EP2366812B1 - Procédé de production d'une tôle d' acier galvanisé - Google Patents

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EP2366812B1
EP2366812B1 EP09833249.7A EP09833249A EP2366812B1 EP 2366812 B1 EP2366812 B1 EP 2366812B1 EP 09833249 A EP09833249 A EP 09833249A EP 2366812 B1 EP2366812 B1 EP 2366812B1
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Yoichi Makimizu
Hiroshi Kajiyama
Sakae Fujita
Naoto Yoshimi
Masahiko Tada
Hiroyuki Masuoka
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  • the present invention relates to a method for stably manufacturing a galvanized steel sheet having a low sliding resistance during press forming and excellent press formability.
  • the galvanized steel sheet has been widely utilized in wide ranging fields focusing on the application to automobile bodies.
  • a galvanized steel sheet in such application is press formed for use.
  • the galvanized steel sheet has a disadvantage in that the press formability is inferior to that of a cold-rolled steel sheet. This is because the sliding resistance of the galvanized steel sheet in a press die is higher than that of the cold-rolled steel sheet. More specifically, the galvanized steel sheet becomes difficult to flow into a press die in a portion where the sliding resistance between a die and a bead, which easily causes fracture of the steel sheet.
  • a galvannealed steel sheet that has been subjected to alloying treatment after hot dip galvanizing treatment among galvanized steel sheets has more excellent weldability and coatability than those of a hot-dip zinc-plated steel sheet that has not been subjected to alloying treatment, and thus has been more preferably used as automobile bodies.
  • the galvannealed steel sheet is one in which an Fe-Zn alloy phase is formed by galvanizing a steel sheet, and heating the same so that Fe in the steel sheet and Zn in a plating layer are dispersed to cause an alloying reaction.
  • the Fe-Zn alloy phase is a coating film generally containing a ⁇ phase, a ⁇ 1 phase, and a ⁇ phase and has a tendency that the hardness and the melting point decrease with a reduction in the Fe concentration, i.e., in the order of ⁇ phase ⁇ ⁇ 1 phase ⁇ ⁇ phase. Therefore, a coating film having a high Fe concentration in which the hardness is high, the melting point is high, and adhesion is difficult occur is effective from the viewpoint of slidability.
  • a galvannealed steel sheet in which the press formability is emphasized is manufactured in such a manner that the average Fe concentration in the coating film is slightly high.
  • the coating film having a high Fe concentration has problems in that the ⁇ phase that is hard and brittle is easily formed on the plated-steel sheet interface and a phenomenon of separation from the interface during processing, i.e., a so-called powdering, is likely to occur.
  • Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 disclose a technique of increasing the weldability and the processability by subjecting the surface of a galvanized steel sheet to electrolysis treatment, immersion treatment, coating oxidation treatment, or heat-treatment to form an oxide film mainly containing ZnO.
  • Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 when the techniques of Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 are applied to a galvannealed steel sheet, the surface reactivity becomes poor due to the presence of an Al oxide and an effect of improving the press formability cannot be stably obtained because the surface irregularities are large. More specifically, since the surface reactivity is low, it is difficult to form a given film on the surface even when the electrolysis treatment, immersion treatment, coating oxidation treatment, heat-treatment, or the like is performed and the film thickness is small in a portion where the reactivity is low, i.e., a portion in which the number of Al oxides is large. Since the surface irregularities are large, the surface convex portions directly contact a press die during press forming. The sliding resistance in contact portions of thin portions of the convex portions and the die becomes large, and thus an effect of improving the press formability is not sufficiently obtained.
  • Patent Document 3 discloses a technique of forming an oxide layer on a plated surface layer by hot dip galvanizing a steel sheet, alloying the same by heat treatment, subjecting the resultant steel sheet to temper rolling, bringing the same into contact with an acidic solution having pH buffer action, holding the same for 1 to 30 seconds, and then washing with water.
