Patents Assigned to Posco
  • Patent number: 12091721
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-grain-oriented electrical steel sheet which is excellent in high-frequency iron loss, and a manufacturing method thereof. A non-grain-oriented electrical steel sheet according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes 2.5 to 3.8 wt % of Si, 0.5 to 2.5 wt % of Al, 0.2 to 4.5 wt % of Mn, 0.0005 to 0.02 wt % of As, 0.0005 to 0.01 wt % of Bi, the balance Fe, and inevitable impurities, and satisfies the following [Equation 1]. 0.3?[surface fine crystal grain diameter]×[fine grain formation thickness]×([As]/[Bi])?5.0??[Equation 1] In Equation 1, [surface fine crystal grain diameter] means an average particle diameter (?m) of fine crystal grains in an electrode surface layer of an electrical steel sheet, [fine grain formation thickness] means a thickness (mm) of an electrode surface layer in which fine crystal grains are formed, and [As] and [Bi] mean a composition (wt %) of As and a composition (wt %) of Bi, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jae-Hoon Kim, Yong-Soo Kim, Su-Yong Shin
  • Publication number: 20240301527
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to a cold-rolled steel plate for hot forming, which is excellent in corrosion-resistance and spot-weldability, contains, by weight %, C: 0.1-0.4%, Si: 0.5-2.0%, Mn: 0.01-4.0%, Al: 0.001-0.4%, P: 0.001-0.05%, S: 0.0001-0.02%, Cr: 0.5% to less than 3.0%, N: 0.001-0.02%, and a balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, satisfying formula (1) below, and includes an Si amorphous oxidation layer continuously or discontinuously formed at a thickness of 1 nm-100 nm on the surface thereof. Formula (1): 1.4? 0.4*Cr+Si?3.2 (wherein element symbols denote measurements of respective element contents by weight %).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jin-Keun Oh, Yeol-Rae Cho, A-Ra Cho, Jin-Ho Cha, Si-Myoung Heo, Jeong-Won Seo, Seong-Woo Kim
  • Publication number: 20240301260
    Abstract: One implementation of the present disclosure relates to a bonding composition for an electrical steel sheet, comprising an adhesive resin and a bonding additive, wherein the adhesive resin is polyurethane formed by reacting a polyol and a monomer represented by a specific chemical formula.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: POSCO Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Bongwoo HA, Jungwoo KIM, Donggyu LEE, Taeyoung NO, Gyeongryeol PARK
  • Publication number: 20240301526
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to a plated steel sheet for hot press forming, having an excellent impact property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Seong-Woo Kim, Jin-Keun Oh, Yeol-Rae Cho
  • Publication number: 20240301237
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrical steel sheet and a laminate thereof, and provided is an electrical steel sheet including: an electrical steel sheet, and a polyurethane coating layer positioned on the electrical steel shoot, in which the rebound clastic modulus of the polyurethane coating layer is 5% to 30%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: POSCO Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Bongwoo Ha, Jungwoo Kim, Kang Seo, Daegyu Kang, Taeyoung No, Donggyu Lee, Gyeongryeol Park
  • Patent number: 12084734
    Abstract: Provided are plated steel sheets for hot press forming, hot press formed parts, and manufacturing methods thereof, the plated steel sheets comprising: a base steel sheet comprising, in weight %, C: 0.07 to 0.5%, Si: 0.05 to 1%, Mn: 0.5 to 5%, P: 0.001 to 0.015%, S: 0.0001 to 0.02%, Al: 0.01 to 0.1%, Cr: 0.01 to 1%, N: 0.001 to 0.02%, Ti: 0.1% or less, B: 0.01% or less, Sn: 0.01 to 0.1%, and a balance of Fe and inevitable impurities; an aluminum or aluminum alloy plating layer disposed on at least one surface of the base steel sheet; and an Sn-enriched layer provided between the base steel sheet and the plating layer, wherein the Sn-enriched layer satisfies a specific relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jin-Keun Oh, Seong-Woo Kim, Sang-Heon Kim, Hyo-Sik Chun
  • Patent number: 12085339
    Abstract: An apparatus for calcining a secondary battery cathode material includes: a calcination furnace including an inner space that includes a temperature rising space, a temperature maintaining space, and a cooling space, which sequentially communicate; a plurality of rollers for transferring a sagger, in which a cathode material is accommodated, from the temperature rising space to the cooling space via the temperature maintaining space; a plurality of heaters arranged along the inner space; a plurality of gas feeding parts for feeding gas to the inner space; and a plurality of exhaust parts for exhausting gas from the inner space, wherein the cross-sectional area of the temperature maintaining space is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the temperature rising space and the cross-sectional area of the cooling space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignees: POSCO, RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, POSCO CHEMICAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Choongmo Yang, Keeyoung Jung, Yooncheol Park, Yeong Woo Kim, Soon Cheol Hwang
