EP1760166B1 - Method for manufacturing a steel tube having improved corrosion-resistance - Google Patents

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EP1760166B1
EP1760166B1 EP06116733.4A EP06116733A EP1760166B1 EP 1760166 B1 EP1760166 B1 EP 1760166B1 EP 06116733 A EP06116733 A EP 06116733A EP 1760166 B1 EP1760166 B1 EP 1760166B1
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Sun Chang Kim
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  • the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a steel tube, and more particularly to a method for manufacturing a steel tube according to the preamble portion of claim 1.
  • a steel tube obtained through the latter method is called an electric weld tube since a steel plate is transformed to a tube and its contacts are welded through electric resistance welding.
  • small bore steel tubes are broadly used as a condenser for cooler equipment such as refrigerators or a hydraulic brake line, in which high durability and high reliability are required. Therefore, the small bore steel tube must be carefully managed from its manufacturing process.
  • US 3,559,280 discloses a method comprising the features of the preamble portion of claim 1. More specifically, US 3,559,280 teaches an apparatus for tube forming, galvanizing and colour coating of a steel strip in a continuous operation. The coating is a Zn alloy and galvanizing is performed while the steel strip is conveyed horizontally.
  • JP 2003-166078 A discloses a coated steel tube wherein a corrosion resistant coating alloy is a hot dip Al-Zn alloy containing 55 wt% of aluminum and 43.4-44.9 wt.% of zinc. JP 2003-166078 A confirms the fact of improved corrosion resistance through the alloy. In addition, JP 2003-166078 A teaches a trivalent chromium layer and resin layers.
  • US 2003/0135979 A1 discloses another horizontal coating method for a steel tube.
  • US 3,738,312 discloses vertical hot dip coating of linear material by aluminum, zinc, or copper.
  • the corresponding pot for the melt includes a protruded part for vertical coating of the linear material.
  • the level of the melt in the pot is controlled by a level block.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide another method for manufacturing a steel tube having a corrosion resistant coating.
  • the steel tube manufactured by the above-described manufacturing method has a uniform surface and improved corrosion-resistance.
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic view showing the configuration of an apparatus for manufacturing a steel tube with superior corrosion-resistance, according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • a steel tube is first formed in coil shape by a coiler through a milling process before it is taken in the steel tube manufacturing apparatus of the present invention. That is, the milling process is carried out in a separate line.
  • the steel tube 1 brought in the steel tube manufacturing apparatus is straightened or uncoiled by an uncoiler 3, and the surface of the steel tube 1 is chemically treated in a chemical treatment apparatus 5 with a solution containing various kinds of acids or surfactants. Through this process, foreign substances on the surface of the steel tube can be removed. Following the chemical treatment, oxidated substances attached to the surface of the steel tube are physically removed through high-speed rotation of a wire brush for example. Later, the surface of the steel tube is cleansed by water and air.
  • the steel tube 1 passes through an apparatus for manufacturing a steel tube excellent in corrosion-resistance, in which the apparatus is constituted by a preheating apparatus 7, a pre-treating apparatus 10, a plating apparatus 20 and a resin coating apparatus 18.
  • the apparatus is constituted by a preheating apparatus 7, a pre-treating apparatus 10, a plating apparatus 20 and a resin coating apparatus 18.
  • the preheating apparatus 7 preheats the steel tube 1 having passed through the milling process. To this end, the preheating apparatus 7 preheats the steel tube to approximately 600°C or higher using an induction heater. Once preheated, the steel tube becomes a flexible state and its surface is heated ready for pre-treatment or plating.
  • the pre-treating apparatus 10 maintains the temperature of the preheated steel tube 1 higher than a predetermined temperature, and creates a reduction atmosphere.
  • the pre-treating apparatus 10 includes at least one tube 11, a ceramic heater 12, and a gas injection unit 13.
  • the tubes 11 are arrayed in a line at regular intervals.
  • each tube 11 is kept warm, and the tubes 11 are arrayed in a manner that the steel tube 1 passes through their inside.
  • An exothermic ceramic heater 12 is installed on the circumferential surface of the tube 11 to ensure that the preheated steel tube is maintained at a higher temperature than the predetermined temperature.
  • the gas injection unit 13 injects hydrogen-nitrogen mixed gas into the tube 11 to create a reduction atmosphere.
  • the concentration of hydrogen gas, which is a reducing gas, in the hydrogen-nitrogen mixed gas ranges 5-25%, and the mixed gas is injected approximately three times as much of the internal volume of the tube 11 at atmospheric pressure.
