Patents Assigned to Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
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Publication number: 20190010767Abstract: The present invention has an objective to provide a threaded connection for pipe or tube including a pin and a box, having excellent galling resistance, torque property, and anticorrosion property, and still having an excellent adhesiveness with a lubricating coating even when being repeatedly exposed to high temperature and very low temperature, and to provide a method for producing the threaded connection for pipe or tube. The threaded connection for pipe or tube according to the present embodiment includes a pin (3) and a box (6). The pin (3) and the box (6) have contact surfaces including a thread portions (4) and (5) and unthreaded metal contact portions (8) and (10), respectively. The threaded connection for pipe or tube comprises an electroplating layer consisting of a Zn—Ni alloy, a mechanical plating layer consisting of Zn or a Zn alloy, and a lubricating coating, on the contact surface of at least one of the pin (3) and the box (6), in this order from a contact surface side.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2016Publication date: January 10, 2019Applicants: Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation, Vallourec Oil and Gas FranceInventor: Kunio Goto
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Publication number: 20190009315Abstract: To efficiently and stably produce an H-shaped steel product with a flange width larger than a conventional flange width, and separately shape by the same roll H-shaped steels different in flange width in the H-shaped steel product with a large flange width.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2016Publication date: January 10, 2019Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATIONInventor: Hiroshi YAMASHITA
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Patent number: 10174413Abstract: An Al-based alloy plated steel material includes: a steel material and a coating layer formed on a surface of the steel material, wherein the coating layer includes an Al-based alloy plating layer containing, in mass %, not less than 10% nor more than 50% Fe and not less than 3% nor more than 15% Si, and formed on the surface of the steel material; a layer containing ZnO and formed above a surface of the Al alloy plating layer; and a ZnAl2O4 layer with a thickness of not less than 0.05 ?m nor more than 2 ?m, formed between the Al alloy plating layer and the layer containing ZnO.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2014Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATIONInventors: Shintaro Yamanaka, Jun Maki, Masao Kurosaki
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Patent number: 10174399Abstract: A steel wire rod includes required amounts of chemical components and a remainder including Fe and impurities; in which the area ratio of pearlite in a cross section perpendicular to a longitudinal direction is 95% or more and a remainder includes a non-pearlite structure which includes one or more of a bainite, a degenerate pearlite, a proeutectoid ferrite and a proeutectoid cementite; the average block size of the pearlite is 15 ?m to 35 ?m and the area ratio of the pearlite having a block size of 50 ?m or more is 20% or less; and the area ratio of a region where a lamellar spacing of the pearlite is 150 nm or less is 20% or less in a region within a depth from a surface of the steel wire rod of 1 mm or less.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2014Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATIONInventors: Makoto Okonogi, Daisuke Hirakami
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Patent number: 10174392Abstract: A method for producing a high-tensile cold-rolled steel sheet includes subjecting a slab having a composition containing C: more than 0.020% and less than 0.30%, Si: more than 0.10% and 3.00% or less, and Mn: more than 1.00% and 3.50% or less to hot rolling wherein the roll draft of the final one pass is higher than 15%, and rolling is finished in the temperature region of Ar3 point or higher, optionally annealing wherein the hot-rolled steel sheet is heated to 300° C. or higher after being cooled to 780° C. or lower, coiling higher than 400° C. or lower than 400° C., cold rolling the hot-rolled steel sheet or the annealed steel sheet, and annealing wherein the cold-rolled steel sheet is soaked in the temperature region of (Ac3 point?40° C.) or higher, cooling to 500° C. or lower and 300° C. or higher, and holding in that temperature region for 30 seconds or longer.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2012Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATIONInventors: Jun Haga, Takuya Nishio, Masayuki Wakita, Yasuaki Tanaka, Norio Imai, Toshiro Tomida, Mitsuru Yoshida, Kengo Hata
