Patents Assigned to Posco
  • Patent number: 11611074
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a positive active material for lithium secondary battery, its manufacturing method, and lithium secondary battery including the same, and it provides that a positive active material for lithium secondary battery, comprising: a core and a coating layer, wherein, the core is lithium metal oxide, the coating layer comprises boron, the boron compound in the coating layer comprises a lithium boron oxide and a boron oxide, the lithium boron oxide is included 70 wt % or more and 99 wt % in the entire coating layer, the lithium boron oxide comprises Li2B4O7, with respect to the lithium boron oxide 100 wt %, the content of Li2B4O7 is 55 wt % or more and 99 wt % or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignees: POSCO HOLDINGS INC., RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, POSCO CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Hwan Min, Jeong Han Kim, Jung Hoon Song
  • Patent number: 11608556
    Abstract: Provided is an alloy-coated steel sheet and a manufacturing method thereof. The alloy-coated steel sheet includes: a steel sheet; and an Al—Mg—Si alloy layer disposed on the steel sheet, wherein the Al—Mg—Si alloy layer has a form in which Mg—Si alloy grains are included in an alloy layer consisting of an Al—Mg alloy phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignees: POSCO HOLDINGS INC., RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Ji Hoon Yang, Jae In Jeong, Yong Hwa Jung, Tae Yeob Kim
  • Patent number: 11608549
    Abstract: Provided are a cryogenic steel plate and a method for manufacturing the same, the cryogenic steel plate comprising, in wt %, 0.04 to 0.08% carbon (C), 8.9 to 9.3% nickel (Ni), 0.6 to 0.7% manganese (Mn), and 0.2 to 0.3% silicon (Si), and 50 ppm or less of P, 10 ppm or less of S, and the remainder in iron (Fe) and various unavoidable impurities, and the microstructure at a ¼t location of the steel plate, where t is a thickness of the steel plate, comprising, in % surface area, 10% or more of tempered bainite, 10% or less of residual austenite, and the remainder of tempered martensite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventor: Hak-Cheol Lee
  • Patent number: 11608540
    Abstract: A grain-oriented electrical steel sheet of an embodiment of the present invention comprises Si: 1.0% to 7.0% and Y: 0.005% to 0.5% by wt %, and the remainder comprising Fe and other inevitable impurities, and 10 pieces or less of inclusions comprising Y and having a diameter of 30 nm to 5 ?m per area of 1 mm2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Chang Soo Park, Kyu-Seok Han, Hyung Don Joo, Jae Kyoum Kim, Woo-Sin Kim
  • Publication number: 20230078432
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery comprising a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 is introduced. Li1+mNi1-w-x-y-zCowMnxM1yM2zO2-pXp??[Chemical Formula 1] (In the Chemical Formula 1, M1 and M2 are different from each other, and any one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Mg, Zr, Sn, Ca, Ge, Ti, Cr, Fe, Zn, Y, Ba, La, Ce, Sm, Gd, Yb, Sr, Cu and Ga respectively, X is any one element selected from the group consisting of F, N, S, and P, w, x, y, z, p and m are respectively 0.125<w<0.202, 0.153<x<0.225, 0?y?0.1, 0?z?0.1, 0.34?w+x?0.36, 0?p?0.1, and ?0.1?m?0.2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicants: POSCO, Research Institute of Industrial Science & Techology, POSCO Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Hwan Min, Jeong Han Kim, Jung Hoon Song
  • Patent number: 11603572
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a step for hot-rolling a slab to produce a hot-rolled sheet; a step for cold-rolling the hot-rolled sheet to produce a cold-rolled sheet; a step for subjecting the cold-rolled sheet to primary recrystallization annealing; and a step for subjecting the primary recrystallization annealing-completed cold-rolled sheet to secondary recrystallization annealing, wherein the primary recrystallization annealing step includes a preceding step and a subsequent step, and the amount (A) of nitriding gas introduced in the preceding step with respect to the total amount (B) of nitriding gas introduced in the primary recrystallization annealing step satisfies expression 1 below. 0.05?[A]/[B]?[t]??[Expression 1] (In expression 1, the amount of nitriding gas introduced is in units of Nm3/hr, and [t] represents the thickness (mm) of a cold-rolled sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Kyung-Jun Ko, Hyung Don Joo, Sang-Woo Lee
  • Publication number: 20230074599
    Abstract: A cold-rolled steel sheet having excellent heat resistance and moldability according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes 0.002 to 0.01 wt % of C, 0.1 to 1.0 wt % of Mn, less than 0.01 wt % (except for 0 wt %) of P, 0.01 wt % or less (except for 0 wt %) of N, 0.01 to 0.05 wt % of Nb, and 0.01 to 0.08% of Ti, with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, and has a microstructure in which the area fraction of recrystallized grains is 5 area % or less, and the dislocation density is 1×1015/m2 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Minho JO, Youngkwang HONG
