JP3264846B2 - Hot metal plating method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a molten plating method of the steel sheet, in particular pulled up to penetrate the steel plate from the opening provided in the molten metal plating bath bottom, the magnetic field in the plating bath of the molten metal plating bath applied to molten metal plating method of the steel sheet of performing holding while plating the plating bath about by.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Hot-dip metal-plated steel sheets use Zn, Al, Pb, Sn and the like as molten metal, and are widely used for automobiles, building materials, home appliances and cans. Here, as an example of a hot-dip galvanized steel sheet, a general method of manufacturing a hot-dip galvanized steel sheet using Zn will be described. The surface of the cold-rolled steel sheet is washed in a pretreatment step, heated and annealed in a non-oxidizing or reducing atmosphere, and then cooled without oxidizing the steel sheet to a temperature suitable for plating, and then cooled in a plating bath. Immersed continuously. Then, after changing the direction of the steel sheet in the vertical direction with a roll (sink roll etc.) immersed in the bath, the steel sheet is pulled up from the plating bath, and excess zinc adhering to the steel sheet surface is removed by an adhesion amount adjusting device such as gas wiping. Remove, adjust the amount of adhesion, and cool.

[0003] However, in the above method, the plating bath becomes extremely large because bath equipment such as a sink roll is present.
The flexibility is small when changing the plating solution type, etc.
Sink roll maintenance is complicated, or dross bites between the sink roll and the steel plate to be plated,
There were problems such as the occurrence of quality defects such as surface flaws.

Therefore, various plating methods without using in-bath equipment such as sink rolls have been proposed, and a so-called air pot method has been proposed as a method capable of stably plating both surfaces of a steel sheet. As shown in FIG. 4, a plating bath having an opening at the bottom and holding a plating bath is provided, and a steel plate is intruded from the opening and pulled up to perform plating.

An important point of the plating method of the aerial pot method is to prevent the plating bath from leaking from the opening, and various methods utilizing the action of electromagnetic force have been proposed. For example, JP-A-63-310949 discloses that
A method for holding molten metal with a linear motor, and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-86446, a method for holding molten metal by using an electromagnetic force by the action of a moving magnetic field and an electromagnetic force by the action of a high-frequency magnetic field, Further, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-303045 proposes a method in which a molten metal is held by the interaction of a magnetic field and an electric current, and a gas is injected to seal a steel sheet introduction portion.

[0006] However, in the above-described method in which an opening is provided, a steel sheet is made to enter through the opening, and the plating bath is held using an electromagnetic force while being pulled upward, the plating current is generated by an induced current flowing in the plating bath or the steel plate. The bath or the steel sheet is induction heated, and the temperature of the plating bath or the steel sheet rises. In particular, the temperature at the end of the steel sheet increases significantly. The rise in temperature of the plating bath or the steel sheet affects the reaction between the plating solution and the steel sheet in the plating bath, and the alloy layer formed at the interface between the steel sheet and the plating solution grows rapidly. Since the alloy layer is hard and brittle, if the alloy layer grows excessively, the plating adhesion will be significantly reduced and the plating will peel off.

[0007] For these reasons, in the hot-dip metal plating method in which the plating bath is held by using the above-described electromagnetic force, there has been a problem that the plating quality varies frequently in the width direction of the steel sheet. Further, in the above-described hot-dip metal plating method, there is a problem that dross easily adheres because the amount of the plating solution in the plating bath is small.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present inventors have conducted intensive studies to solve the above-mentioned problems, and as a result, in the molten metal plating method for holding a plating bath using the above-described electromagnetic force, a plating solution And the flow of the plating solution in the plating bath are important. The present invention has been made based on such findings.