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Publication number: 20190002999Abstract: A case hardening steel includes, as a chemical composition, by mass %, C: 0.10% to 0.30%, Si: 0.02% to 1.50%, Mn: 0.30% to 1.80%, S: 0.003% to 0.020%, Cr: 0.40% to 2.00%, Al: 0.005% to 0.050%, Ti: 0.06% to 0.20%, Bi: 0.0001% to 0.0050%, Mo: 0% to 1.50%, Ni: 0% to 3.50%, V: 0% to 0.50%, B: 0% to 0.0050%, Nb: 0% or more and less than 0.040%, P: limited to 0.050% or less, N: limited to 0.0060% or less, O: limited to 0.0025% or less, and a remainder including an iron and impurities, and satisfies Ti/S?6.0, in which, in a longitudinal section, a maximum diameter of Ti-based precipitates predicted by extreme value statistics under a condition that an inspection standard area is 100 mm2, a number of inspections is 16 visual fields, and an area where prediction is performed is 30,000 mm2, is 40 ?m or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2016Publication date: January 3, 2019Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATIONInventors: Kei MIYANISHI, Akira SHIGA, Yutaka NEISHI, Hideo MIZUKAMI
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Publication number: 20190003009Abstract: A high-strength steel sheet includes: a specific chemical composition; and a microstructure represented by, in a ? thickness to ? thickness range with ¼ thickness of a sheet thickness from a surface being a center, in volume fraction, ferrite: 85% or less, bainite: 3% or more and 95% or less, tempered martensite: 1% or more and 80% or less, retained austenite: 1% or more and 25% or less, pearlite and coarse cementite: 5% or less in total, and fresh martensite: 5% or less, in which the solid-solution carbon content in the retained austenite is 0.70 to 1.30 mass %, and to all grain boundaries of retained austenite grains having an aspect ratio of 2.50 or less and a circle-equivalent diameter of 0.80 ?m or more, the proportion of interfaces with the tempered martensite or the fresh martensite is 75% or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2017Publication date: January 3, 2019Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki KAWATA, Yuji YAMAGUCHI, Takayuki KITAZAWA, Satoshi UCHIDA, Kohei UEDA, Naoki MARUYAMA
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Publication number: 20190001774Abstract: This torsion beam manufacturing method is a method of manufacturing a torsion beam that includes a uniformly shaped closed cross-sectional portion of which a cross section orthogonal to a longitudinal direction is a closed cross section having a substantial V-shape or a substantial U-shape at any position in the longitudinal direction, and a shape changing portion which has a connection region leading to the uniformly shaped closed cross-sectional portion and including a closed cross section having a shape different from the shape of the closed cross section of the uniformly shaped closed cross-sectional portion. The torsion beam manufacturing method includes pulling process of applying a tensile force in the longitudinal direction to at least the connection region of a torsion beam material including the uniformly shaped closed cross-sectional portion and the shape changing portion, to obtain the torsion beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2017Publication date: January 3, 2019Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATIONInventors: Keinosuke IGUCHI, Masaaki MIZUMURA
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Patent number: 10167541Abstract: Provided is an alloyed hot-dip galvanized steel sheet including a base steel sheet, the base steel sheet containing a given amount of C, Si, Mn, and other elements. The alloyed hot-dip galvanized steel sheet is provided with an alloyed hot-dip galvanized layer on a surface of the base steel sheet, the alloyed hot-dip galvanized layer containing, in mass %, Fe: more than or equal to 5% and less than or equal to 15%, and having a thickness of more than or equal to 3 ?m and less than or equal to 30 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2013Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATIONInventors: Soshi Fujita, Shintaro Yamanaka
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Patent number: 10167538Abstract: A steel pipe, consisting of, in terms of mass %: from 0.06% to 0.25% of C, 0.50% or less of Si, 1.00% to 1.80% of Mn, 0.030% or less of P, 0.020% or less of S, 0.08% or less of Al, 0.008% or less of N, 0.080% or less of Nb, and a remainder consisting of Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein a compressive residual stress at an outer surface measured by an X-ray method is 250 MPa or more, and a compressive residual stress at a position at a depth of 1 mm from the outer surface measured by the X-ray method is 70% or more of the compressive residual stress at the outer surface measured by the X-ray method.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2014Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATIONInventors: Yosuke Kiyota, Takaaki Fukushi, Hideyuki Nakamura
