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 based steel sheet plating layer provided on at least one surface of the base steel sheet; and an Fe—Al based inhibition layer provided between the base steel sheet and the Zn—Mg—Al based plating layer, wherein the plating layer comprises, in wt %: 4% or more of Mg; 2.1 times or more of Mg content and 14.2% or less of Al; 0.2% or less (including 0%) of Si; 0.1% or less (including 0%) of Sn; the remainder Zn; and unavoidable impurities.

The invention relates to a system and a method for the hot-dip galvanization of components, preferably for mass-production hot-dip galvanization of a plurality of identical or similar components, in particular in batches, preferably for batch galvanization.

A trough including connected walls configured to hold a molten galvanization material within the trough. The trough further includes a first end comprising a first gate system. The trough further includes a second end, opposing the first end, comprising a second gate system. The trough further includes a roller connected, inside the trough, to opposing inside walls of the plurality of connected walls. The trough further includes a sump disposed within the trough. The trough further includes an inlet connected to the sump.

A method for setting the production schedule of a multiplicity of galvanized coils of metallic strip on a continuous galvanizing line is provided, the method including the steps of evaluating, for each possible combination of two uncoated coils, the impact of the transition from the first uncoated coil to the second uncoated coil on the quality of the galvanized coils, allocating to each possible combination of uncoated coils a weighting factor which depends on the results of the previous step and which takes into account the line constraints, computing the results of the previous step by calculating, for a number of possible schedules of the multiplicity of uncoated coils, a score which depends on the sum of the weighting factors attributed to the combinations of uncoated coils involved in the given schedule and by selecting the schedule with the optimal score.

The invention relates to a system and a method for the hot-dip galvanization of motor-vehicle components, preferably for mass-production hot-dip galvanization of a plurality of identical or similar motor-vehicle components, in particular in batches, preferably for batch galvanization, especially preferably for high-precision hot-dip galvanization.

A stabilization apparatus for stabilizing a metal strip rising from a molten metal bath along a theoretical feeding plane, comprising at least one pair of air knives, each being arranged in a mutually specular manner with respect to said plane; at least one pair of electromagnetic stabilizing devices, each being arranged in a mutually specular manner with respect to said plane; a pair of first support beams, each supporting a respective air knife; a pair of second support beams, each supporting a respective electromagnetic stabilizer device; wherein the pair of second support beams is distinct from the pair of first support beams, and wherein the first support beams are distal from the plane, while the second support beams are proximal to said plane and arranged in an innermost position with respect to the pair of first support beams.

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 pass roll for a hot-dip galvanized steel sheet manufacturing facility, the pass roll includes: a roll body; and a heat-resistant felt layer covering the roll body, wherein the heat-resistant felt layer has a thermal decomposition temperature of 420° C. or higher and has a surface hardness evaluation index at 400° C. of more than 0.11 μm/N.

A metal strip stabilization apparatus includes: a displacement measurement unit configured to measure a displacement of a metal strip during traveling in a non-contact manner; a control unit configured to generate a vibration suppression signal and a position correction signal based on a measurement signal; and an electromagnet unit including: a vibration suppression coil configured to generate a first magnetic force based on the vibration suppression signal; a position correction coil configured to generate a second magnetic force based on the position correction signal; and a core about which the vibration suppression coil and the position correction coil are wound concentrically, the core leading the first magnetic force

A method and a device for coating a metal strip with a coating material which is at first still liquid. A first displacing device for displacing an electromagnetic stabilisation device relative to a blowing device in the plane transverse to the direction of transport of the metal strip is provided.