WO2017030149A1 - オーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔 - Google Patents

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WO2017030149A1
WO2017030149A1 PCT/JP2016/074027 JP2016074027W WO2017030149A1 WO 2017030149 A1 WO2017030149 A1 WO 2017030149A1 JP 2016074027 W JP2016074027 W JP 2016074027W WO 2017030149 A1 WO2017030149 A1 WO 2017030149A1
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stainless steel
steel foil
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海野 裕人
直哉 佐脇
直樹 藤本
将大 福田
宇野 智裕
徹 稲熊
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Priority to JP2016575997A priority patent/JP6161840B1/ja
Priority to KR1020187004042A priority patent/KR102121674B1/ko
Priority to CN201680046533.0A priority patent/CN107923012B/zh
Priority to US15/753,307 priority patent/US10323294B2/en
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Definitions

  • the present invention relates to an austenitic stainless steel foil.
  • the present invention relates to an austenitic stainless steel foil having good formability even though the plate thickness is extremely thin.
  • a foil made of stainless steel (stainless steel foil) having higher strength and rigidity than aluminum has attracted attention.
  • stainless steel has a higher specific gravity than aluminum
  • a stainless steel foil having an extremely thin plate thickness (for example, 60 ⁇ m or less) is required to be applied to a battery case required for downsized and lightweight electronic devices. Is done.
  • a stainless steel foil that has a high workability while having a plate thickness of 60 ⁇ m or less, and can be uniformly formed even when formed into a square can shape, for example. It has been.
  • Patent Document 1 discloses a stainless steel foil having a thickness of 25 ⁇ m or less. When it becomes an ultra-thin stainless steel foil, a void accompanied by a crack occurs in the rolling direction from the etching end face. Patent Document 1 discloses an invention in which the number of inclusions of 5 ⁇ m or more is limited in order to solve this problem.
  • Patent Documents 2 to 4 are examples in which stainless steel foil is applied to a battery case.
  • Patent Document 2 presses a stainless steel foil having a thickness of 20 to 100 ⁇ m
  • Patent Document 3 presses a stainless steel foil having a thickness of 100 ⁇ m
  • Patent Document 4 presses a stainless steel foil having a thickness of 40 to 150 ⁇ m. Examples of battery exterior materials are disclosed.
  • ultra-thin stainless steel foil is not annealed after rolling, as it is for springs used in HDD (Hard Disk Drive) head suspensions.
  • punching or etching is performed after heat treatment for improving the proof stress.
  • the technique of Patent Literature 1 solves the technical problem that occurs during such etching processing.
  • the battery case is formed by pressing an extremely thin stainless steel foil.
  • press molding is divided into deep drawing molding and stretch molding.
  • Deep drawing as typified by cylindrical deep drawing, undergoes deformation that undergoes tensile deformation in the inflow direction of the material and compression deformation in the width direction perpendicular to the inflow direction.
  • the stretch forming is a forming in which biaxial tensile deformation occurs in a plane perpendicular to the sheet thickness direction of the foil (hereinafter also referred to as a rolling surface).
  • a stainless steel foil that is processed to be stretched in any direction within the rolling surface has a rather good stretch formability in any direction, rather than showing a good stretch formability in a specific direction, that is, It is desired that the anisotropy is small and good stretch formability is exhibited.
  • the present inventors have intensively studied.
  • a conventional annealing process for example, bright annealing
  • the stainless steel foil is formed. It has been found that the crystal grains become coarser and the orientation of these crystal grains accumulates in a specific crystal orientation. As the accumulation of crystal grain orientations in such a specific crystal orientation proceeds, the anisotropy of deformation with respect to stretch forming increases, making it difficult to uniformly form the stainless steel foil, and reducing the forming depth. it was thought.
  • Patent Document 2 describes an example in which a stainless steel foil having a thickness of 20 to 100 ⁇ m is pressed and applied to a battery case.
  • Patent Document 2 there is no problem recognition regarding the accumulation of crystal orientations. For this reason, the annealing temperature is high, the crystal orientation is accumulated, and the stainless steel foil of Patent Document 2 is considered to have a large deformation anisotropy with respect to the stretch forming.
  • Patent Document 3 also describes an application example of a stainless steel foil having a thickness of 100 ⁇ m to a battery case.
  • the stainless steel foil having a thickness of 100 ⁇ m is relatively thick, the workability is high, but the effect of increasing the battery capacity by reducing the case thickness is small.
  • Patent Document 4 describes an example in which a stainless steel foil having a thickness of 40 to 150 ⁇ m is applied to a battery exterior material.
  • the technique of Patent Document 4 suppresses generation of work-induced martensite during press working by nitriding the surface layer of a stainless steel foil.
  • the press workability is improved because the surface unevenness formed by the processing-induced martensite transformation is suppressed and the surface smoothness is maintained.
  • Patent Document 4 since the plate thickness of most examples is 100 ⁇ m, as described above, the effect of increasing the battery capacity by reducing the thickness cannot be expected. Moreover, although the example with a plate
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above situation, and is an austenitic stainless steel having high stretch formability and low deformation anisotropy with respect to stretch forming even if it is an ultrathin stainless steel foil having a thickness of 60 ⁇ m or less.
  • the purpose is to provide a foil.
  • the lower limit of the sheet thickness is not particularly limited, but the realistic limit value of the sheet thickness of the foil after rolling is about 5 ⁇ m. Therefore, the thickness of the austenitic stainless steel foil according to the present invention is approximately 5 ⁇ m. The thickness is 5 to 60 ⁇ m.
  • the present inventors have intensively studied and obtained the following knowledge.
  • A In the austenitic stainless steel, the ratio of crystal grains oriented (accumulated) in a specific orientation is set to a specific range or less, that is, in the austenitic stainless steel, while reducing the dislocation density. By making the orientation of the crystal grains random, the anisotropy of deformation with respect to stretch forming is reduced, and the forming depth can be increased.
  • A In order to reduce the dislocation density and randomize the crystal grain orientation, a large amount of dislocations that become nucleation sites during recrystallization and a strong reduction during rolling are introduced, and then annealing is performed to reduce the dislocation density.
  • the number of crystal grains in the plate thickness direction is ensured to be 3 or more, thereby ensuring plastic deformability (for example, good stretch formability). Further, the lower limit of the number of crystal grains in the plate thickness direction may be determined according to the plate thickness.
  • D) In order to suppress cutting (cracking) due to surface hardening, it is important to suppress nitriding of the surface layer as much as possible.
  • E) By securing three or more crystal grains in the plate thickness direction and further by setting the nitrogen concentration of the surface layer to 1.0% by mass or less, resistance to electrolyte can be secured. That is, in order to improve the electrolytic solution resistance, it is important to suppress the rough surface of the stainless steel foil surface at the corner portion after press working and to maintain the adhesiveness with the resin film.
  • An austenitic stainless steel foil having a plate thickness of 5 ⁇ m or more and 60 ⁇ m or less, The recrystallization rate of the stainless steel foil is 90% or more and 100% or less,
  • the stainless steel foil has a crystal orientation area ratio within 10 ° from the ⁇ 112 ⁇ ⁇ 111> orientation and an orientation difference from the ⁇ 110 ⁇ ⁇ 112> orientation within 10 ° within the measurement field of view.
  • An austenitic system characterized in that the sum of the area ratio of the crystal orientation and the area ratio of the crystal orientation where the difference in orientation from the ⁇ 110 ⁇ ⁇ 001> orientation is within 10 ° is 20% or less Stainless steel foil.
  • the austenitic stainless steel foil according to (1) wherein the plate thickness is 5 ⁇ m or more and 25 ⁇ m or less.
  • the austenitic stainless steel foil according to (1) or (2) which has three or more crystal grains in the plate thickness direction.