  • Publication number: 20230075225
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for manufacturing a non-oriented electrical steel sheet and the manufactured non-oriented electrical steel sheet, the method including: heating a slab containing, by wt %, 0.005% or less of C, 2.5 to 4.0% or less of Si, 0.1% or less of P, 0.1 to 2.0% of Al, 0.2 to 2.5% of Mn, 0.003% or less of N, 0.005% or less of Ti and Nb, 0.003% or less of S, 0.005 to 0.025% of V, 0.1% or less of Cu, and a balance of Fe and inevitably mixed impurities, and satisfying the following Expression 1; hot-rolling the slab to manufacture a hot-rolled sheet; cold-rolling the hot-rolled sheet to manufacture a cold-rolled sheet; and performing final annealing on the cold-rolled sheet, wherein [Expression 1] is represented by (51*[C])/12?0.002?[V]?(51*[C])/12+0.004 (in Expression 1, [C] and [V] represent contents (wt %) of C and V, respectively).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Jae-Song KIM, Su-Yong SHIN, Yong-Soo KIM
  • Publication number: 20230074546
    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: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicants: POSCO, RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, POSCO CHEMICAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Choongmo YANG, Keeyoung JUNG, Yooncheol PARK, Yeong Woo KIM, Soon Cheol HWANG
  • Publication number: 20230073531
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a secondary battery cathode material includes preparing Li2O powder by separating CO2 from Li2CO3 powder, forming a mixed powder by mixing the Li2O powder with nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) precursor powder, and firing the mixed powder using a rotary kiln.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicants: POSCO, RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
    Inventor: Ki Sung YOU
  • Publication number: 20230060392
    Abstract: A double-oriented electrical steel sheet according to an example of the present invention comprises, by weight 2.0 to 4.0 wt % of Si, 0.01 to 0.04 wt % of Al, 0.0004 to 0.02 wt % of S, 0.05 to 0.3 wt % of Mn, at most 0.01 wt % (exclusive of 0 wt %) of N, at most 0.005 wt % (exclusive of 0 wt %) of C, 0.005 to 0.15 wt % of P, 0.001 to 0.005 wt % of Ti, and 0.0001 to 0.005 wt % of Mg, with the balance being Fe and other inevitable impurities, wherein the area fraction of crystal grains having an orientation within 15° from {100}<001> is 60 to 99%, and the area fraction of crystal grains having an orientation within 15° from {100}<025> is 1 to 30%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Se Il LEE, Hyunwoo MUN
  • Publication number: 20230066817
    Abstract: Disclosed is a stainless steel having excellent surface electrical conductivity for a fuel cell separator. According to an embodiment of the disclosed stainless steel having excellent surface electrical conductivity for a fuel cell separator, a value of the following surface oxide atomic ratio (1) may be 0.08 or more, as measured on the surface of a stainless steel containing 15 wt % or more of Cr by X-ray angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy using an Al-K? X-ray source under the condition where a take-off angle of photoelectrons is from 12° to 85°. sum ? of ? atomic ? concentrations ? ( at ? % ) ? of ? Cr ? in ? Cr ? hydroxide sum ? of ? atomic ? concentrations ? ( at ? % ) ? of ? metal ? elements in ? total ? oxides ? and ? hydroxides ( 1 ) The Cr hydroxide represents CrOOH, Cr(OH)2, or Cr(OH)3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Jong-hee Kim, Bo-sung Seo, Jin-suk Kim
  • Patent number: 11591666
    Abstract: A hot-rolled coated steel sheet including: in wt %, C: 0.05-0.14%, Si: 0.1-1.0%, Mn: 1.0-2.0%, P: 0.001-0.05%, S: 0.001-0.01%, AI: 0.01-0.1%, Cr: 0.005-1.0%, Ti: 0.005-0.13%, Nb: 0.005-0.03%, N: 0.001-0.01%, Fe residues, and other inevitable impurities; a mixed structure of ferrite and bainite as a main phase; and as a remaining structure, one or more selected from the group consisting of martensite, austenite, and phase martensite (MA), wherein a fraction of the ferrite and bainite is 95-99 area % and Equation 1 is satisfied. [Equation 1] FCO{110}<112>+FCO{112}<111>?10 where, FCO{110}<112> and FCO{112}<111>, each representing an area fraction occupied by a structure having ac crystal orientation of {110}<112> and {112}<111>.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Hyun-Taek Na, Sung-Il Kim
  • Patent number: 11591677
