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Zn-Al hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having improved resistance against secular peeling of coating
Assignee: Nippon Steel Corp
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Filing: 1987-08-04
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Granted: 1989-03-14
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Expires: 2007-08-04
Abstract
Abstract A Zn-Al hot-dip galvanized coating on a steel sheet may exhibit intergranular corrosion and be degraded due to the Al's secular enrichment in the grain boundaries of coating. This is prevented in accordance with the present invention by the galvanizing bath composition which contains from 0.15 to 10% of Al, from 0.1 to 1% of Sb, from 0.01 to 2% of Si, and the balance being Zn and unavoidable impurities such as Pb, Sn, and Cd in an amount less than 0.02%, and additionally contains at least from 0.01 to 1% of at least one member selected from the group consisting of Mg and mischmetal.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshio Shindou
- 👤 Motoo Kabeya
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 22:22
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23C; C23C2/00; C23C2/04; C23C2/06; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/12; Y10T428/12493; Y10T428/12771; Y10T428/12785; Y10T428/12792; Y10T428/12799
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
89 words
A Zn-Al hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having improved corrosion-resistance and resistance against secular peeling, and having a hot-dip galvanized coating on a low carbon steel sheet using a galvanizing bath which contains from 0.15 to 10% Al, from 0.2 to 1% of Sb, from 0.01 to 2% of Si, and balance being Zn and unavoidable impurities such as Pb, Sn, and Cd in an amount less than 0.02%, and additionally contains from 0.01 to 1% of at least one member selected from the group consisting of Mg and mischmetal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
89 words
A Zn-Al hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having improved corrosion-resistance and resistance against secular peeling, and having a hot-dip galvanized coating on a low carbon steel sheet using a galvanizing bath which contains from 0.15 to 10% Al, from 0.2 to 1% of Sb, from 0.01 to 2% of Si, and balance being Zn and unavoidable impurities such as Pb, Sn, and Cd in an amount less than 0.02%, and additionally contains from 0.01 to 1% of at least one member selected from the group consisting of Mg and mischmetal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
55 words
A Zn-Al hot-dip galvanized steel sheet according to claim 1, wherein, directly before solidification of the galvanized coating while in a semimolten state, there is the step of blowing a mist of a phosphate aqueous solution onto the galvanized coating thereby rapidly cooling the galvanized coating at a speed of from 50° to 300° C./second.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
96 words
A Zn-Al hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having improved corrosion resistance and resistance to secular peeling, said galvanized steel sheet being produced by a method comprising: hot-dipping a low carbon steel sheet into a galvanizing bath which contains from 0.15 to 10% of Al, from 0.2 to 1% of Sb, from 0.01 to 2% of Si, and a balance being Zn and unavoidable impurities such as Pb, Sn, and Cd in an amount less than 0.02%, and additionally containing from 0.01 to 1% of at least one member selected from the group consisting of Mg and mischmetal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
96 words
A Zn-Al hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having improved corrosion resistance and resistance to secular peeling, said galvanized steel sheet being produced by a method comprising: hot-dipping a low carbon steel sheet into a galvanizing bath which contains from 0.15 to 10% of Al, from 0.2 to 1% of Sb, from 0.01 to 2% of Si, and a balance being Zn and unavoidable impurities such as Pb, Sn, and Cd in an amount less than 0.02%, and additionally containing from 0.01 to 1% of at least one member selected from the group consisting of Mg and mischmetal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
53 words
A Zn-Al hot-dip galvanized steel sheet according to claim 3 wherein, directly before solidification of a galvanized coating while in a semimolten state, said method further includes blowing a mist of phosphate aqueous solution onto the galvanized coating thereby rapidly cooling the galvanized coating at a speed of from 50° to 300° C./second.
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