  • an austenitic stainless steel foil having high stretch formability and low deformation anisotropy even with an ultrathin stainless steel foil having a plate thickness of 60 ⁇ m or less. It can.
  • the austenitic stainless steel foil according to the present invention is suitable for a battery case or the like such as a lithium ion battery that is aimed at reduction in size and weight.
  • the austenitic stainless steel foil according to the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it is made of austenitic stainless steel, but the austenitic stainless steel preferably has the composition range shown below.
  • the composition range is mass%, C: 0.080% or less, Si: 2.0% or less, Mn: 2.0% or less, P: 0.045% or less, S: 0.030% or less, Ni : 5.0% to 11.0%, Cr: 15.0% to 20.0%, Mo: 0.30% or less, N: 0.05% or less, Cu: 0.50% or more. It contains 50% or less, and the balance consists of Fe and inevitable impurities.
  • a commercially available austenitic stainless steel may be used as the austenitic stainless steel.
  • the austenitic stainless steel foil according to the present invention has a plate thickness of 5 to 60 ⁇ m.
  • the plate thickness is defined to be 60 ⁇ m or less.
  • the plate thickness is preferably 50 ⁇ m or less, more preferably 40 ⁇ m or less, more preferably 25 ⁇ m or less.
  • the lower limit of the plate thickness is not particularly limited, but a plate thickness of 5 ⁇ m may be set as the lower limit in consideration of the limit of the manufacturing technique. Even if the plate thickness is 5 ⁇ m, the effect of the present invention can be enjoyed.
  • the austenitic stainless steel foil according to the present invention needs to have good stretch formability (plastic deformability). Specifically, since the structure after rolling is processed, lattice defects such as dislocations are accumulated, so that even if the crystal grains are fine, the dislocation density is high and hardened. For this reason, it is necessary to appropriately control the heat treatment conditions according to the material to recrystallize the structure to obtain a low dislocation density. In other words, since the recrystallized structure is formed by using the dislocation density as a driving force, it is possible to reduce the dislocation density in the recrystallized grains and suppress the coarsening of the recrystallized structure. Performance).
  • An example of a method for measuring the dislocation density is an etch pit method, but quantitative measurement is difficult because it is affected by measurement conditions.
  • the dislocation density can be directly measured by microscopic observation, the variation is large due to the observation visual field. Therefore, the present inventors have found that it is possible to grasp whether proper heat treatment has been performed by measuring the recrystallization rate, which is a characteristic value reflecting the dislocation density.
  • the recrystallization rate can be calculated by (area of recrystallized crystal) / (observation area).
  • the “area of the recrystallized crystal” can be obtained by observing an arbitrary cross section of the austenitic stainless steel foil with an optical microscope.
  • the half width of the diffraction peak of the (220) plane obtained by X-ray analysis of the steel foil may be obtained and calculated. If the half width is 0.20 deg. Or less, the recrystallization rate is 90% or more. If it is 0.15 deg. Or less, the recrystallization rate is 95% or more. If it is 0.10 deg. Or less, the recrystallization rate is 100%. Can do.
  • the austenitic stainless steel foil according to the present invention may have a recrystallization rate of 90% or more. If the recrystallization rate is 90% or more, the dislocation density is sufficiently low, and formability can be ensured. Preferably, the recrystallization rate is 95% or more. The recrystallization rate may be 100% as long as the texture described below satisfies the provisions of the present invention. That is, the entire austenitic stainless steel foil according to the present invention may be recrystallized.
  • the austenitic stainless steel foil according to the present invention has a characteristic texture by further controlling the recrystallization process while keeping the recrystallization rate within the above range.
  • the austenitic stainless steel foil according to the present invention has an area ratio of crystal orientation in which the orientation difference (deviation) from the ⁇ 112 ⁇ ⁇ 111> orientation is within 10 ° within the measurement field of view, and ⁇ 110 ⁇
  • the total area ratio of crystal orientations whose orientation difference from ⁇ 112> orientation is within 10 ° and the area ratio of crystal orientations whose orientation difference from ⁇ 110 ⁇ ⁇ 001> orientation is within 10 ° is 20%. It has the following texture.
  • ⁇ 112 ⁇ , ⁇ 110 ⁇ , ⁇ 110 ⁇ planes indicate planes parallel to the rolling surface, and ⁇ 111>, ⁇ 112>, and ⁇ 001> directions are parallel to the rolling direction. Is shown. Further, the above three orientations are configured as an orientation group including crystallographically equivalent orientations.
  • the ⁇ 112 ⁇ ⁇ 111> orientation is a so-called Copper orientation
  • the ⁇ 110 ⁇ ⁇ 112> orientation is a so-called Brass orientation
  • the ⁇ 110 ⁇ ⁇ 001> orientation is a so-called Goss orientation. It is an azimuth.
  • These three orientations are energetically superior orientations and are known as orientations that are preferentially accumulated (orientated) preferentially in the recrystallized texture of austenitic stainless steel.
  • the proportion of crystal grains in which the orientation difference from these three orientations is oriented within 10 ° is small, and the orientation of the crystal grains in the structure is relatively random. Nevertheless, as described above, since the dislocation density is high, the moldability is poor. Therefore, the recovery of the structure and recrystallization are advanced by annealing treatment to lower the dislocation density. At this time, coarsening of crystal grains (grain growth) proceeds through recrystallization, and the proportion of crystal grains accumulated in the above three orientations, which are energy-dominant orientations, increases.
  • the crystal grains are aligned in a specific orientation.
  • the stainless steel foil when subjected to press working such as stretch forming, it shows good formability in an orientation that favors deformation (an orientation that tends to slip), but an orientation that is disadvantageous to deformation (an orientation that is unlikely to slip) Then, moldability may deteriorate.
  • an orientation that shows sufficient elongation (deformation) when subjected to an overhang forming process that is stretched in any direction of the rolling surface, there is an orientation that shows sufficient elongation (deformation), while an orientation that is disadvantageous for deformation is the starting point. Breaking or the like may occur (deterioration of plastic deformability), and a desired forming depth may not be obtained. That is, anisotropy of deformation with respect to stretch forming occurs.
  • the orientation of crystal grains in the texture after annealing and recrystallization is random.
  • austenitic stainless steel it is easy to accumulate in the three orientations ⁇ 112 ⁇ ⁇ 111>, ⁇ 110 ⁇ ⁇ 112>, and ⁇ 110 ⁇ ⁇ 001>.
  • the total ratio of the area occupied by the crystal grains that can be judged to be present is 20% or less.
  • the orientations of the regions where the orientation differences from the three orientations are not accumulated within 10 ° are crystal orientations that are more difficult to accumulate than the three orientations, and are not accumulated in a specific orientation. That is, with respect to an arbitrary crystal orientation X in which the orientation difference from the three orientations exceeds 10 °, the area ratio of the crystal orientation in which the orientation difference from X is within 10 ° is 20% or less.
  • the crystal orientation within the orientation difference of 10 ° from the ⁇ 112 ⁇ ⁇ 111> orientation within the measurement field of view, the crystal orientation within the orientation difference of 10 ° from the ⁇ 110 ⁇ ⁇ 112> orientation, and ⁇ 110 ⁇ ⁇ 001>
  • the total area ratio occupied by crystal orientations within an orientation difference of 10 ° from the orientation is preferably 15% or less, and more preferably 7% or less.
  • the area ratio occupied by crystal orientations within an orientation difference of 10 ° from each of the above orientations is determined by using the electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) method to determine the crystal orientation at each measurement point.
  • EBSD electron backscatter diffraction
  • the measurement visual field is preferably an area of about 100 ⁇ 100 ⁇ m or more.
  • the austenitic stainless steel foil according to the present invention preferably has three or more crystal grains in the plate thickness direction.