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Patent number: 10166597Abstract: A camshaft-manufacturing method includes: a split die group preparation step; a processing preparation step of preparing a cam including a through-hole, a cam body which is smaller than each of the cam accommodation portions, and ribs which are provided on both sides in a thickness direction of the cam body and configured to be fitted into the rib accommodation portions, and a hollow shaft, accommodating the cam body in the cam accommodation portion and fitting the ribs in the rib accommodation portion, and inserting the hollow shaft into the through-hole of the cam; and a processing step of performing hydroform processing, and fixing the cam to the hollow shaft by expanding the hollow shaft.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2014Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATIONInventors: Masaaki Mizumura, Atsushi Tomizawa, Hidehiro Arita
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Patent number: 10167539Abstract: A hot-rolled steel sheet wherein an average pole density of orientation group of {100}<011> to {223}<110> is 1.0 to 5.0 and pole density of crystal orientation {332}<113> is 1.0 to 4.0. The hot-rolled steel sheet includes, as a metallographic structure, by area %, 30% to 99% ferrite and bainite in total, and 1% to 70% martensite. The hot-rolled steel sheet satisfies Expression 1: dia?13 ?m, and also satisfies Expression 2: TS/fM×dis/dia?500, wherein an area fraction of the martensite is defined as fM in unit of area %, an average size of the martensite is defined as dia in unit of ?m, an average distance between the martensite is defined as dis in unit of ?m, and tensile strength of the steel sheet is defined as TS in unit of MPa.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2017Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATIONInventors: Kohichi Sano, Kunio Hayashi, Kazuaki Nakano, Riki Okamoto, Nobuhiro Fujita
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Publication number: 20180372411Abstract: A scum removal device according to the present disclosure includes a snout, a discharge section, and a suction section. The discharge section is disposed on an extension line of a steel strip entry position on a hot-dip plating bath surface at one side in a steel strip width direction, and discharges a liquid metal for hot dipping. The suction section is disposed on the extension line on the hot-dip plating bath surface at another side in the steel strip width direction, and sucks in the liquid metal for hot dipping. The suction section is configured by a first suction portion and a second suction portion. The first suction portion and the second suction portion are disposed separated from each other at each side of the steel strip width direction extension line of the steel strip entry position on the hot-dip plating bath surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2016Publication date: December 27, 2018Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATIONInventors: Yusuke IRIE, Mikio KAWAMURA, Keisuke YOSHIDA
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Publication number: 20180371593Abstract: A steel according to one aspect of the present invention contains, in unit mass %, C: 0.10% to 0.25%, Si: 0.60% to 1.20%, Mn: 0.60% to 1.00%, P: 0.040% to 0.060%, S: 0.060% to 0.100%, Cr: 0.05% to 0.20%, Bi: 0.0001% to 0.0050%, N: 0.0020% to 0.0150%, V: 0% to 0.010%, Al: 0% to 0.0050%, Ti: 0% to 0.020%, Ca: 0% to 0.005%, Zr: 0% to 0.005%, Mg: 0% to 0.005%, and a remainder including Fe and impurities.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2016Publication date: December 27, 2018Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATIONInventors: Shinya TERAMOTO, Akira SHIGA
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Publication number: 20180369945Abstract: The present invention provides a consumable electrode type gas shield arc welding method for performing arc welding of two steel sheets using a welding torch having a consumable electrode. The consumable electrode type gas shield arc welding method includes performing arc welding while a shielding gas having an oxygen potential a which is indicated by the following Expression (1) and ranges from 1.5% to 5% is supplied from the welding torch toward the consumable electrode, and blowing an oxidation promotion gas having an oxygen potential ? which is indicated by the following Expression (2) and ranges from 15% to 50% at a flow velocity ranging from 1 to 3 m/sec over a weld bead and a weld toe portion which are formed by arc welding and are in a state of 700° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2017Publication date: December 27, 2018Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATIONInventors: Shinji KODAMA, Tasuku ZENIYA, Shoko OAMI, Masahiro MATSUBA
