Patent classifications
C22C38/40
HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME
Provided are a high-strength steel sheet and a method for manufacturing the steel sheet. The high-strength steel sheet has a specified chemical composition with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, a microstructure including, in terms of area ratio, 25% or less of a ferrite phase, 75% or more of a bainite phase and/or a martensite phase, and 5% or less of cementite, in which, in a surface layer that is a region within 50 μm from the surface in the thickness direction, the area ratio of a ferrite phase is 5% to 20%, and a tensile strength is 1180 MPa or more.
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND POWDER
A method of manufacturing a part including selective laser melting of a powder including a steel alloy containing, by weight, 16% to 19% chromium and 12.2% to 13.5% nickel, wherein the powder is substantially non-magnetic.
HIGH-STRENGTH PLATED STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT PLATING PROPERTIES, WORKABILITY, AND DELAYED FRACTURE RESISTANCE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME
The high-strength plated steel sheet of the present invention has a plated layer on the surface of a base steel sheet and contains predetermined steel components. The steel sheet includes, in the order from the interface of the base steel sheet and the plated layer towards the base steel sheet: a soft layer having a Vickers hardness that is 90% or less of the Vickers hardness at a portion t/4 of the base steel sheet, where t is a sheet thickness of the base steel sheet: and a hard layer containing martensite, bainite, and ferrite in predetermined ranges. The average depth D of the soft layer is 20 μm or greater, and the average depth d of an internal oxide layer is 4 μm or greater and smaller than D.
CARBON STEEL AND AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL ROLLING CLAD PLATE MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR
Disclosed in the present invention is a manufacturing method for a carbon steel and austenitic stainless-steel rolling clad plate, comprising the steps of: (1) obtaining a blank material of a carbon steel layer and a blank material of a stainless-steel layer; (2) assembling blank materials; (3) cladding and rolling; (4) cold rolling; (5) first annealing; and (6) second annealing. The carbon steel and austenitic stainless-steel rolling clad plate has two unique annealing processes, so that the clad plate has the performance advantages of the austenitic stainless-steel and the carbon steel. In addition, further disclosed in the present invention is a carbon steel and austenitic stainless-steel rolling clad plate manufactured by this method.
Duplex ferritic austenitic stainless steel
Disclosed is a duplex ferritic austenitic stainless steel of 40-60 volume % ferrite and 40-60 volume % austenite, with improved cold workability and impact toughness. It contains less than 0.07% carbon (C), 0.1-2.0% silicon (Si), 3-5% manganese (Mn), 19-23% chromium (Cr), 1.1-1.9% nickel (Ni), 1.1-3.5% copper (Cu), 0.18-0.30% nitrogen (N), optionally molybdenum (Mo) and/or tungsten (W) according to the formula (Mo+½W)<1.0%. It optionally contains 0.001-0.005% boron (B), up to 0.03% of each of cerium (Ce) and/or calcium (Ca), with the balance being iron (Fe) and impurities where the chromium equivalent (Cr.sub.eq) and the nickel equivalent (Ni.sub.eq): 20<Cr.sub.eq<24.5 and Ni.sub.eq>10, where Cr.sub.eq=Cr+1.5Si+Mo+2Ti+0.5Nb Ni.sub.eq=Ni+0.5Mn+30(C+N)+0.5(Cu+Co).
Duplex ferritic austenitic stainless steel
Disclosed is a duplex ferritic austenitic stainless steel of 40-60 volume % ferrite and 40-60 volume % austenite, with improved cold workability and impact toughness. It contains less than 0.07% carbon (C), 0.1-2.0% silicon (Si), 3-5% manganese (Mn), 19-23% chromium (Cr), 1.1-1.9% nickel (Ni), 1.1-3.5% copper (Cu), 0.18-0.30% nitrogen (N), optionally molybdenum (Mo) and/or tungsten (W) according to the formula (Mo+½W)<1.0%. It optionally contains 0.001-0.005% boron (B), up to 0.03% of each of cerium (Ce) and/or calcium (Ca), with the balance being iron (Fe) and impurities where the chromium equivalent (Cr.sub.eq) and the nickel equivalent (Ni.sub.eq): 20<Cr.sub.eq<24.5 and Ni.sub.eq>10, where Cr.sub.eq=Cr+1.5Si+Mo+2Ti+0.5Nb Ni.sub.eq=Ni+0.5Mn+30(C+N)+0.5(Cu+Co).
Rail
Provided is a rail that is effective in improving wear resistance and rolling contact fatigue (RCF) resistance. The rail has a metallic structure including a pearlitic structure and a structure other than the pearlitic structure in a surface layer from a surface of a rail head to a depth of at least 0.5 mm, where the pearlitic structure has Vickers hardness of 420 HV or more and 520 HV or less, and the structure other than the pearlitic structure has Vickers hardness of 350 HV or more and 420 HV or less.
HOT-STAMPED MEMBER AND STEEL SHEET FOR HOT STAMPING
There is provided a hot-stamped member or a steel sheet for hot stamping having a chemical composition including, in mass %, C: 0.25% or more and 0.55% or less, Si: 0.001% or more and 2.0% or less, Mn: 0.3% or more and 3.0% or less, P: 0.02% or less, S: 0.003% or less, Al: 0.005% or more and 1.0% or less, Cr: 0% or more and 1.0% or less, Mo: 0% or more and 1.0% or less, N: 0.02% or less, Ca: 0% or more and 0.0010% or less, B: 0.0005% or more and 0.01% or less, one or two or more selected from the group consisting of Ti: 0.005% or more and 0.5% or less, Nb: 0.005% or more and 0.5% or less, V: 0.005% or more and 0.5% or less, and Zr: 0.005% or more and 0.5% or less, and Ni+Cu+Sn: 0% or more and 2% or less, and a remainder consisting of Fe and impurities.
STEEL MATERIAL FOR VACUUM TUBE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME
A steel material for a vacuum tube according to an aspect of the present disclosure may include C: 0.1˜0.2%, Si: 0.05∞0.5%, Mn: 1.0∞1.6%, Ni: 0.5∞1.0%, Cr: 1.5∞4.0%, and the balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities in percentage by weight, and may have a complex structure of ferrite and pearlite as a microstructure.
HOT ROLLED STEEL SHEET
Provided is a hot rolled steel sheet having a predetermined chemical composition and a microstructure comprising, by area ratio, pearlite: 90 to 100% and pro-eutectoid ferrite: 0 to 10%, wherein the pearlite has an average lamellar spacing of 0.08 to 0.30 μm, and the percentage of cementite in the pearlite having a major axis length of more than 0.3 μm and an aspect ratio of less than 3.0 is less than 15%.