  • the creation of a reduction atmosphere prevents the surface of the heated steel tube from getting easily oxidated to black, and helps the plating process (to be described) performed more stably.
  • the plating apparatus 20 is for plating the surface of the steel tube 1 with a corrosion resistant alloy.
  • the plating apparatus 20 includes a heater 22 and a pot 21 for storing a molten alloy.
  • Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a steel tube with superior corrosion-resistance according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • an alloy plating layer 101 is formed on the surface of the steel tube 100.
  • the alloy plating layer 101 contains 55 wt% of aluminum and 43.4-44.9 wt% of zinc (this is called a SeAHLume alloy), which provides substantially increased corrosion resistance.
  • the alloy further contains 0.1-1.6 wt% of silicon.
  • the heater 22 for melting the alloy is disposed below the pot 21 serves as a heating source for melting the alloy through injection heating.
  • the pot 21 is a vessel for storing the molten alloy, and has a protruded plating part 21 a formed on the path the steel tube 1 passes through. That is, part of the molten alloy flows into the plating part 21a and is used for plating the surface of the steel tube 1 that moves along the hole formed in the plating part 21 a.
  • the path the steel tube 1 takes to pass through the plating part 21a is disposed vertically. That is, the steel tube 1 moves vertically between an upper guide roller 31 and a lower guide roller 30.
  • This constitution allows the gravity to help the plating process for prevention of asymmetric plating, and ensures that a uniform plating layer is formed in a circumferential direction.
  • the steel tube 1 After rising vertically, the steel tube 1 is descended at an angle of predetermined degrees by the upper guide roller 31 for the next process.
  • the steel tube 1 arrives at a horizontal path again, it is cooled by an air cooling and water cooling apparatus 15. This cooling process involves air blasting and water spray quenching onto the surface of the steel tube.
  • a chromating apparatus 17 supplies chromium (III) to the surface of the steel tube for 5 seconds, more preferably, less than 1 second.
  • the resin coating apparatus 18 coats the surface of the plated steel tube with a synthetic resin.
  • the synthetic resin includes colorless nano-resins, more preferably, nylon resins.
  • Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a steel tube with superior corrosion-resistance, according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • a chromium (III) treated layer 101a is formed on the surface of the plating layer 101. Also, a coating layer 102 of nylon resin is formed on the surface of the chromate treated layer 101a. Both layers serve to improve corrosion-resistance of the steel tube 100.
  • Fig. 4 illustrates a plating apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention. The following will now describe in detail the constitution of the plating apparatus with reference to Fig. 4 .
  • an induction heater 22 is disposed below the pot 21, and a plating part 21a is protrusively formed on one side of the pot 21.
  • the path of the steel tube 1 passing through the plating part 21a is disposed vertically, and an upper guide roller 31 and a lower guide roller 30 are installed at the upper end and the lower end of the vertical path, respectively, to guide the traveling of the steel tube.
  • the steel tube goes into the lower guide roller 30 along the horizontal direction over the ground surface, it is bent and then travels in the substantially vertical direction.
  • the lower guide roller 30 is surrounded by a case, and an auxiliary tool for adjusting the (radical) clearance caused by the difference in the outer diameter of the steel tube is installed inside the case.
  • the steel tube 1 passes the plating part, its surface is plated with an Al-Zn alloy (55 wt% of aluminum and 43.4-44.9 wt% of zinc). Desirably, the alloy further contains 0.1-1.6 wt% of silicon.
  • a level block 26 that selectively enters the pot 21 controls the level of a molten alloy to be flown into the plating part 21 a.
  • a separator 24 for defining an upper space is installed inside the pot 21, and the level block 26 is vertically movably mounted on one side of the separator 24.
  • the separator 24 prevents the fluctuation of the level of a molten alloy around the plating part 21 due to the vertical movement of the level block 26. For instance, when the level block 26 descends and sinks in a molten alloy, the level of the molten alloy increases and the alloy flows into the plating part. On the other hand, when the level block 26 ascends, the level of the molten alloy decreases and no alloy is supplied to the plating part 21 a.
  • a hole 21b through which the steel tube 1 passes is formed in the under surface of the plating part 21a, and a pressure control unit is further installed to prevent the leakage of the molten alloy through the hole 21b in the downward direction.
  • the pressure control unit is constituted by a lower nozzle apparatus 41 and a guide pipe 40.
