EP3321394B1 - Procédé et équipement permettant de produire une bande d'acier laminée à froid - Google Patents

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EP3321394B1
EP3321394B1 EP16821503.6A EP16821503A EP3321394B1 EP 3321394 B1 EP3321394 B1 EP 3321394B1 EP 16821503 A EP16821503 A EP 16821503A EP 3321394 B1 EP3321394 B1 EP 3321394B1
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  • This application relates to a method of producing a cold rolled steel strip and a production system for a cold rolled steel strip.
  • high-strength cold rolled steel sheets containing a large amount of Si suffer from a problem of having poor post-coating corrosion resistance and being more susceptible to coating peeling than normal cold rolled steel sheets when exposed to a harsh corrosive environment after electrodeposition coating, such as in a warm salt water immersion test or a wet-dry combined cyclic corrosion test. Consequently, it is difficult to use high-strength cold rolled steel sheets containing a large amount of Si in body applications for which coating is essential.
  • Patent literature (PTL) 1 and 2 provide techniques for solving this problem.
  • PTL 1 and 2 each describe a method of producing a cold rolled steel sheet including subjecting a steel sheet that has been cold rolled and subsequently continuously annealed to pickling by continuously feeding the steel sheet into a mixed acid (nitric acid and hydrochloric acid, nitric acid and hydrofluoric acid, or the like) to immerse the steel sheet, and subsequently subjecting the steel sheet to repickling by continuously feeding the steel sheet into a non-oxidizing acid (hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, or the like) to immerse the steel sheet.
  • a mixed acid nitric acid and hydrochloric acid, nitric acid and hydrofluoric acid, or the like
  • a non-oxidizing acid hydroochloric acid, sulfuric acid, or the like
  • the described method removes Si-containing oxides at the steel sheet surface through the pickling and removes iron-based oxides that are produced in the pickling through the repickling, and thereby enables production of a cold rolled steel sheet having excellent chemical convertibility and post-coating corrosion resistance in harsh corrosive environments.
  • PTL 3 relates to a method and device for producing an Si-containing cold rolled steel sheet, the method comprising steps of cold rolling a steel containing 0.5 to 3.0 mass% Si, continuously annealing the cold rolled steel sheet, pickling the surface of the continuously annealed steel sheet, and repickling the surface of the pickled steel sheet with a non-oxidative acid.
  • PTL 4 relates to a method for producing a cold rolled steel sheet, wherein a continuously annealed steel sheet after cold rolling is pickled with a mixture of nitric acid and hydrochloric acid.
  • PTL 5 relates to a method of continuously annealing a cold rolled steel strip and carrying out pickling with a mixed acid of nitric acid and hydrofluoric acid.
  • PTL 6 relates to method of pickling stainless steel using a mixture of nitric acid and hydrofluoric acid.
  • the disclosed method of producing a cold rolled steel strip and production system for a cold rolled steel strip enable continuous production with long-term stability of a steel strip having excellent chemical convertibility, post-coating corrosion resistance in harsh corrosive environments, and surface appearance quality.
  • a method of producing a cold rolled steel strip includes: subjecting a steel strip that has been cold rolled and subsequently continuously annealed to pickling by continuously feeding the steel strip into a mixed acid solution containing a first acid that is oxidizing and is nitric acid and a second acid that is non-oxidizing to immerse the steel strip; and subsequently subjecting the steel strip to repickling by continuously feeding the steel strip into an acid solution containing a third acid that is non-oxidizing to immerse the steel strip.
  • a non-oxidizing or reducing gas is normally used as an atmosphere gas, and the dew point is strictly controlled. Consequently, in the case of a normal cold rolled steel strip in which the additive amount of alloy is small, oxidation of the surface of the steel strip is suppressed. However, in the case of a cold rolled steel strip containing 0.5 mass% or more of Si or Mn, oxidation of Si, Mn, and the like, which are easily oxidized compared to Fe, occurs even if the composition and dew point of the atmosphere gas are strictly controlled during annealing.
  • Si-containing oxides such as Si oxide (SiO 2 ) and Si-Mn-based composite oxides at the surface of the steel strip.
  • Si-containing oxides are formed not only at the surface of the steel strip, but also at an inner part of the steel substrate, which impairs etching properties of the steel strip surface in chemical conversion treatment (zinc phosphate treatment) carried out as foundation treatment for electrodeposition coating, and negatively affects formation of a sound chemical conversion treatment film.
  • a cold rolled steel strip is continuously fed into a mixed acid solution containing a first acid that is oxidizing and is nitric acid and a second acid that is non-oxidizing to immerse the cold rolled steel strip and remove a Si-containing oxide layer from the surface of the cold rolled steel strip.
  • the thickness of the Si-containing oxide layer is normally approximately 1 ⁇ m from the steel strip surface, but varies depending on the chemical composition of the steel strip and the annealing conditions (temperature, time, atmosphere).
  • the oxidizing first acid is nitric acid.
  • the reason that the first acid is required in the mixed acid solution is that, among Si-containing oxides, although Si-Mn-based composite oxides readily dissolve in acid, SiO 2 displays poor solubility, and thus, in order to remove this SiO 2 , it is necessary to use an oxidizing acid, namely nitric acid, so as to remove steel substrate together with Si-containing oxides at the surface of the steel strip.
