High strength galvanized steel plate excellent in adhesion of plated metal and formability in press working and high strength alloy galvanized steel plate and method for production thereof

• US 6,517,955 B1
• Filed: 12/29/2000
• Issued: 02/11/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
• Inventors: Takada, Yoshihisa, Suehiro, Masayoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Koehler, Robert R.
• Application Number:
  US09/720,774
• Time in Patent Office: 774 Days
• Field of Search: 428/659, 428/681, 428/939, 427/372.2, 427/374.1, 427/383.7, 427/433, 427/436, 148/522, 148/533, 148/534, 148/540, 148/546, 148/547, 148/621, 148/648, 148/650, 148/651, 148/653, 148/654, 148/661
• US Class Current: 428/659
• CPC Class Codes: C21D 1/185 from an intercritical temperature
• CPC Class Codes: C21D 2211/001 Austenite
• CPC Class Codes: C21D 2211/002 Bainite
• CPC Class Codes: C21D 2211/005 Ferrite
• CPC Class Codes: C21D 8/0226 Hot rolling
• CPC Class Codes: C21D 8/0236 Cold rolling
• CPC Class Codes: C21D 8/0273 Final recrystallisation annealing
• CPC Class Codes: C21D 8/0278 involving a particular surface treatment C21D8/0294 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C22C 18/00 Alloys based on zinc
• CPC Class Codes: C22C 18/02 with copper as the next major constituent
• CPC Class Codes: C22C 38/02 containing silicon
• CPC Class Codes: C22C 38/04 containing manganese
• CPC Class Codes: C22C 38/06 containing aluminium
• CPC Class Codes: C22C 38/08 containing nickel C22C38/105 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C22C 38/16 containing copper
• CPC Class Codes: C23C 2/02 Pretreatment of the material to be coated, e.g. for coating on selected surface areas C23C2/30 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C23C 2/0224 Two or more thermal pretreatments
• CPC Class Codes: C23C 2/024 by cleaning or etching
• CPC Class Codes: C23C 2/40 Plates; Strips
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 10/20 Recycling
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 428/939 : Molten or fused coating
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/12799 : Next to Fe-base component [e.g., galvanized]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/12951 : Fe-base component

Abstract

The invention relates to a high strength hot-dip galvanized and galvannealed steel sheets with excellent drawability for press forming and excellent plating adhesion that is useful as a member for automobiles, construction, electric devices and the like, and to a process for its manufacture. According to an embodiment of the invention, the steel sheet contains in terms of weight percent, C: 0.05-0.2%, Si: 0.2-2.0%, Mn: 0.2-2.5%, Al: 0.01-1.5%, Ni: 0.2-5.0%, P: <0.03% and S: <0.02%, the relationship between Si and Al being such that 0.4(%)≦Si+0.8 Al(%)≦2.0% and the remainder consisting of Fe and unavoidable impurities, the volume percentage of the retained austenite is 2-20% and the steel sheet surface wherein the relationship between the Ni and Si, Al in 0.5 μm of the steel sheet surface layer is such that Ni(%)≦¼ Si+⅓Al(%), has a Zn plating layer comprising Al: ≦1% with the remainder Zn and unavoidable impurities.

Claims

1. A high strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet with excellent plating adhesion and press formability, the steel sheet containing in terms of weight percent,

C:

0.05-0.2%,

Si;

0.2-2.0%,

Mn;

0.2-2.5%,

Al;

0.01-1.5%,

Ni;

0.2-5.0%,

P;

<

0.03% and

S;

<

0.02%

where the relationship between Si and Al is such that 0.4(%)≦

Si(%)+0.8 Al(%)≦

2.0% and the remainder consists of Fe and unavoidable impurities, characterized in that the volume percentage of the retained austenite in the steel sheet is 2-20% and the steel sheet surface wherein the relationship between the Ni and Si, Al in 0.5 μ

m of the steel sheet surface layer is such that Ni(%)≧

¼

Si(%)+⅓

Al(%), has a Zn plating layer comprising Al;

≦

1% with the remainder Zn and unavoidable impurities.

