A hot rolled and heat-treated steel sheet having a composition including, by weight percent C 0.12-0.25% Mn 3.0-8.0%, Si 0.70-1.50%, Al 0.3-1.2%, B 0.0002-0.004%, S≤0.010%, P≤0.020%, N≤0.008%, the remainder of the composition being iron and unavoidable impurities resulting from the smelting, and having a microstructure consisting of, in surface fraction: between 5% and 45% of ferrite, between 25% and 85% of partitioned martensite, the partitioned martensite having a carbides density less than 2×10.sup.6 /mm.sup.2, between 10% and 30% of retained austenite, less than 8% of fresh martensite, a part of the fresh martensite being combined with retained austenite in the shape of martensite-austenite islands in total surface fraction less than 10%, and a pancaking index lower than 5.

The present invention provides a steel sheet having excellent wear resistance and composite corrosion resistance, and a method for manufacturing same.

A corrosion-resistant steel sheet according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises, in wt %: 0.04 to 0.10% of carbon (C); 0.1% or less (excluding 0%) of silicon (Si); 0.20 to 0.35% of copper (Cu); 0.1% to 0.2% of nickel (Ni); 0.05 to 0.15% of antimony (Sb); 0.07 to 0.22% of tin (Sn); 0.05 to 0.15% of titanium (Ti); 0.01% or less (excluding 0%) of sulfur (S); 0.005% or less (excluding 0%) of nitrogen (N); the remainder iron (Fe); and unavoidable impurities, and satisfies formulas 1 and 2 below:

[Ni]/[Cu]≥0.5  [Formula 1]

48×([Ti]/48−[S]/32−[N]/14)≥0.04  [Formula 2] wherein, in formulas 1 and 2, [Ni], [Cu], [Ti], [S], and [N] represent contents (wt %) of Ni, Cu, Ti, S, and N contained in the steel sheet, respectively.

To provide a high-strength seamless stainless steel pipe for oil well that has high strength, is excellent in hot workability, has excellent carbon dioxide gas corrosion resistance, and is excellent in SSC resistance under a low temperature environment. A high-strength seamless stainless steel pipe for oil well having a composition containing the particular components, the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities, and satisfying certain expressions, having a number density of an inclusion having a major axis of 5 μm or more and 0.5<Ti/(Ti+Al+Mg+Ca)<1.0 of 0.5 per mm.sup.2 or more and 3 per mm.sup.2 or less, and having a yield strength of 655 MPa or more, wherein in 0.5<Ti/(Ti+Al+Mg+Ca)<1.0, Ti, Al, Mg, and Ca represent the contents (% by mass) of the elements in the inclusion, and an element that is not contained is designated as 0.

Systems and methods disclosed herein relate to the manufacture of metallic material with a thermal expansion coefficient in a predetermined range, comprising: deforming, a metallic material comprising a first phase and a first thermal expansion coefficient. In response to the deformation, at least some of the first phase is transformed into a second phase, wherein the second phase comprises martensite, and orienting the metallic material in at least one predetermined orientation, wherein the metallic material, subsequent to deformation, comprises a second thermal expansion coefficient, wherein the second thermal expansion coefficient is within a predetermined range, and wherein the thermal expansion is in at least one predetermined direction. In some embodiments, the metallic material comprises the second phase and is thermo-mechanically deformed to orient the grains in at least one direction.

A cold rolled and annealed steel sheet includes by weight: 0.6<C<1.3%,15.0<Mn<35%, 6.0<Al<15%, Si<2.40%, S<0.015%, P<0.1%, N<0.1%, iron and inevitable impurities, optionally one or more of Ni, Cr and Cu in an individual amount of up to 3% and optionally one or more of B, Ta, Zr, Nb, V, Ti, Mo, and W in a cumulated amount of up to 2.0%, a microstructure of the sheet comprising at least 0.1% of intragranular kappa carbides, at least 80% of the kappa carbides have an average size below 30 nm, the remainder being made of austenite, an average grain size of the austenite being below 6 μm, an average aspect ratio of the austenite being between 1.5 and 6, an average grain size of the ferrite, when present being below 5 μm, and an average aspect ratio of the ferrite, when present, being below 3.0.

