The invention relates to a sheet metal having a deterministic surface structure, the surface structure being impressed into the sheet metal, the surface structure having at least one peak region and at least one valley region, the peak region and the valley region being joined by a flank region. The invention further relates to a method for producing a formed and coated sheet-metal component.

A method for production of a flat steel product including at least the following steps, completed in a continuous process: providing a flat steel product, wherein a protective metal layer of Zn, a Zn—Al alloy, a Zn—Mg alloy or a Zn—Mg—Al alloy is applied to at least one side by hot dip coating; at least partly removing a native oxide layer present on the surface of the protective metal layer by wetting this surface with an acidic solution of sulfuric acid, sulfurous acid, hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid, phosphonic acid, nitric acid, formic acid, oxalic acid, acetic acid, citric acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, nitrous acid or hydrofluoric acid; activating the surface of the protective metal layer by applying an aqueous activation solution to the surface of the protective metal layer; and phosphating the activated surface of the protective metal layer by applying an aqueous phosphating solution to the activated surface.

A method for production of a flat steel product including at least the following steps, completed in a continuous process: providing a flat steel product, wherein a protective metal layer of Zn, a Zn—Al alloy, a Zn—Mg alloy or a Zn—Mg—Al alloy is applied to at least one side by hot dip coating; at least partly removing a native oxide layer present on the surface of the protective metal layer by wetting this surface with an acidic solution of sulfuric acid, sulfurous acid, hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid, phosphonic acid, nitric acid, formic acid, oxalic acid, acetic acid, citric acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, nitrous acid or hydrofluoric acid; activating the surface of the protective metal layer by applying an aqueous activation solution to the surface of the protective metal layer; and phosphating the activated surface of the protective metal layer by applying an aqueous phosphating solution to the activated surface.

Disclosed are thermoformed component having excellent coating adhesion and a method for manufacturing the same. The thermoformed component comprises a substrate layer and an aluminum coating coated on at least one surface of the substrate layer, wherein the average roughness Ra of a surface of the thermoformed component is between 1.0 μm and 3.0 μm, the peak height and the peak-to-valley height Rt are between 8 μm and 30 μm, and the roughness peak count Rpc is greater than or equal to 50. The thermoformed component has good paintability, good coating adhesion and good corrosion resistance, and is very suitable for automotive parts.

A high-performance thermoformed component provided with a coating, and a manufacturing method therefor. The thermoformed component comprises a substrate and a coating thereon. The substrate comprises the following ingredients in percentage by weight: 0.01-0.8% of C, 0.05-1.0% of Si, 0.1-5% of Mn, 0.001-0.3% of P, 0.001-0.1% of S, 0.001-0.3% of Al, 0.001-0.5% of Ti, 0.0005-0.1% of B, 0.001-0.5% of Nb, 0.001-0.5% of V, and the remainder being Fe and other unavoidable impurities. The appearance of the thermoformed component has no color difference and no mottling. The surface oxygen content of the thermoformed component is 0.1-20 wt. %, and the ratio of the standard deviation to the average value of the surface oxygen content satisfies: 0<standard deviation of oxygen content/average value of oxygen content ≤0.3. In the manufacturing method, a coated steel plate that has undergone heat treatment, transfer processing, and hot stamping is not treated with oil.

A high-performance thermoformed component provided with a coating, and a manufacturing method therefor. The thermoformed component comprises a substrate and a coating thereon. The substrate comprises the following ingredients in percentage by weight: 0.01-0.8% of C, 0.05-1.0% of Si, 0.1-5% of Mn, 0.001-0.3% of P, 0.001-0.1% of S, 0.001-0.3% of Al, 0.001-0.5% of Ti, 0.0005-0.1% of B, 0.001-0.5% of Nb, 0.001-0.5% of V, and the remainder being Fe and other unavoidable impurities. The appearance of the thermoformed component has no color difference and no mottling. The surface oxygen content of the thermoformed component is 0.1-20 wt. %, and the ratio of the standard deviation to the average value of the surface oxygen content satisfies: 0<standard deviation of oxygen content/average value of oxygen content ≤0.3. In the manufacturing method, a coated steel plate that has undergone heat treatment, transfer processing, and hot stamping is not treated with oil.

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 μm or less.

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 μm or less.

This steel sheet has a specific chemical composition, the tensile strength is 1300 MPa or more, the ratio (R/t) of the limit bend radius to the sheet thickness is less than 3.5, when a depth position of 30 μm from the surface in the sheet thickness direction is defined as a position A and a depth position of ¼ of the sheet thickness from the surface in the sheet thickness direction is defined as a position B, the number density of AIN at the position A is 3000 pieces/mm.sup.2 or more and 6000 pieces/mm.sup.2 or less, a metallographic structure at the position B includes 90% or more of martensite by volume percentage, and the hardness at the position A is 1.20 times or higher than the hardness at the position B.

This steel sheet has a specific chemical composition, the tensile strength is 1300 MPa or more, the ratio (R/t) of the limit bend radius to the sheet thickness is less than 3.5, when a depth position of 30 μm from the surface in the sheet thickness direction is defined as a position A and a depth position of ¼ of the sheet thickness from the surface in the sheet thickness direction is defined as a position B, the number density of AIN at the position A is 3000 pieces/mm.sup.2 or more and 6000 pieces/mm.sup.2 or less, a metallographic structure at the position B includes 90% or more of martensite by volume percentage, and the hardness at the position A is 1.20 times or higher than the hardness at the position B.