[0009] The present invention aims to provide a steel sheet width direction uniform plating quality is obtained, and molten metal plating method of the steel sheet of the clean plated steel sheet with no dross adhesion can be produced stably and continuously And

[0010]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

[0011]

According to the present invention, a steel plate is introduced from an opening provided at the bottom of a plating bath and is lifted upward, and a magnetic field applying means is disposed at both sides of the steel plate at a predetermined interval, and a magnetic field applying means is provided. A magnetic field is applied to the plating bath to hold the plating bath, a plating solution is supplied from an auxiliary bath through a plating solution supply passage to a lower portion of the plating bath, and an auxiliary bath is supplied from a plating bath upper passage through a plating solution discharge passage. In the method of molten metal plating of a steel sheet to be plated while discharging a plating solution and circulating the plating solution, the plating solution is discharged by overflowing from the top of the plating bath, and a header is provided in communication with the plating solution supply passage, and a header is provided. Discharging a plating solution toward the steel sheet through a header , and
100 l / mi of plating solution circulation between the bathtub and the auxiliary bathtub
n above and the to Rukoto a molten metal plating method of the steel sheet, characterized.

In the method of the present invention, it is preferable that a plating solution discharge passage is provided in the plating bath so as to communicate with the header, and the plating solution is discharged from the plating solution discharge passage toward the steel sheet .

In the method of the present invention, it is desirable that the plating solution temperature in the plating solution supply passage be equal to or higher than the plating solution temperature in the auxiliary bath.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First, the configuration of a hot-dip metal plating apparatus suitable for carrying out the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 shows a hot-dip metal plating apparatus suitable for carrying out the present invention. Fruit of the present invention
The preferred hot-dip metal plating apparatus 6 includes a plating bath 1 having an opening 3 at the bottom, and an electromagnetic sealing apparatus 2 that generates an electromagnetic force and holds the plating bath.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the preferred shape of the plating bath 1 for carrying out the present invention is to have a projection 8 projecting downward along the steel plate, and a slit at the bottom of the projection. A steel plate passes through a substantially central portion of the projection 8. The shape of the opening is not particularly limited as long as the steel plate as the material to be plated can pass therethrough. Further, it is preferable that the gap between the openings is as narrow as possible because the leakage amount of the plating bath can be suppressed. However, it is limited by the shape of the steel sheet, and is preferably 10 to 50 mm. The protruding portion is a rectangular steel plate passage having a horizontal cross section that is long in the width direction of the steel plate. In this protruding portion 8, the plating solution is supplied to the both sides of the steel plate from the auxiliary bath 13 via the plating solution supply passage 12. You. The steel sheet penetrates into the plating bath from below through the opening 3 and along the protrusion 8.

As shown in FIG. 1, the plating bath 1 suitable for carrying out the present invention is provided with an overflow weir 9 for overflowing the plating solution from the upper portion of the plating bath and discharging the plating solution to the outside of the plating bath. The overflow weir 9 is installed on the side wall of the plating bath 1, and by installing this weir, the plating solution can be discharged at a uniform flow rate in the width direction of the steel sheet. Since there is no need to use a pump due to the installation of the overflow weir, there is also an effect that maintenance work is not required.
When the plating solution is forcibly discharged from the plating bath by a pump or the like, the discharge flow rate of the plating solution is increased only in and near the pump suction part, and the plating solution flow rate becomes non-uniform. As a result, the plating solution flow velocity near the steel sheet is not uniform.

The molten metal plating bath 1 further includes an auxiliary bath 13 for dissolving and holding one or more plating solutions, a plating solution supply passage 12 for supplying a plating solution from the auxiliary bath 13 to the plating bath, A plating solution discharge passage 11 for supplying a plating solution discharged from the plating bath 1 to the auxiliary bath 13 and a plating solution supply device 10 including a piping switching device 15 are provided. Circulate the plating solution between them.
It is preferable to provide a plurality of auxiliary baths 13 for switching the type of plating solution, exchanging the plating solution, and the like. The plurality of bathtubs are switched by the piping switching device 15 and used.

