A steel wire which has an excellent fatigue limit when made into a spring is provided. A chemical composition of the steel wire according to the present embodiment consists of, in mass %, C: 0.53 to 0.59%, Si: 2.51 to 2.90%, Mn: 0.70 to 0.85%, P: 0.020% or less, S: 0.020% or less, Cr 1.40 to 1.70%, Mo: 0.17 to 0.53%, V: 0.23 to 0.33%, Cu: 0.050% or less, Ni: 0.050% or less, Al: 0.0050% or less, Ti: 0.050% or less, N: 0.0070% or less, Ca: 0 to 0.0050%, and Nb: 0 to 0.020%, with the balance being Fe and impurities. In the steel wire, a number density of V-based precipitates having a maximum diameter ranging from 2 to 10 nm is 500 to 8000 pieces/μm.sup.2.

A nickel-titanium alloy is made to be wholly or substantially free of titanium-rich oxide inclusions by including yttrium in an amount up to 0.15 wt. %, with the balance of the alloy being nickel and titanium in approximately equal proportion. For example, a NiTiY alloy may have a composition including, in weight percent based on total alloy weight: between 50 and 60 wt. % nickel; between 40 and 50 wt. % titanium; and between 0.01 and 0.15 wt. % yttrium. The resulting alloy is capable of being drawn into various forms, e.g., fine medical-grade wire, without exhibiting an unacceptable tendency to develop surface defects or to fracture or crack during cold drawing or forging. The resulting final forms exhibit favorable fatigue strength and fatigue-resistant characteristics.

Provided is a solid wire for gas metal arc welding, which has a small amount of fume during welding and is suitable as a welding material for high Mn steel materials. The wire has a chemical composition containing, in mass %, C: 0.2% to 0.8%, Si: 0.15% to 0.90%, Mn: 17.0% to 28.0%, P: 0.03% or less, S: 0.03% or less, Ni: 0.01% to 10.00%, Cr: 0.4% to 4.0%, Mo: 0.01% to 3.50%, B: less than 0.0010%, and N: 0.12% or less, with the balance consisting of Fe and inevitable impurities. It may contain at least one selected from V, Ti, Nb, Cu, Al, Ca and REM, if necessary. The wire has excellent manufacturability, can significantly suppress the amount of fume generated during gas metal arc welding, and can easily manufacture a weld joint having high strength and excellent impact toughness at cryogenic temperatures.

The present disclosure relates to a CHQ wire rod that has improved resistance to hydrogen delayed fracture while securing cold forging characteristics by reducing Si content and adding Mo and V, a processed product using the same, and a manufacturing method thereof. In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, a CHQ wire rod includes, in percent (%) by weight of the entire composition, C: 0.3 to 0.5%, Si: 0.1 to 0.3%, Mn: 0.5 to 1.0%, at least two or more of Cr: 0.5 to 1.5%, Mo: 0.5 to 1.5%, V: 0.01 to 0.2%, the remainder of iron (Fe) and other inevitable impurities, and the value of the following formula (1) is 3.56 or more.

This invention generally relates to the field of nonferrous metallurgy, namely to titanium alloy materials with specified mechanical properties for manufacturing the aircraft fasteners. A stock for high strength fastener is manufactured from wrought titanium alloy containing, in weight percentages, 5.5 to 6.5 Al, 3.0 to 4.5 V, 1.0 to 2.0 Mo, 0.3 to 1.5 Fe, 0.3 to 1.5 Cr, 0.05 to 0.5 Zr, 0.15 to 0.3 O, 0.05 max. N, 0.08 max. C, 0.25 max. Si, balance titanium and inevitable impurities, having the value of aluminum structural equivalent [Al]eq in the range of 7.5 to 9.5, and the value of molybdenum structural equivalent [Mo]eq in the range of 6.0 to 8.5, where the equivalents are defined by the following equations: [Al]eq=[Al]+[O]×10+[Zr]/6; [Mo]eq=[Mo]+[V]/1.5+[Cr]×1.25+[Fe]×2.5. A manufacturing method for a stock for high strength fastener includes melting of titanium alloy ingot, production of forged billed from ingot at beta and/or alpha-beta phase field temperatures, hot rolling at a heating temperature of beta and/or alpha-beta phase field to produce a round stock, subsequent annealing of a rolled stock at a temperature of 550° C. to 705° C. (1022° F. to 1300° F.) for at least 0.5 hour followed by drawing to produce a wire with diameter up to 10 mm (0.394 inches) and subsequent annealing at a temperature of 550° C. to 705° C. (1022° F. to 1300° F.) for at least 0.5 hour. A technical result is production of a titanium alloy stock for high strength fastener having high ultimate tensile strength and double shear strength while maintaining a high level of plastic properties in the annealed condition.

Disclosed are a steel wire rod having excellent low temperature impact toughness and a manufacturing method therefor. The steel wire rod having excellent low temperature impact toughness according to an embodiment of the present invention contains, by weight %, carbon (C): 0.40-0.90%, silicon (Si): 0.5-1.0%, manganese (Mn): 11-25%, copper (Cu): 1.0-3.0%, phosphorus (P): 0.020% or less, sulfur (S): 0.020% or less, aluminum (Al): 0.010-0.050%, nitrogen (N): 0.0010-0.0050%, and the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities. The steel wire rod has a microstructure which contains an austenite phase having an area fraction of 95% or more, and a volume fraction of a deformation twin formed in an austenite grain is 1-8%. Therefore, it is possible to provide a steel wire rod having excellent low temperature impact toughness used in industrial machines or automobile parts, etc.

Disclosed are a wire rod and a manufacturing method therefor, the wire rod comprising, by weight %: 0.05-0.20% of C, 0.2% or less of Si, 5.0-6.0% of Mn, 0.020% or less of P, 0.020% or less of S, 0.010-0.050% of Al, 0.010-0.020% of N, and a balance of Fe and inevitable impurities and having a microcrystalline structure composed of two phases of austenite and ferrite, wherein the austenite has an area fraction of 15-25%.

A method for producing a further wire, wherein the method includes, providing a first wire and feeding the first wire through a furnace to obtain the further wire. A further cast of the further wire is larger than a first cast of the first wire.

A rolled wire rod for spring steel contains, as a chemical composition, by mass %: C: 0.42% to 0.60%; Si: 0.90% to 3.00%; Mn: 0.10% to 1.50%; Cr: 0.10% to 1.50%; B: 0.0010% to 0.0060%; N: 0.0010% to 0.0070%; Mo: 0% to 1.00%; V: 0% to 1.00%; Ni: 0% to 1.00%; Cu: 0% to 0.50%; Al: 0% to 0.100%; Ti: 0% to 0.100%; Nb: 0% to 0.100%; P: limited to less than 0.020%; S: limited to less than 0.020%; and a remainder including Fe and impurities, the carbon equivalent (Ceq) is 0.75% to 1.00%, the area fraction of tempered martensite and bainite included in a microstructure is 90% or greater, the tensile strength is 1,350 MPa or less, and the reduction of area is 40% or greater.

An upholstery spring comprises a steel spring wire made of a microalloyed steel and a color indicator arranged thereon at least in some regions, the microalloyed steel containing between 0.004 to 0.015 wt.-% of one or more alloy elements. The invention further relates to a method for producing an upholstery spring, a mattress or a piece of upholstered furniture having such an upholstery spring.