  • the concentration of nitric acid in the mixed acid solution is set within a range of higher than 110 g/L and not higher than 188 g/L. This is because a concentration of 110 g/L or lower reduces the permissible Fe concentration upper limit in the mixed acid solution and shortens the time that continuous pickling treatment can be performed using the same mixed acid solution without waste liquid treatment, whereas a concentration of higher than 188 g/L makes it difficult to dissolve iron-based oxides by the repickling in the subsequent stage.
  • concentration of nitric acid is high, the Fe concentration in the mixed acid solution tends to rise more quickly, and thus the permissible Fe concentration upper limit tends to be reached more quickly.
  • the concentration of nitric acid is more preferably 140 g/L or lower, and even more preferably 130 g/L or lower.
  • the non-oxidizing second acid is one or more selected from the group consisting of hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, pyrophosphoric acid, formic acid, acetic acid, citric acid, hydrofluoric acid, and oxalic acid.
  • hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, and/or hydrofluoric acid is preferred.
  • the reason for using a non-oxidizing acid such as described above is to suppress the formation of iron-based oxides that precipitate on the steel strip surface in accompaniment to pickling with the oxidizing first acid.
  • the concentration of the second acid in the mixed acid solution is set within a range of higher than 4.5 g/L and not higher than 12.5 g/L. This is because a concentration of 4.5 g/L or lower makes it difficult to dissolve iron-based oxides by the repickling in the subsequent stage, whereas a concentration of higher than 12.5 g/L reduces the pickling weight loss per unit time and may result in residual SiO 2 in the steel strip surface layer.
  • the concentration of the second acid is more preferably 6.5 g/L to 8.5 g/L.
  • Conditions that influence the amount of Si-containing oxides include the structure of the steel strip and the annealing conditions.
  • a suitable pickling time for removing Si-containing oxides is determined by taking into account these conditions.
  • the concentration of nitric acid, the sheet passing speed, and the pickling line length may be set so as to ensure this suitable pickling time.
  • iron-based oxides that dissolves from the steel strip surface through the pickling forms iron-based oxides and these iron-based oxides precipitate on and cover the steel strip surface, leading to reduced chemical convertibility.
  • These iron-based oxides are removed after the pickling in the present embodiment by continuously feeding the steel strip into an acid solution containing a third acid that is non-oxidizing to immerse the steel strip.
  • the term "iron-based oxide” is used to refer to an oxide having iron as a main component in which the atomic concentration of iron among constituent elements of the oxide other than oxygen is 30% or higher.
  • These iron-based oxides are oxides that are present with a non-uniform thickness on the steel strip surface and differ from a natural oxide layer that is present as a uniform layer of several nanometers in thickness. Note that iron-based oxides formed at the surface of the cold rolled steel strip are known to be amorphous based on observation using a transmission electron microscope (TEM) and analysis results of a diffraction pattern obtained by electron beam diffraction.
  • the non-oxidizing third acid is one or more selected from the group consisting of hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, pyrophosphoric acid, formic acid, acetic acid, citric acid, hydrofluoric acid, and oxalic acid.
  • hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, and/or hydrofluoric acid is preferred.
  • hydrochloric acid is suitable because residual matter tends not to remain at the steel strip surface as with sulfate ions in the case of sulfuric acid since hydrochloric acid is a volatile acid, and because the destructive effect on iron-based oxides by chloride ions is large.
  • an acid obtained by mixing hydrochloric acid and sulfuric acid may be used.
  • the second acid used in the pickling and the third acid used in the repickling may be the same type of acid or different types of acids. However, it is preferable to use the same type of acid from a viewpoint of simplification of the production system.
  • the concentration of the third acid in the acid solution is set within a range of higher than 4.5 g/L and not higher than 12.5 g/L. This is because a concentration of 4.5 g/L or lower makes it difficult to dissolve iron-based oxides, whereas a concentration of higher than 12.5 g/L may lead to discoloration due to the presence of residual acid solution on the steel strip surface.
  • the concentration of the third acid is more preferably 6.5 g/L to 8.5 g/L.
  • An appropriate pickling time in the repickling is determined based on the pickling weight loss required to remove iron-based oxides formed by the pickling in the first stage, pickling efficiency determined by the acid composition, and pickling length.
  • the acid temperature is approximately 30 °C to 60 °C and the pickling time is approximately 10 s.
  • the cold rolled steel strip that is subjected to the pickling and repickling described above after continuous annealing may then be processed to obtain a cold rolled steel sheet as a product sheet through normal processing steps such as temper rolling and a leveling process.
  • the total pickling weight loss in the pickling and repickling is preferably 8 g/m 2 or more.
  • the total pickling weight loss is 8 g/m 2 or more, Si-containing oxides and iron-based oxides tend not to remain at the steel strip surface and higher chemical convertibility is obtained.
  • the pickling rate i.e., the temperature of the mixed acid
  • the concentration of the first acid (nitric acid) in the mixed acid solution is lowered and the concentration of the second acid (for example, hydrochloric acid) in the mixed acid solution is raised as the Fe concentration in the mixed acid solution rises.
  • this control of acid concentration is used to maintain the temperature of the mixed acid solution constantly within a range of 45 °C to 55 °C. This is because a temperature of lower than 45 °C reduces the pickling weight loss per unit time and may lead to residual SiO 2 in the surface layer of the steel strip, whereas a temperature of higher than 55 °C may lead to discoloration of the steel strip surface starting to occur.