In the plating method of holding and plating a plating bath using an electromagnetic force, the temperature of the steel plate or the plating bath rises due to the induced current generated. Therefore, the plating solution in the plating bath is circulated, and the plating solution is used as a cooling medium for the steel sheet,
This prevents the temperature of the plating bath from rising. Plating solution supply device
10 is preferably as close to the plating bath as possible to facilitate the supply of the plating solution to the molten metal plating bath or the discharge of the plating solution from the plating bath. The plating solution supply passage 12 is a closed type passage connecting the plating bath 1 and the auxiliary bath 13 and continuously supplies a plating solution into the plating bath at the start of plating. The plating solution discharge passage 11 is a discharge passage for transferring an excessive plating solution discharged from the plating bath 1 during the plating operation, and is a passage for guiding the plating solution to the auxiliary bath 13. At the end of plating, part of the plating solution that cannot be discharged from the plating bath discharge passage and remains in the plating bath 1 is released from the plating bath 12 by releasing the sealing of the plating solution supply passage. Then, the remaining part is removed by attaching to and taking out the steel sheet that is continuously conveyed.

The method for supplying the plating solution from the auxiliary bath 13 to the plating bath is not particularly limited. For example, as shown in FIG. Is preferred. In the present invention, a header is provided in or near the plating bath to communicate with the plating solution supply passage and discharge the plating solution toward the steel sheet.

In the method of the present invention, the plating solution is circulated. If the flow rate of the plating solution is different in the width direction of the steel sheet, there is a difference in the effect as a cooling medium, and the temperature of the steel sheet or the temperature of the plating bath in the width direction of the steel sheet. Causes variations. In order to make the flow rate of the supplied plating solution uniform in the width direction of the steel sheet, in the present invention, as shown in FIG.
12 and a header 16 is provided in or near the plating bath. By providing the header, the flow rate of the plating solution to be discharged becomes uniform. The shape of the header does not need to be particularly limited, and may be any shape that makes the flow rate of the discharged plating solution uniform.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 (b) and 3 (c), it is preferable to provide a plating solution discharge passage communicating with the header and discharging the plating solution toward the steel plate in the plating bath. It is preferable that the outlet of the plating solution discharge passage has a slit shape facing the steel plate and extending in the width direction of the steel plate. Further, it is preferable that the plating solution is discharged in a vertical direction or an elevation direction with respect to the front and back surfaces of the steel plate which is pulled upward, and as shown in FIGS. 3 (b) and 3 (c), the direction of the exit of the plating solution discharge passage. Is preferably set in the vertical direction or the elevation direction. It is preferable to supply the plating solution in this direction, since there is no adverse effect on the holding of the plating bath and the sheet temperature or bath temperature in the width direction of the steel sheet is further uniformed. On the other hand, if the plating solution is supplied along the width direction of the steel sheet, the cooling effect of the plating solution will be different in the width direction of the steel sheet, and it will not be possible to equalize the sheet temperature or bath temperature in the width direction of the steel sheet.

[0023] It is also possible to install heating means (not shown) in order Kkieki supply passage 12, also preferably arranged dross removing means in the auxiliary the bathtub. When the temperature of the plating solution decreases, supersaturated solid solution in the molten metal contained in the plating solution precipitates and solidifies to form dross. In order to suppress the generation of the dross, it is important not to lower the temperature of the circulating plating solution. From this, a heating means (not shown) is provided in the plating solution supply passage 12,
For example, an electric heater and a heat insulating material are provided to suppress a decrease in the temperature of the plating solution in the plating solution supply passage at all.

However, it is difficult to completely suppress the temperature drop of the plating solution, and dross cannot be completely prevented. Therefore, it is preferable to dispose dross removing means in the auxiliary bath. As the dross removing means, a skimming type dross removing device utilizing the specific gravity of the dross is preferable. Further, a molten metal filter may be used. Implementation of the present invention
Any suitable electromagnetic sealing device may be used as long as it can hold the plating bath in the opening portion 3, and any conventionally known electromagnetic force generating device can be applied. However, the bottom of the plating bath 1 and the opening of the plating bath with a steel plate interposed therebetween. It is preferable that magnetic field applying means (electromagnet cores) 2a, 2a are provided at predetermined intervals along both sides of the portion 3 along the protruding portion 8 to generate a horizontal magnetic field or a moving magnetic field. The plating bath 7 in the plating bath is held in the plating bath without leaking downward from the opening 3 by the electromagnetic force due to the interaction between the magnetic field and the induced current flowing in the plating bath.