  • the number of crystal grains in the plate thickness direction is calculated by measuring the crystal grain size in accordance with JIS G 0551 in any cross section in the plate thickness direction, calculating the average crystal grain size, and dividing the plate thickness by the average crystal grain size. The quotient can be used as the number of crystal grains in the plate thickness direction.
  • the average crystal grain diameter may be calculated by measuring the crystal grain diameter on a plane orthogonal to the plate thickness direction.
  • crystal grains at the center in the width direction of stainless steel foil position of 1/2 width from one end
  • the middle of both ends and the center two positions of 1/4 width and 3/4 width from one end
  • the number of crystal grains in the plate thickness direction of the stainless steel foil can be evaluated by counting the number of these and arithmetically averaging them.
  • the number of crystal grains obtained in this way is 3 or more because the plastic deformability is improved and the stretch formability is improved.
  • the number of crystal grains in the plate thickness direction is small, there is a high probability that crystal grains having orientations that do not satisfy the von Mises condition with respect to the deformation direction (crystal grains having inferior deformability) are arranged in the thickness direction. Then, since the crystal grains cannot follow the deformation of the entire foil at the time of press working, it becomes a starting point of breakage.
  • the number of crystal grains in the plate thickness direction is preferably determined according to the plate thickness because the plastic deformability can be further secured. Since the deformation resistance increases as the plate thickness increases, the number of crystal grains is preferably increased as the plate thickness increases. Specifically, when the plate thickness is 15 ⁇ m or more, the number of crystal grains in the plate thickness direction is preferably 5 or more, and more preferably 10 or more when the plate thickness is 40 ⁇ m or more. Thereby, the plastic deformability can be further improved. In the case of an austenitic stainless steel foil having a plate thickness of less than 15 ⁇ m, the influence of the plate thickness on the number of crystal grains in the plate thickness direction is negligible.
  • the upper limit of the number of crystal grains is not particularly limited. This is because the number of crystal grains in the thickness direction changes depending on the thickness of the austenitic stainless steel foil. If the number of crystal grains is 3 or more, the size of crystal grains (crystal grain size according to JIS G 0051 (hereinafter referred to as “crystal grain size” unless otherwise specified)) is particularly limited. do not do. This is because the multiple slip described above is determined not by the size of crystal grains but by the number of crystal grains in the thickness direction.
  • the surface layer of the stainless steel foil is not nitrided.
  • the surface layer is not nitrided means that the nitrogen concentration of the surface layer is 1.0 mass% or less.
  • the surface layer is a thickness at which the oxygen concentration is half the peak value in the measurement by Auger electron spectroscopy, and the nitrogen concentration is an average concentration in the surface layer.
  • the surface layer of the stainless steel foil is nitrided, the surface layer is hardened by nitridation when it is pressed, so it becomes the starting point of cutting, so the press formability decreases. End up.
  • the nitrogen concentration in the above-mentioned range the surface layer can be deformed without causing a cut (crack), so that good press formability can be obtained. Therefore, the nitrogen concentration in the surface layer is preferably 1.0% by mass or less as described above without concentrating nitrogen in the surface layer of the stainless steel foil.
  • the lower limit is equivalent to the nitrogen content evaluated for the entire stainless steel foil. That is, in the case of a steel type that does not contain nitrogen, such as general SUS304, the content level of nitrogen as an inevitable impurity becomes the lower limit.
  • the nitrogen concentration of the surface layer of the stainless steel foil can be controlled to 1% by mass or less by setting the nitrogen concentration in the annealing atmosphere to 0.1% by volume or less.
  • the austenitic stainless steel foil according to the present invention may be made into a laminated austenitic stainless steel foil by laminating (laminating) a resin film on the surface in the same manner as a normal laminated stainless steel foil.
  • laminating the resin film By laminating the resin film, the corrosion resistance in the electrolytic solution can be improved, and the applicability to a battery case such as a lithium ion battery can be further enhanced.
  • the lamination of the resin film may be performed on both surfaces of the stainless steel foil, or may be performed on either surface.
  • Patent Document 5 discloses a technique in which a chromate treatment layer having a thickness of 2 to 200 nm is provided on at least one surface of a stainless steel foil, and a polyolefin-based resin containing a functional group having polarity is laminated on the surface. Yes.
  • the resin after heat lamination may be made amorphous, and for this purpose, the cooling rate during heat lamination may be increased.
  • the cooling rate in the range of 120 ° C. to 80 ° C. may be 20 ° C./s or more.
  • the manufacturing process of the austenitic stainless steel foil according to the present invention is substantially the same as the manufacturing process of a normal stainless steel foil. That is, the stainless steel strip is foil-rolled, then the surface is cleaned, final annealing is performed, and temper rolling (tension leveler) is performed as necessary to produce a stainless steel foil. It should be noted that the foil rolling process may be divided into a plurality of times (multi-stage rolling) according to the thickness of the stainless steel strip used for foil rolling, and intermediate annealing may be performed between the foil rolling processes. However, in order to obtain the austenitic stainless steel foil according to the present invention, as described above, it is important to control the rolling reduction in the final foil rolling and the temperature in the final annealing.
  • foil rolling In foil rolling, dislocations that serve as nucleation sites for recrystallization can be introduced into stainless steel by rolling under high pressure. The higher the rolling reduction, the more dislocations introduced. The dislocation density is controlled by the reduction ratio and the annealing treatment performed after rolling. Therefore, when foil rolling is performed twice or more, the final foil rolling, that is, the foil rolling immediately before the final annealing may be performed under high pressure.
  • the rolling reduction in foil rolling before final annealing should be 30% or more. From the viewpoint of securing the dislocation density, it is preferably 40% or more, and more preferably 45% or more.
  • Reduction ratio (sheet thickness before rolling ⁇ sheet thickness after rolling) / (sheet thickness before rolling)
  • the upper limit of the rolling reduction is not particularly limited. However, theoretically, the rolling reduction rate cannot be 100%, so the practical upper limit of the rolling reduction rate is about 95%.
  • the lower limit of the rolling reduction depends on the final thickness of the austenitic stainless steel foil, but is preferably 40% or more, more preferably 45% or more if possible.
  • the material structure When performing foil rolling in a plurality of times, it is preferable to control the material structure even in intermediate foil rolling and subsequent intermediate annealing. In this case as well, it may be the same as the final foil rolling. That is, the rolling reduction in each foil rolling is preferably 30% or more. However, since the foil rolling immediately before the final annealing is important as described above, it is preferable to set the rolling reduction of the final foil rolling higher than the rolling reduction of the other foil rolling.
  • Annealing after foil rolling plays an important role in reducing dislocation density and promoting recrystallization.
  • the object is to reduce the dislocation density and advance recrystallization while suppressing grain growth and suppressing accumulation in a specific orientation. .
  • the annealing temperature is set to 950 ° C. or higher and 1050 ° C. or lower. At 950 ° C. or lower, the dislocation density does not decrease, and the recrystallization rate becomes low. On the other hand, when the temperature exceeds 1050 ° C., the crystal becomes coarse and the orientation proceeds in any of the three orientations described above, so that good moldability cannot be obtained.
  • the lower limit of the annealing temperature is preferably slightly higher than 950 ° C., desirably 960 ° C., more desirably 970 ° C.
  • the upper limit of the annealing temperature is preferably slightly lower than 1050 ° C. and preferably 1040 ° C., more preferably 1030 ° C., from the viewpoint of suppressing the accumulation of crystal orientation.
  • the time for holding the stainless steel foil at the above-described annealing temperature is 3 seconds or more and 30 seconds or less. If it is less than 3 seconds, the heat treatment becomes insufficient and recrystallization does not proceed sufficiently, and the recrystallization rate specified in the present invention cannot be obtained. On the other hand, if it exceeds 30 seconds, the recrystallized grains become coarse and the orientation proceeds in any of the three orientations described above, and good moldability cannot be obtained.
