Patents by Inventor Ki-Cheol KANG

Ki-Cheol KANG has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240052472
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the present invention, provided are a high-strength hot-dipped galvanized steel sheet having excellent surface quality and spot weldability, and a manufacturing method therefor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: POSCO Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Ki-Cheol Kang, Jong-Chan Park, Seul-Gi So, Myung-Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20240043953
    Abstract: A hot-dip galvanized steel sheet according to one aspect of the present invention comprises a base steel sheet and a hot-dip galvanized layer formed on the surface of the base steel sheet, wherein the difference between the average of the Mn/Si values of surface oxides present on a surface portion, which is the region from the interface between the hot-dip galvanized layer and the base steel sheet to a depth of 15 nm, and the average of the Mn/Si values of internal oxides, which are present in the region from the interface to a depth of 50-100 nm, can be 0.5 or more. Mn and Si of each oxide mean the amounts (wt %) of Mn and Si components in the oxide, which are measured by EDS, and the average of Mn/Si values means the averaged value of the Mn/Si values measured for each oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: POSCO Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Ki-Cheol Kang, Tae-Chul Kim, Myung-Soo Kim, Jong-Sang Kim
  • Publication number: 20240043947
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, provided are a high strength zinc-plated steel sheet having excellent uniform spot weldability along the width direction, and a manufacturing method thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: POSCO Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Ki-Cheol Kang, Dae-Young Kang, Tae-Chul Kim, Seul-Gi So, Myung-Soo Kim, Jong-Sang Kim
  • Publication number: 20240026488
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a high-strength hot-dipped galvanized steel sheet having excellent surface quality and spot weldability and a method for manufacturing same. The hot-dipped galvanized steel sheet according to one aspect of the present invention comprises a base steel sheet and a hot-dipped galvanized layer formed on the surface of the base steel sheet, in which an inhibiting layer made of an Fe—Al alloy can be formed at an area ratio of 60% or more between the base steel sheet and the hot-dipped galvanized layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: POSCO Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Ki-Cheol Kang, Yong-Joo Kim, Tae-Chul Kim, Myung-Soo Kim, Jong-Sang Kim
  • Publication number: 20240018676
    Abstract: The steel sheet for plating according to an aspect of the present invention has a GDS profile of an Mn element, as observed in the depth direction from the surface, sequentially including a maximum point and a minimum point, wherein a difference of converted concentration of Mn may be 80% or more, and a difference of converged concentration of Si may be 50% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: POSCO Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jin-Ho Jung, Won-Hwi Lee, Ki-Cheol Kang, Seong-Choon Kwon
  • Publication number: 20240011120
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the present invention, a high-strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having an excellent surface quality and spot weldability, and a manufacturing method therefor may be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicants: POSCO Co., Ltd, POSCO Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Ki-Cheol Kang, Dae-Young Kang, Nam-A Kim, Myung-Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20240011119
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a high strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having excellent plating adhesion and weldability and a method of manufacturing same, wherein: the steel sheet comprises a base steel sheet and a hot-dip galvanized layer formed on one surface or both surfaces of the base steel sheet, the base steel sheet comprising, in weight %, carbon (C): 0.1-0.3%, silicon (Si): 0.1-2.0%, aluminum (Al): 0.1-1.5%, manganese (Mn): 1.5-3.0%, and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, the sum of Si and Al satisfying 1.2-3.5%, the ratio (Al/Si) of Al and Si satisfying 0.5-2.0; the steel sheet comprises an internal oxidation layer with a thickness of 1-5 ?m directly below the surface of the base steel sheet; and the decarburization rate in a region from directly below the surface of the base steel sheet to 50 ?m is 50% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: POSCO Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Young-Ha Kim, Myung-Soo Kim, Kwang-Tai Min, Ki-Cheol Kang
