Galvanized Steel Sheet And Production Method Therefor
Abstract:
This galvanized steel sheet comprises a
steel sheet and a galvanized layer on the surface of the
steel sheet. The chemical composition of the steel sheet,
in mass%, is: more than 0 . 100% but no more than
0.500% C ; at least 0.0001% but less than 0.20% Si;
more than 0.20% but n o more than 3.00% Mn; 3.0%-
10.0% Al; 0.0030%-0.0100% N ; more than 0 . 100% but
no more than 1.000% Ti; 0.0000 1%-0.0200% P ; and
0.0000 1%-0.0 100% S ; with the remainder being Fe and
unavoidable impurities. The galvanized layer contains as
chemical components thereoi, in mass%, 0.01%-15% Fe,
with the remainder being Zn and unavoidable impurities,
and has a specific gravity of at least 5.5 but less than 7.5.
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c/o NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION 6 1 Marunouchi 2 chome Chiyoda ku Tokyo
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2. FUJITA Nobuhiro
c/o NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION 6 1 Marunouchi 2 chome Chiyoda ku Tokyo
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3. TAKAHASHI Manabu
c/o NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION 6 1 Marunouchi 2 chome Chiyoda ku Tokyo
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4. OKAMOTO Riki
c/o NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION 6 1 Marunouchi 2 chome Chiyoda ku Tokyo
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5. MATSUMURA Kenichiroh
c/o NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION 6 1 Marunouchi 2 chome Chiyoda ku Tokyo
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Specification
PItODUCING THE SAME
[Technical Field of the Invention]
[OOOl]
The present invention relates to a high-strength low-specific-gravity
galvanized steel sheet having superior galvanizing property and hole expandability
~wrhich is used for an automobile component or the like, and method for producing the
same.
Priority is claimed on Japanese Patent Application No. 2013-96427, filed on
May 1,2013, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference.
[Related Art]
[0002]
Recently, as a countermeasure against environmental problems, reduction in
the weight of a vehicle has bee11 desired in order to reduce carbon dioxide emissions
and fuel consumption. In order to reduce the weight of a vehicle, high-strengthening
of steel is an effective means. However, when the lowver limit of the thickness of a
steel sheet is limited due to rigidity required for a component, the thickness of the steel
sheet cannot be reduced even after high-strengthening of steel, and it is difficult to
reduce the weight of a vehicle.
[0003]
Therefore, for example, as disclosed in Patent Docunlents 1 to 5, some of the
present inventors proposed a high Al-content steel sheet in which the specific gravity is
reduced by adding a large amount of A1 to steel. In the high Al-content steel sheets
disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 5, problems of a high Al-content steel sheet of the
related art including poor producibility sucl~as cracking, ~vhichm ay occur during
rolling, and low ductility are solved. Further, in order to improve the ductility, the hot
workability, and the cold workability of a high Al-content steel sheet, for example, as
disclosed in Patent Document 6, the present inventors proposed a method of adjusting
a solidification structure after casting to be a fitle equiaxed structure. Further, for
example, as disclosed in Patent Document 7, the present inventors proposed a method
of improving the toughness of a high Al-content steel sleet by optimizing the
colnponellts thereof.
[Prior A1-t Document]
[Patent Document]
[0004]
[Patent Document I] Japanese Ut~examinedP atet~At pplication, First
Publication No. 2005-15909
[Patent Document 21 Japanese Unexamined Patent Application, First
Publication No. 2005-29889
[Patent Document 31 Japanese Unexamined Patent Application, First
Publication No. 2005-273004
[Patent Document 41 Japanese Unexamined Patent Application, First
Publication No. 2006-176843
[Patent Document 51 Japanese Unexamit~edP atent Application, First
Publication No. 2006-1 76844
[Patent Docu~nen6t 1 Japanese Unexamined Patent Application, First
Publication No. 2008-261023
[Patent Document 71 Japanese Unexamined Patent Application, First
Publication No. 2010-270377
[Disclosure of the Inventio~i]
[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]
[OOOS]
Recently, a high Al-content steel sheet having superior ductility, workability,
and toughness has been able to be produced on an industrial scale. However, there is
a problem that the high Al-content steel sheet has poor galvanizing property. In
addition, the hole expandability of the higli Al-content steel sheet is lower than that of
a general automobile steel sheet having the same strength, and thns tlie use of the high
Al-content steel sheet is limited. Accordingly, the itnprovetnents of the galvanizing
property and the hole expandability are important issues for increasing the application
range of the high Al-content steel sheet to automobile components. The higli Alcontent
steel sheet has, for example, superior arc weldabilitj~. However, the spot
weldability of the high Al-content steel sheet is lower than that of a general autonlobile
steel sheet having the same strength, and thus the use of the high Al-content steel sheet
is limited. Here, a poor galvanizing propem means that a non-plating zone is
generated on the steel sheet, that plating adhesion is reduced, or that both
phetiometions occurred.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described
actual circun~stancesa, nd an object thereof is to provide a high-strength lo\\'-specificgravity
galvanized steel sheet having superior galvanizitig property and hole
expandability which is obtained by i~nprovitigtl ie galvanizing property and the hole
expandability of a high Al-content steel sheet having low-specific-gravity to which A1
is added, and to provide a nietliod for producing the sanle.
[Means for Solving the Problen~]
[0007]
The present inventors investigated hot-dip galvanizing conditions in order to
inlprove the galvanizing property and the hole expandability of a high Al-content steel
sheet based on the chemical cotnponents of the Iiigh-strength low-specific-gravity high
Al-content steel sheet having superior ductility, workability and toughness, which is
suggested by the presetit inventors in Patent Document 7. As a result, the present
it~\~eiltofrosu nd that the galvanizing property and the hole expaudability of the high
Al-content steel sheet cat1 be improved by being subjected to hot-dip galva~~izinugn der
tlle appropriate conditions, after a treatment such as a~lllealingm, echanical descaling or
pickling is subjected to a hot-rolled steel sheet or a cold-rolled steel sheet as necessary,
and Ni-preplating is subjected to the hot-rolled steel sheet or the cold-rolled steel sheet.
Furthermore, after the hot-dip galvanizing is performed, the high Al-content steel plate
can be i~nprovedin terms of formability, coating corrosiot~re sistance, weldability and
the like by being subjected to an alloying heat treatiiletlt under the appropriate
conditions. Hereinafter; a high Al-content steel sheet may be referred to as a steel
sheet.
[OOOS]
In addition, in order to improve the spot \veldability of the galvanized steel
sheet that is the higlt Al-contet~ts teel sheet performed by a hot-dip galvanizing
treatnlent and an alloying treatment as necessary, the present inventors investigated
elenlents xvliich decrease spot weldability. As a result, the present inventors found the
follo\ving facts: the spot weldability of a galvanized steel sheet is greatly affected by
the Mn content thereof; and the spot weldability thereof call be significantly improved
by reducing the Mn content thereof.
The sununary of the present invention is as follo\vs.
[0009]
(1) According to an aspect of the present invention, a galvanized steel sheet
inclitdes: a steel slicet; and a galvanizing layer which is formed on a surface of the steel
sheet; in which the steel sheet includes as a chemical conlponent, by mass%, C: more
than 0.100% to 0.500%, Si: 0.0001% to less than 0.20%, Mn: more than 0.20% to
3.00%, Al: 3.0% to 10.0%, N: 0.0030% to 0.0100%, Ti: more than 0.100% to 1.000%,
P: 0.00001% to 0.0200%, S: 0.00001% to 0.0100% and a remainder including Fe and
impurities; in ~vhichth e sun1 of the C content and the Ti content satisfies
0.200