  • the Fe concentration in fresh mixed acid that has not been used for steel strip pickling is zero.
  • concentrations of the first acid and the second acid in the fresh mixed acid are taken to be roughly in the middle of the preferred ranges therefor.
  • the concentration of the first acid may be set as 132.5 g/L and the concentration of the second acid may be set as 6.5 g/L.
  • the Fe concentration in the mixed acid is measured over time.
  • the Fe concentration may be measured continuously or may be measured intermittently at fixed intervals.
  • the Fe concentration is classified into a number of levels and set concentrations for the first acid and the second acid are predetermined for each level.
  • the concentrations of the first acid and the second acid are adjusted. For example, at a stage at which the Fe concentration in the mixed acid reaches 15 g/L, the concentration of the first acid may be adjusted to 125.0 g/L and the concentration of the second acid may be adjusted to 7.5 g/L. As further time passes, at a stage at which the Fe concentration in the mixed acid reaches 20 g/L, the concentration of the first acid may be adjusted to 110.0 g/L and the concentration of the second acid may be adjusted to 8.5 g/L.
  • relationship formulae between Fe concentration and set concentrations for the first acid and the second acid is predetermined, and the concentrations of the first acid and the second acid are adjusted from moment to moment in accordance with a gradual rise in the Fe concentration in the mixed acid.
  • the control of acid concentration enables the temperature of the mixed acid to be maintained within a preferred range without an increase in the pickling rate even when the Fe concentration in the mixed acid rises. This enables continuous production with long-term stability of a cold rolled steel strip having excellent chemical convertibility, post-coating corrosion resistance in harsh corrosive environments, and surface appearance quality.
  • the following describes a cold rolled steel strip production system 100 according to one disclosed embodiment that can be used to implement the method of producing a cold rolled steel strip described above.
  • the production system 100 includes, in this order, a water tank 10 that holds water, a mixed acid tank 12 that holds a mixed acid solution (nitric/hydrochloric acid) containing nitric acid as the first acid and hydrochloric acid as the second acid, a water tank 14 that holds water, an acid tank 16 that holds hydrochloric acid as the third acid, and a water tank 18 that holds water.
  • a sheet feeder includes rollers 11, 13, 15, 17, and 19 that are respectively immersed in the five tanks mentioned above and a plurality of rollers 21 positioned above the tanks.
  • the sheet feeder can continuously feed a steel strip P that has been cold rolled and subsequently continuously annealed and can immerse the steel strip P in the water tank 10, the mixed acid tank 12, the water tank 14, the acid tank 16, and the water tank 18 in this order.
  • the production system 100 also includes a nitric acid stock solution tank 20 that holds nitric acid and serves as a first stock solution tank and a hydrochloric acid stock solution tank 22 that holds hydrochloric acid and serves as a second stock solution tank and a third stock solution tank.
  • a first pipe 24 extends from the nitric acid stock solution tank 20, and a second pipe 26 and a third pipe 28 extend from the hydrochloric acid stock solution tank 22.
  • the first pipe 24 and the second pipe 26 are connected to a mixed acid solution circulation tank 30.
  • a mixed acid solution circulation tank 30 nitric acid fed from the nitric acid stock solution tank 20 and hydrochloric acid fed from the hydrochloric acid stock solution tank 22 are mixed and held.
  • a first valve 32 is provided in the first pipe 24 such that the feed rate of nitric acid from the nitric acid stock solution tank 20 can be adjusted.
  • a second valve 34 is provided in the second pipe 26 such that the feed rate of hydrochloric acid from the hydrochloric acid stock solution tank 22 can be adjusted.
  • the third pipe 28 is connected to an acid solution circulation tank 40.
  • the acid solution circulation tank 40 holds hydrochloric acid fed from the hydrochloric acid stock solution tank 22.
  • a valve is also provided in the third pipe such that the feed rate of hydrochloric acid from the hydrochloric acid stock solution tank 22 can be adjusted.
  • Two fourth pipes 38 that link the mixed acid solution circulation tank 30 and the mixed acid tank 12 are provided as pipes for circulating the mixed acid solution between the mixed acid solution circulation tank 30 and the mixed acid tank 12.
  • a valve is provided in each of the fourth pipes 38 and these valves enable adjustment of the circulation rate of the mixed acid solution.
  • the mixed acid solution circulation tank 30 is provided with a heat exchanger 36. When the temperature of the mixed acid solution rises due to reaction heat, the temperature can be lowered through the heat exchanger 36.
  • Two fifth pipes 42 that link the acid solution circulation tank 40 and the acid tank 16 are provided as pipes for circulating hydrochloric acid solution between the acid solution circulation tank 40 and the acid tank 16.
  • a valve is provided in each of the fifth pipes 42 and these valves enable adjustment of the circulation rate of the hydrochloric acid solution.
  • the acid solution circulation tank 40 is provided with a heat exchanger 44. A rise in the temperature of the hydrochloric acid solution due to reaction heat can be suppressed through the heat exchanger 44.
  • the production system 100 includes an Fe concentration meter 52 that measures the Fe concentration in the mixed acid solution in the mixed acid tank 12. Fe gradually elutes from the cold rolled steel strip over the course of the pickling, resulting in a gradual rise in the Fe concentration in the mixed acid. The rise in the Fe concentration in the mixed acid is detected at appropriate timing by the Fe concentration meter 52.