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Publication number: 20180371603Abstract: A steel according to an aspect of the present invention has a chemical composition within a predetermined range, in which a hardenability index Ceq ranges from greater than 7.5 to smaller than 44.0, a metallographic structure includes ferrite ranging from 85 to 100 area %, an average distance between sulfides, which are observed in a cross section parallel to a rolling direction of the steel and have an equivalent circle diameter ranging from 1 ?m or greater to smaller than 2 ?m, is shorter than 30.0 ?m, and a presence density of the sulfides, which are observed in the cross section parallel to the rolling direction of the steel and have an equivalent circle diameter ranging from 1 ?m or greater to smaller than 2 ?m, is 300 pieces/mm2 or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2016Publication date: December 27, 2018Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATIONInventors: Akira SHIGA, Manabu KUBOTA, Hajime HASEGAWA, Hideo MIZUKAMI
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Patent number: 10160058Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing electric resistance welded pipe, in which two across-opening-facing end parts (2a, 2b) of an open pipe (1) including an opening (2) extending in a running direction are melted by an induction current generated by an induction heating means and joined together at a join portion. The induction heating means includes a first induction coil (3), and the first induction coil (3) is disposed above the opening (2) so as not to encircle the outer circumference of the open pipe (1) and so that a primary current circuit is formed straddling the opening (2).Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2013Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshiaki Hirota
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Patent number: 10161023Abstract: A hot stamping steel material, which secures good hydrogen embrittlement resistance even when the steel sheet after hot stamping is subjected to processing leading to remaining of stress, such as piercing and which is easily practicable, wherein the steel sheet has the chemical composition of: C: 0.18 to 0.26%; Si: more than 0.02% and not more than 0.05%; Mn: 1.0 to 1.5%; P: 0.03% or less; S: 0.02% or less; Al: 0.001 to 0.5%; N: 0.1% or less; O: 0.001 to 0.02%; Cr: 0 to 2.0%; Mo: 0 to 1.0%; V: 0 to 0.5%; W: 0 to 0.5%; Ni: 0 to 5.0%; B: 0 to 0.01%; Ti: 0 to 0.5%; Nb: 0 to 0.5%; Cu: 0 to 1.0%; and balance: Fe and impurities, in terms of % by mass, the concentration of a Mn-containing inclusion is not less than 0.010% by mass and less than 0.25% by mass, and the number ratio of a Mn oxide to the inclusion having a maximum length of 1.0 to 4.0 ?m is 10.0% or more.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2013Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki Tanahashi, Toshimasa Tomokiyo
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Publication number: 20180363813Abstract: A threaded joint for steel pipe is provided that ensures good sealing performance and reduces crevice corrosion. A threaded joint includes a pin (10) and a box (20). The pin (10) includes a first shoulder surface (11), a first male thread (14), a second shoulder surface (18), and a second male thread (17). The box (20) includes a first shoulder surface (21), a first female thread (24), a second shoulder surface (28), and a second female thread (27). Supposing that the distance between the shoulder surfaces of the pin (10) is represented as Lpin and the distance between the shoulder surfaces of the box (20) is represented as Lbox, and the interference ?shld is defined by Equation (1) given below, then, the threaded joint is constructed such that Equations (2) and (3) given below are satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2016Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicants: Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation, Vallourec Oil and Gas FranceInventors: Keita INOSE, Masaaki SUGINO, Sadao DOUCHI
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Publication number: 20180361456Abstract: The following is provided based on the disclosure: a method of producing a molded product: including treating a metal sheet having a bcc structure and a surface that satisfies either of the following conditions (a) or (b); and molding the metal sheet to cause plane strain tensile deformation and biaxial tensile deformation and allowing at least one part of the metal sheet to have a sheet thickness decrease rate of from 10% to 30%: (a) an area fraction of crystal grains having a crystal orientation of 15° or less relative to a (001) plane parallel to a surface of the metal sheet is from 0.20 to 0.35; (b) the area fraction of crystal grains having a crystal orientation of 15° or less relative to a (001) plane parallel to a surface of the metal sheet is 0.45 or less, and the average crystal grain size thereof is 15 ?m or less; or a molded product that satisfies either of the conditions (a) or (b).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2016Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiro KUBO, Yoshiaki NAKAZAWA, Hiroshi YOSHIDA