Provided are a zinc-base plated steel material comprising a base steel and a zinc-based plated layer and a post-treatment film, which are sequentially formed on the base steel. The post-treatment film comprises an oxide or oxide salt of at least one group A element selected from B, Al, V, and Fe and an organic compound, wherein the content of oxygen atoms in the post-treatment film is 50 atom % or more, and wherein when the mole number of oxygen atoms forming a covalent bond with hydrogen in the post-treatment film is a and the mole number of oxygen atoms not forming the covalent bond with hydrogen is b, a/b is 0.3 or greater; and a composition for forming the post-treatment film.

There is provided a hot-stamped body including: a steel base metal; and a metallic layer formed on a surface of the steel base metal, wherein the metallic layer includes: an interface layer that contains, in mass %, Al: 30.0 to 36.0%, has a thickness of 100 nm to 15 μm, and is located in an interface between the metallic layer and the steel base metal; and a principal layer that includes coexisting Zn phases and insular FeAl.sub.2 phases, is located on the interface layer, and has a thickness of 1 μm to 40 μm. This hot-stamped body is excellent in fatigue properties, corrosion resistance, and chipping resistance.

Provided is a multilayer zinc alloy plated steel material comprising a base steel material and multiple plating layers formed on the base steel material, wherein each of the multiple plating layers includes one of a Zn plating layer, a Mg plating layer, and a Zn—Mg alloy plating layer, and the ratio of the weight of Mg contained in the multiple plating layers to the total weight of the multiple plating layers is from 0.13 to 0.24.

A hot-dip galvanized steel sheet including: a hot-dip galvanizing layer on at least one side of a base steel sheet. The hot-dip galvanizing layer has a Fe content of more than 0% to 3.0% and an Al content of more than 0% to 1.0%. The hot-dip galvanized steel sheet includes a Fe—Al alloy layer provided on an interface between the hot-dip galvanizing layer and the base steel sheet and a fine-grain layer provided in the base steel sheet and directly in contact with the Fe—Al alloy layer. The Fe—Al alloy layer has a thickness of 0.1-2.0 μm. The fine-grain layer has an average thickness of 0.1-5.0 μm, includes a ferrite phase with an average grain diameter of 0.1-3.0 μm, and contains oxides of one or more out of Si and Mn, a maximum diameter of the oxides being 0.01-0.4 μm.

An article includes a substrate and a barrier layer on the substrate. The barrier layer includes a matrix, diffusive particles dispersed in the matrix, and gettering particles dispersed in the matrix. The gettering particles include at least one alloyed metal silicide. A composite material and a method of fabricating an article are also disclosed.

A coated substrate has a substrate and a coating system having one or more ceramic layers. At least a first layer of one of the one or more ceramic layers is a columnar layer having as-deposited columns and intercolumn gaps. The intercolumn gaps have a mean width at least one of: at least 4.0 micrometers; and at least 1.5% of a thickness of said first layer.

A method for creating a welded steel part includes providing a first steel plate having a first base, a first intermetallic alloy layer on the first base and a first metal alloy layer on the first intermetallic alloy layer; providing a second steel plate having a second base, a second intermetallic alloy layer on the second base and a second metal alloy layer on the second intermetallic alloy layer; butt welding the first and second steel plates at a weld so as to melt material from at least the first base, the first intermetallic alloy layer, the second base and the second intermetallic layer to form a molten weld material; austenizing the welded steel plates at a temperature between Ac1 and Ac3+100 degrees C. for a time greater than or equal to 20 seconds; and cooling the welded steel plates so as to render a uniform microstructure to the weld.

Provided is a steel sheet for a hot press formed member having excellent painting adhesion and post-painting corrosion resistance, and a method for manufacturing the same. A steel sheet for hot press forming according to one aspect of the present invention comprises a base steel sheet and a plated layer formed on a surface of the base steel sheet, wherein the ratio of an area occupied by pores to the entire area of a surface layer portion may be 10% or more in a cross section of the surface layer portion observed when the plated layer is cut in a thickness direction thereof.

A surface-treated steel material having cut edge corrosion resistance that is equal to or more than that of a chromate treatment without use of hexavalent chromium. The surface-treated steel material includes a coating film formed on a surface of a steel material through a plating layer that is obtained by immersing the steel material in a galvalume bath containing Mg. The coating film is formed using a coating composition containing a coating film-forming resin, a cross-linking agent, a predetermined vanadium compound, and trimagnesium phosphate; the vanadium compound is a compound satisfying a predetermined electrical conductivity; the content of the vanadium compound is restricted to a predetermined amount; the vanadium compound satisfies a predetermined pH; and the content of the trimagnesium phosphate is a predetermined amount.

Provided is a Zn—Mg alloy plated steel material comprising: a base steel material; and first to third Zn—Mg alloy layers sequentially formed on the base steel material, wherein the first to third Zn—Mg alloy layers have a Zn single phase, a Mg single phase, a MgZn.sub.2 alloy phase, and a Mg.sub.2Zn.sub.11 alloy phase, an area rate of the MgZn.sub.2 alloy phase included in the first to third Zn—Mg alloy layers is larger than an area rate of the Mg.sub.2Zn.sub.11 alloy phase included in the first to third Zn—Mg alloy layers, and an area rate of a MgZn.sub.2 alloy phase included in each of the first to third Zn—Mg alloy layers is larger than an area rate of a MgZn.sub.2 alloy phase included in the second Zn—Mg alloy layer.