  • the Fe concentration meter 52 may be an analyzer that, by near infrared spectroscopy, irradiates the mixed acid solution with near infrared at intervals of 1 minute and calculates the Fe concentration in the mixed acid solution from the change in the spectrum after the irradiation.
  • the mixed acid solution fed to the Fe concentration meter 52 may be sampled from the mixed acid tank 12 as illustrated in FIG.
  • the production system 100 has a configuration in which the mixed acid can be sampled from the circulation tank 30 and fed to the Fe concentration meter 52. This is in order to measure the Fe concentration of fresh mixed acid solution when mixed acid solution in the circulation tank 30 is replaced.
  • a controller 54 controls the first valve 32 and the second valve 34 based on output of the Fe concentration meter 52. Specifically, the controller 54 reduces the feed rate of nitric acid from the nitric acid stock solution tank 20 and increases the feed rate of hydrochloric acid from the hydrochloric acid stock solution tank 22 as the Fe concentration in the mixed acid solution rises so as to lower the concentration of nitric acid in the mixed acid solution and raise the concentration of hydrochloric acid in the mixed acid solution.
  • the specific method of control is as previously described.
  • the controller 54 may be implemented by a central processing unit (CPU) in a computer.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates an example in which acid concentration in the mixed acid is automatically controlled through the controller 54
  • the disclosed production method is not limited to this example and an operator may alternatively adjust the first valve 32 and the second valve 34 based on measurement results of the Fe concentration meter 52.
  • a waste liquid pipe 46 extends from the mixed acid solution circulation tank 30 and a waste liquid pipe 48 extends from the acid solution circulation tank 40 such as to feed waste liquid to a waste liquid pit 50 from each of these tanks.
  • the waste liquid fed to the waste liquid pit is subjected to pH treatment and N 2 treatment in disposal.
  • the Fe concentration in the nitric/hydrochloric acid solution gradually rises, but it is preferable to set the permissible Fe concentration upper limit as a value of 25 g/L or lower. This is because an Fe concentration of higher than 25 g/L in the nitric/hydrochloric acid solution makes it difficult to suppress a decrease in chemical convertibility even through adoption of our techniques.
  • nitric/hydrochloric acid is discharged to the waste liquid pit 50 from the mixed acid solution circulation tank 30, and the mixed acid solution circulation tank 30 is replenished with fresh nitric acid and hydrochloric acid from the stock solution tanks 20 and 22.
  • the permissible Fe concentration upper limit in the nitric/hydrochloric acid solution is more preferably set as a value of 15 g/L or lower from a viewpoint of ensuring better chemical convertibility.
  • the permissible Fe concentration lower limit in the nitric/hydrochloric acid solution is preferably set as 10 g/L or higher from a viewpoint of operational efficiency.
  • a feed rate A of nitric acid to the mixed acid solution circulation tank 30 from the nitric acid stock solution tank 20 may be set as 0.8 m 3 /hr to 1.6 m 3 /hr and a feed rate B of hydrochloric acid to the mixed acid solution circulation tank 30 from the hydrochloric acid stock solution tank 22 may be set as 0.1 m 3 /hr to 0.3 m 3 /hr.
  • a and B are adjusted at the timing at which the concentrations of nitric acid and hydrochloric acid are to be adjusted.
  • a circulation rate C by the mixed acid solution circulation tank 30 may be set as 25 m 3 /hr to 90 m 3 /hr
  • a waste liquid discharge rate D from the mixed acid solution circulation tank 30 may be set as 0 m 3 /hr to 5 m 3 /hr
  • a feed rate E of hydrochloric acid to the acid solution circulation tank 40 from the hydrochloric acid stock solution tank 22 may be set as 1.0 m 3 /hr to 2.0 m 3 /hr
  • a circulation rate F by the acid solution circulation tank 40 may be set as 25 m 3 /hr to 90 m 3 /hr
  • a waste liquid discharge rate G from the acid solution circulation tank 40 may be set as 0 m 3 /hr to 5 m 3 /hr.
  • Si is an effective element for strengthening steel because it can increase the strength of steel without significantly reducing workability.
  • Si is an element that has a negative impact on chemical convertibility and post-coating corrosion resistance.
  • it is necessary to add 0.5 mass% or more.
  • the Si content is less than 0.5 mass%, the necessity of adopting our techniques is low because the impact of poorer chemical conversion treatment conditions is small.
  • Si is added within a range of 0.5 mass% to 3.0 mass%.
  • the preferred range for Si addition is 0.8 mass% to 2.5 mass%.
  • C is an effective element for strengthening steel and is also an effective element for forming bainite, martensite, and retained austenite having a transformation induced plasticity (TRIP) effect.
  • TRIP transformation induced plasticity
  • Mn is an element that has effects of strengthening steel through solid solution strengthening, raising quench hardenability, and promoting formation of retained austenite, bainite, and martensite. These effects are exhibited when 1.0 mass% or more of Mn is added. On the other hand, excessive addition of Mn leads to increased raw material cost, but addition of 7.5 mass% or less is permissible. Accordingly, Mn is preferably added within a range of 1.0 mass% to 7.5 mass%. Mn is more preferably added within a range of 2.0 mass% to 5.0 mass%.
