• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.7-14
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• 2021

PosMAC^® is a brand of Zn-Mg-Al hot-dip coated steel sheet developed by POSCO. PosMAC^® can form dense surface oxides in corrosive environments, providing advanced corrosion resistance compared to traditional Zn coatings such as GI and GA. PosMAC^® 3.0 is available for construction and solar energy systems in severe outdoor environments. PosMAC^®1.5 has better surface quality. It is suitable for automotive and home appliances. Compared to GI and GA, PosMAC^® shows significantly less weight reduction due to corrosion, even with a lower coating thickness. Thin coating of PosMAC^® provides advanced quality and productivity in arc welding applications due to its less generation of Zn fume and spatters. In repeated friction tests, PosMAC^® showed lower surface friction coefficient than conventional coatings such as GA, GI, and lubricant film coated GA. Industrial demand for PosMAC^® steel is expected to increase in the near future due to benefits of anti-corrosion and robust application performance of PosMAC^® steel.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.139-144
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• 2024

Recently, due to the rapid spread and continuation of COVID-19, customer demand for health and hygiene has increased, requiring the development of new products that express antiviral and antibacterial properties. In particular, viruses are much smaller in size than bacteria and have a fast propagation speed, making it difficult to kill. POSCO has developed eco-friendly PCM color coated steel sheets with excellent antiviral properties by introducing inorganic composite materials to the color coating layer on the surface of Zn-Al-Mg alloy plated steels. The virus is not only destroyed by adsorption of metal ions released from the surface of the coating film, but is also further promoted by the generation of reactive oxygen species by the reaction of metal ions and moisture. As a result of evaluating the developed products under the International Standard Evaluation Act, the microbicidal activity was 99.9% for viruses, and 99.99% for bacteria and 0% fungi. In particular, excellent results were also shown in the durability evaluation for life cycle of the product. The developed product was applied as a wall of school classrooms and toilets and ducts for building air conditioning, resulting in excellent results. Developed products are being applied for construction and home appliances to practice POSCO's corporate citizenship.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2018.06a
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• pp.44-44
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• 2018

칼라도장강판은 금속 제품의 제품화 공정 중에 도장 공정을 생략함으로 경제적이며, 제조공정 중 발생할 수 있는 VOCs(Volatile Organic Compounds)의 배출 염려가 없어 건축 및 가전 산업에 다용되고 있다. 칼라도장강판은 용융아연도금강판(GI), 전기아연도금강판(EGI), 용융알루미늄아연합금도금강판 등이 기재로 적용되고 있으며, 최근 마그네슘 성분이 첨가되는 고내식 도금강판 개발과 함께 고내식 도금강판을 이용한 칼라도장강판의 개발 및 수요 발굴을 위한 연구가 활발하게 진행 중에 있다. 칼라강판의 구성은 일반적으로 도막 밀착성 확보를 위한 화성처리층, 기재와 도막간의 밀착성과 내식성 개선을 위한 하도층(primer layer), 가공성, 내오염성, 의장성 등의 기능성 부여를 위한 상도층(top layer)의 구조로 도장되어 있다. 도료는 가공성, 내오염성, 경도 등의 기능성이 우수한 폴리에스테르 수지계가 가장 폭넓게 사용되고 경화제로는 멜라민 화합물과 이소시아네이트 화합물이 널리 사용되고 있다. 칼라도장 강판은 1970년대 이후 본격적으로 보급되어 사용되기 시작하였으며, 화성처리층은 밀착성과 내식성이 우수한 크로메이트처리가 널리 사용되고, 하도층은 방청성이 우수한 크로메이트계 방청 안료를 함유시킨 도료가 일반적이다. 그러나, 전기전자 제품에 적용되는 칼라도장강판은 2006년에 RoHS 규제의 시행과 더불어 6가 크롬 사용 제한의 영향으로 크롬프리 화성처리가 일반화되어 적용되고 있으며, 그 동안 6가 크롬 제안이 유보적이었던 건축용 칼라도장강판 또한 크롬프리 화성처리층 및 크로메이트계 방청 안료의 하도층 적용을 회피하고 있는 추세이다. 이에 따라, 고내식 합금도금강판을 기재로 사용하고 기존의 화성처리층과 하도층에 크롬프리 수지를 적용하는 연구개발이 활발하게 진행 중에 있다. 본 연구에서는 마그네슘이 첨가된 고내식 합금도금강판으로 Al-Mg-S i강판과 용융 Zn-Al-Mg 합금도금강판에 기존의 상용화 공정에서 사용되는 크롬계 및 크로프리 화성처리 적용 칼라도장강판에 대한 내식성 등 칼라도장강판의 특성에 대해 발표한다.

• Design & Manufacturing
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.55-61
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• 2023

With femtosecond (fs) laser pulse irradiation on metals, various types of nano- and micro-scale structures can be naturally induced at the surface through laser-matter interaction. Two notable structures are laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSSs) and cone/spike structures, which are known to significantly modify the optical and physical properties of metal surfaces. In this work, we irradiate fs laser pulses onto various types of metals, cold-rolled steel, pickled & oiled steel, Fe-18Cr-8Ni alloy, Zn-Mg-Al alloy coated steel, and pure Cu which can be useful for precise molding and imprinting processes, and adjust the morphological profiles of LIPSSs and cone/spike structures for clear structural coloration and a larger range of surface wettability control, respectively, by changing the fluence of laser and the speed of raster scan. The periods of LIPSSs on metals used in our experiments are nearly independent of laser fluence. Accordingly, the structural coloration of the surface with LIPSSs can be optimized with the morphological profile of LIPSSs, controlled only by the speed of the raster scan once the laser fluence is determined for each metal sample. However, different from LIPSSs, we demonstrate that the morphological profiles of the cone/spike structures, including their size, shape, and density, can be manipulated with both the laser fluence and the raster scan speed to increase a change in the contact angle. By injection molding and imprinting processes, it is expected that fs laser-induced surface structures on metals can be replicated to the plastic surfaces and potentially beneficial to control the optical and wetting properties of the surface of injection molded and imprinted products.