  • the annealing atmosphere is a rare gas atmosphere such as hydrogen or argon so that the surface of the stainless steel foil is not nitrided. Although it is desirable that the annealing atmosphere does not contain nitrogen at all, nitrogen mixed unavoidably from the atmosphere is acceptable to some extent. In order to set the nitrogen concentration of the surface layer to 1.0% by mass or less, the nitrogen concentration in the annealing atmosphere may be 0.1% by volume or less.
  • the conditions for intermediate annealing are not particularly defined, but are preferably 950 ° C. or higher and 1050 ° C. or lower. Since the crystal grain boundary is also a core of recrystallization and is preferably introduced before foil rolling, it is desirable to suppress the coarsening of the recrystallized grains by setting the temperature range as described above.
  • an austenitic stainless steel foil having a thickness described in Table 1 is obtained by rolling commercially available SUS304 with a foil rolling machine under the rolling conditions described in Table 1. Manufactured.
  • the rolling reduction is the rolling reduction in the cold foil rolling process immediately before the final annealing
  • the finish annealing temperature is the temperature in the final annealing process to be applied after completion of the rolling process
  • the holding time is the time for holding the stainless steel foil at the finishing annealing temperature.
  • the annealing atmosphere was 0.1% by volume nitrogen-99.9% by volume hydrogen mixed gas.
  • the recrystallization rate was measured by mirror polishing, etching with the cross section in the rolling direction as the observation surface, and observing the area of the recrystallized crystal grains in the range of the total plate thickness x 500 ⁇ m width, and (area of recrystallized crystal) / (observation It was obtained by calculating (Area).
  • the texture of the stainless steel foil after finish annealing was measured by EBSD after polishing the surface of the foil by a chemical etching method or CP (Cross-section Polishing) method.
  • EBSD EBSD after polishing the surface of the foil by a chemical etching method or CP (Cross-section Polishing) method.
  • CP Cross-section Polishing
  • the surface nitrogen concentration was measured by Auger electron spectroscopy (AES). Measurement was made from the stainless steel foil surface to a depth of 30 nm, and the average nitrogen concentration up to a depth at which the oxygen concentration was half the peak value was taken as the nitrogen concentration of the surface layer.
  • AES Auger electron spectroscopy
  • the number of crystal grains in the plate thickness direction is determined by measuring the crystal grain size in accordance with JIS G 0551 after cutting the test piece in the plate thickness direction, polishing the cross section, etching and then observing with a microscope. The diameter was calculated and taken as the quotient when the plate thickness was divided by the average crystal grain size.
  • the area ratio of the crystal grains accumulated in each orientation is low, and as a result, when the plate thickness is less than 30 ⁇ m, the forming depth was 4.0 mm or more, and when the plate thickness was 30 ⁇ m or more, the molding depth was 4.5 mm or more.
  • Comparative Example 5 in which the plate thickness was 30 ⁇ m or more, the finish annealing temperature was high, so that the recrystallization proceeded sufficiently, and the orientation of the recrystallized crystal grains was accumulated in each orientation while further grain growth. As a result, anisotropy of deformation occurred with respect to the stretch forming, and the forming depth became smaller than 4.5 mm.
  • Example 4 and Comparative Example 2 having the same plate thickness were compared, it was confirmed that there was a difference of 0.3 mm or more with respect to the molding depth.
  • This difference is very significant as shown below. That is, for example, when the stainless steel foil is applied to a battery case mounted on a small and light electronic device such as a smartphone, the thickness of the battery case is required to be about several mm. In such a situation, if the molding depth is increased by 0.3 mm or more, it corresponds to 10% or more of the thickness of the battery case, which greatly contributes to an increase in battery capacity. Therefore, the effect of the present invention is very large.