  • P is an element that has little negative impact on deep drawability relative its significant solid solution strengthening ability and is an effective element for achieving strengthening.
  • the P content is preferably 0.005 mass% or more to achieve these effects. On the other hand, it is preferable to set an upper limit of 0.05 mass% because P impairs spot weldability.
  • the P content is more preferably 0.02 mass% or less.
  • S is unavoidably mixed into steel as an impurity, and is a harmful component that precipitates as MnS and reduces stretch flangeability of a steel sheet.
  • the S content is preferably limited to 0.01 mass% or less and more preferably 0.005 mass% or less in order that stretch flangeability is not reduced.
  • the S content is even more preferably 0.003 mass% or less.
  • Industrially, a S content of 0.0001 mass% or more is obtained in view of desulfurization cost.
  • A1 is an element that is added as a deoxidizer in a steel making process and is also an effective element for separating non-metal inclusions that reduce stretch flangeability as slag. Therefore, the Al content is preferably 0.01 mass% or more. However, it is preferable to set an upper limit of 0.06 mass% because excessive Al addition leads to increased raw material cost. The Al content is more preferably within a range of 0.02 mass% to 0.06 mass%.
  • Ti, Nb, and V are useful elements that not only form precipitates such as carbides and nitrides and increase the strength of steel, but also suppress ferrite growth to refine structure, and improve formability and particularly stretch flangeability. These effects are obtained when 0.005 mass% or more of each of these elements is added and reach saturation when more than 0.3 mass% is added. Accordingly, it is preferable to add one of Ti, Nb, and V within a range of 0.005 mass% to 0.3 mass%, or to add two or more of Ti, Nb, and V, each within a range of 0.005 mass% to 0.3 mass%. Addition of each of these elements within a range of 0.005 mass% to 0.2 mass% is more preferable.
  • Mo and Cr are elements that improve quench hardenability of steel, promote formation of bainite and martensite, and contribute to strengthening. These effects are obtained when 0.005 mass% or more of each of these elements is added and reach saturation when more than 0.3 mass% is added. Accordingly, it is preferable that Mo and Cr are each added within a range of 0.005 mass% to 0.3 mass%. Mo and Cr are more preferably each added within a range of 0.005 mass% to 0.2 mass%.
  • B is an effective element for raising quench hardenability of steel and can be added in an amount of 0.001 mass% to 0.006 mass%. Addition of 0.002 mass% or less of B is more preferable.
  • Ni and Cu are effective elements for strengthening steel and can each be added within a range of 0.001 mass% to 2.0 mass%.
  • N is an element that causes greatest deterioration of an anti-aging property of steel and deterioration of the anti-aging property is significant particularly when the N content is more than 0.008 mass%. Accordingly, the N content should be as small as possible and is preferably 0.008 mass% or less. The N content is more preferably 0.006 mass% or less. Industrially, a N content of 0.001 mass% or more is obtained.
  • Ca and REM have an effect of causing spheroidization of sulfides and are effective elements for enhancing stretch flangeability. These effects are obtained when 0.001 mass% or more is added, but addition of more than 0.1 mass% reduces cleanliness of steel. Accordingly, it is preferable that Ca and REM are each added within a range of 0.001 mass% to 0.1 mass%.
  • a cold rolled steel strip that had a chemical composition containing, in mass%, 0.125 % of C, 1.40 % of Si, 1.90 % of Mn, 0.02 % of P, and 0.002 % of S, the balance being Fe and incidental impurities, and that had been annealed under a reducing atmosphere in a continuous annealing furnace was passed along the production system and was subjected to pickling and repickling.
  • the concentration of nitric acid in the mixed acid was set as 132.5 g/L and the concentration of hydrochloric acid in the mixed acid was set as 6.5 g/L.
  • the Fe concentration in the mixed acid at the start of operation was 0 g/L. Although the Fe concentration gradually rose over the course of operation, the nitric acid concentration and hydrochloric acid concentration in the mixed acid were not adjusted.
  • the concentration of hydrochloric acid in repickling was set as 3 g/L. A sample was taken from the steel strip at a section that had been pickled once the Fe concentration in the mixed acid solution reached 20 g/L and had subsequently been repickled. The sample was subjected to evaluation as described below. The total pickling weight loss in the pickling and repickling was 5.9 g/m 2 .
  • the concentration of nitric acid in the mixed acid was set as 132.5 g/L and the concentration of hydrochloric acid in the mixed acid was set as 6.5 g/L.
  • the Fe concentration in the mixed acid at the start of operation was 0 g/L.
  • the concentration of nitric acid was adjusted to 125.0 g/L and the concentration of hydrochloric acid was adjusted to 7.5 g/L at a stage at which the Fe concentration in the mixed acid reached 15 g/L, and the concentration of nitric acid was adjusted to 110.0 g/L and the concentration of hydrochloric acid was adjusted to 8.5 g/L at a stage at which the Fe concentration in the mixed acid reached 20 g/L. Adjustment of the nitric acid concentration and hydrochloric acid concentration in the mixed acid was carried out by an operator. The concentration of hydrochloric acid in repickling was set as 6 g/L.
  • a sample was taken from the steel strip at a section that had been pickled once the Fe concentration in the mixed acid solution reached 20 g/L and had subsequently been repickled. The sample was subjected to evaluation as described below. The total pickling weight loss in the pickling and repickling was 21.3 g/m 2 .
