A hot-rolled steel sheet has a predetermined chemical composition in which a microstructure includes 99% or more of martensite by volume fraction and a remainder in microstructure including residual austenite and ferrite, in a cross section parallel to a rolling direction, an average aspect ratio of prior austenite grains is less than 3.0, a proportion of sulfides having an aspect ratio of more than 3.0 among sulfides having an area of 1.0 μm.sup.2 or more is 1.0% or, less, in a thickness middle portion, and a pole density of {211} <011> orientation is 3.0 or less, and a tensile strength TS is 980 MPa or higher.

Provided are a plated steel sheet and a method for manufacturing same, the plated steel sheet comprising: a base steel sheet; a Zn—Mg—Al plating layer provided on at least one surface of the base steel sheet; and an Fe—Al inhibition layer provided between the base steel sheet and the Zn—Mg—Al plating layer. The plating layer comprises, by weight %, 4 to 10% of Mg and 5.1-25% of Al and the remainder being Zn and unavoidable impurities with respect to components not including iron (Fe) diffused from the base steel sheet. The plating layer comprises a 24-50% MgZn.sub.2 phase in phase fraction. In the MgZn.sub.2 phase, an Al single phase is present in the ratio of 1-30% relative to the cross-sectional area of the total MgZn.sub.2 phase.

A zinc foil has a zinc crystal grain size of 0.2 μm or more and 50 μm or less. The zinc foil preferably includes: a base metal containing zinc; and a metal element other than zinc. The metal element preferably includes at least one selected from the group consisting of bismuth, indium, magnesium, calcium, gallium, tin, barium, strontium, silver, and manganese. It is also preferable that the content of the metal element is 10 ppm or more and 10000 ppm or less in terms of mass. It is also preferable that the zinc foil has an apparent density of 3 g/cm.sup.3 or more and 7 g/cm.sup.3 or less. The apparent density is based on contour measurement.

A high-strength galvanized steel sheet of the present invention includes a steel sheet having a chemical composition containing a predetermined component element, and a steel structure in which an average grain size of inclusions containing at least one of Al, Si, Mg, and Ca and existing in an area extending from a surface to a position of ⅓ of a sheet thickness is 50 μm or less, and an average nearest distance between ones of the inclusions is 20 μm or more; and a galvanized layer provided on a surface of the steel sheet and having a coating weight per one surface of 20 g/m.sup.2 or more and 120 g/m.sup.2 or less, in which an amount of diffusible hydrogen contained in the steel is less than 0.25 mass ppm, and a tensile strength is 1100 MPa or more.

Provided is a solution composition for steel sheet surface treatment, comprising 30 wt % to 60 wt % of a trivalent chromium compound containing chromium phosphate (A) and chromium nitrate (B); 0.2 wt % to 0.4 wt % of a rust-inhibiting and corrosion-resisting agent; 0.1 wt % to 0.3 wt % of a molybdenum-based compound; 5 wt % to 10 wt % of a water-soluble cationic urethane resin; 0.5 wt % to 2.0 wt % of a silane coupling agent; and 27.3 wt % to 64.2 wt % of water, a zinc-based plated steel sheet surface-treated with the same, and a manufacturing method therefor, the zinc-based plated steel sheet surface-treated with the solution composition for steel sheet surface treatment containing trivalent chromium may have an excellent effect on corrosion resistance, blackening resistance, fingerprint resistance, oil resistance, and alkali resistance.

Provided is a solution composition for steel sheet surface treatment, comprising 30 wt % to 60 wt % of a trivalent chromium compound containing chromium phosphate (A) and chromium nitrate (B); 0.2 wt % to 0.4 wt % of a rust-inhibiting and corrosion-resisting agent; 0.1 wt % to 0.3 wt % of a molybdenum-based compound; 5 wt % to 10 wt % of a water-soluble cationic urethane resin; 0.5 wt % to 2.0 wt % of a silane coupling agent; and 27.3 wt % to 64.2 wt % of water, a zinc-based plated steel sheet surface-treated with the same, and a manufacturing method therefor, the zinc-based plated steel sheet surface-treated with the solution composition for steel sheet surface treatment containing trivalent chromium may have an excellent effect on corrosion resistance, blackening resistance, fingerprint resistance, oil resistance, and alkali resistance.

A plated steel sheet includes: a steel sheet; and a plating layer that is formed on at least a part of a surface of the steel sheet, in which a chemical composition of the plating layer includes, by mass %, Al: more than 5.00% and 35.00% or less, Mg: 3.00% to 15.00%, Si: 0% to 2.00%, Ca: 0% to 2.00%, and a remainder of Zn and impurities, in which in a cross section of the plating layer in a thickness direction, the area ratio of a lamellar structure in which an (Al—Zn) phase and a MgZn.sub.2 phase are arranged in layers is 10% to 90%, a lamellar spacing of the lamellar structure is 2.5 μm or less, and the area ratio of an (Al—Zn) dendrite is 35% or less.

A plated steel sheet includes: a steel sheet; and a plating layer that is formed on at least a part of a surface of the steel sheet, in which a chemical composition of the plating layer includes, by mass %, Al: more than 5.00% and 35.00% or less, Mg: 3.00% to 15.00%, Si: 0% to 2.00%, Ca: 0% to 2.00%, and a remainder of Zn and impurities, in which in a cross section of the plating layer in a thickness direction, the area ratio of a lamellar structure in which an (Al—Zn) phase and a MgZn.sub.2 phase are arranged in layers is 10% to 90%, a lamellar spacing of the lamellar structure is 2.5 μm or less, and the area ratio of an (Al—Zn) dendrite is 35% or less.

A hot-dip coated steel product including: a steel product; and a coating layer including a Zn—Al—Mg alloy layer disposed on a surface of the steel product, in which the Zn—Al—Mg alloy layer includes a Zn phase, an Al phase, and a MgZn.sub.2 phase, and contains a Mg—Sn intermetallic compound phase in the Zn phase, and the coating layer has a chemical composition satisfying a predetermined average composition, a total area proportion of the Al phase and the MgZn.sub.2 phase is 70% or more, an area proportion of the Zn phase is 30% or less, an average value of cumulative circumferential lengths of the Al phase is less than 88 mm/mm.sup.2, and a total frequency in number of the Al phase having a circumferential length of 50 μm or more is less than 100.

A hot-dip coated steel product including: a steel product; and a coating layer including a Zn—Al—Mg alloy layer disposed on a surface of the steel product, in which the Zn—Al—Mg alloy layer includes a Zn phase, an Al phase, and a MgZn.sub.2 phase, and contains a Mg—Sn intermetallic compound phase in the Zn phase, and the coating layer has a chemical composition satisfying a predetermined average composition, a total area proportion of the Al phase and the MgZn.sub.2 phase is 70% or more, an area proportion of the Zn phase is 30% or less, an average value of cumulative circumferential lengths of the Al phase is less than 88 mm/mm.sup.2, and a total frequency in number of the Al phase having a circumferential length of 50 μm or more is less than 100.