US2025346976A1PendingUtilityA1

Welded joint

Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPPriority: May 10, 2024Filed: May 10, 2024Published: Nov 13, 2025
Est. expiryMay 10, 2044(~17.8 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Abstract

A welded joint 10 is a welded joint 10 in which a first steel sheet 1 and a second steel sheet 2 having a plating layer 4 at least on a part thereof are welded, in a back surface A of a surface having the weld bead portion 3 , Expression (1) is satisfied, where L 0 is a horizontal length of an observation field and L is a surface unevenness length of the plating layer 4 in the observation field, and an area ratio of an Mg—Zn phase in the plating layer 4 of the region from a starting point to a position 1,000 μm away from the starting point is 5% or more. (L−L 0 )/L 0 ×100≥3  (1)

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         1 . A welded joint in which a first steel sheet and a second steel sheet are welded, the welded joint comprising:
 the first steel sheet and the second steel sheet; and   a weld bead portion formed by welding,   wherein each of the first steel sheet and the second steel sheet has a heat-affected zone positioned around the weld bead portion, and a non-heat-affected zone not affected by heat due to the welding,   the first steel sheet has a plating layer on a surface in the heat-affected zone and the non-heat-affected zone,   the plating layer of the non-heat-affected zone comprises, as a chemical composition, by mass %,   Al: 5.0% to 40.0%,   Mg: 3.0% to 15.0%,   Fe: 0.01% to 15.00%,   Si: 0% to 10.00%,   Ca: 0% to 1.5000%,   Sb: 0% to 0.5000%,   Pb: 0% to 0.5000%,   Sr: 0% to 0.5000%,   Cu: 0% to 1.0000%,   Ti: 0% to 1.0000%,   V: 0% to 1.0000%,   Cr: 0% to 1.0000%,   Nb: 0% to 1.0000%,   Ni: 0% to 1.0000%,   Mn: 0% to 1.0000%,   Mo: 0% to 1.0000%,   Sn: 0% to 1.0000%,   Zr: 0% to 1.0000%,   Co: 0% to 1.0000%,   W: 0% to 1.0000%,   Ag: 0% to 1.0000%,   Li: 0% to 1.0000%,   La: 0% to 0.5000%,   Ce: 0% to 0.5000%,   Y: 0% to 0.5000%,   Bi: 0% to 0.5000%,   In: 0% to 0.5000%,   B: 0% to 0.5000%, and   a remainder comprising Zn of 20.000% or more and impurities,   when observing a cross section orthogonal to an extending direction of the weld bead portion, in a back surface of a surface having the weld bead portion,   toward a direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the weld bead portion and away from a toe of the weld bead portion, in a region from a position set as a starting point where coating with the plating layer is started to a position 1,000 μm away from the starting point,   Expression (1) is satisfied, where L 0  is a horizontal length of an observation field and L is a surface unevenness length of the plating layer in the observation field, and   an area ratio of an Mg—Zn phase in the plating layer of the region from the starting point to the position 1,000 μm away from the starting point is 5% or more,
   (L−L 0 )/L 0 ×100≥3  (1).
 
   
     
     
         2 . The welded joint according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the plating layer of the non-heat-affected zone comprises, as the chemical composition, by mass %, one or more of   Si: 0.01% to 10.00%,   Ca: 0.0001% to 1.5000%,   Sb: 0.0001% to 0.5000%,   Pb: 0.0001% to 0.5000%,   Sr: 0.0001% to 0.5000%,   Cu: 0.0001% to 1.0000%,   Ti: 0.0001% to 1.0000%,   V: 0.0001% to 1.0000%,   Cr: 0.0001% to 1.0000%,   Nb: 0.0001% to 1.0000%,   Ni: 0.0001% to 1.0000%,   Mn: 0.0001% to 1.0000%,   Mo: 0.0001% to 1.0000%,   Sn: 0.0001% to 1.0000%,   Zr: 0.0001% to 1.0000%,   Co: 0.0001% to 1.0000%,   W: 0.0001% to 1.0000%,   Ag: 0.0001% to 1.0000%,   Li: 0.0001% to 1.0000%,   La: 0.0001% to 0.5000%,   Ce: 0.0001% to 0.5000%,   Y: 0.0001% to 0.5000%,   Bi: 0.0001% to 0.5000%,   In: 0.0001% to 0.5000%, and   B: 0.0001% to 0.5000%.   
     
