Abstract: A coating aluminized steel sheet suitable for fuel tanks, which comprises (a) a steel sheet, (b) an aluminized-plating layer formed on one or both sides of the steel sheet and based on aluminum or an aluminum alloy containing 2-15 wt% silicon, and (c) a coating layer formed on at least one of the aluminizing layers and selected from the group consisting of i) a resin chromate film having a film thickness of 0.1-2 &mgr;m and containing a resin and a chromic acid compound, with the resin/metal chromium weight ratio in the range of 0.

Abstract: The present invention provides a hot-dip Al-plated steel sheet for fuel tanks excellent in air-tightness after welding and corrosion resistance subsequent to forming. The present invention provides, as concrete means, a hot-dip Al-plated steel sheet comprising a steel sheet comprising up to 0.003% of C, up to 0.03% of Si, up to 0.3% of Mn, up to 0.02% of P, up to 0.006% of N, up to 0.1% of Ti, Ti and Nb in a total amount of at least the atomic equivalent of (C+N) and up to 0.2%, 1 to 30 ppm of B, and the balance Fe and unavoidable impurities, and a plating layer comprising 2 to 13% of Si, and the balance Al and unavoidable impurities on the surface of the steel sheet, the steel sheet showing a total elongation of at least 45% after plating. Alternately, the hot-dip Al-plated steel sheet may have a chromate coating in an amount of 5 to 100 mg/m2 on the surface, and it may also have a resin coating on the top surface. As a result, the Al-plated steel sheet is excellent in elongation after Al plating.

Abstract: A hot-dipped aluminum coated steel sheet including, on the surface thereof, a coating layer consisting of 2 to 15 wt % of Si, not greater than 1.2 wt % of Fe, 0.005 to 0.6 wt % of Mn, 0.002 to 0.05 wt % of Cr and the balance of Al and unavoidable impurities, and an alloy layer disposed between the coating layer and the steel sheet, having a thickness of not greater than 7 .mu.m and having a mean composition consisting of 20 to 50 wt % of Fe, 3 to 20 wt % of Si, 0.1 to 10 wt % of Mn, 0.05 to 1.0 wt % of Cr and the balance substantially consisting of Al. This steel sheet can be produced by conducting coating in a coating bath consisting of 3 to 15 wt % of Si, 0.5 to 3.5 wt % of Fe, 0.05 to 1.5 wt % of Mn, 0.01 to 0.2 wt % of Cr and the balance substantially consisting of Al, or by adjusting the sum of the concentrations of Zn and Sn in the impurities in the coating layer to not greater than 1 wt %.

Abstract: A hot-dip aluminium coated steel sheet having excellent corrosion resistance and heat resistance, comprising a steel substrate containing 3 to 18% chromium, not more than 0.02% carbon, 0.1 to 1.5% manganese, 0.005 to 0.08% aluminium, not more than 0.1% silicon, with the balance being iron and unavoidable impurities, and aluminium coating on said sheet substrate. The coated sheet may further comprises a coating layer of nickel or nickel-iron alloy (Ni: 1 to 99%) beneath the aluminium coating, or an Al-Fe-Si-Ni-Cr alloy coating layer of 1 to 10.mu. in thickness and containing 0.05 to 5% nickel, 0.2 to 10% chromium, beneath the aluminium coating.