As a device for applying a horizontal magnetic field, a high-frequency electromagnetic force generator (high-frequency electromagnetic application device) is preferable. This high-frequency electromagnetic application device preferably has a frequency in the range of 1 to 10 kHz. Further, a moving magnetic field applying device may be provided on the protrusion 8 instead of the horizontal magnetic field. The moving magnetic field applying device preferably has a frequency range of 10 to 1000 Hz.

A steel plate supporting device 30 is provided on the inlet side of the hot-dip metal plating apparatus suitable for carrying out the present invention, similarly to the conventional apparatus. The steel sheet support device 30 guides the steel sheet annealed in an annealing furnace in a non-oxidizing or reducing atmosphere to a plating bath without being oxidized. The steel sheet S annealed in the annealing furnace is turned in the vertical direction by the deflector roll 33, the warp is corrected by the support roll 32, and the vibration is suppressed by the guide roll 31. Next, the steel sheet S is guided to a hot-dip metal plating apparatus, and is continuously plated.

[0027] At the outlet side of the hot-dip metal plating apparatus suitable for carrying out the present invention, an adhesion amount adjusting device 20 is usually provided. The adhesion amount adjusting device 20 is for squeezing out the plating solution excessively adhering to the steel plate, and it is preferable to use a gas wiping nozzle for blowing high-pressure gas. Also, in the present invention, using the above-described apparatus, while invading a steel plate from the opening provided at the bottom of the plating bath and pulling it upward,
A magnetic field applying means is disposed at predetermined intervals on both sides of the steel plate, a magnetic field is applied to the plating bath in the plating bath, the plating bath is held, and a plating solution supply passage is provided below the plating bath. The plating solution is supplied from the auxiliary bath, and the plating solution is discharged from the upper portion of the bath by overflowing the plating bath. The plating solution is discharged to the auxiliary bath through the plating solution discharge passage, and plating is performed while circulating the plating solution. When supplying the plating solution, a header is provided in communication with the plating solution supply passage, and the plating solution is discharged toward the steel sheet through the header, so that the plating solution flow velocity in the steel sheet width direction becomes uniform, and the steel sheet width is reduced. The uniformity of plating quality in the direction is improved. Further, it is more preferable that a plating solution discharge passage is provided in communication with the header, and the plating solution is discharged from the plating solution discharge passage toward the steel plate.

[0028]

[Content of Correction] In the plating method of the present invention, the circulation amount of the plating solution circulating between the plating bath and the auxiliary bath is 100 l / l.
It shall be the higher min. If it is 100 l / min or more, the cooling capacity of the plating solution is sufficient, and the steel sheet temperature or the plating bath temperature becomes uniform in the width direction. If it is less than 100 l / min, the temperature in the width direction of the steel sheet becomes uneven, the end temperature rises, and the formation of an alloy layer becomes remarkable.

It is desirable that the temperature of the plating solution in the plating solution supply passage be equal to or higher than the temperature of the plating solution in the auxiliary bath.
Thereby, generation of dross can be suppressed. If the temperature of the plating solution in the plating solution supply passage is lower than the temperature of the plating solution in the auxiliary bath, dross tends to occur.

[0030]

【Example】

(Example 1) An ultra-low carbon steel sheet was hot-dip galvanized using the hot-dip metal plating apparatus shown in FIG. The plating bath 1 used is provided with an overflow weir 9 for overflowing the plating solution from the upper part of the plating bath and discharging it out of the plating bath. The overflow weir 9 is provided on the side wall of the plating bath 1. The overflow weir 9 makes it possible to keep the plating bath height constant.