  • the samples of the comparative example and Example 1 were subjected to chemical conversion treatment under the following conditions.
  • the grain size of phosphate film chemical conversion crystals and the film mass were measured.
  • the film surface was observed at ⁇ 1,000 magnification by an SEM to confirm whether there were locations at which chemical conversion crystals were not present.
  • GDS analysis was used to measure depth direction distributions of O, Si, Mn, and Fe in a sample surface layer and confirm whether a Si peak was present at the surface layer.
  • Each sample was subjected to chemical conversion treatment under the following conditions using a degreasing agent "FC-E2011”, a surface-modifying agent “PL-X”, and a chemical conversion treatment agent “PALBOND PB-L3065” produced by Nihon Parkerizing Co., Ltd. such that the film coating weight was 1.7 g/m 2 to 3.0 g/m 2 .
  • Treatment temperature 40 °C, treatment time 120 s Spray degreasing and surface modification: pH 9.5, treatment temperature room temperature, treatment time 20 s
  • Chemical conversion treatment Chemical conversion treatment liquid temperature 35 °C, treatment time 120 s
  • the mean grain size was 6 ⁇ m in the comparative example and 4 ⁇ m in Example 1.
  • the film mass was 0.9 g/m 3 in the comparative example and 2.5 g/m 3 in Example 1.
  • FIG. 2A is an SEM image illustrating the film surface in the comparative example
  • FIG. 3A is an SEM image illustrating the film surface in Example 1.
  • locations at which chemical conversion crystals were not present were observed in the comparative example, whereas chemical conversion crystals were observed uniformly in Example 1.
  • a Si peak was detected at the surface layer in the comparative example as illustrated in FIG 2B
  • a Si peak was not detected at the surface layer in Example 1 as illustrated in FIG. 3B .
  • the samples of the comparative example and Example 1 were subjected to chemical conversion treatment under the conditions described above and were further subjected to electrodeposition coating on the surface of the chemical conversion treatment film using an electrodeposition coating material "V-50" produced by Nippon Paint Co. Ltd. such as to obtain a film thickness of 25 ⁇ m.
  • a cutter was used to form a cross-cut scar of 45 mm in length in the surface of the resultant test piece.
  • test piece was then subjected to a corrosion test in which 90 cycles were repeated with each cycle comprising salt spraying (5 mass% NaCl aqueous solution: 35 °C, relative humidity: 98 %) for 2 hours, followed by drying (60 °C, relative humidity: 30 %) for 2 hours, followed by wetting (50 °C, relative humidity: 95 %) for 2 hours.
  • salt spraying 5 mass% NaCl aqueous solution: 35 °C, relative humidity: 98 %) for 2 hours, followed by drying (60 °C, relative humidity: 30 %) for 2 hours, followed by wetting (50 °C, relative humidity: 95 %) for 2 hours.
  • the test piece was washed with water and dried, and then a tape peeling test was performed on the cut scar section. The maximum total peeling width both left and right of the cut scar section was measured. Post-coating corrosion resistance can be evaluated as good when this maximum total peeling width is 6.0 mm or less.
  • FIG. 2C is an image illustrating the test piece of the comparative example after the tape peeling test
  • FIG. 3C is an image illustrating the test piece of Example 1 after the tape peeling test.
  • the maximum total peeling width was 7.9 mm and post-coating corrosion resistance was poor, whereas in Example 1, the maximum total peeling width was 5.6 mm and post-coating corrosion resistance was good.
  • FIG. 2D is an image illustrating the surface of the sample in the comparative example
  • FIG. 3D is an image illustrating the surface of the sample in Example 1.
  • the surface in the comparative example was discolored reddish-brown, whereas Example 1 did not experience such discoloring and had good surface appearance.
  • the Fe concentration in the mixed acid at the start of operation was 5.0 g/L. Relationships between Fe concentration and concentrations of nitric acid and hydrochloric acid for ensuring the required pickling weight loss were set in advance by the following relationship formulae (1) and (2).
  • the nitric acid concentration at the start of operation was set as 132.5 g/L and the hydrochloric acid concentration at the start of operation was set as 5.5 g/L. Since the Fe concentration in the mixed acid gradually rose over the course of operation, the concentration of nitric acid and the concentration of hydrochloric acid were adjusted in accordance with formulae (1) and (2) in response.
  • Nitric acid concentration g / L 140 ⁇ 1.5 ⁇ Fe concentration g / L
  • Hydrochloric acid concentration g / L 4.5 + 0.2 ⁇ Fe concentration g / L
  • the concentration of hydrochloric acid in repickling was set as 8 g/L. Samples were taken from the steel strip at sections that had been pickled once the Fe concentration in the mixed acid solution reached 5 g/L, 15.0 g/L, and 20 g/L, and had subsequently been repickled. These samples were subjected to evaluation as described below.
  • the total pickling weight loss for the pickling and repickling was 11.0 g/m 2 for the sample corresponding to the Fe concentration of 5 g/L, 12.0 g/m 2 for the sample corresponding to the Fe concentration of 15 g/L, and 12.0 g/m 2 for the sample corresponding to the Fe concentration of 20 g/L.
