Nickel Containing Patents (Class 420/38)
  • Patent number: 5798082
    Abstract: There are provided high-strength and high-toughness heat-resistant cast steels applicable to steam turbine casings, precision cast vanes and valves. There is disclosed a high-strength and high-toughness heat-resistant cast steel formed of a heat-resistant cast steel consisting of, based on weight percentage: 0.08 to 0.25% of carbon; more than 0.1 not more than 0.5% of silicon; 1% or less of manganese; 0.05 to 1% of nickel; 9 to 12% of chromium; 0.3 to 1.5% of molybdenum; 1 to 1.95% of tungsten; 0.1 to 0.35% of vanadium; 0.02 to 0.1% of niobium; 0.01 to 0.08% of nitrogen; 0.001 to 0.01% of boron; and 2 to 8% of cobalt; the balance substantially being iron; and having a martensite matrix structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1998
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshikuni Kadoya, Hisataka Kawai, Ryotarou Magoshi
  • Patent number: 5591391
    Abstract: The present invention discloses high chromium ferritic heat-resistant steel which has remarkable properties that the base metal and welded joints of the steel both exhibit excellent long term creep strength at elevated temperatures over 600.degree. C. excellent resistance to steam oxidation, and excellent toughness at room temperatures. The chemical composition of main elements of the steel of the invention is as follows:______________________________________ Cr: 8.0 to 13.0%, W: 1.5 to 4.0%, Co: 2.5 to 8.0%, Ta: 0.01 to 0.50%, Nd: 0.001 to 0.24%, ______________________________________wherein % means % by weight.The steel of the present invention further encompasses steels which contain, in addition to the above essential chemical composition, at least one element selected from the group consisting of Sc, Y, La, and Ce, or at least one element selected from the group consisting of Hf, Ti, and Zr, or at least one element from each of the two groups at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1997
    Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Igarashi, Hiroyuki Senba, Kaori Miyata
  • Patent number: 5575972
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a superior Fe--Cr alloy and a nozzle for diesel engines formed from this Fe--Cr alloy. The Fe--Cr alloy of the present invention comprises:______________________________________ C: 0.1.about.0.2% by weight Si: 0.1.about.2% by weight Mn: 0.1.about.2% by weight Cr: 16.about.20% by weight Mo: 1.1.about.2.4% by weight Nb: 0.3.about.2.1% by weight Ta: 0.1.about.2.2% by weight N: 0.02.about.0.15% by weight ______________________________________with a remaining portion therein consisting of Fe and unavoidable impurities. It is possible to substitute a portion of the Fe using 0.2.about.2.5% by weight of Co. Furthermore, in this case, it is also possible to substitute a portion of the Fe using at least one element selected from among 0.2.about.2.5% by weight of Ni and 0.2.about.2.5% by weight of W.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1996
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akira Mitsuhashi, Takanori Matsui, Saburo Wakita
  • Patent number: 5569337
    Abstract: A golf club head is formed of an alloy steel which comprises at most 0.2 wt. % of C, 0.05-1.0 wt. % of Si, at most 0.5 wt. % of Mn, 3.0-8.0 wt. % of Ni, 10.0-20.0 wt. % of Cr, 3.0-8.0 wt. % of Mo and 10.0-20.0 wt. % of Co, the remainder being substantially Fe, and has a metallic texture composed principally of martensite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1996
    Assignees: Shintomi Golf Co., Ltd., Kasco Corporation
    Inventors: Daisaku Yoshida, Katsumi Yamano
  • Patent number: 5560788
    Abstract: A heat resisting steels comprising, on percentage by weight basis, 0.05 to 0.2% of C, not more than 1.0% of Ni, 9 to 13% of Cr, 0.05 to 1% of Mo, 0.05 to 0.3% of V, 1 to 3% of W, 1 to 5% of Co, 0.01 to 0.1% of N, at least one member selected from 0.01 to 0.15% of Nb, 0.01 to 0.15% of Ta, 0.003 to 0.03% of a rare earth element, 0.003 to 0.03% of Ca and 0.003 to 0.03% of B, and the remainder of Fe and unavoidable impurities have enhanced high temperature characteristics and are suitable for use in parts of turbine such as turbine rotors, turbine blades, turbine disks and bolts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1996
