Abstract: Provided is a high-Mn steel having excellent low-temperature toughness and excellent surface characteristics. A high-Mn steel comprises: a chemical composition containing, in mass %, C: 0.100 to 0.700%, Si: 0.05 to 1.00%, Mn: 20.0 to 35.0%, P: ?0.030%, S: ?0.0070%, Al: 0.010 to 0.070%, Cr: 0.50 to 5.00%, N: 0.0050 to 0.0500%, O: ?0.0050%, Ti: ?0.005%, and Nb: ?0.005%, with a balance consisting of Fe and inevitable impurities; and a microstructure having austenite as a matrix, wherein in the microstructure, a Mn concentration of a Mn-concentrated portion is 38.0% or less, and an average KAM value is 0.3 or more, yield stress is 400 MPa or more, absorbed energy vE?196 in a Charpy impact test at ?196° C. is 100 J or more, and percent brittle fracture is less than 10%.

Abstract: Provided are: a mechanical property measuring apparatus and method that can accurately measure a mechanical property through physical quantities; a substance manufacturing equipment and method that can improve the production yield rate. A mechanical property measuring apparatus (100) comprises: a physical quantity measuring unit (5) configured to measure a plurality of physical quantities of a measured object that includes a substance and a film on a surface of the substance; a classification processing unit (81) configured to select one of a plurality of calculation models (M1, M2, . . . , Mn) for calculating a mechanical property of the substance, based on at least two of the plurality of physical quantities measured; and a mechanical property calculating unit (82) configured to calculate the mechanical property of the substance using the calculation model selected by the classification processing unit (81) and the at least two of the plurality of physical quantities.

Abstract: Provided are: a mechanical property measuring apparatus and method that can accurately measure a mechanical property through physical quantities; a substance manufacturing equipment and method that can improve the production yield rate and high-quality substance. A mechanical property measuring apparatus (100) comprises: a physical quantity measuring unit (5) configured to measure a plurality of physical quantities of a measured object that includes a substance and a film on a surface of the substance; a mechanical property calculating unit (82) configured to calculate, using a plurality of calculation models each for calculating a mechanical property of the substance and at least two of the plurality of physical quantities measured, the mechanical property of the substance for each of the plurality of calculation models; and a selection processing unit (81) configured to select one mechanical property based on the at least two of the plurality of physical quantities.

Abstract: Provided are a mechanical property measuring apparatus and method that can accurately measure a mechanical property through physical quantities, etc. A mechanical property measuring apparatus (100) comprises: a physical quantity measuring unit (5) configured to measure a plurality of physical quantities of a measured object that includes a substance and a film on a surface of the substance; a calculation model generating unit (81) configured to select a plurality of pieces of learning data and generate a calculation model for calculating a mechanical property of the substance; and a mechanical property calculating unit (82) configured to calculate the mechanical property of the substance using the calculation model generated and at least two of the plurality of physical quantities, wherein the selection physical quantities include at least one physical quantity measured using a first measurement signal and at least one physical quantity measured using a second measurement signal.

Abstract: The steel of the present disclosure contains, in mass %, C: 0.100% to 0.700%, Si: 0.05% to 1.00%, Mn: 20.0% to 40.0%, P: ?0.030%, S: ?0.0050%, Al: 0.01% to 5.00%, Cr: 0.5% to 7.0%, N: 0.0050% to 0.0500%, O: ?0.0050%, Ti: ?0.005%, Nb: ?0.005%, and at least one selected from Ca: 0.0005% to 0.0100%, Mg: 0.0005% to 0.0100%, and REM: 0.0010% to 0.0200%, and has a microstructure with austenite as matrix, where an average grain size is 50 ?m or less, a cleanliness of sulfide inclusion is less than 1.0%, a yield strength is 400 MPa or more, and a percent brittle fracture after a Charpy impact test at ?269° C. is less than 5%.

Abstract: Provided is a solid wire for gas metal arc welding, which has a small amount of fume during welding and is suitable as a welding material for high Mn steel materials. The wire has a chemical composition containing, in mass %, C: 0.2% to 0.8%, Si: 0.15% to 0.90%, Mn: 17.0% to 28.0%, P: 0.03% or less, S: 0.03% or less, Ni: 0.01% to 10.00%, Cr: 0.4% to 4.0%, Mo: 0.01% to 3.50%, B: less than 0.0010%, and N: 0.12% or less, with the balance consisting of Fe and inevitable impurities. It may contain at least one selected from V, Ti, Nb, Cu, Al, Ca and REM, if necessary. The wire has excellent manufacturability, can significantly suppress the amount of fume generated during gas metal arc welding, and can easily manufacture a weld joint having high strength and excellent impact toughness at cryogenic temperatures.

Abstract: Provided is a high-Mn steel having excellent low-temperature toughness and excellent surface characteristics. A high-Mn steel comprises: a chemical composition containing, in mass %, C: 0.100 to 0.700%, Si: 0.05 to 1.00%, Mn: 20.0 to 35.0%, P: ?0.030%, S: ?0.0070%, Al: 0.010 to 0.070%, Cr: 0.50 to 5.00%, N: 0.0050 to 0.0500%, O: ?0.0050%, Ti: ?0.005%, and Nb: ?0.005%, with a balance consisting of Fe and inevitable impurities; and a microstructure having austenite as a matrix, wherein in the microstructure, a Mn concentration of a Mn-concentrated portion is 38.0% or less, and an average KAM value is 0.3 or more, yield stress is 400 MPa or more, absorbed energy vE?196 in a Charpy impact test at ?196° C. is 100 J or more, and percent brittle fracture is less than 10%.

Abstract: Provided is a high-Mn steel which not only has high strength and excellent low-temperature toughness but also has excellent CTOD property at low temperatures. The high-Mn steel has a chemical composition containing, in mass %, C: 0.10-0.70%, Si: 0.05-0.50%, Mn: 20-30%, P: 0.030% or less, S: 0.0070% or less, Al: 0.01-0.07%, Cr: 0.5-7.0%, Ni: 0.01% or more and less than 0.1%, Ca: 0.0005-0.0050%, N: 0.0050-0.0500%, O: 0.0050% or less, Ti: less than 0.0050%, and Nb: less than 0.0050%, the balance consisting of Fe and inevitable impurities, and a microstructure having austenite as a base phase, where the austenite has a grain size of 1 ?m or more and a standard deviation of 9 ?m or less.