  • the samples were subjected to evaluation of chemical convertibility, post-coating corrosion resistance, and surface appearance by the same methods as for the comparative example and Example 1.
  • FIG. 4A is an SEM image illustrating the film surface of the sample corresponding to the Fe concentration of 5 g/L
  • FIG. 4B is an SEM image illustrating the film surface of the sample corresponding to the Fe concentration of 15 g/L
  • FIG. 4C is an SEM image illustrating the film surface of the sample corresponding to the Fe concentration of 20 g/L.
  • Chemical conversion crystals were observed uniformly in all the images. Moreover, a Si peak was not detected at the surface layer in GDS analysis for any of the samples. This demonstrates that Example 2 also had excellent chemical convertibility.
  • Example 2 had good post-coating corrosion resistance in the same way as Example 1.
  • the surfaces of the samples corresponding to the Fe concentrations of 5 g/L, 15 g/L, and 20 g/L were observed. Reddish-brown discoloring was not observed at the surface of any of the samples and all the samples had good surface appearance. However, slight staining was observed on a section of the surface of the sample corresponding to the Fe concentration of 20 g/L, whereas the samples corresponding to the Fe concentrations of 5 g/L and 15 g/L did not suffer from staining and had extremely good surface appearance. This demonstrates that it is preferable to set the upper limit for the Fe concentration as 15 g/L.
  • the disclosed method of producing a cold rolled steel strip and production system for a cold rolled steel strip enable continuous production with long-term stability of a steel strip having excellent chemical convertibility, post-coating corrosion resistance in harsh corrosive environments, and surface appearance quality. Therefore, a cold rolled steel strip produced by our techniques can be suitably used as a strengthening component of an automotive body, a component for a home appliance, a building component, or the like.

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  1. Procédé permettant de produire une bande d'acier laminée à froid comprenant :
    la soumission d'une bande d'acier contenant de 0,5 % en masse à 3,0 % en masse de Si qui a été laminée à froid et ensuite recuite en continu à un décapage en introduisant continuellement la bande d'acier dans une solution acide mixte contenant un premier acide qui est l'acide nitrique et un deuxième acide qui est au moins un choisi dans le groupe consistant en acide chlorhydrique, acide sulfurique, acide phosphorique, acide pyrophosphorique, acide formique, acide acétique, acide citrique, acide fluorhydrique, et acide oxalique pour immerger la bande d'acier ; et
    ensuite la soumission de la bande d'acier à un nouveau décapage en introduisant continuellement la bande d'acier dans une solution acide contenant un troisième acide qui est au moins un choisi dans le groupe consistant en acide chlorhydrique, acide sulfurique, acide phosphorique, acide pyrophosphorique, acide formique, acide acétique, acide citrique, acide fluorhydrique, et acide oxalique pour immerger la bande d'acier, dans lequel
    la concentration du premier acide dans la solution acide mixte est définie dans une plage supérieure à 110 g/L et ne dépassant pas 188 g/L, et la concentration du deuxième acide dans la solution acide mixte est définie dans une plage supérieure à 4,5 g/L et ne dépassant pas 12,5 g/L,
    la concentration du troisième acide dans la solution acide est définie dans une plage supérieure à 4,5 g/L et ne dépassant pas 12,5 g/L,
    la concentration en Fe dans la solution acide mixte est mesurée dans le temps, et
    la concentration du premier acide dans la solution acide mixte est réduite et la concentration du deuxième acide dans la solution acide mixte est augmentée de façon à maintenir la température de la solution acide mixte constamment dans une plage de 45 °C à 55 °C lorsque la concentration en Fe dans la solution acide mixte augmente d'une manière telle que :
    (i) un certain nombre de niveaux de la concentration en Fe est prédéterminé, des concentrations définies pour le premier acide et le deuxième acide sont prédéterminées pour chaque niveau, et lorsque la concentration en Fe mesurée passe à un niveau suivant, les concentrations du premier acide et du deuxième acide sont ajustées, ou
    (ii) une formule relationnelle entre la concentration en Fe et des concentrations définies pour le premier acide et le deuxième acide est prédéterminée, et les concentrations du premier acide et du deuxième acide sont ajustées à chaque instant conformément à la formule relationnelle par une augmentation progressive de la concentration en Fe mesurée dans l'acide mixte.
  2. Procédé permettant de produire une bande d'acier laminée à froid selon la revendication 1, dans lequel
    le deuxième acide et le troisième acide sont de l'acide chlorhydrique.
  3. Procédé permettant de produire une bande d'acier laminée à froid selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 ou 2, comprenant en outre
    l'immersion de la bande d'acier dans de l'eau après le décapage et avant le nouveau décapage.
  4. Procédé permettant de produire une bande d'acier laminée à froid selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel
    le décapage et le nouveau décapage ont une perte totale de poids au décapage de 8 g/m2 ou plus.
