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Highly corrosion-resistant plated steel sheet having excellent corrosion resistance and surface quality, and manufacturing method therefor

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Assignee: POSCO CO LTDPriority: Jun 18, 2021Filed: Jun 10, 2022Published: Aug 8, 2024
Est. expiryJun 18, 2041(~14.9 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
C22C 18/04C23C 2/40C23C 2/29B21B 1/22C23C 2/28B21B 2001/221B21B 1/36C23C 28/025C23C 28/02C23C 2/06C23C 2/26C23C 2/02
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Abstract

One aspect of the present invention provides a plated steel sheet and a manufacturing method therefor, the plated steel sheet comprising: a base steel sheet; a Zn—Mg—Al-based plated layer provided on at least one surface of the base steel sheet; and an Fe—Al-based inhibition layer provided between the base steel sheet and the Zn—Mg—Al-based plated layer, wherein, on the surface of the Zn—Mg—Al-based plated layer, the total area fraction of an Al single phase and MgZn2 phase is 45-60%, and the area ratio of the MgZn2 phase to the Al single phase is 1.2-3.3.

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1 . A plated steel sheet, comprising:
 a base steel sheet;   a Zn—Mg—Al-based plating layer provided on at least one surface of the base steel sheet; and   an Fe—Al-based inhibition layer provided between the base steel sheet and the Zn—Mg—Al-based plating layer,   wherein on a surface of the Zn—Mg—Al-based plating layer, a total area fraction of an Al single phase and MgZn 2  phase is 45 to 60%, and an area ratio of the MgZn 2  phase to the Al single phase is 1.2 to 3.3.   
     
     
         2 . The plated steel sheet of  claim 1 , wherein the Zn—Mg—Al-based plating layer comprises, by weight:
 Mg: 4 to 6%, Al: 8.2 to 14.2%, with a balance of Zn and other inevitable impurities. 
 
     
     
         3 . The plated steel sheet of  claim 1 , wherein with respect to a cross-section of the Zn—Mg—Al-based plating layer, an area fraction of the MgZn 2  phase is 20 to 40%, and an area fraction of the Al single phase is 8 to 26%. 
     
     
         4 . The plated steel sheet of  claim 1 , wherein on the surface of the Zn—Mg—Al-based plating layer, the area fraction of the MgZn 2  phase is 30 to 40%. 
     
     
         5 . The plated steel sheet of  claim 1 , wherein on the surface of the Zn—Mg—Al-based plating layer, the area fraction of the Al single phase is 15 to 20%,
 wherein the Al single phase is a phase in which Zn is dissolved at less than 27%, in atomic percentage, the Al single phase including a balance of Al and other impurities. 
 
     
     
         6 . The plated steel sheet of  claim 1 , wherein a ratio (S1/C1) of a total area fraction S1 of the MgZn 2  phase and the Al single phase on the surface of the Zn—Mg—Al-based plating layer to a total area fraction C1 of the MgZn 2  phase and the Al single phase on a surface of a point corresponding to any one of regions from ¼t to ¾t in a thickness direction of the Zn—Mg—Al plating layer is in a range of 0.8 to 1.2. 
     
     
         7 . The plated steel sheet of  claim 1 , wherein a total area fraction of a Zn phase and a Zn—MgZn 2 —Al-based ternary eutectic phase on the surface of the Zn—Mg—Al-based plating layer is 20 to 30%. 
     
     
         8 . The plated steel sheet of  claim 1 , wherein a ratio (S2/C2) of a total area fraction S2 of the Zn phase and the Zn—MgZn 2 —Al-based ternary eutectic phase on the surface of the Zn—Mg—Al-based plating layer to a total area fraction C2 of the Zn phase and the Zn—MgZn 2 —Al-based ternary eutectic phase on a surface of any point of regions from ¼t to ¾t in a thickness direction of the Zn—Mg—Al plating layer is in a range of 0.6 to 1.2. 
     
     
         9 . The plated steel sheet of  claim 1 , wherein on the surface of the Zn—Mg—Al-based plating layer, an area fraction of a second Al single phase in which 27 to 60% of Zn is dissolved, in atomic percentage, is 2 to 9%. 
     
     
         10 . The plated steel sheet of  claim 1 , wherein under atmospheric environments and chloride environments of ISO14993, LDH((Zn,Mg) 6 Al 2 (OH) 16 (CO 3 )·4H 2 O) is formed on the surface of the Zn—Mg—Al-based plating layer prior to Simonkolleite (Zn 5 (OH) 8 Cl 2 ) and hydrozinsite (Zn 5 (OH) 6  (CO 3 ) 2 ) formation. 
     
     
         11 . The plated steel sheet of  claim 1 , wherein under atmospheric environments and chloride environments of ISO14993, LDH((Zn,Mg) 6 Al 2 (OH) 16 (CO 3 )·4H 2 O) is formed on the surface of the Zn—Mg—Al-based plating layer is within 6 hours in the atmospheric environment and within 5 minutes in the chloride environment. 
     
     
         12 . The plated steel sheet of  claim 1 , wherein under chloride environments of ISO14993 including salt spray and immersion environments, a time it takes for red rust to occur is 40 to 50 times longer in a flat plate portion; and 20 to 30 times in a 90 degree bending portion, compared to Zn plating of the same thickness. 
     
     
         13 . A manufacturing method of a plated steel sheet, comprising operations of:
 hot dip galvanizing a base steel sheet, including by weight: Mg: 4 to 6%, Al: 8.2 to 14.2%, with a balance Zn and other inevitable impurities, by immersing the base steel sheet in a plating bath maintained at a temperature of 20 to 80° C. higher than a solidification initiation temperature in an equilibrium state; and   cooling the hot-dip galvanized steel sheet using an inert gas at an average cooling rate of 2 to 12° C./s from the solidification initiation temperature to a solidification end temperature,   wherein in the cooling operation, cooling is performed so that the following relations 1-1 and 1-2 are satisfied, and a ratio (De/Dc) of a damper opening rate De of an edge portion to a damper opening rate Dc of a center portion satisfies 60 to 99%.   
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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         In the above relations 1-1 and 1-2, t is a thickness of the steel sheet (mm), A is an average cooling rate (° C./s) from a solidification initiation temperature to 375° C., and B is an average cooling rate (° C./s) from 375° C. to 340° C. 
       
     
     
         14 . The manufacturing method of  claim 13 , wherein in the cooling operation, cooling is performed by changing the ratio (De/Dc) of the damper opening rate (De) of the edge portion to the damper opening rate (Dc) of the center portion, depending on a temperature section, and
 the ratio (De/Dc) of the damper opening rate (De) of the edge portion to the damper opening rate (Dc) of the center portion is 60 to 70% from the solidification initiation temperature to 375° C., and is 90 to 99% from 375° C. to 340° C.   
     
     
         15 . The manufacturing method of  claim 14 , further comprising an operation of, after the cooling operation:
 improving a surface and shape of the base steel sheet by performing a skin pass rolling treatment,   wherein the skin pass rolling treatment is performed by applying a roll reduction of 50 to 300 tons to the surface of the steel sheet using a bright roll with surface roughness (Ra) of 0.2 to 1.0 μm.   
     
     
         16 . The manufacturing method of  claim 13 , further comprising an operation of, before the hot-dip galvanizing:
 performing a pre-skin pass rolling treatment of applying a roll reduction of 200 to 300 tons to the surface of the steel sheet using a bright roll with surface roughness (Ra) of 0.2 to 0.4 μm.   
     
     
         17 . The manufacturing method of  claim 16 , wherein during the pre-skin pass rolling treatment, the roll reduction is 250 to 300 tons.

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