Cold-Rolled High-Strength Steel Surface Control for Phosphating

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing methods for producing cold-rolled high-strength steel with excellent phosphating performance face challenges due to the external oxidation of alloying elements like Si and Mn, which affect the nucleation and growth of the phosphating film, thereby impacting coating quality.

Innovation Solution

Control the mass percentage peak values and depth positions of Mn and Si elements on the steel surface using a unique continuous annealing process, forming a ferrite surface layer to prevent enrichment and using specific atmospheric conditions to manage oxidation, ensuring Mn ≤ 10.0% and Si ≤ 4.0% with depths of 50-500 nm.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Strength

If alloying elements (Si and Mn) are added to achieve high strength, then tensile strength is improved, but external oxidation occurs on the surface affecting phosphating performance

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetensile strengthVSAvoidexternal oxidation
Core Design Contradiction:
StrengthVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the chemical composition parameters by strictly limiting Si content to 0.01-3.00% and Mn content to 0.05-5.00%, and controls the depth distribution parameters of these elements (peak values ≤10.0% for Mn and ≤4.0% for Si at depth ≥50nm). This parameter control prevents external oxidation while maintaining high tensile strength (≥780 MPa) through optimized alloying levels.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Object-affected harmful factors

If alloying element content is limited to prevent oxidation, then phosphating performance is improved, but material strength is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvephosphating performanceVSAvoidtensile strength
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The patent optimizes the parameter range of alloying elements (Si: 0.01-3.00%, Mn: 0.05-5.00%) and their depth distribution (peak values and positions at ≥50nm depth) to achieve the best balance. This allows sufficient alloying for strength (tensile strength ≥780 MPa) while preventing surface oxidation that would harm phosphating performance, resolving the contradiction between strength and phosphating quality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Object-affected harmful factors

If annealing atmosphere dew point is controlled at high level to prevent oxidation, then phosphating performance is improved, but decarburization occurs on the surface

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvephosphating performanceVSAvoiddecarburization
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent controls the annealing atmosphere dew point within -40°C to 0°C and oxygen content at 5-50 ppm. This parameter optimization prevents both excessive oxidation (which would harm phosphating) and decarburization (which would occur at higher dew points), while achieving excellent phosphating performance with uniform film coverage and high tensile strength (≥780 MPa).

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

Achieves excellent phosphating performance by ensuring sufficient Fe reacts with the phosphating solution, resulting in a uniform and dense phosphating film, enhancing coating quality and mechanical strength.

Implementation Method 1

alloying elements such as Si and Mn in the steel can form external oxidation on a surface of a strip steel after annealing

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectOxidation: Oxidation

Implementation Method 2

a mass percentage peak value of Mn element Mn p and a mass percentage peak value of Si element Si p are detected by glow discharge optical emission spectroscopy (GDOES)

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectGlow discharge optical emission spectroscopy: Electric Glow Discharge

Implementation Method 3

By immersing a steel plate or a part made of a steel plate in phosphating solution, a layer of insoluble phosphating film is formed on the surface of the steel plate or the part

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectPhosphating reaction: Chemical Bonding

Data Source

PatentEP4685248A1Cold-rolled high-strength steel plate with excellent phosphating performance, and manufacturing method therefor
Publication Date: 2026.01.28 BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL CO LTD
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AI summary

Disclosed in the present invention is a cold-rolled high-strength steel plate with excellent phosphating performance. On the element mass percentage content-depth distribution curve with a depth in the range of 0-1000 nm from the surface of the steel plate, the Mn mass percentage peak Mnp is less than or equal to 10.0%, the Si mass percentage peak Sip is less than or equal to 4.0%, and the Mn mass percentage peak Mnp and the Si mass percentage peak Sip are both located at a depth position greater than or equal to 50 nm from the surface of the steel plate. Correspondingly, further disclosed in the present invention is a manufacturing method for the cold-rolled high-strength steel plate, and a unique continuous annealing process is used in the manufacturing method.