Patents by Inventor Tamako Ariga

Tamako Ariga has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9068238
    Abstract: Described is a high tensile strength hot rolled steel sheet having high strength and formability, and a manufacturing method. It has tensile strength ?980 MPa and excellent formability, and specifically identified ranges by mass % of C, Si, Mn, P, S, N, Al, Ti, V, Solute V, and Solute Ti; (ii) microstructure with fine carbides dispersion precipitated therein, the fine carbides containing Ti and V and having the average particle diameter <10 nm, as well as volume ratio with respect to the entire microstructure ?0.007; and matrix as ferrite phase having area ratio with respect to the entire microstructure ?97%. C, Ti, V, S and N satisfy (1) Ti?0.08 +(N/14×48+S/32×48) and (2) 0.8?(Ti/48+V/51)/(C/12)?1.2, where “C”, “Ti”, “V”, “S” and “N” represent contents (mass %) of corresponding elements, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tamako Ariga, Katsumi Nakajima, Tetsuya Mega
  • Publication number: 20140305550
    Abstract: A high strength hot rolled steel sheet has a matrix that has a ferrite phase with an area ratio of 95% or more with respect to an overall structure; and a structure where a fine carbide is dispersedly precipitated, the fine carbide containing Ti and V having an average particle size of less than 10 nm in the matrix, the fine carbide has a volume fraction of 0.0050 or more with respect to the overall structure, a proportion of a number of carbides with a particle size of 30 nm or more containing Ti is less than 10% with respect to a total number of carbides, the high strength hot rolled steel sheet has a tensile strength of 980 MPa or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventors: Tamako Ariga, Yoshimasa Funakawa, Yasunobu Uchida
  • Publication number: 20140295210
    Abstract: A hot rolled steel sheet includes a composition including: C: 0.03% to less than 0.07%; Si: 0.3% or less; Mn: 0.5% to 2.0%; P: 0.025% or less; S: 0.005% or less; N: 0.0060% or less; Al: 0.1% or less; Ti: 0.07% to 0.11%; and V: 0.08% to less than 0.15% on a mass percent basis, such that Ti and V contents satisfy: 0.18?Ti+V?0.24 (where Ti and V are contents of the elements (by mass %)), the balance including Fe and inevitable impurities, a matrix having a ferrite phase with an area ratio of 95% or more; and a structure where fine carbide is dispersedly precipitated in the matrix, the fine carbide containing Ti and V has an average particle size of less than 10 nm, and a volume fraction of the fine carbide is 0.0020 or more, wherein the steel sheet has a tensile strength of 780 MPa or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Tamako Ariga, Yoshimasa Funakawa, Noriaki Moriyasu
  • Publication number: 20140238555
    Abstract: A high strength hot rolled steel sheet having a tensile strength of 780 MPa or more is produced by specifying the composition to contain C: more than 0.035% and 0.07% or less, Si: 0.3% or less, Mn: more than 0.35% and 0.7% or less, P: 0.03% or less, S: 0.03% or less, Al: 0.1% or less, N: 0.01% or less, Ti: 0.135% or more and 0.235% or less, and the remainder composed of Fe and incidental impurities, on a percent by mass basis, in such a way that C, S, N, and Ti satisfy ((Ti?(48/14)N?(48/32)S)/48)/(C/12)<1.0 (C, S, N, and Ti: content of the respective elements (percent by mass)) and specifying the microstructure in such a way that a matrix includes more than 95% of ferritic phase on an area fraction basis and fine Ti carbides having an average grain size of less than 10 nm are precipitated in the grains of the above-described ferritic phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Funakawa, Tamako Ariga, Tetsuo Yamamoto, Hiroshi Uchomae, Hiroshi Owada
  • Publication number: 20130186523
    Abstract: Described are a high tensile strength galvanized steel sheet with high strength and excellent formability (elongation and stretch-flange ability), and manufacturing method. Tensile strength ?980 MPa and excellent formability, having (i) defined composition ranges for C, Si, Mn, P, S, N, Al, Ti, V, Solute V, Solute Ti, and Fe and incidental impurities, (ii) microstructure with fine carbides dispersion precipitated therein, the fine carbides containing Ti and V and having the average particle diameter <10 nm, and volume ratio with respect to the entire microstructure ?0.007, and (iii) matrix as ferrite phase having area ratio with respect to the entire microstructure ?97%; and hot-dip galvanized/galvannealed coating on a surface of the hot rolled steel sheet. Contents of C, Ti, V, S, N satisfy (1) Ti?0.10+N/14*48+S/32*48) and (2) 0.8?(Ti/48+V/51)/(C/12)?1.2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tamako Ariga, Katsumi Nakajima, Yoshimasa Funkawa
