C22C38/12

NON-HEAT TREATED WIRE ROD HAVING EXCELLENT DRAWABILITY AND IMPACT TOUGHNESS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME
20230020381 · 2023-01-19 · ·

Provided are a non-heat treated wire rod having high drawability and impact toughness, and a method for manufacturing the non-heat treated wire rod. The non-heat treated wire rod includes, by wt%, C: 0.02% to 0.30%, Si: 0.05% to 0.8%, Mn: 0.5% to 2.0%, Cr: 1.0% or less, P: 0.03% or less, S: 0.03% or less, sol.Al: 0.01% to 0.07%, N: from greater than 0.01% to 0.02%, Nb: 0.1% or less, V: 0.5% or less, and Ti: 0.1% or less, and a balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein the non-heat treated wire rod has a microstructure including ferrite and pearlite.

COLD ROLLED AND ANNEALED STEEL SHEET, METHOD OF PRODUCTION THEREOF AND USE OF SUCH STEEL TO PRODUCE VEHICLE PARTS
20230220509 · 2023-07-13 ·

A cold rolled and annealed steel sheet includes by weight: 0.6≤C≤1.3%, 15.0≤Mn≤35%, 5≤Al≤15%, Si≤2.40%, S≤0.03%, P≤0.1%, N≤0.1%, possibly one or more optional elements chosen among Ni, Cr and Cu in an respective amount of up to 4.0%, up to 3.0% and up to 3.0% and possibly one or more elements chosen among B, Ta, Zr, Nb, V, Ti, Mo, and W in a cumulated amount of up to 2.0%, the remainder of the composition making up of iron and inevitable impurities resulting from the elaboration, the microstructure of the sheet including optionally up to 3% of kappa carbides, optionally up to 10.0% of granular ferrite, the remainder being made of austenite, the average grain size and average aspect ratio of the austenite being respectively below 6 μm and comprised between 1.5 and 6 and the average grain size and average aspect ratio of the ferrite, when present, being respectively below 5 μm and below 3.0.

COLD ROLLED AND ANNEALED STEEL SHEET, METHOD OF PRODUCTION THEREOF AND USE OF SUCH STEEL TO PRODUCE VEHICLE PARTS
20230220509 · 2023-07-13 ·

A cold rolled and annealed steel sheet includes by weight: 0.6≤C≤1.3%, 15.0≤Mn≤35%, 5≤Al≤15%, Si≤2.40%, S≤0.03%, P≤0.1%, N≤0.1%, possibly one or more optional elements chosen among Ni, Cr and Cu in an respective amount of up to 4.0%, up to 3.0% and up to 3.0% and possibly one or more elements chosen among B, Ta, Zr, Nb, V, Ti, Mo, and W in a cumulated amount of up to 2.0%, the remainder of the composition making up of iron and inevitable impurities resulting from the elaboration, the microstructure of the sheet including optionally up to 3% of kappa carbides, optionally up to 10.0% of granular ferrite, the remainder being made of austenite, the average grain size and average aspect ratio of the austenite being respectively below 6 μm and comprised between 1.5 and 6 and the average grain size and average aspect ratio of the ferrite, when present, being respectively below 5 μm and below 3.0.

FE-BASED ALLOY AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT INCLUDING THE SAME

A Fe-based alloy represented by a composition of (Fe.sub.(1-a)M.sup.1.sub.a).sub.100-b-c-d-e-f-gM.sup.2.sub.bM.sup.3.sub.cB.sub.dP.sub.eCu.sub.fTi.sub.g, wherein M.sup.1 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Co and Ni, M.sup.2 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Nb, Mo, Zr, Ta, W, Hf, Ti, V, Cr, and Mn, M.sup.3 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Si, Al, Ga, and Ge, and a, b, c, d, e, f, and g satisfy the following content conditions: 0≤a≤0.5, 0<b≤1.5, 0<c≤4, 7≤d≤13, 0.1≤e≤5, 0.6≤f≤1.5, and 0<g, is provided, wherein a full width at half maximum of an XRD main peak is 0.172 or more.

FE-BASED ALLOY AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT INCLUDING THE SAME

A Fe-based alloy represented by a composition of (Fe.sub.(1-a)M.sup.1.sub.a).sub.100-b-c-d-e-f-gM.sup.2.sub.bM.sup.3.sub.cB.sub.dP.sub.eCu.sub.fTi.sub.g, wherein M.sup.1 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Co and Ni, M.sup.2 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Nb, Mo, Zr, Ta, W, Hf, Ti, V, Cr, and Mn, M.sup.3 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Si, Al, Ga, and Ge, and a, b, c, d, e, f, and g satisfy the following content conditions: 0≤a≤0.5, 0<b≤1.5, 0<c≤4, 7≤d≤13, 0.1≤e≤5, 0.6≤f≤1.5, and 0<g, is provided, wherein a full width at half maximum of an XRD main peak is 0.172 or more.

GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME

Provided is a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet which has been subjected to heat-resistant magnetic domain refining treatment and can effectively suppress carburizing and nitriding during stress relief annealing. The grain-oriented electrical steel sheet has a plurality of grooves on one side that extend linearly across the rolling direction and are lined up at intervals in the rolling direction, and has at least a forsterite film on a surface of the steel sheet, where an average thickness of the forsterite film formed on the floor of the grooves is 0.45 μm or more, and a standard deviation a of the thickness is 0.34 μm or less.

Cold rolled and heat treated steel sheet, method of production thereof and use of such steel to produce vehicle parts

A cold rolled and heat treated steel sheet having a composition including the following elements, expressed in % by weight: 0.1%≤carbon≤0.6% 4%≤manganese≤20% 5%≤aluminum≤15% 0≤silicon≤2% aluminium+silicon+nickel≥6.5% and can possibly contain one or more of the following optional elements: 0.01%≤niobium≤0.3%, 0.01%≤titanium≤0.2% 0.01%≤vanadium≤0.6% 0.01%≤copper≤2.0% 0.01%≤nickel≤2.0% cerium≤0.1% boron≤0.01% magnesium≤0.05% zirconium≤0.05% molybdenum≤2.0% tantalum≤2.0% tungsten≤2.0% the remainder being composed of iron and unavoidable impurities caused by processing, wherein the microstructure of said steel sheet includes in area fraction, 10 to 50% of austenite, the austenite phase optionally including intragranular kappa carbides, the remainder being regular ferrite and ordered ferrite of D03 structure (Fe,Mn,X).sub.3Al, optionally including up to 2% of intragranular kappa carbides (Fe,Mn).sub.3AlC.sub.x said steel sheet presenting a ultimate tensile strength higher than or equal to 900 MPa. It also deals with a manufacturing method and with use of such grade for making vehicle parts.

Motor

A motor comprising a steel sheet used as a core material of the motor, wherein the steel sheet includes a composition including: by mass %, 0.010% or less of C; 2.0% to 7.0% of Si; 2.0% or less of Al; 0.05% to 1.0% of Mn; 0.005% or less of S; 0.005% or less of N; and balance Fe and inevitable impurities; the steel sheet includes a magnetic flux density changing area where a change ΔB in magnetic flux density to a change ΔH=50 A/m in a magnetic field, is equal to or higher than 0.50 T; a thickness of the steel sheet is 0.05 mm to 0.20 mm; and an eddy-current loss of the steel sheet, at 1000 Hz−1.0 T, is equal to or less than 0.55 of a total iron loss.

Pressure vessel steel sheet having excellent PWHT resistance, and manufacturing method therefor
11692251 · 2023-07-04 · ·

Disclosed are a pressure vessel steel sheet and a method for manufacturing the same, the steel sheet comprising: by wt %, 0.10-0.20% of C, 0.15-0.40% of Si, 1.15-1.50% of Mn, 0.45-0.60% of Mo, 0.03-0.30% of Cu, 0.025% or less of P, 0.025% or less of S and 0.005-0.06% of sol. Al; two or more selected from the group consisting of 0.03-0.30% of Cr, 0.002-0.025% of Nb and 0.002-0.025% of Zr, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein the structure comprises a mixture structure of ferrite, perlite and tempered bainite after post weld heat treatment (PWHT) for 60 hours at 600-660° C., and the area fraction of the tempered bainite is at least 10% (excluding 100%).

Pressure vessel steel sheet having excellent PWHT resistance, and manufacturing method therefor
11692251 · 2023-07-04 · ·

Disclosed are a pressure vessel steel sheet and a method for manufacturing the same, the steel sheet comprising: by wt %, 0.10-0.20% of C, 0.15-0.40% of Si, 1.15-1.50% of Mn, 0.45-0.60% of Mo, 0.03-0.30% of Cu, 0.025% or less of P, 0.025% or less of S and 0.005-0.06% of sol. Al; two or more selected from the group consisting of 0.03-0.30% of Cr, 0.002-0.025% of Nb and 0.002-0.025% of Zr, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein the structure comprises a mixture structure of ferrite, perlite and tempered bainite after post weld heat treatment (PWHT) for 60 hours at 600-660° C., and the area fraction of the tempered bainite is at least 10% (excluding 100%).