  • Patent Document 4 discloses a method including bringing a hot dip galvanized steel sheet after temper rolling into contact with an acidic solution having pH buffer action, holding the same for a given period of time in a state where a liquid film of the acidic solution is formed on the surface of the steel sheet, and then washing with water and drying the same.
  • EP 2 014 783 A1 discloses a steel sheet which is coated with a Zn oxide layer by immersion of a steel plate in an acidic solution containing Zr, Ti, or Sn ions.
  • EP 1 288 325 A1 discloses a steel sheet and a method for the production thereof with oxide layer which is generated by immersion of the galvanized steel sheet in an acidic solution containing Fe and Zn ions.
  • the Fe ions constitute the main proportion of the ions contained in the aqueous solution.
  • an iron zinc oxide formation occurs on the surface.
  • US 2005/0139291 A1 discloses an oxide coated galvanized steel sheet and a method for production thereof. An acidic solution containing ferrous sulfate heptahydrate is applied on the surface of the galvanized steel sheet.
  • EP 1 666 624 A1 discloses the same method as already discussed for prior art US 2005/0139291 A1 .
  • a galvanized steel sheet is dipped to an iron ion containing acid solution.
  • a further method performing a zinc oxide film on a surface of a galvanized steel sheet is known from the post-published document EP 2 186 925 A1 .
  • Said document discloses an improved method forming a zinc oxide film on the surface of a galvanized steel sheet. Therefore, sulfate heptahydrate is added to an aqueous solution with a pH value of about 5.2 to 5.6 such that the zinc ion concentration is in the range between 4.5 and 11.4 g/l.
  • WO 00/15878 there is known a steel plate coated with a metal layer based on zinc and zinc hydroxysulphate layer, whereof the surface density of the surface is more than 0.5 mg/m 2 .
  • a so-called anodic polarizing is used to cause the polarization current to circulate.
  • an acidic solution between 5 and 7 pH is used.
  • the present inventors have repeatedly conducted extensive research in order to solve the problems. As a result, the following findings have been obtained.
  • the acidic solution for use in the techniques of Patent Document 3 and Patent Document 4 has pH buffer action in order to promote the dissolution of zinc. Therefore, it is considered that an increase in the pH is delayed, and thus the formation of an oxide layer is delayed.
  • an elution time of zinc is included in a generation time of the oxide film. As a result, it is considered that generating a thick oxide film in a short time becomes difficult.
  • the present inventors have devised a technique of generating an oxide film in a shorter time by omitting an elution time of zinc by blending zinc ion in an aqueous solution for generating an oxide film beforehand.
  • the formation of an oxide film has not been promoted merely by blending zinc ion in an aqueous solution beforehand.
  • the pH is 2 described in Examples of Patent Document 3 and Patent Document 4
  • even when zinc is blended in a treatment liquid even when zinc is blended in a treatment liquid, the formation of an oxide film has not been promoted.
  • the present inventors have devised a technique of setting the pH of an aqueous solution to 4 to 6, the pH at which a zinc oxide is likely to generate. Then, the present inventors have found that, by setting the pH of a treatment liquid to 4 to 6, zinc is generated as a hydroxide due to a slight increase in the surface pH caused by slight elution of zinc of a plated coating film.
  • the present invention provides a method for manufacturing a galvanized steel sheet having the features defined in claim 1. Further preferred embodiments of the method are defined in dependent claims 2 and 3.
  • the galvanized steel sheet is a plated steel sheet having a coating film containing zinc as the main component formed on the surface and includes a hot dip galvanized steel sheet (abbreviated as a GI steel sheet), a galvannealed Steel Sheet (abbreviated as a GA steel sheet), an electrogalvanized steel sheet (abbreviated as an EG steel sheet), a vapor deposition galvanized steel sheet, an alloy galvanized steel sheet containing an alloy element of Fe, Al, Ni, MgCo, or the like, etc.