  • Publication number: 20240003032
    Abstract: In a steel sheet for plating, according to one aspect of the present invention, the CBS profile of an Mn element, which is observed in the direction of surface to depth, sequentially comprises local maximum points and local minimum points, difference of converted concentration of Mn can be 10% or higher, and difference of converted concentration of Si can be 10% or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: POSCO Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jin-Ho Jung, Won-Hwi Lee, Ki-Cheol Kang, Seong-Choon Kwon
  • Publication number: 20230024115
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a high-strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having excellent surface quality and electrical resistance spot weldability, and a method for manufacturing the same. A galvanized steel sheet according to an aspect of the present disclosure is a galvanized steel sheet including a base steel sheet and a zinc-based plating layer formed on a surface of the base steel sheet, wherein a ratio (a/b) of a hardness of a surface layer portion (a) to a hardness of an internal portion (b) of the base steel sheet may be less than 0.95.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Ki-Cheol Kang, Chung-Hwan Lee, Yong-Joo Kim, Kang-Min Lee, Kyoo-Young Lee
  • Publication number: 20230018291
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a zinc plated steel sheet having excellent surface quality and spot weldability, and a manufacturing method therefore. A zinc plated steel sheet according to one aspect of the present invention comprises a base steel sheet and a zinc-based plating layer formed on the surface of the base steel sheet, wherein the GDOES profile of oxygen, which is measured in the depth direction from the surface of the base steel sheet, has a form in which a local minimum point and a local maximum point alternately appear in the depth direction from the surface, and the difference (a local maximum value—a local minimum value) between the oxygen concentration (a local minimum value) at the local minimum point and the oxygen concentration (a local maximum value) at the local maximum point can be 0.1 wt % or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Ki-Cheol Kang, Sang-Ho Uhm, Chung-Hwan Lee
  • Publication number: 20230002845
    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: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Ki-Cheol Kang, Chung-Hwan Lee
  • Patent number: 11299793
    Abstract: Provided is a steel sheet having excellent resistance to liquid metal embrittlement cracks and a method for manufacturing the same. The steel sheet includes, by weight %, 0.04% to 0.35% of C, 0.99% or less of Al+Si, 3.5% to 10% of Mn, 0.05% or less of P (excluding 0%), 0.02% or less of S (excluding 0%), and 0.02% or less of N (excluding 0%) with a remainder of Fe and other inevitable impurities, wherein the steel sheet comprises a microstructure comprising at least 10% of residual austenite, at least 60% of annealed martensite and 20% or less of alpha martensite and epsilon martensite, by volume fraction, and an average thickness of a Mn-depleted layer is at least 0.5 ?m from a product surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Sea-Woong Lee, Kyoo-Young Lee, Joo-Hyun Ryu, Ki-Cheol Kang
  • Publication number: 20220056564
    Abstract: Provided is a zinc plated steel sheet having excellent spot weldability and a manufacturing method thereof. The zinc plated steel sheet includes a steel sheet and a zinc plated layer formed on the surface of the steel sheet, wherein the ratio (a/b) between a widthwise average value (a) of thickness of an internal oxidized layer and a widthwise standard deviation (b) of thickness of the internal oxidized layer in the steel sheet may be 1.5 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Ki-Cheol KANG, Sea-Woong LEE, Kyoo-Young LEE, Jong-Ho KIM, Young-Roc IM
  • Publication number: 20220042155
    Abstract: Provided is a galvanized steel sheet having excellent spot weldability; and a method for producing same. The galvanized steel sheet includes a base steel sheet and a zinc-based plating layer formed on the base steel sheet, wherein the surface layer of the base steel sheet may have a decarburization rate of at least 30% as represented by equation 1. [Equation 1]: Decarburization rate (%) of surface layer=(1?average carbon concentration in surface layer/bulk carbon concentration)*100, where the surface layer refers to a region extending to a depth of 35 ?m from the surface of the base steel sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Ki-Cheol KANG, Sang-Ho UHM, Chang-Woon JEE, Yeon-Chae JEONG, Kwang-Tai MIN