  • Patent number: 12084736
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: manufacturing a cold-rolled sheet; forming a groove in the cold-rolled sheet; removing an Fe—O oxide formed on a surface of the cold-rolled sheet; primary recrystallization annealing the cold-rolled sheet; and applying an annealing separating agent to the primary recrystallized cold-rolled sheet, and secondary recrystallization annealing it, wherein a close contacting property coefficient calculated by Formula 1 below is 0.016 to 1.13. close contacting property coefficient (Sad)=(0.8×R)/Hhill-up??[Formula 1] (In Formula 1, R represents the average roughness (?m) of the surface of the cold-rolled sheet after the removing of the oxide, and Hhill-up represents the average height (?m) of the hill-up present on the surface of the cold-rolled sheet after the removing of the oxide.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Oh-Yeoul Kwon, Woo-Sin Kim, Dae-Uk Kim, Jong-Tae Park
  • Patent number: 12084731
    Abstract: A device for manufacturing molten iron is provided. The device for manufacturing the molten iron includes a multi-stage fluidized reduction furnace for reducing a powdered iron ore including hematite and limonite, a melting gas furnace connected to the fluidized reduction furnace through an ore conduit and a gas conduit, a fluidized bed oxidation furnace for oxidizing magnetite to be converted into hematite through steam provided from the fluidized reduction furnace, and a hydrogen processing unit for processing hydrogen generated by the oxidation reaction of magnetite in the fluidized bed oxidation furnace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Chang Kuk Ko, Myoung Kyun Shin
  • Publication number: 20240296981
    Abstract: A non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention contains, by wt %, 0.005% or less (excluding 0%) of C, 1.2 to 2.7% of Si, 0.4 to 2.0% of Mn, 0.005% or less (excluding 0%) of S, 0.3% or less (excluding 0%) of Al, 0.005% or less (excluding 0%) of N, 0.005% or less (excluding 0%) of Ti, and a balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein the non-oriented electrical steel sheet satisfies the following Expression 1, and a volume fraction of grains having an angle of 15° or less between a {112} plane and a rolling plane in the steel sheet is 40 to 60%. 0.3 ? ( [ Si ] + [ Al ] - 1 . 5 ) / [ Mn ] ? 0 . 8 ? 5 [ Expression ? 1 ] (In Expression 1, [Si], [Al], and [Mn] represent contents (wt %) of Si, Al, and Mn, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: POSCO Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jaewan Hong, Hyungdon Joo, Junesoo Park
  • Publication number: 20240297305
    Abstract: The present exemplary embodiments relate to a positive electrode active material and a lithium secondary battery including the same. According to an exemplary embodiment, a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery including a metal oxide particle including nickel, cobalt, manganese and aluminum, and three types of doping elements doped on the metal oxide particle is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicants: POSCO Holdings Inc., RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, POSCO CHEMICAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jung Hoon SONG, Sang Cheol NAM, Sang Hyuk LEE, Kwon Young CHOI, Inchul PARK, Ohmin KWON
  • Publication number: 20240295003
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a hot press forming member having excellent resistance to hydrogen embrittlement, and a method for manufacturing same. An aspect of the present invention provides a hot press forming member having excellent resistance to hydrogen embrittlement, the hot press forming member comprising a base steel plate and an alloy-plated layer formed on the surface of the base steel plate, wherein the alloy-plated layer contains pores such that pores having a size of 5 ?m or less constitute 3-30% of the surface area of the alloy-plated layer as viewed in a cross-section taken in the thickness direction of the member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Seong-Woo Kim, Jin-Keun Oh, Sang-Heon Kim, Sang-Bin Han
  • Publication number: 20240295001
    Abstract: Disclosed are an ultra-thick steel sheet may have excellent strength and impact toughness, and a manufacturing method thereof. The ultra-thick steel sheet comprises, in percent by weight (wt %), 0.06 to 0.1% of C, 0.3 to 0.5% of Si, 1.35 to 1.65% of Mn, 0.015 to 0.04% of AI, 0.015 to 0.04% of Nb, 0.15 to 0.4% of Cr, 0.005 to 0.02% of Ti, 0.3 to 0.5% of Ni, 0.002 to 0.008% of N, 0.01% or less of P, 0.003% or less of S, and the remainder being Fe and inevitable impurities, and a microstructure, by area fraction, comprises 80% or more of polygonal ferrite with an average grain size of 40 ?m or less and the remainder of pearlite with an average grain size of 20 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Woogyeom KIM, Sangho KIM, Daewoo BAEK