2. A high strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet with excellent plating adhesion and press formability, characterized by also containing, in addition to the steel sheet components mentioned in claim 1 in terms of weight percent, Cu at less than 2.0%, wherein the volume percentage of the retained austenite in the steel sheet is 2-20%, and the relationship between the Ni, Cu and Si, Al in 0.5 μ

m of the steel sheet surface layer is such that Ni(%)+Cu(%)≧

¼

Si(%)+⅓

Al(%).

3. A high strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet with excellent plating adhesion and press formability, characterized by also containing, in addition to the steel sheet components mentioned in claim 2, in terms of weight percent, B at 0.0002-0.01%, wherein the relationship of Cu and B is such that B(%)×

Cu(%)≧

0.00005(%²).

4. A high strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet with excellent plating adhesion and press formability, characterized by also containing, in addition to the steel sheet components mentioned in claim 2, in terms of weight percent, at least one from among Co at <

0.3% and Sn at <

0.3%, wherein the volume percentage of the retained austenite in the steel sheet is 2-20% and the relationship between the Ni, Cu, Co, Sn and Si, Al in 0.5 μ

m of the steel sheet surface layer is such that Ni(%)+Cu(%)+Co(%)+Sn(%)>

¼

Si(%)+⅓

Al(%).

5. A high strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet with excellent plating adhesion and press formability, characterized by also containing in addition to the steel sheet components mentioned in claim 1, at least one from among Mo:

<

0.5%, Cr;

<

1%, V;

<

0.3%, Ti;

<

0.06%, Nb;

<

0.06%, REM;

<

0.05%, Ca;

<

0.05%, Zr;

<

0.05%, Mg;

<

0.05%, Zn;

<

0.02%, W;

<

0.05%, As;

<

0.02%, N;

<

0.03% and O;

<

0.05%.

6. A high strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet with excellent plating adhesion and press formability, characterized in that the steel sheet surface of claim 1 has a Zn plating layer containing at least one from among Al:

≦

1%, Mn;

<

0.02%, Pb;

<

0.01%, Fe;

<

0.2%, Sb;

<

0.01%, Ni;

<

3.0%, Cu;

<

1.5%, Sn;

<

0.1%, Co;

<

0.1%, Cd;

<

0.01% and Cr;

<

0.05%, with the remainder Zn and unavoidable impurities.

13. A process for the manufacture of a high strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet with excellent plating adhesion and press formability characterized by having 2-20% retained austenite and a Zn plating layer comprising Al at ≦

1% with the remainder Zn and unavoidable impurities, whereby a steel sheet having the component composition of claim 1 is cast and solidified and then heated at 1150°

C. or higher for at least 45 minutes, after which it is subjected to hot rolling and coiling at 400-780°

C., and then after descaling treatment is subjected to cold rolling at a reduction ratio of 35-85%, subsequently annealed from 10 seconds to 6 minutes in the two-phase temperature range of 650-900°

C., and finally cooled to 350-500°

C. at a cooling rate of 2-200°

C./s, subjected to hot-dip galvanizing and then cooled to below 250°

C. at a cooling rate of at least 5°

C./s.

7. A high strength alloyed hot-dip galvannealed steel sheet with excellent press formability, characterized in that a steel sheet containing in terms of weight percent,

C:

0.05-0.2%,

Si;

0.2-2.0%,

Mn;

0.2-2.5%

Al;

0.01-1.5%,

Ni;

0.2-5.0%.

P;

<

0.03% and

S;

<

0.02%,

where the relationship between Si and Al is such that 0.4(%)≦

Si(%)+0.8 Al(%)≦

2.0%, the remainder consists of Fe and unavoidable impurities, the volume percentage of the retained austenite in the steel sheet is 2-20% and the relationship between the Ni and Si, Al in 0.5 μ

m of the steel sheet surface layer is such that Ni(%)≧

¼

Si(%)+⅓

Al(%), has a Zn alloy plating layer comprising Fe;

8-15%, Al;

≦

1% with the remainder Zn and unavoidable impurities.

