The invention relates to a method for producing a steel material, particularly a corrosion-resistant steel material for pumps and similar, in which a steel corresponding to the following analysis (in wt. %) is smelted: C<0.050; Si<0.70; Mn<1.00; P<0.030; S<0.010; Cr=14-15.50; Mo=0.30-0.60; Ni=4.50-5.50; V<0.20; W<0.20; Cu=2.50-4.00; Co<0.30; Ti<0.05; Al<0.05; Nb<0.05; Ta<0.05; N<0.05.

The invention relates to a method for producing a steel material, particularly a corrosion-resistant steel material for pumps and similar, in which a steel corresponding to the following analysis (in wt. %) is smelted: C<0.050; Si<0.70; Mn<1.00; P<0.030; S<0.010; Cr=14-15.50; Mo=0.30-0.60; Ni=4.50-5.50; V<0.20; W<0.20; Cu=2.50-4.00; Co<0.30; Ti<0.05; Al<0.05; Nb<0.05; Ta<0.05; N<0.05.

In a hot-rolled steel sheet having a predetermined chemical composition and having a metallographic structure including 90 vol % or greater of martensite and 0 vol % to 10 vol % of a residual structure, the residual structure includes one or both of bainite and ferrite, the average prior austenite grain size in an L-section parallel to a rolling direction and an average prior austenite grain size in a C-section parallel to a direction orthogonal to the rolling direction are 1.0 μm to 10.0 μm the aspect ratio associated with the prior austenite grain size is 1.8 or less, the average grain size of the residual structure in the L-section and the average grain size of the residual structure in the C-section are 5.0 μm or less, and the aspect ratio associated with the average grain size of the residual structure is 2.0 or less.

In a hot-rolled steel sheet having a predetermined chemical composition and having a metallographic structure including 90 vol % or greater of martensite and 0 vol % to 10 vol % of a residual structure, the residual structure includes one or both of bainite and ferrite, the average prior austenite grain size in an L-section parallel to a rolling direction and an average prior austenite grain size in a C-section parallel to a direction orthogonal to the rolling direction are 1.0 μm to 10.0 μm the aspect ratio associated with the prior austenite grain size is 1.8 or less, the average grain size of the residual structure in the L-section and the average grain size of the residual structure in the C-section are 5.0 μm or less, and the aspect ratio associated with the average grain size of the residual structure is 2.0 or less.

An iron-based alloy composition including: boron (B): 1.6-2.4 wt. %; carbon (C): 2.2-3.0 wt. %; chromium (Cr): 3.5-5.0 wt. %; manganese (Mn): below 0.8 wt. %; molybdenum (Mo): 16.0-19.5 wt. %; nickel (Ni): 1.0-2.0 wt. %; silicon (Si): 0.2-2.0 wt. %; vanadium (V): 10.8-13.2 wt. %; and balanced with iron (Fe). Further, an item including a substrate portion and a hardfacing coating bonded to the substrate portion, wherein the hardfacing coating is made by an overlay welding process using the iron-based alloy composition.

A shock absorbing member which can increase impact absorption energy and also enables thinning of a steel sheet that is a starting material, a method for producing the shock absorbing member, and a method for producing a steel sheet for cold plastic working are provided. The shock absorbing member includes a ridge portion formed in a curved shape as viewed from a longitudinal direction, and a wall portion extending from the ridge portion. In the wall portion, a ratio σ.sub.5/τ.sub.5 between a tensile stress σ.sub.5 when an elongation in a tensile test is 5% and a shear stress τ.sub.5 when a shear strain in a shear test is 5√3% is 1.70 or less, or a ratio σ.sub.10/τ.sub.10 between a tensile stress σ.sub.10 when an elongation in a tensile test is 10% and a shear stress τ.sub.10 when a shear strain in a shear test is 10√3% is 1.70 or less.

A shock absorbing member which can increase impact absorption energy and also enables thinning of a steel sheet that is a starting material, a method for producing the shock absorbing member, and a method for producing a steel sheet for cold plastic working are provided. The shock absorbing member includes a ridge portion formed in a curved shape as viewed from a longitudinal direction, and a wall portion extending from the ridge portion. In the wall portion, a ratio σ.sub.5/τ.sub.5 between a tensile stress σ.sub.5 when an elongation in a tensile test is 5% and a shear stress τ.sub.5 when a shear strain in a shear test is 5√3% is 1.70 or less, or a ratio σ.sub.10/τ.sub.10 between a tensile stress σ.sub.10 when an elongation in a tensile test is 10% and a shear stress τ.sub.10 when a shear strain in a shear test is 10√3% is 1.70 or less.

An alloy includes: an average Ni concentration of 1.5 at.% or more and 15.5 at.% or less; an average Co concentration of 0 at.% or more and 10.0 at.% or less; an average B concentration of 3.0 at.% or more and 16.0 at.% or less; an average P concentration of 0.5 at.% or more and 10.0 at.% or less; an average Cu concentration of 0 at.% or more and 2.0 at.% or less; an average Si concentration of 0 at.% or more and 6.0 at.% or less; an average C concentration of 0 at.% or more and 6.0 at.% or less; a total of average concentrations of Nb, Mo, Zr, W, V, Hf, Ta, Al, Ti, and Cr of 0 at.% or more and 6.0 at.% or less; and a total of an average Fe concentration, the average Ni concentration, and the average Co concentration of 78.0 at.% or more and 88.0 at.% or less.

A method for manufacturing a non-oriented electrical steel sheet includes a step of obtaining a hot-rolled steel sheet by performing hot rolling on a steel material having a predetermined chemical composition, a step of performing first cold rolling on the hot-rolled steel sheet, and a step of performing first annealing after the first cold rolling. A final pass of finish rolling is performed in a temperature range equal to or higher than an Ar1 temperature, and cooling of which an average cooling rate is in a range of 50 to 500° C./sec is started in 0.1 sec from completion of rolling of the final pass of the finish rolling and is performed up to a temperature range higher than 250° C. and equal to or lower than 700° C.

The present invention provides steel sheet having both bendability and hydrogen embrittlement resistance. The steel sheet of the present invention includes a central part of sheet thickness and a surface sort part formed at one side or both sides of the central part of sheet thickness. The microstructure of the central part of sheet thickness comprises, by volume ratio, 60% or more of tempered martensite, respectively less than 30% of ferrite, bainite, pearlite, and retained austenite, and less than 5% of as-quenched martensite. A thickness of the surface soft part is more than 10 μm per side and 15% or less of a thickness of the central part of sheet thickness, an average hardness of the surface soft part is 0.90 time or less of an average hardness of the central part of sheet thickness, the surface soft part includes carbides in a number density of 1×10.sup.4/mm.sup.2 or more, an average particle size of the carbides is 0.250 μm or less, and a standard deviation of a log of a particle size is 0.05 or less.