  • the austenitic stainless steel foil according to the present invention can be applied to battery cases such as lithium ion batteries for small electronic devices.

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Abstract

板厚が60μm以下の極薄ステンレス鋼箔であっても、張出し成形性が高く、しかも、張出し成形に対する変形の異方性が小さいオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔を提供する。本発明のオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔は、板厚が5μm以上60μm以下であり、再結晶率が90%以上100%以下であり、測定視野内において、{112}<111>方位からの方位差が10°以内である結晶方位の面積率と、{110}<112>方位からの方位差が10°以内である結晶方位の面積率と、{110}<001>方位からの方位差が10°以内である結晶方位の面積率との合計が20%以下である集合組織を有することを特徴とする。

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オーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔
 本発明は、オーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔に関する。特に、板厚が極めて薄いにもかかわらず、良好な成形性を備えたオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔に関する。
 電子機器の小型化、軽量化にともない、電子機器のポータブル化、モバイル化が進展し、多くの電子機器に搭載するリチウムイオン電池などの電池の小型化、軽量化が求められている。特に、スマートフォンなどの電子機器に要求される電池の小型化、軽量化は、時代の最先端レベルの仕様を要求されている。
 現在、スマートフォン向けリチウムイオン電池の電池ケースは、アルミニウム薄板の缶型や樹脂フィルムをラミネートしたアルミニウム箔が使用されている。特に、体積当たりの容量密度の向上を目的として、樹脂フィルムラミネートアルミ箔が多用されている。最近では、更なる小型軽量化を目的に、より薄い外装材が求められている。しかしながら、基材であるアルミニウム箔では、薄手化すると製造過程でピンホールが発生しやすくなり、水分バリヤ性が確保できない、また薄手化により突き刺し強度や剛性が低下し、外部からの衝撃や電池の内部膨張に対する強度を確保できないといった課題があった。そのためアルミニウム箔では、更なる小型化に対し限界が見えてきた。
 そこで、アルミニウムより強度および剛性が高いステンレス鋼からなる箔(ステンレス鋼箔)が注目されてきた。しかしながら、ステンレス鋼はアルミニウムに比べ比重が高いため、小型化および軽量化された電子機器に求められる電池ケースに適用するには、板厚の極めて薄い(たとえば、60μm以下)ステンレス鋼箔が必要とされる。特に、電池容量の増大を図るためには、板厚が60μm以下でありながら、被加工性が高く、たとえば、角缶形状に成形した場合であっても均一成形が可能なステンレス鋼箔が求められている。
 極薄のステンレス鋼箔としては、特許文献1に厚さ25μm以下のステンレス鋼箔が開示されている。極薄ステンレス鋼箔になると、エッチング端面から圧延方向に割れを伴うボイドが発生する。特許文献1は、これを解消するため5μm以上の介在物の個数を制限した発明が開示されている。
 また、ステンレス鋼箔を電池用ケースに適用した例として特許文献2~4がある。特許文献2には厚さ20~100μmのステンレス鋼箔を、特許文献3には厚さ100μmのステンレス鋼箔を、特許文献4には厚さ40~150μmのステンレス鋼箔をそれぞれプレス加工して電池用外装材とした例が開示されている。
特開2000-273586号公報 特開2004-52100号公報 特開2013-41788号公報 特開2012-92361号公報 特開2007-168184号公報
 通常、極薄のステンレス鋼箔は、HDD(Hard Disk Drive)用のヘッド・サスペンションに用いられるバネ用などのように、圧延後に焼鈍されることなく、圧延まま、もしくはテンションアニーリングのような引張強度や耐力を向上させる熱処理を施した後、打ち抜き加工あるいはエッチング加工されるものが多い。特許文献1の技術は、こうしたエッチング加工時に発生する技術課題を解決するものである。
 しかしながら、極薄のステンレス鋼箔を電池ケースに適用する場合、当該電池ケースは、極薄のステンレス鋼箔をプレス加工することにより形成される。一般に、プレス成形は深絞り成形と張出し成形に分けられる。深絞り成形は、円筒深絞りに代表されるように材料の流入方向には引張変形、流入方向と垂直な幅方向には圧縮変形を受けるような変形となる。一方、張り出し成形は、箔の板厚方向に垂直な面内(以降、圧延面ともいう)で等2軸引張変形となるような成形である。電池ケースのような角缶形状に成形する場合、張出し成形が行われるので、特に、コーナー部となるステンレス鋼箔の部分が最も引張変形を受ける。そのため、変形に不利な方位に配向している結晶粒が当該部分に多く存在していると、プレス加工が施されても十分に変形できず破断等が発生してしまう。したがって、圧延面内の任意の方向に伸ばされる加工が施されるステンレス鋼箔には、特定の方位において良好な張出し成形性を示すよりも、任意の方位においてある程度良好な張出し成形性、すなわち、異方性が小さく、かつ良好な張出し成形性を示すことが望まれる。
 このような状況に基づき、本発明者らが鋭意検討した結果、従来のアニール処理(たとえば、光輝焼鈍等)を、処理条件について何ら考慮せずにステンレス鋼箔に施すと、ステンレス鋼箔を構成する結晶粒の粗大化が進むとともに、これらの結晶粒の方位が特定の結晶方位に集積してしまうことを見出した。このような特定の結晶方位への結晶粒の方位の集積が進むと、張出し成形に対する変形の異方性が大きくなってしまい、当該ステンレス鋼箔の均一成形が困難となり、成形深さが小さくなると考えられた。
 特許文献2には、厚さ20~100μmのステンレス鋼箔をプレス加工して電池ケースに適用した例が記載されている。しかしながら、特許文献2では、結晶方位の集積についての課題認識はなかった。そのため、焼鈍温度が高く、結晶方位の集積が進み、特許文献2のステンレス鋼箔は張出し成形に対する変形の異方性が大きいと考えられる。
 特許文献3にも、厚さ100μmのステンレス鋼箔の電池ケースへの適用例が記載されている。しかしながら、厚さ100μmのステンレス鋼箔は、比較的厚いため、被加工性は高いものの、ケース厚みの低減による電池容量の増大効果は小さい。
 特許文献4には、厚さ40~150μmのステンレス鋼箔を電池外装材に適用した例が記載されている。特許文献4の技術は、ステンレス鋼箔の表層を窒化してプレス加工時の加工誘起マルテンサイトの生成を抑えている。これにより、ステンレス鋼箔と樹脂の熱融着部の耐剥離性の確保とプレス加工後の樹脂の白化の抑制ができると説明している。さらに、加工誘起マルテンサイト変態によって形成される表面凹凸が抑制されて表面の平滑性が維持されるため、プレス加工性が良好になると説明している。
 しかしながら、本発明者らが鋭意検討した結果、ステンレス鋼箔の表層を窒化すると、その部分が硬化するため、プレス加工時に切れ(割れ)が発生しやすいことが見出された。特に、ステンレス鋼箔の板厚が60μm以下になると、表層窒化による硬化部分の影響が相対的に大きくなり無視できなくなる。すなわち、表層窒化した極薄ステンレス鋼箔をプレス加工すると、表面に割れが発生し、十分なプレス成形性が得られない。したがって、ステンレス鋼箔の厚みは薄くできるものの、成形深さは小さいと考えられる。すなわち、電池容量の増大効果は小さい。
 なお、特許文献4では、ほとんどの実施例の板厚が100μmであるので、上述したように、厚みの低減による電池容量の増大効果を期待することはできない。また、板厚40μmの実施例は成形性が悪化しているものの許容範囲と説明している。さらに、それより薄い板厚の実施例はないことから、特許文献4に記載の技術は、ステンレス鋼箔の厚みを極めて薄くすることおよび成形深さを大きくすることを両立することができない。
 本発明は、上記の状況を鑑みてなされ、板厚が60μm以下の極薄ステンレス鋼箔であっても、張出し成形性が高く、しかも、張出し成形に対する変形の異方性が小さいオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔を提供することを目的とする。
 なお、板厚の下限は特に限定する必要はないが、圧延を施した後の箔の板厚の現実的な限界値は5μm程度であることから、本発明に係るオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔の厚さを5~60μmとする。
 上記の課題を解決するために、本発明者らは鋭意検討を行い、以下の知見を得た。
(ア)オーステナイト系ステンレス鋼において、特定の方位に配向している(集積している)結晶粒の割合を特定の範囲以下とすること、すなわち、オーステナイト系ステンレス鋼において、転位密度を減少させつつ、当該結晶粒の方位をランダムにすることにより、張出し成形に対する変形の異方性が小さくなり、成形深さを大きくできる。
(イ)転位密度を減少させつつ、結晶粒の方位をランダムにするには、圧延時に強圧下して再結晶時に核生成サイトとなる転位を多く導入し、その後アニールを行って、転位密度を減少させて再結晶させつつ、再結晶した結晶粒を微細な状態に留める必要がある。
(ウ)好ましくは、板厚方向の結晶粒の数を3個以上確保することにより、塑性変形能(たとえば、良好な張出し成形性)が確保される。また、板厚に応じて板厚方向の結晶粒数の下限を決定しても良い。
(エ)表面硬化による切れ(割れ)を抑制するために、表層の窒化を極力抑制することが重要である。