8. A high strength hot-dip galvannealed steel sheet with excellent press formability, characterized in that a steel sheet also containing, in addition to the steel sheet components mentioned in claim 7, in terms of weight percent, Cu at less than 2.0% with the remainder Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein the volume percentage of the retained austenite in said steel sheet is 2-20%, and the relationship between the Ni, Cu and Si, Al in 0.5 μ

m of the steel sheet surface layer is such that Ni(%)+Cu(%)≧

¼

Si(%)+⅓

Al(%), has a Zn alloy plating layer comprising Fe at 8-15% and Al at ≦

1% with the remainder Zn and unavoidable impurities.

9. A high strength hot-dip galvannealed steel sheet with excellent press formability, characterized in that a steel sheet also containing, in addition to the steel sheet components mentioned in claim 8, in terms of weight percent, B at 0.0002-0.01% where the relationship between Cu and B is such that B(%)×

Cu(%)≧

0.00005 (%²) with the remainder Fe and unavoidable impurities, has a Zn alloy plating layer comprising Fe at 8-15% and Al at ≦

1% with the remainder Zn and unavoidable impurities.

10. A high strength hot-dip galvannealed steel sheet with excellent press formability, characterized in that a steel sheet containing, in addition to the steel sheet components mentioned claim 8, in terms of weight percent, at least one from among Co at <

0.3% and Sn at ≦

0.3% with the remainder Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein the volume percentage of the retained austenite in said steel sheet is 2-20% and the relationship between the Ni, Cu, Co, Sn and Si, Al in 0.5 μ

m of the steel sheet surface layer is such that Ni(%)+Cu(%)+Co(%)+Sn(%)≧

¼

Si(%)+⅓

Al(%), has a Zn alloy plating layer comprising Fe at 8-15% and Al at ≦

1% with the remainder Zn and unavoidable impurities.

11. A high strength hot-dip galvannealed steel sheet with excellent press formability, characterized by also containing, in addition to the steel sheet components mentioned in claim 7, at least one from among Mo:

<

0.5%, Cr;

<

1%, V;

<

0.3%, Ti;

<

0.06%, Nb;

<

0.06%, REM;

<

0.05%, Ca;

<

0.05%, Zr;

<

0.05%, Mg;

<

0.05%, Zn;

<

0.02%, W;

<

0.05%, As;

<

0.02%, N;

<

0.03% and O;

<

0.05%.

12. A high strength hot-dip galvannealed steel sheet with excellent plating adhesion and press formability, characterized in that the steel sheet surface of claim 7 has a Zn plating layer containing at least one from among Fe:

8-15%, Al;

≦

1%, Mn;

<

0.02%, Pb;

<

0.01%, Sb;

<

0.01%, Ni;

<

3.0%, Cu;

<

1.5%, Sn;

<

0.1%, Co;

<

0.1%, Cd;

<

0.01% and Cr;

<

0.05%, with the remainder Zn and unavoidable impurities.

14. A process for the manufacture of a high strength hot-dip galvannealed steel sheet with excellent press formability characterized by having 2-20% retained austenite and a Zn alloy plating layer comprising Fe at 8-15% and Al at ≦

1% with the remainder Zn and unavoidable impurities, whereby a steel sheet having the component composition of claim 7 is cast and solidified and then heated at 1150°

C. or higher for at least 45 minutes, after which it is subjected to hot rolling and coiling at 400-780°

C., and then after descaling treatment is subjected to cold rolling at a reduction ratio of 35-85%, subsequently annealed from 10 seconds to 6 minutes in the two-phase temperature range of 650-900°

C., and finally cooled to 350-500°

C. at a cooling rate of 2-200°

C./s, subjected to hot-dip galvanizing, and then held in a temperature range of 450-600°

C. for 5 seconds to 1 minute prior to cooling to below 250°

C. at a cooling rate of at least 5°

C./s.

15. A process for the manufacture of a high strength hot-dip galvannealed steel sheet with excellent press formability according to claim 14, characterized in that said cold rolling is followed by annealing from 10 seconds to 6 minutes in the two-phase temperature range of 650-900°

C. then by cooling to 350-500°

C. at a cooling rate of 2-200°

C./s and held in that temperature range for no more than 5 minutes.