    Assignees: The Japan Steel Works, Ltd., Toshiba Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Yamada, Yoichi Tsuda, Ryuichi Ishii, Eiji Maeda, Tsukasa Azuma
  • Patent number: 5512237
    Abstract: Precipitation hardenable martensitic stainless steel of high strength combined with high ductility. The Iron-based steel comprises of about 10 to 14% chromium, about 7 to 11% nickel, about 0.5 to 6% molybdenum, up to 9% cobalt, about 0.5% to 4% copper, about 0.4 to 1.4% titanium, about 0.05 to 0.6% aluminium, carbon and nitrogen not exceeding 0.05% with iron as the remainder and all other elements of the periodic table not exceeding 0.5%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1996
    Assignee: Sandvik AB
    Inventor: Anna H. Stigenberg
  • Patent number: 5503797
    Abstract: In order to obtain high resistance to corrosion of the surface layer in a stainless steel for case hardening with nitrogen, the steel contains the following alloy components (wt. %):______________________________________ C .ltoreq.0.03 N 0.05 to 0.18 Si .ltoreq.1.0 Mn .ltoreq.1.5 Co 1.0 to 4.0 Cr 11 to 16 Ni 1.0 to 3.0 Mo 0.5 to 2.5 V .ltoreq.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1996
    Assignee: FAG Kugelfischer Georg Schafer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hans-Werner Zoch, Hans Berns
  • Patent number: 5424028
    Abstract: A case carburizable stainless steel alloy intended to be used at operating temperatures up to 700.degree. F. The alloy is able to achieve and maintain a high surface hardness when carburized and heat treated and combines high fracture toughness, hot hardness, metal-to-metal wear resistance and corrosion resistance while retaining core ductility and strength. The alloy consists essentially of (in weight percent) 0.1 to 0.25% carbon, 0 to 1% silicon, 0 to 1% manganese, 13 to 19% chromium, 1.75 to 5.25% nickel, 3 to 5% molybdenum, 0.25 to 1.25% vanadium, 5 to 14% cobalt, 0.01 to 0.1% niobium; 0 to 0.02% boron; and the balance iron and incidental impurities. The alloy is particularly suited for use in bearing applications and also in cams, shafts, gears, bolts and like articles exposed to elevated temperatures and corrosive atmospheres.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1995
    Assignee: Latrobe Steel Company
    Inventors: James L. Maloney, Colleen M. Tomasello
  • Patent number: 5358577
    Abstract: A high strength, high toughness stainless steel consisting, by weight, of C more than 0.16% but less than 0.25%, Si not more than 2.0%, Mn not more than 1.0%, Ni not more than 2.0%, Cr from 11 to 15%, Mo not less than 0.5% but less than 3.0%, Co from 12 to 21%, at least one kind selected from the group consisting of V from 0.1 to 0.5% and Nb less than 0.1% which at least one kind is added as occasion demands, and the balance Fe and incidental impurities. This steel is produced by a method comprising the steps of: preparing a stainless steel having the composition of any one of the claims 1 to 4; subjecting the stainless steel to a solution heat treatment at a temperature of 950 to 1150.degree. C.; quenching the steel; subjecting the steel to a sub zero treatment at a temperature of -50.degree. to -100.degree. C.; and subjecting the steel to a tempering at a temperature of 120.degree. to 450.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1994
    Assignees: Hitachi Metals, Ltd., The Society of Japanese Aerospace Companies, Inc., Sumitomo Precision Products Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Uehara, Rikizo Watanabe, Nobuhito Nakama
  • Patent number: 5350560