  • a hot dip galvanized steel sheet abbreviated as a GI steel sheet
  • a GA steel sheet a galvannealed Steel Sheet
  • an electrogalvanized steel sheet abbreviated as an EG steel sheet
  • a vapor deposition galvanized steel sheet an alloy galvanized steel sheet containing an alloy element of Fe, Al, Ni, MgCo, or the like, etc.
  • the aqueous solution contains zinc ion in the range of 50 to 100 g/l as the zinc ion concentration, the pH is 4 to 6, and the liquid temperature is 20 to 70°C.
  • an aqueous solution containing zinc ion in a given concentration and having a specified pH and a specified liquid temperature as described above as the aqueous solution for use in the contact treatment of the steel sheet is an important requirement and a feature in the invention.
  • an oxide layer sufficient for securing favorable press formability can be formed in a short time.
  • the “after the termination of the contact treatment” refers to "after the termination of an immersion process” in the case of immersion treatment, "after the termination of a spraying process” in the case of spraying treatment, and “after the termination of a coating process” in the case of roll coating.
  • an aqueous solution containing zinc ion as the aqueous solution for use in the contact treatment of the steel sheet allows omission of an elution time of zinc.
  • the zinc ion concentration exceeds 100 g/l, the concentration of sulfuric acid contained in the oxide layer to be formed becomes high, resulting in concern about contamination of a treatment liquid when the oxide dissolves in chemical conversion treatment to be carried out thereafter.
  • the present invention provides an aqueous solution, wherein the zinc ion concentration is in the range of 50 to 100 g/l.
  • zinc ion as a sulfate. It is considered that when zinc ion is added as a sulfate, sulfuric acid ion is taken into an oxide layer to be formed to thereby produce an effect of stabilizing the oxide layer.
  • the formation of an oxide film is not promoted merely by blending zinc ion in a treatment liquid beforehand.
  • the pH needs to be set to 4 to 6, at which a zinc oxide easily generates.
  • zinc generates as a hydroxide due to a slight increase in the surface pH caused by slight elution of zinc of a plated coating film.
  • the zinc elution time can be omitted and the generation of a zinc oxide can be achieved.
  • zinc ion precipitates in the aqueous solution (formation of a hydroxide) and is not formed as an oxide on the surface of the steel sheet.
  • the pH is lower than 4
  • the formation of the oxide layer is hindered due to the delay of an increase in the pH as described above.
  • the temperature of the aqueous solution is 20 to 70°C. Since the oxide layer formation reaction occurs when holding the steel sheet in a given period of time after contacting the aqueous solution, it is effective to control the sheet temperature during holding in the range of 20 to 70°C. When the sheet temperature is lower than 20°C, a long period of time is required for the oxide layer generation reaction, resulting in a reduction in the productivity. In contrast, when the sheet temperature exceeds 70°C, a reaction relatively quickly proceeds but treatment unevenness is likely to occur on the surface of the steel sheet.
  • the aqueous solution used in Patent Document 3 and Patent Document 4 has a feature in that the aqueous solution is acidic and has pH buffer action.
  • the aqueous solution is acidic and has pH buffer action.
  • a sufficient oxide layer can be formed even when the dissolution of zinc is not caused by increasing the pH of the aqueous solution.
  • a prompt increase in the pH is considered to be advantageous for the formation of an oxide. Therefore, the pH buffer action is not necessarily indispensable.
  • an oxide layer excellent in slidability can be stably formed when zinc is contained in the aqueous solution contacting the surface of the steel sheet. Therefore, even when other metal ions, inorganic compounds, and the like are contained as impurities or intentionally contained in the aqueous solution, the effects of the invention are not impaired. Even when N, P, B, Cl, Na, Mn, Ca, Mg, Ba, Sr, Si, and the like are taken into the oxide layer, it can be applied insofar as the effects of the invention are not impaired.