The plating solution in the plating bath 1 is supplied to the lower portion of the plating bath through a plating solution supply passage 12 by a pump P from an auxiliary bath 13 prepared by mixing the composition of the molten metal and maintaining the composition at a predetermined temperature. Further, a plating solution was supplied to both surfaces of the steel plate moving upward from the plating solution discharge passage 17 via the headers 16 on both sides of the steel plate S, and this was an example of the present invention. Meanwhile, header 16
The plating solution was directly supplied to both sides of the steel sheet from the plating solution supply passage 12 without passing through the plating solution, and this was used as a comparative example. The exit of the plating solution discharge passage 17 has a slit shape extending in the width direction of the steel sheet (
(Width: 30 mm, length: 2400 mm), and a plating solution can be supplied perpendicularly to the steel sheet surface. The header capacity used was 50 l.

At the bottom of the plating bath holding the plating bath,
An opening 3 having a gap of 20 mm and a width of 2000 mm is provided, and the steel sheet enters the plating bath 1 through the opening from below. Although not shown in FIG. 1, the steel sheet S to be plated is cleaned in a normal pretreatment step, then annealed in an annealing step, and then turned in a vertical direction and straightened by a steel sheet supporting device 30. , And entered the plating bath 1 through the opening 3 at the bottom to be plated. The amount of the steel plate plated on the surface was adjusted by the adhesion amount adjusting device 20, and the steel plate was cooled. The operating conditions are shown below.

Steel type: ultra-low carbon steel Steel plate size: 1200mm wide, 1.0mm thick Steel plate speed: 130mpm Plating solution composition: Zn + 0.2% Al Plating bath circulation volume: 400 l / min Maximum plating bath height in plating bath: 200mm Adhesion amount: 45 g / m ^{2 on} one side (using N ₂ gas) AC current frequency of magnetic field applying device: 2 kHz Magnetic flux density between cores of magnetic field applying device: 0.5 T Regarding the obtained hot-dip coated steel sheet, a test piece was placed at an arbitrary position. The samples were collected and evaluated for dross adhesion, alloy layer formation, and plating adhesion.

The plating adhesion was evaluated according to the Dupont impact test specified in JIS K 5400. Good adhesion: Good, slight plating peeling, Good plating
And Table 1 shows the results.

[0035]

[Table 1]

According to the present invention in which the plating solution was supplied to both surfaces of the steel sheet via the header from Table 1, the formation of the alloy layer was uniform in the width direction of the steel sheet, and the plating adhesion was good. On the other hand, in the comparative example in which the plating solution was supplied directly from the plating solution supply passage without using the header, the formation of the alloy layer was remarkable locally on the entire surface of the steel sheet, and the plating adhesion was deteriorated. In addition, dross adhered to the entire surface of the steel sheet plated in a state where the temperature of the plating solution in the plating solution supply passage was lower than the temperature of the plating solution in the auxiliary bath. (Embodiment 2) Using a molten metal plating apparatus shown in FIG. 2 in which an auxiliary bath 13 provided with dross removing means 18 is connected and a heating means (not shown) is provided in a plating solution supply passage, is used. Under the operating conditions described above, the amount of circulating plating solution was controlled, and the extremely low carbon steel sheet was subjected to hot-dip galvanizing in the same manner as in Example 1.
About the obtained hot-dip metal-plated steel sheet, a test piece was sampled from an arbitrary position in the same manner as in Example 1, and the dross adhesion state,
The formation state of the alloy layer and the plating adhesion were evaluated. Table 2 shows the results.

[0037]

[Table 2]

Among the examples of the present invention in which the plating solution was supplied to both sides of the steel sheet via the header, it was found from Table 2 that the circulation amount of the plating solution was 10%.
Steel plates No. 11 to No. 13 plated at 0 l / min or more
In (1), the formation of the alloy layer is uniform in the width direction of the steel sheet, and the plating adhesion is also good. Because Kkieki circulation amount is 100 l / min than in plated steel sheet No.14, No.15 had when significant growth of the alloy layer at a part of the steel plate ends.