    Abstract: Disclosed are iron based, austenitic alloys of substantially reduced cobalt content compared to current cobalt based alloys, such as Stellite 1 and 6, which are substantially less expensive than current cobalt based alloys, which are machinable using standard machine processes and procedures, which can be deposited as a hard surface with a tight crack pattern or a smooth surface, which does not stress crack upon cooling, which provides substantially reduced radiation exposure by plant maintenance workers in nuclear power plants, and which has a superior hardness, lower friction coefficiency, metal to metal wear loss and erosion loss than cobalt based alloys, such as Stellite 1 and Stellite 6. The alloying content comprises from about 38.0 to 62.0 percent by weight, and has a cobalt content of from about 3.00 to 9.00 percent by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1994
    Assignee: Triten Corporation
    Inventor: John M. Kasiske
  • Patent number: 5340534
    Abstract: An austenitic, stainless steel alloy having a good combination of galling resistance and corrosion resistance is disclosed containing in weight percent about:______________________________________ Broad Intermediate Preferred ______________________________________ C 0.25 max. 0.02-0.15 0.05-0.12 Mn 3-10 4-8 5-7 Si 2.25-5 2.5-4.5 3-4 Cr 15-23 16.5-21 17.5-19 Ni 2-12 4-10 6-9 Mo 0.5-4.0 0.5-2.5 0.75-1.5 N 0.35 max. 0.05-0.25 0.10-0.20 ______________________________________and the balance of the alloy is essentially iron. This alloy also has good resistance to formation of deformation-induced martensite as indicated by the alloy's low work-hardening rate and low magnetic permeability when cold-rolled to a 50% reduction in cross-sectional area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1994
    Assignee: CRS Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: John H. Magee
  • Patent number: 5203932
    Abstract: An austenitic steel comprising Ni of 9-30%, Cr of 10-23%, and Fe of at least 45%, is characterized in comprising enough Cr and Ni to form whole austenitic structure in the equilibrium diagram at 700.degree. C., having austenitic phase at room temperature, and the austenitic phase is a single crystal, and has superior resistance against stress. The austenitic steel preferably comprises C.ltoreq.0.1%, Si.ltoreq.1%, Mn.ltoreq.2%, Ni 9-15%, Cr 16-18.5%, and at least one of elements selected from the group of Mo 1-3%, Ti 0.05-1%, and Nb 0.1-1.5%. The alloy is useful as a material for members of a reactor core of a nuclear reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1993
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiko Kato, Akira Yoshinari, Shinzoo Ikeda, Michiyoshi Yamamoto, Hideyo Kodama, Hisashi Sato, Masakiyo Izumiya, Yasuhisa Aono
  • Patent number: 5120496
    Abstract: In the processing of hot concentrated sulfuric acid or oleum in steel apparatus, the improvement wherein said apparatus is formed of an alloyed material comprising an iron-chrome-nickel-silicon alloy containing 13 to 32% by weight Cr, 5 to 25% by weight nickel and 4 to 9% by weight Si and having a structure containing more than 10% delta-ferrite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1992
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Elmar-Manfred Horn, Stylianos Savakis
  • Patent number: 5106577
    Abstract: Heat resistant alloys which have excellent abrasion resistance in the 1200.degree. to 1400.degree. F. (650.degree. to 760.degree. C.) temperature range and good resistance to hot gas corrosion resistance to about 1600.degree. F. (870.degree. c.), consisting essentially of:______________________________________ CHROMIUM 11-20% BY WEIGHT NICKEL 3-10.5% MOLYBDENUM 1-4% ALUMINUM 0.25%-1.5% CARBON 2-4.5% NITROGEN UP TO 0.25% SILICON UP TO 2.5% COPPER UP TO 4% COBALT UP TO 4% MANGANESE UP TO 4% COPPER + COBALT UP TO 4% TOTAL COPPER + COBALT + UP TO 5% TOTAL MANGANESE IRON & IMPURITIES ESSENTIALLY BALANCE provided that NICKEL + COPPER + 6 TO 11.5% COBALT is 6 TO 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1992
    Assignee: Carondelet Foundry Company
    Inventor: Dennis J. Fesler
  • Patent number: 5064610