(オ)板厚方向の結晶粒の数を3個以上確保し、さらに表層の窒素濃度を1.0質量%以下とすることにより、耐電解液性も確保できる。つまり、耐電解液性を向上するには、プレス加工後のコーナー部でのステンレス鋼箔表面の肌荒れを抑制し、樹脂皮膜との密着性を保つことが重要である。
 本発明は、上記の知見に基づき成されたものであり、本発明の態様は以下の通りである。
  (1)板厚が5μm以上60μm以下であるオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔であって、
  前記ステンレス鋼箔の再結晶率が90%以上100%以下であり、
  前記ステンレス鋼箔は、測定視野内において、{112}<111>方位からの方位差が10°以内である結晶方位の面積率と、{110}<112>方位からの方位差が10°以内である結晶方位の面積率と、{110}<001>方位からの方位差が10°以内である結晶方位の面積率の合計が20%以下である集合組織を有することを特徴とするオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔である。
  (2)前記板厚が5μm以上25μm以下であることを特徴とする(1)に記載のオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔である。
  (3)板厚方向に結晶粒を3個以上有することを特徴とする(1)または(2)に記載のオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔である。
  (4)表層の窒素濃度が1.0質量%以下であることを特徴とする(1)から(3)のいずれかに記載のオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔である。
  (5)前記オーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔の少なくとも一方の表面に樹脂フィルムが積層されていることを特徴とする(1)から(4)のいずれかに記載のオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔である。
 本発明によれば、板厚が60μm以下の極薄ステンレス鋼箔であっても、張出し成形性が高く、しかも、張出し成形に対する変形の異方性が小さいオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔を提供することができる。本発明に係るオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔は、小型軽量化を指向するリチウムイオン電池等の電池ケース等に好適である。
 本発明について、以下に詳細に説明する。
(1.オーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔)
  [ステンレス鋼の材質]
  本発明に係るオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔は、オーステナイト系ステンレス鋼から構成されていれば、特に制限されないが、オーステナイト系ステンレス鋼は以下に示す組成範囲を有していることが好ましい。当該組成範囲は、質量%で、C:0.080%以下、Si:2.0%以下、Mn:2.0%以下、P:0.045%以下、S:0.030%以下、Ni:5.0%以上11.0%以下、Cr:15.0%以上20.0%以下、Mo:0.30%以下、N:0.05%以下、Cu:0.50%以上2.50%以下を含有し、残部がFeおよび不可避的不純物からなる。上記のオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼として、市販のオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼を用いても良い。
 [板厚:5~60μm]
  本発明に係るオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔は、板厚が5~60μmである。当該ステンレス鋼箔を電池ケースに適用した場合の電池容量の増大効果を大きくするために、板厚は60μm以下に規定される。板厚は、好ましくは50μm以下、さらに好ましくは40μm以下、より好ましくは25μm以下である。また、板厚の下限は特に限定しないが、製造技術の限界を考慮すると板厚5μmを下限としてもよい。板厚が5μmであっても、本発明による効果は享受できる。
 [再結晶率:90%以上100%以下]
  本発明に係るオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔は、良好な張出し成形性(塑性変形能)を有する必要がある。具体的には、圧延後の組織は加工を受けることにより、転位などの格子欠陥が蓄積しているため、結晶粒は微細であっても転位密度が高く、硬化している。そのため、熱処理条件を材料に応じて適正に制御して、組織を再結晶させ、低転位密度にする必要がある。すなわち、再結晶組織が転位密度を駆動力として形成されるために、再結晶粒内の転位密度を低減しつつ、再結晶組織の粗大化を抑制することで、良好な張出し成形性(塑性変形能)が確保される。
 なお、転位密度を測定する方法としては、エッチピット法等が例示されるが、測定条件等に影響されるため定量的な測定は難しい。顕微鏡観察により転位密度を直接測定することもできるが、観察視野によるためバラツキが大きい。そこで、本発明者らは、転位密度を反映した特性値である再結晶率を測定することにより、適正な熱処理がなされたかどうかを把握できることを見出した。
 再結晶率は、(再結晶した結晶の面積)/(観察面積)により算出できる。「再結晶した結晶の面積」は、光学顕微鏡によりオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔の任意断面を観察することにより得ることができる。あるいは、前記鋼箔のX線解析により得られる(220)面の回折ピークの半価幅を求めて算出してもよい。半価幅が0.20deg.以下であれば再結晶率90%以上、0.15deg.以下であれば再結晶率95%以上、0.10deg.以下であれば再結晶率100%とみなすことができる。
 本発明に係るオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔は、再結晶率が90%以上であればよい。再結晶率が90%以上であれば、転位密度が十分に低くなり、成形性を確保することができる。好ましくは、再結晶率は95%以上である。後述する集合組織が本発明の規定を満足していれば、再結晶率は100%であってよい。すなわち、本発明に係るオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔全体が再結晶していてもよい。
 [集合組織]
  本発明に係るオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔は、再結晶率を上記の範囲内としつつ、さらに再結晶過程を制御することにより、特徴的な集合組織を有している。具体的には、本発明に係るオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔は、測定視野内において、{112}<111>方位からの方位差(ずれ)が10°以内である結晶方位の面積率と、{110}<112>方位からの方位差が10°以内である結晶方位の面積率と、{110}<001>方位からの方位差が10°以内である結晶方位の面積率との合計が20%以下である集合組織を有している。なお、上記の3つの方位において、{112}、{110}、{110}面は圧延面に平行な面を示し、<111>、<112>、<001>方向は圧延方向に平行な方向を示している。さらに、上記の3つの方位は、結晶学的に等価な方位を含む方位群として構成されている。
 前記{112}<111>方位はいわゆるCopper方位と呼ばれる方位であり、前記{110}<112>方位はいわゆるBrass方位と呼ばれる方位であり、前記{110}<001>方位はいわゆるGoss方位と呼ばれる方位である。これら3つの方位は、エネルギー的に優位な方位であり、オーステナイト系ステンレス鋼の再結晶集合組織において、優先的に集積しやすい(配向しやすい)方位として知られている。
 圧延後のステンレス鋼箔においては、これら3つの方位からの方位差が10°以内に配向している結晶粒の割合は少なく、組織中の結晶粒の方位は比較的にランダムになっているにも関わらず、上述したように、転位密度が高いため成形性に劣る。そこで、アニール処理により、組織の回復、再結晶を進行させて、転位密度を低くする。このとき、再結晶を経て結晶粒の粗大化(粒成長)が進むとともに、エネルギー的に優位な方位である上記の3つの方位に集積している結晶粒の割合が増加する。
 このような特定の方位に、結晶粒の配向が進むと、結晶粒が特定の方位に偏って並ぶこととなる。この場合、ステンレス鋼箔が張出し成形等のプレス加工を受けると、変形に有利な方位(すべりが生じやすい方位)では良好な成形性を示すものの、変形に不利な方位(すべりが生じにくい方位)では成形性が悪化することがある。そうすると、電池ケースのコーナー部のように、圧延面の任意の方向に伸ばされるような張出し成形加工を受ける場合、十分な伸び(変形)を示す方位がある一方、変形に不利な方位を起点として破断等が生じることがあり(塑性変形能の悪化)、所望の成形深さが得られない場合がある。すなわち、張出し成形に対する変形の異方性が生じる。