  • Patent number: 11090907
    Abstract: Provided is a hot dip aluminized steel material including a base steel and a hot-dip Al—Si-coated layer, wherein the surface layer of the base steel is provided with an Al-enriched layer in which 2 wt % to 20 wt % of Al is solid-solubilized, and an interface between the base steel and the hot-dip Al—Si-coated layer has a double-layer structured interfacial alloy layer having different hardnesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Ki-Cheol Kang, Hyeon-Seok Hwang, Yon-Kyun Song, Il-Jeong Park
  • Patent number: 10900097
    Abstract: Provided is a high-strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having good surface quality and spot weldability. The high-strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet includes a base steel sheet and a zinc plating layer formed on the base steel sheet. The base steel sheet includes carbon (C): 0.1% to 0.3%, silicon (Si): 0.5% to 2.5%, manganese (Mn): 2.0% to 8.0%, soluble aluminum (sol.Al): 0.001% to 0.5%, phosphorus (P): 0.04% or less (excluding 0%), sulfur (S): 0.015% or less, nitrogen (N): 0.02% or less, chromium (Cr): 0.01% to 0.7%, titanium (Ti): (48/14)*[N] % to 0.1%, and a balance of iron (Fe) and inevitable impurities. The base steel sheet has a microstructure comprising ferrite in an area fraction of 5% to 30%, austenite in an area fraction of 5% to 20%, bainite and martensite in an area fraction of 50% to 80%, and precipitates in an area fraction of 2% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Myung-Soo Kim, Ki-Cheol Kang, Il-Jeong Park
  • Patent number: 10793936
    Abstract: A high strength galvanized steel sheet having excellent surface qualities, plating adhesion, and formability is provided, wherein a galvanized layer is formed on a cold-rolled steel sheet comprising 0.1-0.3 wt % of C, 1-2.5 wt % of Si, 2.5-8 wt % of Mn, 0.001-0.5 wt % of sol. Al, at most 0.04 wt % of P, at most 0.015 wt % of S, at most 0.02 wt % of N (excluding 0 wt %), 0.1-0.7 wt % of Cr, at most 0.1 wt % of Mo, (48/14)*[N] to 0.1 wt % of Ti, 0.005-0.5 wt % of Ni, 0.01-0.07 wt % of Sb, at most 0.1 wt % of Nb, and at most 0.005 wt % of B, with the remainder being Fe and other inevitable impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Myung-Soo Kim, Ki-Cheol Kang, Jong-Ho Kim
  • Publication number: 20200140971
    Abstract: Provided is a steel sheet having excellent resistance to liquid metal embrittlement cracks and a method for manufacturing the same. The steel sheet includes, by weight %: 0.04% to 0.35% of C, 0.99% or less of Al+Si, 3.5% to 10% of Mn, 0.05% or less of P(excluding 0%), 0.02% or less of S(excluding 0%), and 0.02% or less of N (excluding 0%) with a remainder of Fe and other inevitable impurities, wherein the steel sheet comprises a microstructure comprising at least 10% of residual austenite, at least 60% of annealed martensite and 20% or less of alpha martensite and epsilon martensite, by volume fraction, and an average thickness of a Mn-depleted layer is at least 0.5 ?m from a product surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Sea-Woong LEE, Kyoo-Young LEE, Joo-Hyun RYU, Ki-Cheol KANG
  • Publication number: 20190381764
    Abstract: Provided is a hot dip aluminized steel material including a base steel and a hot-dip Al—Si-coated layer, wherein the surface layer of the base steel is provided with an Al-enriched layer in which 2 wt % to 20 wt % of Al is solid-solubilized, and an interface between the base steel and the hot-dip Al—Si-coated layer has a double-layer structured interfacial alloy layer having different hardnesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Ki-Cheol KANG, Hyeon-Seok HWANG, Yon-Kyun SONG, Il-Jeong PARK
  • Patent number: 10344361
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an ultra-high strength, hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having excellent surface quality and coating adherence and to a method for manufacturing thereof, the ultra-high strength, hot-dip galvanized steel sheet comprising: 0.1-0.3% by weight carbon (C); 0.1-2.0% by weight silicon (Si); 0.005-1.5% by weight aluminum (Al); 1.5-3.5% by weight manganese (Mn); 0.04% by weight or less phosphorus (P) (excluding 0% by weight); 0.015% by weight or less sulphur (S) (excluding 0% by weight); 0.02% by weight or less nitrogen (N) (excluding 0% by weight); the balance being Fe; and other inevitable impurities, and further comprising 0.01 wt.% to 0.07 wt.% of at least one kind of element selected from the group consisting of bismuth (Bi), tin (Sn) and antimony (Sb).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Myung-Soo Kim, Ki-Cheol Kang