steel sheet is 0.60 mass ppm or less.

8 . The galvanized steel sheet according to claim 2 , wherein the zinc or zinc alloy coating layer is a hot-dip galvanized layer or a galvannealed layer with an Fe content of 8 mass % to 15 mass %.

9 . The galvanized steel sheet according to claim 3 , wherein the zinc or zinc alloy coating layer is a hot-dip galvanized layer or a galvannealed layer with an Fe content of 8 mass % to 15 mass %.

10 . The galvanized steel sheet according to claim 7 , wherein the zinc or zinc alloy coating layer is a hot-dip galvanized layer or a galvannealed layer with an Fe content of 8 mass % to 15 mass %.

11 . A method of producing a galvanized steel sheet, comprising:

preparing a blank sheet having the chemical composition according to claim 2 ;

then annealing the blank sheet at under a set of conditions including an annealing temperature of 750° C. to 870° C. and an atmosphere in a temperature range of 650° C. or more with a hydrogen concentration of 20 volume % or less;

then cooling the blank sheet to a holding temperature range of 450° C. to 550° C. and maintaining at the holding temperature range for 15 seconds or more; and

then subjecting the blank sheet to a hot-dip galvanizing treatment under a set of conditions including a treatment atmosphere with a hydrogen concentration of 15 volume % or less.

12 . The method of producing a galvanized steel sheet according to claim 11 , wherein after the hot dip galvanizing treatment, an alloying treatment is performed.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 5, 2023
From: MAEDA, SATOSHI; KAWABE, NAO; YOSHITOMI, HIROMI
To: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064793/0386 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-050821 · Mar 24, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240150864A1 · May 9, 2024
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