 そこで、本発明では、結晶粒の配向度に起因する成形性の異方性を低減するために、アニール処理を行い再結晶させた後の集合組織における結晶粒の方位をランダムとしている。オーステナイト系ステンレス鋼では、上述したように、{112}<111>方位、{110}<112>方位、{110}<001>方位の3つの方位に集積しやすいため、各方位に集積していると判断できる結晶粒(各方位からの方位差が10°以内に配向している結晶粒)が占める面積の合計割合を20%以下としている。これにより、オーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔の集合組織における結晶粒の方位の偏りを解消し、成形性の異方性を低減して、圧延面内の任意の方向に伸ばされるような加工を受けた場合であっても、十分な成形深さを得ることができる。なお、前述の3つの方位からの方位差が10°以内に集積していない領域の方位は、前記3つの方位よりも集積し難い結晶方位であり、特定の方位には集積していない。つまり、前述の3つの方位からの方位差が10°を超える任意の結晶方位Xに関して、Xからの方位差が10°以内の結晶方位の面積率は20%以下である。
 本発明では、測定視野内において、{112}<111>方位から方位差10°以内の結晶方位、{110}<112>方位から方位差10°以内の結晶方位、及び{110}<001>方位から方位差10°以内の結晶方位が占める面積率の合計は、15%以下であることが好ましく、7%以下であることがより好ましい。
 上記の各方位から方位差10°以内の結晶方位が占める面積率は、本発明では、電子線後方散乱回折(EBSD:Electron BackScatter Diffraction)法を用いて、各測定点における結晶方位を決定することにより算出する。このEBSD法は、SEM(走査電子顕微鏡)にEBSD検出器を接続し、試料を70°程度傾斜させて、傾斜させた試料表面の所定の測定視野に収束電子ビームを照射したときに発生する回折パターン(EBSDパターン)を解析し、結晶方位を測定する方法である。
 具体的には、各測定点での回折パターンから方位をいくつか推定し、最も確度の高い方位を測定点における結晶方位として決定する。このようにして求めた各測定点の方位を、逆極点図上での位置に応じて色分けして図示し、IPF(Inverse Pole Figure)マップを得る。このIPFマップから、上述した各方位との角度差が許容角度(Tolerance Angle)(本発明では10°)以下の結晶粒が測定視野の面積に占める割合を面積率として算出する。なお、本発明では、測定視野は、100×100μm程度以上の領域とすることが好ましい。
 [板厚方向に結晶粒が3個以上]
  本発明に係るオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔は、板厚方向に結晶粒が3個以上存在することが好ましい。板厚方向の結晶粒数は、板厚方向の任意の断面において、結晶粒径をJIS G 0551に準拠して測定して平均結晶粒径を算出し、板厚を平均結晶粒径で割り算し、その商をもって板厚方向の結晶粒数とすることができる。なお、結晶粒が等軸粒である場合は、板厚方向に直交する面において結晶粒径を測定し、平均結晶粒径を算出してもよい。
 もしくは、任意の断面内で板厚方向に任意の直線を3本以上引き、それらの直線が横断する結晶粒の個数を数え、それらを算術平均して求める。その際、結晶粒が表面に接している場合は、0.5個としてカウントする。また、直線が結晶粒界に沿った場合は、結晶粒界を構成する複数の結晶をそれぞれカウントすることもできる。但し、ステンレス鋼箔の幅方向の両端部はアニールによる影響が出易いので、結晶粒数の測定には適さない。そのため、ステンレス鋼箔の幅方向の両端部を除外して、板厚方向に任意の直線を引き、結晶粒数を測定することが望ましい。例えば、ステンレス鋼箔の幅方向の中央(片端から1/2幅の位置)および両端と中央の中間(片端から1/4幅と3/4幅の2つの位置)の3か所で結晶粒の個数を数え、それらを算術平均することにより、当該ステンレス鋼箔の板厚方向の結晶粒数を評価することができる。
 このようにして求めた結晶粒数が3個以上であれば、塑性変形能が向上し、張出し成形性が良好となるので好ましい。すなわち、個々の結晶粒が任意の形状に塑性変形するには、von Misesの条件を満たし、複数のすべり系が多重すべりを起こす必要がある。しかしながら、板厚方向の結晶粒数が少ないと、変形方向に対してvon Misesの条件を満たさない方位の結晶粒(変形能に劣る結晶粒)が、厚さ方向に並ぶ確率が高くなる。そうすると、プレス加工時にそれらの結晶粒が箔全体の変形に追従できないため、破断の起点となってしまう。一方、板厚方向に結晶粒が3個以上存在すれば、仮に変形能に劣る結晶粒が存在しても、周囲の結晶粒が任意の形状に変形して箔全体としての変形を維持できるため、結果として塑性変形能が向上する。
 さらに、板厚方向の結晶粒数を板厚に応じて決定すると、塑性変形能をより確保できるので好ましい。板厚が厚いほど変形抵抗が大きくなるので、板厚が厚くなるほど結晶粒数を多くするとよい。具体的には、板厚が15μm以上の場合は板厚方向の結晶粒数は5個以上が好ましく、特に板厚が40μm以上の場合は10個以上がより好ましい。これにより塑性変形能を更に向上させることができる。なお、板厚が15μm未満のオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔の場合は、板厚による板厚方向の結晶粒数への影響は無視できる程度になる。
 結晶粒数の上限は特に限定しない。オーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔の板厚により、板厚方向の結晶粒数は変化するからである。結晶粒数が3個以上であれば、結晶粒の大きさ(JIS G 0051に準拠する結晶粒径(以下、本明細書では特に断りのない限り「結晶粒径」という。))は特に限定しない。上述の多重すべりは、結晶粒の大きさではなく、厚み方向の結晶粒の数で決まるからである。
 [表層の窒素濃度]
  上述したように、ステンレス鋼箔の表面を窒化した場合、特に板厚が薄くなると、窒化による表層の硬化に起因する種々の問題点が顕在化する。したがって、ステンレス鋼箔の表層は窒化していないことが望ましい。「表層が窒化していない」とは、表層の窒素濃度が1.0質量%以下であることを意味する。ここで、表層とはオージェ電子分光法による測定において、酸素濃度がピーク値の半分となる厚さであり、窒素濃度は、表層における平均の濃度である。
 再度繰り返して説明するが、ステンレス鋼箔の表層が窒化している場合、プレス加工した際に表層が窒化により硬くなっていることで切れの起点となってしまうため、プレス成形性が低下してしまう。板厚が60μm以下と薄い本発明に係るステンレス鋼箔では、相対的に表面の影響が大きくなるために、この問題は顕著となる。窒素濃度を上述の範囲とすることによって表層の切れ(クラック)を生じずに変形できるため、良好なプレス成形性が得られる。そのため、ステンレス鋼箔表層に窒素を濃化させずに、上述したように表層の窒素濃度は1.0質量%以下にすることが好ましい。表層の窒素濃度の下限は特に限定する必要はない。下限は、ステンレス鋼箔全体で評価する窒素含有量と同等になる。即ち、一般的なSUS304等の窒素を含まない鋼種の場合、不可避的不純物としての窒素の含有量レベルが下限になる。
 ステンレス鋼箔の表層の窒素濃度は、アニール雰囲気中の窒素濃度を0.1体積%以下にすることによって、1質量%以下に制御できる。
 [ラミネート]
  本発明に係るオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔は、通常のラミネートステンレス鋼箔と同様に、その表面に樹脂フィルムを積層(ラミネート)し、ラミネートオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔にしてもよい。樹脂フィルムを積層することにより、電解液中での耐食性を向上させることができ、リチウムイオン電池をはじめとする電池ケースへの適用性をいっそう高めることができる。
 樹脂フィルムの積層は、ステンレス鋼箔の両表面に施してもよいし、どちらか一方の表面に施してもよい。
 ステンレス鋼箔と樹脂の剥離強度については、ステンレス鋼箔の表面に適切な厚さのクロメート処理層を設けることで、必要な性能が得られる。例えば、特許文献5にはステンレス鋼箔の少なくとも一方の面に厚さ2~200nmのクロメート処理層を設け、その表面に極性を持つ官能基を含有するポリオレフィン系樹脂を積層する技術が開示されている。
 また、プレス加工後の樹脂の白化については、樹脂の設計を最適化することで防止できる。具体的には、熱ラミネート後の樹脂が非晶質となるようにすれば良く、そのためには熱ラミネート時の冷却速度を速くすればよい。例えば120℃~80℃の範囲の冷却速度を20℃/s以上とすればよい。
 (2.オーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔の製造方法)
  次に本発明に係るオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔の製造方法について説明する。
 本発明に係るオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔の製造工程は、通常のステンレス鋼箔の製造工程と概ね同じである。すなわち、ステンレス鋼帯を箔圧延し、その後表面洗浄をし、最終アニールを行い、必要に応じて調質圧延(テンションレベラー)を行い、ステンレス鋼箔を製造する。なお、箔圧延に供する素材のステンレス鋼帯の板厚に応じて、箔圧延工程を複数回に分け(多段圧延)、各箔圧延工程の間に中間アニールを行ってもよい。しかしながら、本発明に係るオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔を得るためには、前述したように、最終箔圧延での圧下率および最終アニールでの温度の制御が重要である。
 [圧下率]
  箔圧延において、強圧下圧延を行うことにより、ステンレス鋼中に再結晶の核生成サイトとなる転位を導入することができる。圧下率が高ければ高いほど、導入される転位は増加する。転位密度は、圧下率と、圧延後に施すアニール処理と、で合せて制御される。したがって2回以上の箔圧延を行なう場合は最終の箔圧延、つまり最終アニール直前の箔圧延を強圧下で行うとよい。
 具体的には、最終アニール前の箔圧延での圧下率は30%以上にするとよい。転位密度を確保する観点から、好ましくは40%以上にするとよく、さらに好ましくは45%以上にするとよい。
 なお、圧下率は以下の式で定義される。