    Abstract: A heat resistant steel for use as a material of engine valves, having a composition containing, not less than 0.01% and below 0.20% of carbon, from 0.05% to 1.0% of silicon, from 7.5% to 15.0% of manganese, from 2.0% to 20.0% in total of at least one of nickel and cobalt, from 15.0% to 25.0% of chromium, not more than 3.0% of molybdenum, above 2.0% and not more than 10.0% of tungsten, not less than 0.01% and below 0.50% of niobium, from 0.30% to 0.65% of nitrogen, not more than 0.02% of boron, and the balance incidental inclusions and iron. Cobalt content is determined to meet the condition of % Co=(Ni.+-.5)%. The heat resistant steel meets the conditions of: oxidation weight loss when held at 1000.degree. C. for 100 hours being not greater than 0.15 mg/cm.sup.2 /hour in atmosphere; tensile strength being not less than 20 kgf/mm.sup.2 at 900.degree. C. after a solution treatment at 1030.degree. to 1070.degree. C. and a subsequent aging treatment; and creep rupture life at 900.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1991
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Sato, Rikizo Watanabe
  • Patent number: 5061440
    Abstract: A ferritic heat resisting steel usable as the material of parts of steam and gas turbines of a power generating plant. Co content and Mo content are increased as compared with known alloy steels of the same kind. For instance, the alloy steel has a composition containing, by weight, 0.05 to 0.20% C, 0.05 to 1.5% Mn, 0.05 to 1.0% Ni, 9.0 to 13.0% Cr, 0.05 to less than 0.50% Mo, 2.0 to 3.5% W, 0.05 to 0.30% V, 0.01 to 0.20% Nb, 2.1 to 10.0% Co, 0.01 to 0.1% N, and the balance substantially Fe and incidental impurities, with Si as an impurity limited to be not more than 0.15%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1991
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Rikizo Watanabe, Toshio Fujita
  • Patent number: 5051233
    Abstract: In the processing of hot concentrated sulfuric acid or oleum in steel apparatus, the improvement wherein said apparatus is formed of an alloyed material comprising an iron-chrome-nickel-silicon alloy containing 13 to 32% by weight Cr, 5 to 25% by weight nickel and 4 to 9% by weight Si and having a structure containing more than 10% delta-ferrite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1991
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Elmar-Manfred Horn, Stylianos Savakis
  • Patent number: 5002729
    Abstract: This invention provides a case hardening steel alloy and articles made therefrom which, when case hardened and heat treated, have high case hardness, corrosion resistance, high temperature capability and metal-to-metal wear resistance and high core ductility, impact toughness and fracture toughness. The alloy contains about 0.05-0.1 w/o C, 0.04 w/o max. N, 1.5 w/o max. Mn, 1 w/o max. Si, 11-15 w/o Cr, 1-3 w/o Mo, 1.5-3.5 w/o Ni, 3-8 w/o Co, 0.1-1 w/o V, and the balance Fe. In a preferred embodiment, the alloy is balanced according to Equation 1 (Eq.1) so that:______________________________________ 3(w/o Cr) + 6(w/o Si) + 2.5 (w/o Mo) + 6(w/o V) - 25(w/o C + N) - 6(w/o Ni) - 2(w/o Mn) - 2(w/o Co) - 21 .ltoreq. 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1991
    Assignee: Carpenter Technology Corporation
    Inventors: David E. Wert, Raymond M. Hemphill
  • Patent number: 4629504
    Abstract: Production of steel materials which show excellent HAZ qualities when used for welded structures and containC: 0.001 to 0.300%Mn: 0.4 to 2.0%P: 0.025% max.S: 0.025% max.Al: 0.007% max.Ti: 0.003 to 0.050%O: 0.0010 to 0.0100%Balance: iron and unavoidable impurities and containing 0.002 to 0.100% of oxide inclusion having a complex grain phase composed of one or more of Ti oxides such as TiO, Ti.sub.2 O.sub.3 having a particle size of not larger than 10 .mu.m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1986
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Koike, Hiroyuki Honma, Shoichi Matsuda, Masana Imagunbai, Masazumi Hirai, Fukuyoshi Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 4615658
    Abstract: This invention relates to an improvement on material of a shroud for gas turbines. The material comprises 0.25-0.7 wt % C, 20-35 wt % Cr, 20-40 wt % Ni and balance Fe, and has an austenitic structure. The amount of the .sigma.-phase in this invention is less than 5% and Nv value (Electron Vacancy Number) is less than 2.8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1986
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromi Kagohara, Yutaka Fukui, Masahiko Sakamoto, Nobuyuki Iizuka