Disclosed is a steel for an alloy structure, the chemical elements of the steel being, in percentage by mass: 0.35-0.45% of C, 0.27-0.35% of Si, 0.6-0.8% of Mn, 0.015-0.05% of Al, 0.06-0.1% of V, 0.2-1.0% of Zr, 0.001-0.005% of Mg, 0.025% or less of P, 0.015% or less of S, 0.005% or less of N, 0.001% or less of 0, the balance being Fe and other inevitable impurities. In addition, also disclosed is a manufacturing method for the steel for an alloy structure, the method comprising steps of: (1) smelting, refining, and casting; (2) blooming and cogging; (3) secondary hot rolling to form a product; and (4) heat treatment including quenching and tempering. The steel for an alloy structure is designed by adding trace alloy elements, the steel for an alloy structure is further strengthened and toughened, and the manufacturing cost is low.

A valve spring which has an excellent fatigue limit is provided. A chemical composition of the valve spring according to the present embodiment contains, in mass %, C: 0.50 to 0.80%, Si: 1.20 to less than 2.50%, Mn: 0.25 to 1.00%, P: 0.020% or less. S: 0.020% or less: Cr: 0.40 to 1.90%, V: 0.05 to 0.60%, Ca: 0.0001 to 0.0050%, and N: 0.0100% or less, with the balance being Fe and impurities. In the valve spring, a number density of V-based precipitates having a maximum diameter ranging from 2 to 10 nm is 5000 to 80000 pieces/μm.sup.3, and a numerical proportion of Ca sulfides with respect to a total number of oxide-based inclusions and sulfide-based inclusions is 0.20% or less.

Provided are: steel for knives, having a higher hardness and better corrosion resistance than conventional steel for knives; a knife; steel for martensitic knives; and a production method for same. The steel for knives comprises a component composition containing, in mass %, 0.45%-1.00% C, 0.1%-1.5% Si, 0.1%-1.5% Mn, 7.5%-11.0% Cr, and 0.5%-3.0% of either Mo or W or a complex of both (Mo+W/2), with the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities. Also provided are steel for martensitic knives and a knife. A production method for steel for martensitic knives is also provided that includes a quenching temperature at quenching of 1,050-1,250° C., a processing temperature for subzero processing of no more than −50° C., and a tempering temperature at tempering of 100-400° C., and obtains steel for martensitic knives that has a hardness of at least 700 HV.

Disclosed in the present invention is complex-phase steel having high hole expansibility. The complex-phase steel has a microstructure of ferrite and bainite. The complex-phase steel having high hole expansibility comprises the following chemical elements in percentage by mass: C: 0.06-0.09%, Si: 0.05-0.5%, Al: 0.02-0.1%, Mn: 1.5-1.8%, Cr: 0.3-0.6%, Nb≤0.03%, Ti: 0.05-0.12%, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities. In addition, also disclosed in the present invention is a manufacturing method for the foregoing complex-phase steel having high hole expansibility. The method comprises the following steps: (1) smelting and casting; (2) heating; (3) hot-rolling; (4) phosphorous removal; (5) laminar cooling: a relaxation time period is controlled to be 0-8 s, and a laminar cooling rate is 40-70° C./s; (6) coiling; (7) leveling; and (8) pickling. The complex-phase steel having high hole expansibility can simultaneously satisfy the requirements for hole expansibility and good plasticity.

A grain-oriented electrical steel sheet of an embodiment of the present invention comprises Si: 1.0% to 7.0% and Y: 0.005% to 0.5% by wt %, and the remainder comprising Fe and other inevitable impurities, and 10 pieces or less of inclusions comprising Y and having a diameter of 30 nm to 5 μm per area of 1 mm.sup.2.