  • Publication number: 20240296731
    Abstract: A gas detection device is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: POSCO Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Cheol-hee Choi, Kisoo Kim, Dukman Lee
  • Publication number: 20240295002
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a zinc plated steel sheet having excellent fatigue strength of electrical resistance spot welds and a method for manufacturing the same. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a zinc plated steel sheet includes a base steel sheet and a zinc-based plating layer formed on a surface of the base steel sheet, wherein a concentration profile of one or two of oxygen, and silicon and manganese measured in a depth direction from the surface of the base steel sheet has a maximum point in the depth direction from the surface, and an absolute value of a difference between a depth at which the maximum point of the concentration profile of oxygen is formed and a depth at which the maximum point of the concentration profile of one of silicon and manganese is formed is 0.5 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Ki-Cheol Kang, Chung-Hwan Lee
  • Publication number: 20240294210
    Abstract: A side sill for a vehicle according to the present invention may comprises: a side sill frame formed to have a cavity portion; a partition member that passes through the cavity portion and partitions the cavity portion into a first cavity and a second cavity; a first reinforcing frame which is positioned in the first cavity and contacts the side sill frame and the partition member to form a closed section in the first cavity on a thickness-direction cross-section of the side sill frame; and a second reinforcing frame which is positioned in the second cavity and contacts the side sill frame and the partition member to form a closed section in the second cavity on a thickness-direction cross-section of the side sill frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventor: Gyu-Min Lee
  • Publication number: 20240294999
    Abstract: The present disclosure is that plating steel with spangles can be subjected to constant humidity heat treatment. Due to this, the degree of blackening is different depending on the spangle pattern, and then a black plated steel sheet having a marble texture and a beautiful pattern can be obtained when the blackening is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicants: POSCO Co., Ltd, RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Hye Jeong Kim, Kyung Hwang Lee, Taek Geun Lee
  • Publication number: 20240297290
    Abstract: A vertical type apparatus for firing a cathode material of a secondary battery is provided. The vertical type apparatus for firing the cathode material according to the present disclosure includes a plurality of saggers, each having an open upper portion, provided with a through-slit for gas flow in a lower surface thereof, and loaded with the cathode material therein, and a plurality of unit firing furnaces, each having an open upper portion, each plurally stacked in the vertical direction, each receiving the respective sagger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicants: POSCO Holdings Inc., Research Institute of Industrial Science & Technology, POSCO Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Choongmo YANG, Yong Hyun LEE, Jongyun MOON, Byoung Mu DO, Yeong Woo KIM, Sang Keun SONG, Soon Cheol HWANG, Jeong Heon HEO, Ji Woong MOON, Woo Taek KIM, Hyeon Woo KIM, Keeyoung JUNG, Yooncheol PARK, Min Young HWANG
  • Patent number: 12077845
    Abstract: A Zn—Mg alloy plated steel material having excellent adhesion to plating and corrosion resistance comprises base steel and a plating layer formed on the surface of the base steel, wherein the plating layer comprises a Zn single phase, a Mg single phase, an MgZn2 alloy phase, and an Mg2Zn11 alloy phase, the Zn single phase is contained in the plating layer at a proportion of 15 to 19 volumes, and the proportion of the Zn single phase in a lower t/2 area of the plating layer adjacent to the base steel may be greater than the proportion of the Zn single phase in an upper t/2 area of the plating layer on the surface layer side of the plating layer. (Here, t means the thickness (?m) of the plating layer).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Seok-Jun Hong, Woo-Sung Jung
  • Publication number: 20240286685
    Abstract: The present invention provides a side sill for vehicles, comprising: a side sill frame having a hollow portion; and a reinforcement frame disposed in the hollow portion and arranged in the longitudinal direction of the side sill frame, wherein: the reinforcement frame includes unit sections which are successive in the longitudinal direction of the side sill frame and have changing heights; and the upper and lower surfaces of the reinforcement frame are spaced apart from the side sill frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Gyu-Min Lee, Jong-Cheol Park