  圧下率=(圧延前板厚-圧延後板厚)/(圧延前板厚)
 箔圧延では、板厚を減じることはもちろんのこと、転位を導入することも目的であるため、特に圧下率の上限は限定しない。しかしながら、理論的に圧下率100%はあり得ないので、現実的な圧下率の上限は95%程度である。
 圧下率の下限は、オーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔の最終板厚にもよるが、できれば40%以上とすることが望ましく、45%以上がより望ましい。
 複数回に分けて箔圧延をする場合、中間での箔圧延とそれに続く中間アニールでも材料の構造を制御することが好ましい。この場合も最終箔圧延と同様にすればよい。すなわち、各箔圧延での圧下率を30%以上にするとよい。但し、上述したように最終アニール直前の箔圧延が重要であるため、最終箔圧延の圧下率を、他の箔圧延の圧下率より高く設定することが好ましい。
 [アニール温度]
  箔圧延後のアニール(最終アニール)は、転位密度を減少させ、再結晶を進行させるための重要な役割を担う。本発明に係るオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔に関しては、前述したように、転位密度を減少させ、再結晶を進行させつつ、粒成長を抑制して特定の方位への集積を抑制することを目的としている。
 本発明に係るオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔の場合、アニール温度を950℃以上、1050℃以下にする。950℃以下では、転位密度が減少しないため、再結晶率が低くなってしまう。一方、1050℃を超えると結晶が粗大化するとともに、上述した3つの方位のいずれかに配向が進み、良好な成形性を得ることができない。アニール温度の下限は950℃より若干高いことが好ましく、望ましくは960℃、さらに望ましくは970℃にすることが好ましい。
 アニール温度の上限も、結晶方位の集積を抑制する観点から、1050℃よりは若干低く、1040℃とすることが望ましく、さらに望ましくは1030℃にすることが好ましい。
 [アニール保定時間]
  ステンレス鋼箔を上述のアニール温度で保定する時間は、3秒以上30秒以下にする。3秒未満では、熱処理が不十分となり再結晶が十分に進まず、本発明で規定する再結晶率を得られない。一方、30秒を超えると再結晶粒が粗大化するとともに、上述した3つの方位のいずれかに配向が進み、良好な成形性を得ることができない。
 [アニール雰囲気]
  アニール雰囲気は、ステンレス鋼箔の表面が窒化しないように、水素またはアルゴンなどの希ガス雰囲気にする。なお、アニール雰囲気中に窒素は全く含まれないことが望ましいが、大気中から不可避で混入する窒素はある程度許容できる。表面層の窒素濃度を1.0質量%以下にするためには、アニール雰囲気中の窒素濃度が0.1体積%以下であればよい。
 [中間アニール]
  複数回の箔圧延工程とする場合、中間アニールの条件については特に定めないが、950℃以上1050℃以下が望ましい。結晶粒界も再結晶の核となり、箔圧延前に多く導入されていることが望ましいので、上述の温度範囲とすることで再結晶粒の粗大化を抑制することが望ましい。
 本発明に係るオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔の実施例として、市販のSUS304を表1記載の圧延条件のもとで箔圧延機によって圧延することで表1に記載の厚みを有するオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔を製造した。
 ここで、圧下率は最終アニール直前の冷間箔圧延工程における圧下率を、仕上焼鈍温度は圧延工程完了後に施す最終アニール工程における温度を、保定時間は仕上焼鈍温度でステンレス鋼箔を保定する時間をそれぞれ示す。
 アニール雰囲気は、0.1体積%窒素-99.9体積%水素混合ガスとした。
 再結晶率は、圧延方向断面を観察面とし鏡面研磨、エッチングして観察し全板厚×500μm幅の範囲で再結晶した結晶粒の面積を求め、 (再結晶した結晶の面積)/(観察面積)を計算することで得た。
 仕上焼鈍後のステンレス鋼箔の集合組織は、当該箔の表面を科学的エッチング法若しくはCP(Cross-section Polishing)法により研磨したものを、EBSD法で測定した。100μm角の測定視野において、copper方位{112}<111>、brass方位{110}<112>、Goss方位{110}<001>との方位差が10°以内の結晶方位の集積度(面積%)を測定した。
 表層の窒素濃度は、オージェ電子分光法(AES)により測定した。ステンレス鋼箔表面から30nmの深さまでを測定し、酸素濃度がピーク値の半分の濃度となる深さまでの平均の窒素濃度を、表層の窒素濃度とした。
 板厚方向の結晶粒数は、試験片を板厚方向に切り出し、断面研磨した後にエッチングを施してから顕微鏡で観察した後、結晶粒径をJIS G 0551に準拠して測定して平均結晶粒径を算出し、板厚を平均結晶粒径で割り算した際の商とした。
 また、仕上焼鈍(最終アニール)後のステンレス鋼箔を用いて、その片面に10nmのクロメート処理層を設けた上にポリプロピレンフィルムをラミネートし、もう一方の面にはポリエステルフィルムまたはナイロンフィルムをラミネートした約100mm角のサンプルを作製した。これらのサンプルの中央に縦40mm×横30mmのポンチでクリアランス0.3mmの条件でプレス成形を行い、シワやクラックが発生しない最大の深さを評価した。板厚が大きいほど最大成形深さは大きくなるため、板厚30μm未満の場合は成形深さが4.0mm以上を良好とし、板厚30μm以上の場合は成形深さが4.5mm以上を良好とした。評価結果を表1に示す。
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 表1に示すとおり、本発明に係るオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔の実施例は、各方位に集積している結晶粒の面積割合が低く、その結果、板厚が30μm未満の場合には成形深さが4.0mm以上であり、板厚が30μm以上の場合には成形深さは4.5mm以上であった。
 板厚が30μm未満である比較例1は、仕上焼鈍温度が低かったため、再結晶化が十分に進行せず、再結晶率が低くなった。その結果、成形深さが4.0mmよりも小さくなった。
 一方で、板厚が30μm未満である比較例2および3は仕上焼鈍温度が高かったため、再結晶が十分に進行し、さらに粒成長しながら、再結晶した結晶粒の方位が各方位に集積した。その結果、張出し成形に対して変形の異方性が生じ、成形深さが4.0mmよりも小さくなった。
 板厚が30μm以上である比較例4および6は仕上焼鈍温度が低かったため、再結晶化が十分に進行せず、再結晶率が低くなった。その結果、成形深さが4.5mmよりも小さくなった。
 また、板厚が30μm以上である比較例5は仕上焼鈍温度が高かったため、再結晶が十分に進行し、さらに粒成長しながら、再結晶した結晶粒の方位が各方位に集積した。その結果、張出し成形に対して変形の異方性が生じ、成形深さが4.5mmよりも小さくなった。
 以上の結果より、板厚が同じである実施例4と比較例2とを比較すると、成形深さに関して0.3mm以上の差があることが確認できた。この差は以下に示すように非常に有意な差である。すなわち、ステンレス鋼箔が、たとえば、スマートフォン等の小型かつ軽量な電子機器に搭載される電池ケースに適用される場合、電池ケースの厚みは数mm程度が要求される。このような状況において、成形深さが0.3mm以上大きくなると、電池ケースの厚みの10%以上に相当し、電池容量の増大に大きく寄与する。したがって、本発明の効果は非常に大きい。
 本発明に係るオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔は、小型電子機器用のリチウムイオン電池などの電池ケースなどに適用することができる。

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  1.  板厚が5μm以上60μm以下であるオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔であって、
     前記ステンレス鋼箔の再結晶率が90%以上100%以下であり、
     前記ステンレス鋼箔は、測定視野内において、{112}<111>方位からの方位差が10°以内である結晶方位の面積率と、{110}<112>方位からの方位差が10°以内である結晶方位の面積率と、{110}<001>方位からの方位差が10°以内である結晶方位の面積率との合計が20%以下である集合組織を有することを特徴とするオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔。
  2.  前記板厚が5μm以上25μm以下であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔。
  3.  板厚方向に結晶粒を3個以上有することを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載のオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔。
  4.  表層の窒素濃度が1.0質量%以下であることを特徴とする請求項1から3のいずれか1項に記載のオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔。
  5.  前記オーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔の少なくとも一方の表面に樹脂フィルムが積層されていることを特徴とする請求項1から4のいずれか1項に記載のオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼箔。
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