     
         3 . The welded joint according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the plating layer of the non-heat-affected zone comprises, as the chemical composition, by mass %,   Mg: 4.5% to 15.0%, and   the area ratio of the Mg—Zn phase in the plating layer of the region is 20% or more.   
     
     
         4 . The welded joint according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the plating layer of the non-heat-affected zone comprises, as the chemical composition, by mass %,   Mg: 5.5% to 15.0%, and   the area ratio of the Mg—Zn phase in the plating layer of the region is 30% or more.   
     
     
         5 . The welded joint according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the plating layer of the non-heat-affected zone comprises, as the chemical composition, by mass %,   Al: 10.0% to 40.0%, and   a value on a left side of Expression (1) is 6 or more.   
     
     
         6 . The welded joint according to  claim 3 ,
 wherein the plating layer of the non-heat-affected zone comprises, as the chemical composition, by mass %,   Al: 10.0% to 40.0%, and   a value on a left side of Expression (1) is 6 or more.   
     
     
         7 . The welded joint according to  claim 4 ,
 wherein the plating layer of the non-heat-affected zone comprises, as the chemical composition, by mass %,   Al: 10.0% to 40.0%, and   a value on a left side of Expression (1) is 6 or more.   
     
     
         8 . The welded joint according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the plating layer of the non-heat-affected zone comprises, as the chemical composition, by mass %,   Al: 15.0% to 40.0%, and   a value on a left side of Expression (1) is 8 or more.   
     
     
         9 . The welded joint according to  claim 3 ,
 wherein the plating layer of the non-heat-affected zone comprises, as the chemical composition, by mass %,   Al: 15.0% to 40.0%, and   a value on a left side of Expression (1) is 8 or more.   
     
     
         10 . The welded joint according to  claim 4 ,
 wherein the plating layer of the non-heat-affected zone comprises, as the chemical composition, by mass %,   Al: 15.0% to 40.0%, and   a value on a left side of Expression (1) is 8 or more.   
     
     
         11 . The welded joint according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the plating layer of the non-heat-affected zone comprises, as the chemical composition, by mass %,   Sn: 0.0200% to 1.0000%, and   the plating layer of the non-heat-affected zone has an Mg 2 Sn phase.   
     
     
         12 . The welded joint according to  claim 3 ,
 wherein the plating layer of the non-heat-affected zone comprises, as the chemical composition, by mass %,   Sn: 0.0200% to 1.0000%, and   the plating layer of the non-heat-affected zone has an Mg 2 Sn phase.   
     
     
         13 . The welded joint according to  claim 4 ,
 wherein the plating layer of the non-heat-affected zone comprises, as the chemical composition, by mass %,   Sn: 0.0200% to 1.0000%, and   the plating layer of the non-heat-affected zone has an Mg 2 Sn phase.   
     
     
         14 . The welded joint according to  claim 5 ,
 wherein the plating layer of the non-heat-affected zone comprises, as the chemical composition, by mass %,   Sn: 0.0200% to 1.0000%, and   the plating layer of the non-heat-affected zone has an Mg 2 Sn phase.   
     
     
         15 . The welded joint according to  claim 6 ,
 wherein the plating layer of the non-heat-affected zone comprises, as the chemical composition, by mass %,   Sn: 0.0200% to 1.0000%, and   the plating layer of the non-heat-affected zone has an Mg 2 Sn phase.   
     
     
         16 . The welded joint according to  claim 7 ,
 wherein the plating layer of the non-heat-affected zone comprises, as the chemical composition, by mass %,   Sn: 0.0200% to 1.0000%, and   the plating layer of the non-heat-affected zone has an Mg 2 Sn phase.   
     
     
         17 . The welded joint according to  claim 8 ,
 wherein the plating layer of the non-heat-affected zone comprises, as the chemical composition, by mass %,   Sn: 0.0200% to 1.0000%, and   the plating layer of the non-heat-affected zone has an Mg 2 Sn phase.   
     
     
         18 . The welded joint according to  claim 9 ,
 wherein the plating layer of the non-heat-affected zone comprises, as the chemical composition, by mass %,   Sn: 0.0200% to 1.0000%, and   the plating layer of the non-heat-affected zone has an Mg 2 Sn phase.   
     
     
         19 . The welded joint according to  claim 10 ,
 wherein the plating layer of the non-heat-affected zone comprises, as the chemical composition, by mass %,   Sn: 0.0200% to 1.0000%, and   the plating layer of the non-heat-affected zone has an Mg 2 Sn phase.

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