  • the guide pipe 40 is connected to the case surrounding the lower guide roller 30, and an inert gas such as nitrogen is fed into the guide pipe 40 to maintain a 0.1-0.3 bar high-pressure state therein. Also, the upper end of the guide pipe 40 communicates with the lower nozzle apparatus 41, making the lower nozzle apparatus 41 in high-pressure state. In this manner, the molten alloy flown into the plating part 21a is not easily leaked downward.
  • the internal pressure of the pressure control unit including the guide pipe 40 and the lower nozzle apparatus 41 it becomes possible to uniformly plate the molten alloy on the surface of the steel tube that passes through the plating part 21 and travels in the vertical direction, and to prevent the leakage of the alloy in the downward direction.
  • a guide nozzle is formed at the upper and lower portions of the lower nozzle apparatus 41, respectively. This guide nozzle can be replaced if the outer diameter of a steel tube is changed.
  • the alloy can be uniformly plated over the surface of the steel tube 1 as it passes through the plating part 21 a.
  • the molten alloy that is plated on the surface of the steel tube 1 flows to one side and therefore, the thickness of plating on the surface of the steel tube is not asymmetric but uniform.
  • an upper nozzle apparatus 34 for spraying air or other mixed gas toward the steel tube is installed at the upper side of the plating part 21 a.
  • This upper nozzle apparatus 34 may have a constitution that enables to provide a very small amount of hydrogen gas to the steel tube and cause a flame therein for antioxidation.
  • the upper nozzle apparatus 34 may be used for blasting an inert gas such as nitrogen toward the steel tube 1 to adjust the thickness of the alloy plating used for the steel tube.
  • At least one tube-shaped cooling apparatus 32 encompassing the steep tube is disposed at the traveling path of the steel tube 1. This tube-shaped cooling apparatus 32 provides an air blast for cooling the surface of the steel tube 1 below the predetermined temperature.
  • the upper guide roller 31 is disposed at the upper end of the traveling path of the steel tube 1.
  • the steel tube 1 is bent by the upper guide roller 31 at an angle of about 30 degrees, and moves to the next cooling apparatus.
  • the subsequent processes from here are same as the ones described before referring to Fig. 1 .
  • Fig. 5 is a flow chart explaining the manufacturing method of the steel tube with superior corrosion-resistance.
  • a steel tube formed through a milling process is preheated (S10).
  • the surface of the steel tube becomes sufficiently flexible to be plated with an alloy.
  • the steep tube is preheated to a temperature higher than 600°C.
  • the reduction atmosphere is created while the temperature of the preheated steel tube is being maintained above the predetermined temperature (S20).
  • the reduction atmosphere can be created by injecting hydrogen-nitrogen mixed gas around the steel tube.
  • the alloy For plating, 55 wt% of aluminum and 43-45 wt% of zinc alloy is melted, and the molten Al-Zn alloy is plated over the surface of the steel tube (S30). Desirably, the alloy further contains 0.1-1.6 wt% silicon.
  • the Al-Zn alloy with such mixing ratio provides excellent corrosion-resistance to the steel tube.
  • the steel tube is plated as it passes vertically upwardly through the pot storing the molten alloy. While the steel tube passes through the plating part, the pressure control unit installed at the bottom of the plating part applies a pressure greater than the atmospheric pressure to prevent the leakage of the molten alloy in the downward direction.
  • the vertical path of the steel tube is guided by the upper and lower guide rollers.
  • the surface of the alloy plated steel tube is coated with a resin (S50).
  • a resin S50
  • a colorless nano-resin is used for coating the surface of the steel tube.
  • the resin contains a nylon resin.
  • the steel tube Before the coating process, the steel tube should be cooled below the predetermined temperature. To this end, a cooling process (S40) involving air blasting and cold water spray quenching is carried out.
  • chromating (III) process is performed in advance as part of the pretreatment for coating the steel tube with the resin.
  • the chromating process prevents discoloring of the steel tube and provides good appearance to the steel tube.
  • the surface of the steel tube is plated with the SeAHLume alloy and is coated with the nylon resin, corrosion-resistance of the steel tube is substantially increased. Therefore, when applied to a machine like a heat exchanger, it can guarantee a very stable operation.
  • the steel tube with superior corrosion-resistance and its manufacturing method of the present invention yield the following advantages.
  • the use of an alloy plating layer containing 55 wt% of aluminum and 43.4-44.9 wt% of zinc substantially increases corrosion-resistance of the steel tube.
  • the Al-Zn alloy can be uniformly plated over the surface of the steel tube along its circumferential direction.
  • the chromate (III) treatment is environmentally-friendly and improves the adhesives of the resin coating layer.

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