  5. Système de production (100) d'une bande d'acier laminée à froid comprenant :
    un premier réservoir de solution mère (20) renfermant une solution mère d'un premier acide qui est de l'acide nitrique, un deuxième réservoir de solution mère (22) renfermant une solution mère d'un deuxième acide qui est au moins un choisi dans le groupe consistant en acide chlorhydrique, acide sulfurique, acide phosphorique, acide pyrophosphorique, acide formique, acide acétique, acide citrique, acide fluorhydrique, et acide oxalique, et un troisième réservoir de solution mère (22) renfermant une solution mère d'un troisième acide qui est au moins un choisi dans le groupe consistant en acide chlorhydrique, acide sulfurique, acide phosphorique, acide pyrophosphorique, acide formique, acide acétique, acide citrique, acide fluorhydrique, et acide oxalique ;
    un premier tuyau (24) s'étendant à partir du premier réservoir de solution mère (20), un deuxième tuyau (26) s'étendant à partir du deuxième réservoir de solution mère (22), et un troisième tuyau (28) s'étendant à partir du troisième réservoir de solution mère (22) ;
    un réservoir de circulation de solution acide mixte (30) auquel le premier tuyau (24) et le deuxième tuyau (26) sont raccordés, et dans lequel le premier acide alimenté à partir du premier réservoir de solution mère (20) et le deuxième acide alimenté à partir du deuxième réservoir de solution mère (22) sont mélangés et conservés ;
    une première vanne (32) disposée dans le premier tuyau (24) pour régler un débit d'alimentation du premier acide à partir du premier réservoir de solution mère (20) et une seconde vanne (34) disposée dans le deuxième tuyau (26) pour régler un débit d'alimentation du deuxième acide à partir du deuxième tuyau (26) ;
    un réservoir de circulation de solution acide (40) auquel le troisième tuyau (28) est raccordé et qui renferme le troisième acide alimenté à partir du troisième réservoir de solution mère (22) ;
    un réservoir d'acide mixte (12) renfermant une solution acide mixte contenant le premier acide et le deuxième acide ;
    un réservoir d'acide (16) renfermant une solution acide contenant le troisième acide ;
    au moins deux quatrièmes tuyaux (38) reliant le réservoir de circulation de solution acide mixte (30) et le réservoir d'acide mixte (12) pour faire circuler la solution acide mixte entre le réservoir de circulation de solution acide mixte (30) et le réservoir d'acide mixte (12) ;
    au moins deux cinquièmes tuyaux (42) reliant le réservoir de circulation de solution acide (40) et le réservoir d'acide (16) pour faire circuler la solution acide entre le réservoir de circulation de solution acide (40) et le réservoir d'acide (16) ; et
    un dispositif d'alimentation de feuille (11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21) alimentant continuellement une bande d'acier (P) contenant de 0,5 % en masse à 3,0 % en masse de Si qui a été laminée à froid et ensuite recuite en continu, et immergeant la bande d'acier (P) dans le réservoir d'acide mixte (12) et le réservoir d'acide (16) dans cet ordre ;
    dans lequel la concentration du premier acide dans la solution acide mixte est définie dans une plage supérieure à 110 g/L et ne dépassant pas 188 g/L, et la concentration du deuxième acide dans la solution acide mixte est définie dans une plage supérieure à 4,5 g/L et ne dépassant pas 12,5 g/L, et
    la concentration du troisième acide dans la solution acide est définie dans une plage supérieure à 4,5 g/L et ne dépassant pas 12,5 g/L,
    le système de production (100) comprenant en outre :
    un dispositif de mesure de concentration (52) mesurant la concentration en Fe dans la solution acide mixte dans le réservoir d'acide mixte (12) ; et
    un dispositif de commande (54) commandant la première vanne (32) et la seconde vanne (34) d'après le résultat du dispositif de mesure de concentration (52) de manière à diminuer le débit d'alimentation du premier acide à partir du premier réservoir de solution mère (20) et augmenter le débit d'alimentation du deuxième acide à partir du deuxième réservoir de solution mère (22), et ainsi réduire la concentration du premier acide dans la solution acide mixte et augmenter la concentration du deuxième acide dans la solution acide mixte de façon à maintenir la température de la solution acide mixte constamment dans la plage de 45 °C à 55 °C lorsque la concentration en Fe dans la solution acide mixte augmente d'une manière telle que :
    (i) un certain nombre de niveaux de la concentration en Fe est prédéterminé, des concentrations définies pour le premier acide et le deuxième acide sont prédéterminées pour chaque niveau, et lorsque la concentration en Fe mesurée passe à un niveau suivant, les concentrations du premier acide et du deuxième acide sont ajustées, ou
    (ii) une formule relationnelle entre la concentration en Fe et des concentrations définies pour le premier acide et le deuxième acide est prédéterminée, et les concentrations du premier acide et du deuxième acide sont ajustées à chaque instant conformément à la formule relationnelle par une augmentation progressive de la concentration en Fe mesurée dans l'acide mixte.
  6. Système de production d'une bande d'acier laminée à froid selon la revendication 5, comprenant en outre
    un réservoir d'eau (14) qui renferme de l'eau et qui est positionné entre le réservoir d'acide mixte (12) et le réservoir d'acide (16), dans lequel
    le dispositif d'alimentation de feuille (11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21) alimente continuellement la bande d'acier (P) dans le réservoir d'eau (14) après que la bande d'acier soit sortie du réservoir d'acide mixte (12), et ensuite alimente continuellement la bande d'acier (P) dans le réservoir d'acide (16).
  7. Système de production d'une bande d'acier laminée à froid selon la revendication 5 ou 6, dans lequel
    le deuxième acide et le troisième acide sont le même type d'acide, et le deuxième réservoir de solution mère (22) et le troisième réservoir de solution mère (22) sont le même réservoir.
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