A vapor film-rupturing agent is provided that is prepared from asphalt as a staring material, so as to have a fraction (x) (% by mass) of a saturated component and a fraction (y) (% by mass) of an asphaltene component based on the total fraction 100% by mass of the saturated component, the asphaltene component, an aromatic component, and a resin component obtained by any one of analysis methods described in the Japan Petroleum Institute Standard and Manuals Testing Method for Petroleum Products JPI-5S-70-10 and the British Standard Test Method IP-469 that satisfy one or more of the following conditions (1) to (3): condition (1): 1.2926×(x)/100−8.113×(y)/100+2.3384≦2.400, condition (2): (y) ≧7.0, and condition (3): ((y)/(x)) ≧0.5. The vapor film-rupturing agent is capable of preparing a thermal treatment oil composition having a high vapor film-rupturing effect with a characteristic number of seconds in the cooling capability test according to JIS K2242 (2012) of 2.50 seconds or less.

A vapor film-rupturing agent is provided that is prepared from asphalt as a staring material, so as to have a fraction (x) (% by mass) of a saturated component and a fraction (y) (% by mass) of an asphaltene component based on the total fraction 100% by mass of the saturated component, the asphaltene component, an aromatic component, and a resin component obtained by any one of analysis methods described in the Japan Petroleum Institute Standard and Manuals Testing Method for Petroleum Products JPI-5S-70-10 and the British Standard Test Method IP-469 that satisfy one or more of the following conditions (1) to (3): condition (1): 1.2926×(x)/100−8.113×(y)/100+2.3384≦2.400, condition (2): (y) ≧7.0, and condition (3): ((y)/(x)) ≧0.5. The vapor film-rupturing agent is capable of preparing a thermal treatment oil composition having a high vapor film-rupturing effect with a characteristic number of seconds in the cooling capability test according to JIS K2242 (2012) of 2.50 seconds or less.

Provided are a high-strength wire rod having high hydrogen embrittlement resistance for cold heading, and a method for manufacturing the high-strength wire rod. The high-strength wire rod for cold heading has a chemical composition including, by weight %, C: 0.3% to 0.5%, Si: 0.01% to 0.3%, Mn: 0.3% to 1.0%, Cr: 0.5% to 1.5%, Mo: 0.5% to 1.5%, V: 0.01% to 0.4%, and a balance of Fe and other impurities, and the chemical composition satisfies the relational expression 1. The high-strength wire rod for cold heading has a microstructure including, by area %, 1% to 15% martensite, 0.1% to 5% pearlite, and a balance of bainite, and the fraction of martensite formed along grain boundaries of prior austenite in the martensite of the microstructure is 60% or more.

An example bushing of a hydraulic hammer tool includes a bulk region and an inner region. The inner region has a relatively greater hardness than the bulk region. The inner region may also be compressively stressed, while the bulk region may have tensile stress. The stress and/or hardness profile of the bushing may enhance its resistance to wear and galling defects when a hammer of the hydraulic hammer tool is held in alignment by the bushing. The bulk region of the bushing may be relatively soft, resulting in the bushing having a relatively high level of toughness. The bushing may be formed using medium to high carbon steel by rough forming the bushing, hardening the bushing, tempering the bushing, induction hardening the inner region of the bushing, and then quenching the inner region.

The present invention provides a method of heat treating a steel component including the sequential steps of: (a) carbonitriding the steel component; (b) quenching the steel component; (c) optionally tempering the steel component; and (d) ferritically nitrocarburizing the steel component.

The invention relates to a method for producing a sintered component comprising the steps: providing a metallic powder; filling the powder into a powder press; pressing the powder to form a green compact; removing the green compact from the powder press; sintering the green compact into a sintered component with pores; optional redensification of the sintered component; hardening of the sintered component, wherein the pores of the sintered component, prior to hardening at least in that region of the surface of the sintered component which is subjected to a hardening, are at least partially filled with a filling agent.

Disclosed are a steel with controlled steel ratio and a manufacturing method therefor. The steel comprises the following components in percentage by mass: C: 0.245-0.365%, Si: 0.10-0.80%, Mn: 0.20-2.00%, P:≤0.015%, S:≤0.003%, Cr: 0.20-2.50%, Mo: 0.10-0.90%, Nb: 0-0.08%, Ni: 2.30-4.20%, Cu: 0-0.30%, V: 0.01-0.13%, B: 0-0.0020%, Al: 0.01-0.06%, Ti: 0-0.05%, Ca:≤0.004%, H:≤0.0002%, N:≤0.013%, O:≤0.0020%, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein the components satisfy (8.57*C+1.12*Ni)≥4.8% and 1.2%≤(1.08*Mn+2.13*Cr)≤5.6%. The steel has excellent low-temperature impact toughness and aging impact toughness at −20° C. and −40° C., a rationally controlled yield ratio, and ultra-high strength, ultra-high toughness, and ultra-high plasticity, which can be used in applications such as offshore platform mooring chains, mechanical structures, and automobiles that require high strength and toughness of the steel.

Disclosed are a steel with controlled steel ratio and a manufacturing method therefor. The steel comprises the following components in percentage by mass: C: 0.245-0.365%, Si: 0.10-0.80%, Mn: 0.20-2.00%, P:≤0.015%, S:≤0.003%, Cr: 0.20-2.50%, Mo: 0.10-0.90%, Nb: 0-0.08%, Ni: 2.30-4.20%, Cu: 0-0.30%, V: 0.01-0.13%, B: 0-0.0020%, Al: 0.01-0.06%, Ti: 0-0.05%, Ca:≤0.004%, H:≤0.0002%, N:≤0.013%, O:≤0.0020%, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein the components satisfy (8.57*C+1.12*Ni)≥4.8% and 1.2%≤(1.08*Mn+2.13*Cr)≤5.6%. The steel has excellent low-temperature impact toughness and aging impact toughness at −20° C. and −40° C., a rationally controlled yield ratio, and ultra-high strength, ultra-high toughness, and ultra-high plasticity, which can be used in applications such as offshore platform mooring chains, mechanical structures, and automobiles that require high strength and toughness of the steel.

In a tandem type cold rolling mill of a circulating oil-feeding system for continuously rolling a steel sheet by feeding a coolant serving as a rolling oil and a cooling water to each stand, an edge heater for heating both edge portions of the steel sheet to not lower than 60° C. as a steel sheet temperature at an entry side of a roll bite is arranged at an upstream side of the first stand in the cold rolling mill and a device for jetting a coolant having a concentration higher than that of the coolant fed to the firsts stand onto surfaces of both edge portions of the steel sheet is arranged between the edge heater and the first stand. The cold rolling mill can be used to roll a hard-to-roll material such as silicon or stainless steel sheet without causing an edge crack or sheet breakage in low-speed rolling.

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.