On the other hand, in the comparative example in which the plating solution was directly supplied without passing through the header, the growth of the alloy layer was remarkable locally, and the plating adhesion was deteriorated. In particular, the plating solution circulation rate is 10
When the rate is less than 0 l / min (steel sheets No. 19 and No. 20), the alloy layer grows remarkably on the entire surface of the steel sheet, and the plating adhesion is remarkably deteriorated. Since the heating means was provided in the plating solution supply passage and the dross removing means was provided in the auxiliary bath, the dross adhesion state was good without any dross adhesion or no problem if there was.
did.

In the above description, only the example of hot-dip galvanizing on a steel sheet has been described. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to other metals such as Zn, Al, Pb, Sb, and Mg and alloys thereof. It goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to hot-dip metal plating. Further, it does not prevent the alloying by the heat treatment after the adjustment of the adhesion amount.

[0041]

According to the present invention, in a hot-dip metal plating method in which a steel sheet is pulled up from an opening at the bottom of a plating bath to perform plating, uniform plating quality can be obtained in the width direction of the steel sheet.
In addition, a clean plated steel sheet free of dross adhesion can be stably and continuously manufactured.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional view showing an example of an apparatus suitable for carrying out the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view showing one embodiment of an apparatus suitable for carrying out the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic sectional view showing one embodiment of an apparatus suitable for carrying out the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of a conventional hot-dip metal plating apparatus.

[Description of Signs] 1 Plating bath 2 Electromagnetic sealing device 2a Magnetic field applying means 3 Opening 6 Molten metal plating device 7 Plating bath 8 Projection 9 Overflow weir 10 Plating solution supply device 11 Plating solution discharge passage 12 Plating solution supply passage 13 Auxiliary Bathtub 15 Piping switching device 16 Header 17 Plating solution discharge passage 18 Dross removing means 20 Adhesion amount adjusting device 30 Steel plate supporting device 31 Guide roll 32 Support roll 33 Deflector roll 50 Annealing furnace S Steel plate P Pump

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Toshitane Matsukawa 1 Kawasaki-cho, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba Kawasaki Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. Chiba Works (72) Inventor Kazumasa Mihara 4--6 Kannon Shinmachi, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima No. 22 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Hiroshima Works (72) Inventor Kenichi Unoki 4-62 Kannon Shinmachi, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Hiroshima Laboratory (56) References JP-A-8-337858 (JP, A) JP-A-5-222500 (JP, A) JP-A-2-360 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) C23C 2/00-2 / 40 WPI (DIALOG)

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A plating bath in a plating bath, wherein a steel plate is inserted from an opening provided at a bottom portion of the plating bath and lifted upward, and a magnetic field applying means is disposed at predetermined intervals on both sides of the steel plate. The plating bath is held by applying a magnetic field to the plating bath, the plating solution is supplied from the auxiliary bath through a plating solution supply passage to the lower portion of the plating bath, and the plating solution is supplied from the upper portion of the plating bath to the auxiliary bath through a plating solution discharge passage. In the molten metal plating method for a steel sheet to be plated while discharging and circulating a plating solution, the plating solution is discharged by overflowing from the upper portion of the plating bath, and a header is provided in communication with the plating solution supply passage, and the header is provided. discharging the plating liquid toward the through the steel sheet, and the plating bath before
The amount of plating solution circulating between the auxiliary bath is 100 l / min.
Molten metal plating method of a steel sheet characterized by more and to Rukoto. To wherein in the plating bath, the plating liquid discharge passage provided to communicate with the header, from the plating liquid discharge passage according to claim 1, wherein the ejecting the plating solution toward the steel plate Hot metal plating method for steel sheet. 3. A plating solution temperature of the plating solution supply passage, the molten metal plating method according to claim 1 or 2 steel sheet according to, characterized in that said auxiliary bath plating solution temperature or more.