  • the aqueous solution is present on the surface of the steel sheet in the form of a thin liquid film.
  • the amount of the aqueous solution present on the surface of the steel sheet is large, the pH of the aqueous solution is hard to increase even when the dissolution of zinc occurs, and a long period of time is required for the formation of the oxide layer.
  • the liquid film to be formed on the surface of the steel sheet after contacting the aqueous solution is preferably 5 to 30 g/m 2 .
  • the adjustment of the amount of the aqueous solution film can be performed by a squeeze roll, air wiping, or the like.
  • the time (retention time before washing with water) before washing with water after immersion in the aqueous solution is 1 to 60 seconds.
  • the time before washing with water is lower than 1 second, the aqueous solution is washed away before a sufficient oxide layer is formed, and thus an effect of improving the slidability is not obtained.
  • the time before washing with water exceeds 60 seconds, the productivity decreases. Since the object of the invention is to stably manufacture a galvanized steel sheet even in a short time, the retention time is 60 seconds or lower for sufficiently demonstrating the effects of the invention.
  • an oxide layer mainly containing zinc as a metal component and having an average thickness of 10 nm or more is obtained.
  • the "mainly containing zinc” refers to containing zinc in a proportion of 50% by mass or more as a metal component.
  • the above mentioned oxide layer refers to a layer containing an oxide and/or a hydroxide mainly containing zinc as a metal component.
  • the average thickness of the oxide layer is required to be 10 nm or more. When the average thickness of the oxide layer is small, e.g., lower than 10 nm, an effect of reducing sliding resistance becomes insufficient. In contrast, when the average thickness of the oxide layer containing zinc as an essential ingredient exceeds 100 nm, there is a tendency that the coating film breaks during press processing, the sliding resistance increases, and the weldability decreases. Thus, such a thickness is not preferable.
  • Methods for bringing the galvanized steel sheet into contact with the aqueous solution containing zinc are not particularly limited.
  • a method for immersing the plated steel sheet in the aqueous solution a method for spraying the aqueous solution to the plated steel sheet, a method for applying the aqueous solution to the plated steel sheet with a coating roll, and the like are mentioned.
  • the aqueous solution it is preferable for the aqueous solution to be finally present on the surface of the steel sheet in the form of a thin liquid film.
  • Al needs to be added into a plating bath but additional element ingredients other than Al are not particularly limited. More specifically, even when Pb, Sb, Si, Sn, Mg, Mn, Ni, Ti, Li, Cu, and the like other than Al are contained or added, the plating bath can be applied insofar as the effects of the invention are not impaired.
  • a GI steel sheet was produced by performing hot dip galvanizing in which the deposit amount per surface was 45 g/m 2 and the Al concentration was 0.20% by mass on a cold-rolled steel sheet having a sheet thickness of 0.8 mm, and then performing temper rolling.
  • a GA steel sheet was obtained by forming a plated coating film in which the deposit amount per surface was 45 g/m 2 , the Fe concentration was 10% by mass, and the Al concentration was 0.20% by mass on a cold-rolled steel sheet having a sheet thickness of 0.8 mm by a standard galvannealing method, and further performing temper rolling.
  • An EG steel sheet was produced by having a plated coating film having a deposit amount per surface of 30 g/m 2 on a cold-rolled steel sheet having a sheet thickness of 0.8 mm by a standard electrogalvanizing method.
  • an oxide layer was formed using a treatment facility having a structure shown in Fig. 1 .
  • steel sheets S such as the GI steel sheet, the GA steel sheet, and the EG steel sheet obtained above were immersed in aqueous solutions in which the treatment liquid composition, the temperature, and the pH were different from each other as shown in Tables 1-1 and 1-2 in a solution bath 2.
  • the amount of liquid films on the surface of the steel sheets was adjusted with a squeeze roll 3. The adjustment of the amount of liquid films was performed by changing the pressure of the squeeze roll.