    Abstract: A high-strength structural steel material having excellent fatigue crack propagation inhibitory characteristics according to an aspect of the present invention contains, by weight, 0.02-0.12% of C, 1.7-2.5% of Mn, 0.01-0.8% of Si, 0.005-0.5% of Al, and the balance Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein a microstructure of the structural steel sheet material is divided into a surface layer portion outside and a central portion inside along a thickness direction; the surface layer portion comprises tempered bainite as a matrix structure, fresh martensite as a second structure, and austenite as a residual structure; and the central portion comprises lath bainite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Il-Cheol Yi, Jae-Young Cho, Sang-Deok Kang
  • Patent number: 11591667
    Abstract: Provided is a high-strength steel sheet having high impact resistance. The steel sheet includes: by weight %, carbon (C): 0.05% to 0.14%, silicon (Si): 0.01% to 1.0%, manganese (Mn): 1.5% to 2.5%, aluminum (Al): 0.01% to 0.1%, chromium (Cr): 0.005% to 1.0%, phosphorus (P): 0.001% to 0.05%, sulfur (S): 0.001% to 0.01%, nitrogen (N): 0.001% to 0.01%, niobium (Nb): 0.005% to 0.06%, titanium (Ti): 0.005% to 0.11%, and the balance of iron (Fe) and inevitable impurities. The steel sheet has a microstructure comprising ferrite and bainite in a total area fraction of 90% or more. The steel sheet has a value of 0.05 to 1.0 as a shear texture ({110}<112>, {112}<111>) area ratio of a center region (ranging deeper than 1/10t to ½t in a thickness direction, t refers to thickness (mm)) and a surface region (ranging from a surface to 1/10t in the thickness direction).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Sung-Ii Kim, Hyun-Taek Na, Dong-Wan Kim
  • Patent number: 11591679
    Abstract: Provided according to a preferable aspect of the present invention are a low-temperature steel material having excellent toughness in a welding portion thereof and a manufacturing method therefor, the low-temperature steel material comprising, by weight %, 0.02-0.06% of C, 6.0-7.5% of Ni, 0.4-1.0% of Mn, 0.02-0.15% of Si, 0.02-0.3% of Mo, 0.02-0.3% of Cr, 50 ppm or less of P, 10 ppm or less of S, 0.005-0.015% of Ti, 60 ppm or less of N, with a Ti/N weight % ratio of 2.5 of 4, and the balance of iron (Fe) and other inevitable impurities; and having: an effective grain size of 50 micrometers or less, with a boundary angle found to be 15 degrees or greater as measured by EBSD in an area of a fusion line (FL)-FL+1 mm in a weld heat-affected zone of a weld portion welded at a heat input of 5-50 kJ/cm; and an impact toughness of 70 J or higher at ?196° C. as measured in an area of fusion line (FL)-FL+1 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventor: Hak-Cheol Lee
  • Patent number: 11591676
    Abstract: Provided is a steel sheet used as a material for an automotive exterior panel, etc., and a method for manufacturing the same. More particularly, provided is a cold-rolled steel sheet and a hot-dip galvanized steel sheet, which have excellent bake hardening properties, corrosion resistance, and anti-aging properties, and a method for manufacturing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Sang-Ho Han, Je-Woong Lee
  • Patent number: 11590549
    Abstract: An method of manufacturing a hot press-formed member comprises heating a blank of an aluminum-based plated steel sheet in a heating furnace, removing the heated blank from the heating furnace and conveying the removed blank between an upper mold portion and a lower mold portion of a mold, mounted on a press, to be seated; and performing a forming process after the upper mold portion of the mold is in contact with the seated blank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Hong Gee Kim, Hyun Sung Son
  • Patent number: 11591491
    Abstract: Provided is an ink composition for an inkjet print steel plate, an inkjet print steel plate using the same, and a method for producing an inkjet print steel plate. The ink composition comprises: a linear acrylate-based oligomer; a reactive acrylate-based monomer; an ultraviolet curable initiator; at least one selected from the group consisting of a dye and a pigment; and at least one selected from the group consisting of an antioxidant, an antifoaming agent, and a dispersant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jin-Tae Kim, Jung-Hwan Lee, Ha-Na Choi, Yon-Kyun Song
  • Patent number: 11591664
    Abstract: Provided is a hot rolled steel sheet having excellent formability and fatigue properties comprising, in percentage by weight: 0.3-0.8% of C; 13-25% of Mn; 0.1-1.0% of V; 0.005-2.0% of Si; 0.01-2.5% of Al; 0.03% or less of P; 0.03% or less of S; 0.04% or less (excluding 0%) of N; and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein, when viewed in a cross section in the thickness direction, the hot rolled steel sheet comprises, by area fraction, 20-70% of a non-recrystallized structure and 30-80% of a recrystallized structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Tae-Jin Song, Jeong-Eun Kim, Chang-Sik Choi