  • Publication number: 20130133790
    Abstract: Described is a high tensile strength hot rolled steel sheet having high strength and formability, and a manufacturing method. It has tensile strength?980 MPa and excellent formability, and specifically identified ranges by mass % of C, Si, Mn, P, S, N, Al, Ti, V, Solute V, and Solute Ti; (ii) microstructure with fine carbides dispersion precipitated therein, the fine carbides containing Ti and V and having the average particle diameter<10 nm, as well as volume ratio with respect to the entire microstructure?0.007; and matrix as ferrite phase having area ratio with respect to the entire microstructure?97%. C, Ti, V, S and N satisfy (1) Ti?0.08+(N/14×48+S/32×48) and (2) 0.8?(Ti/48+V/51)/(C/12)?1.2, where “C”, “Ti”, “V”, “S” and “N” represent contents (mass %) of corresponding elements, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tamako Ariga, Katsumi Nakajima, Tetsuya Mega
  • Publication number: 20130087254
    Abstract: A high strength hot-rolled steel sheet has a composition containing more than 0.035% to 0.055% C, 0.2% or less Si, 0.35% or less Mn, 0.03% or less P, 0.03% or less S, 0.1% or less Al, 0.01% or less N, 0.08% to 0.25% Ti, and 0.0005% to 0.0035% B on a mass basis, solute B being 0.0005% or more, the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities; a matrix containing a ferrite phase having an area fraction of more than 95%; a microstructure in which Ti carbides having an average grain size of less than 10 nm are finely precipitated in grains of the ferrite phase and the volume fraction of the Ti carbides is 0.0015 to 0.007; and a tensile strength of 780 MPa or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Funakawa, Tamako Ariga, Noriaki Moriyasu, Takayuki Murata
  • Publication number: 20130087252
    Abstract: A high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet has a composition including C: 0.005% or more and 0.050% or less, Si: 0.2% or less, Mn: 0.8% or less, P: 0.025% or less, S: 0.01% or less, N: 0.01% or less, Al: 0.06% or less, and Ti: 0.05% or more and 0.10% or less, on a mass percent basis, such that S, N, and Ti satisfy Ti?0.04+(N/14×48+S/32×48), the remainder being Fe and incidental impurities; a matrix in which a ferrite phase constitutes 95% by area or more of the entire structure; and a structure in which Ti-containing fine carbide having an average grain size of less than 10 nm is dispersedly precipitated, and the volume ratio of the fine carbide to the entire structure is 0.0007 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tamako Ariga, Katsumi Nakajima, Yoshimasa Funakawa, Noriaki Moriyasu, Takayuki Murata
  • Patent number: 7955444
    Abstract: A high tensile steel sheet having 980 MPa or higher tensile strength with excellent elongation and stretch-flange formability, suitable for the press-forming of complex cross sectional shape such as automobile parts, is manufactured by adjusting the steel to consist essential of a ferrite single phase structure, to precipitate carbide containing Ti, Mo, and V, of smaller than 10 nm of average particle size, in dispersed state, and to have an average composition of the carbide containing Ti, Mo, and V satisfying [V/(Ti+Mo+V)?0.3 (atomic ratio].
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Tamako Ariga, Takeshi Yokota, Akio Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Seto
  • Publication number: 20090095381
    Abstract: A high tensile steel sheet having 980 MPa or higher tensile strength with excellent elongation and stretch-flange formability, suitable for the press-forming of complex cross sectional shape such as automobile parts, is manufactured by adjusting the steel to consist essential of a ferrite single phase structure, to precipitate carbide containing Ti, Mo, and V, of smaller than 10 nm of average particle size, in dispersed state, and to have an average composition of the carbide containing Ti, Mo, and V satisfying [V/(Ti+Mo+V)?0.3 (atomic ratio].
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2006
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tamako Ariga, Takeshi Yokota, Akio Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Seto