  • a washing bath 1 can be provided before the solution bath 2.
  • aqueous solution for use in the immersion treatment in the solution bath 2 an aqueous solution was used to which a given amount of zinc sulfate heptahydrate was added in order to add zinc ion.
  • a solution containing 20 g/L of sodium acetate whose pH was adjusted with sulfuric acid was also used in some cases.
  • the retention time before washing with water was the time before washing in the washing bath 7 was started after adjusting the amount of liquid films with the squeeze roll 3 and was adjusted by changing the line speed. Some of the steel sheets were produced by washing immediately after squeezing using a shower washing device 4 at the exit side of the squeeze roll 3.
  • the steel sheets produced as described above were judged whether or not they have an appearance sufficient as an exterior panel for automobiles, and also the measurement of a friction coefficient as a method for simply evaluating the press formability and a spherical head bulging test was carried out in order to simulate the actual formability in detail were carried out.
  • the measurement methods are as follows.
  • Fig. 2 is a schematic front view showing a friction coefficient measuring device.
  • a friction coefficient measuring sample 11 extracted from the test piece is fixed to a sample stand 12.
  • the sample stand 12 is fixed to the upper surface of a horizontally movable slide table 13.
  • a vertically movable slide table support stand 15 having a roller 14 contacting the lower surface of the slide table 13.
  • a first load cell 17 for measuring a pressing load N to the friction coefficient measuring sample 11 by a bead 16 is attached to the slide table support stand 15.
  • a second load cell 18 is attached to one end of the slide table 13.
  • a cleaning oil for pressing Preton R352L manufactured by Sugimura Chemical Industrial Co., Ltd., was applied onto the surface of the friction coefficient measuring sample 11, and thus a test was carried out.
  • Figs. 3 and 4 are schematic perspective view showing the shape and the size of the used bead.
  • the bead 16 slides while the lower surface of the bead 16 being pressed against the surface of the sample 11.
  • the width is 10 mm
  • the length in the sliding direction of the sample is 12 mm
  • each end in the sliding direction of the lower surface of the bead 16 is curved with a curvature of 4.5 mmR.
  • the lower surface of the bead 16 against which the sample is pressed has a plane with a width of 10 mm and a length in the sliding direction of 3 mm.
  • the width is 10 mm
  • the length in the sliding direction of the sample is 69 mm
  • each end in the sliding direction of the lower surface of the bead 16 is curved with a curvature of 4.5 mmR.
  • the lower surface of the bead 16 against which the sample is pressed has a plane with a width of 10 mm and a length in the sliding direction of 60 mm.
  • the bead shown in Fig. 3 was used, the pressing load N was 400 kgf, and the sample drawing rate (horizontal movement rate of the slide table 13) was 100 cm/min.
  • the bead shown in Fig. 4 was used, the pressing load N was 400 kgf, and the sample drawing rate (horizontal movement rate of the slide table 13) was 20 cm/min.
  • a test piece having a size of 200 ⁇ 200 mm was subjected to bulge forming using a 150 mm ⁇ punch by a liquid pressure bulge testing machine. Then, the maximum forming height when the test piece was broken was measured. During the test, a wrinkle pressing force of 100 Ton was applied in order to prevent inflow of materials, and a lubricating oil was applied only to the surface which the punch contacted. The used lubricating oil is the same as that of the friction coefficient measurement test described above.
  • An Si wafer on which a thermal oxidation SiO 2 film having a film thickness of 96 nm was formed was used as a reference substance, and the average thickness of the oxide layer in terms of SiO 2 was determined by measuring the O ⁇ K ⁇ X rays by an x-ray fluorescence spectrometer.
  • the analysis area is 30 mm ⁇ .
  • Tables 1-1 and 1-2 The test results obtained in the above are shown in Tables 1-1 and 1-2.
