A method for producing an austenitic heat resistant steel in which a difference between a content of Nb and an amount of Nb analyzed as extraction residues satisfies [0.170≤Nb−Nb.sub.ER≤0.480], the method including: a forming step of machining and forming a steel having a predetermined chemical composition into a product shape; a solution heat treatment step of performing, after the forming step, heat treatment under conditions including a heat treatment temperature satisfying [−250Nb+1200≤T≤−100Nb+1290] and a soaking time satisfying [405−0.3T≤t≤2475−1.5T]; and a cooling step of performing cooling after the solution heat treatment step.

A steel sheet including a chemical composition satisfying an equivalent carbon content of 0.60% or more and less than 0.85%, and a steel microstructure with an area fraction of ferrite: less than 40%, tempered martensite and bainite: 40% or more in total, retained austenite: 3% to 15%, and ferrite, tempered martensite, bainite, and retained austenite: 93% or more in total. A 90-degree bending at a curvature radius/thickness ratio of 4.2 in a rolling (L) direction with respect to an axis extending in a width (C) direction causes a change of 0.40 or more in (a grain size in a thickness direction)/(a grain size in a direction perpendicular to the thickness) of the tempered martensite in an L cross section in a 0- to 50-μm region from a surface of the steel sheet on a compression side. The steel sheet has a tensile strength of 980 MPa or more.

This application provides Fe—Mn—Al—C lightweight steel, including: Fe, wherein a weight percentage of the Fe is greater than or equal to 50.4 wt %; Mn, wherein a weight percentage of the Mn is 25-35 wt %; Al, wherein a weight percentage of the Al is 6-12 wt %; C, wherein a weight percentage of the C is 0.8-2.0 wt %; and O, wherein a weight percentage of the O is 0.005-0.6 wt %. This application further provides a terminal to which the Fe—Mn—Al—C lightweight steel is applied, a production method for the Fe—Mn—Al—C lightweight steel, a steel mechanical part, and an electronic device. The lightweight steel in this application has low density, high strength, and high elongation.

The present invention relates to an additive manufacturing wire, containing, in terms of % by mass, 0%<Si≤2.0%, 0%<Mn≤6.0%, 3.0%≤Ni≤15.0%, 20.0%≤Cr≤30.0%, 1.0%≤Mo≤5.0%, 0%<N≤0.50%, with a balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities, in which C≤0.10% is satisfied, and 27<A<67 is satisfied, when Cr.sub.eq is defined as Cr+Mo+1.5Si+0.5(Nb+W)+2(Ti+Al), Ni.sub.eq is defined as Ni+30C+20N+0.5(Mn+Cu+Co), and A is defined as −16.2+6.3Cr.sub.eq−9.3Ni.sub.eq, here, in the definition of Cr.sub.eq and Ni.sub.eq, each element symbol indicates a content of the each element in units of % by mass.

An austenitic stainless steel alloy includes, by weight, about 25% to about 27% chromium, about 20% to about 21% nickel, about 1 to about 2% niobium, about 0.75% to about 1.7% carbon, about 3.5% to about 4.0% silicon, about 2% to about 3% tungsten, about 1.5% to about 2.5% copper, about 2% to about 2.5% molybdenum, and a balance of iron, and other inevitable/unavoidable impurities that are present in trace amounts. Sulfur is excluded from the alloy beyond impurity levels. In one example, a turbocharger kinematic component is made at least in part using this stainless steel alloy.

An essentially lead free steel having improved machinability while reducing or eliminating lead (except for trace impurities) and without detriment of the material properties of the steel. The properties of the lead free steel are dependent on both the composition and method of manufacture. The improved lead free steel has, in percent by weight (wt-%): Carbon: 0.39-0.43%; Manganese: 0.75-1.00%; Silicon: 0.15-0.35%; Chromium: 0.80-1.05%; Molybdenum: 0.15-0.25%; at least one of Tellurium: 0.003-0.090 wt-%, Selenium: 0.080-0.2 wt-%, Sulfur: 0.065-0.09% wt-%, and Bismuth: 0.03-0.1 wt-%; and the balance being Fe and normally occurring scrap steel impurities. The hot-rolled lead-free steel product is subjected to a heat treatment at a first temperature for a first duration, at a second temperature for a second duration that is less than the first temperature, at a third temperature for a third time period that is greater than the second temperature, and subsequently cooling the steel product.

The invention relates to biodegradable iron alloy-containing compositions for use in preparing medical devices. In addition, biodegradable crystalline and amorphous compositions of the invention exhibit properties that make them suitable for use as medical devices for implantation into a body of a patient. The compositions include elemental iron and one or more elements selected from manganese, magnesium, zirconium, zinc and calcium. The compositions can be prepared using a high energy milling technique. The resulting compositions and the devices formed therefrom are useful in various surgical procedures, such as but not limited to orthopedic, craniofacial and cardiovascular.

A caster assembly configured to process and store a material includes a reaction chamber, a storage assembly configured to store material processed in the reaction chamber, and a blower configured to process and store the material. The reaction chamber includes a vessel configured to hold the material in a melted state prior to processing and a powder generating assembly configured to receive the material from the melting vessel. The powder generating assembly includes a feeding chamber and a feeding device disposed at least partially within the feeding chamber. The feeding device includes at least one nozzle configured to inject inert fluid, where the fluid is a gas, liquid, or combination of the two into the feeding chamber and a material inlet through which the material is configured to flow into the feeding chamber to be exposed to the inert fluid, where the fluid is a gas, liquid, or combination of the two.

The present disclosure relates to an aluminum-based plated steel that is provided for vehicles by hot forming, an aluminum-based alloy plated steel manufactured using the same, and method of manufacturing thereof.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a steel material, for a pressure vessel, comprising, in weight %, 0.06-0.25% of carbon (C), 0.05-0.50% of silicon (Si), 1.0-2.0% of manganese (Mn), 0.005-0.40% of aluminum (Al), 0.010% or less of phosphorus (P), 0.0010% or less of sulfur (S), 0.001-0.03% of niobium (Nb), 0.001-0.03% of vanadium (V), 0.001-0.03% of titanium (Ti), 0.01-0.20% of chromium (Cr), 0.05-0.15% of molybdenum (Mo), 0.01-0.50% of copper (Cu), 0.05-0.50% of nickel (Ni), 0.0005-0.0050% of magnesium (Mg), 0.0005-0.0050% of calcium (Ca), 0.0020% or less of oxygen (O), and the remainder being Fe and other unavoidable impurities. A microstructure comprises in terms of area fraction 30% or less of pearlite and the remainder being ferrite. A non-metallic inclusion contains Mg—Al—Ca—O composite oxide.