  • Table 1-1 No. Test piece Used solution pH Solution Temperature Liquid film amount (g/m 2 ) Time before water Washing (second) Oxide film thickness (nm) Friction coefficient Maxium forming height (mm) Steel sheet appearance Remarks pH buffer Zn concentratio Condition 1 Condition 2 1 GA - - - - - 8 0.180 0.223 35.0 ⁇ Comparative example 1 2 Sodium acetate (20g/L) - 2.0 sulfuric acid added 35°C 10 10 15 0.149 0.190 36.5 ⁇ Comparative example 2 3 10 30 30 0.128 0.165 38.1 ⁇ Comparative example 3 4 10 60 42 0.120 0.163 39.3 ⁇ Comparative example 4 5 - 5.0 sulfuric add added 35°C 10 10 8 0.183 0.219 35.6 ⁇ Comparative example 5 6 10 30 8 0.179 0.221 35.9 ⁇ Comparative example 6 7 10 60 8 0.180 0.217 35.9 ⁇ Compar
  • Test piece Used solution pH Solution Temperature Liquid film amount (g/m 2 ) Time before water Washing (second) Oxide film thickness (nm) Friction coefficient Maxium forming height (mm) Steel sheet appearance Remarks pH buffer Zn concentratio Condition 1 Condition 2 38 35° C 40 10 13 0.155 0.202 37.4 ⁇ Example of present invention 21 39 40 30 28 0.132 0.167 39.0 ⁇ Example of present invention 22 40 40 60 42 0.127 0.163 39.7 ⁇ Example of present invention 23 41 3.5 sulfuric acid added 35°C 10 10 14 0.149 0.201 36.0 ⁇ Comparative example 18 42 10 30 27 0.130 0.165 39.2 ⁇ Comparative example 19 43 10 60 40 0.124 0.162 41.0 ⁇ Comparative example 20 44 100g/l 4.9 35°C 10 10 34 0.125 0.166 40.5 ⁇ Example of present invention 24 45 10 30 41 0.123 0.164 40.9 ⁇ Example of present invention 25 46 10 60 50 0.121 0.163 40.8 ⁇ Example of present invention 26 Table 2-1 No Test piece Used solution pH Solution Temperature
  • Fig. 5 is a view showing the influence of the zinc ion concentration on the oxide film thickness using Nos. 8 to 22 and Nos. 44 to 46 of Tables 1-1 and 1-2.
  • a galvanized steel sheet having a low sliding resistance during press forming and excellent press formability can be stably manufactured at a saved space even under short-time manufacturing conditions. For example, even when a high strength galvanized steel sheet which has a high forming load and is likely to cause die galling, the sliding resistance during press forming is low and excellent press formability can be achieved. Since the press formability is excellent, the invention can be applied to wide ranging fields focusing on the application to automobile bodies.

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  1. Procédé de fabrication d'une tôle d'acier galvanisée, comprenant :
    la galvanisation d'une tôle d'acier ;
    la mise en contact de la tôle d'acier avec une solution aqueuse ;
    le maintien de la tôle d'acier pendant 1 à 60 secondes après la fin du traitement de mise en contact ;
    et
    le lavage à l'eau et le séchage de la tôle d'acier pour ainsi former une couche d'oxyde sur la surface de la tôle d'acier,
    la solution aqueuse destinée à être utilisée dans le traitement de mise en contact de la tôle d'acier contenant de l'ion zinc dans une fourchette de 50 à 100 g/l en tant que concentration en ion zinc, ayant un pH de 4 à 6 et ayant une température de liquide de 20 à 70 °C.
  2. Procédé de fabrication d'une tôle d'acier galvanisée selon la revendication 1, dans lequel la solution aqueuse contient du sulfate de zinc.
  3. Procédé de fabrication d'une tôle d'acier galvanisée selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel un film liquide destiné à être formé sur la surface de la tôle d'acier après que la tôle d'acier entre en contact avec la solution aqueuse va de 5 à 30 g/m2.
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