Patents by Inventor Hironori KAMOSHIDA
Hironori KAMOSHIDA 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).
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Publication number: 20200131614Abstract: To provide a manufacturing process of a Ni based superalloy and a member of the Ni based superalloy which achieves both of excellent workability in a manufacturing step of the Ni based superalloy of the precipitation strengthening type which contains much amount of the gamma prime phase and excellent high temperature strength of the Ni based superalloy. The manufacturing process of a Ni based superalloy includes a step for working the Ni based superalloy softening material into a desired shape and a solution-aging step for obtaining a Ni based superalloy member. The composition of the Ni based superalloy contains, in mass %, 10% or more and 25% or less of Cr, 30% or less of Co, 3% or more and 9% or less of the total of Ti, Nb and Ta, 1% or more and 6% or less of Al, 10% or less of Fe, 10% or less of Mo, 8% or less of W, 0.03% or less of B, 0.1% or less of C, 0.08% or less of Zr, 2.0% or less of Hf, and 5.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2019Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: Atsuo Ota, Shinya Imano, Hironori Kamoshida
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Publication number: 20200048750Abstract: There are provided: an Ni-based alloy member including a ?? phase precipitation with 36 to 60 volume % and exhibiting a high durable temperature and good cold workability; a method for producing the member; an Ni-based alloy product to be used as a precursor of the member; and a method for producing the product. The Ni-based alloy product has a two-phase structure composed of a ? phase and a ?? phase being incoherent to the ? phase, the incoherent ?? phase being present at a ratio of 20 volume % or higher. The Ni-based alloy member produced by cold working the Ni-based alloy product and subsequently by conducting heat treatment comprises a ? phase and a ?? phase being coherent to the ? phase, the coherent ?? phase being present at a ratio of 36 to 60 volume %, and has a predetermined shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2019Publication date: February 13, 2020Inventors: Shinya IMANO, Hironori KAMOSHIDA
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Patent number: 10557189Abstract: To provide a manufacturing process of a Ni based superalloy and a member of the Ni based superalloy which achieves both of excellent workability in a manufacturing step of the Ni based superalloy of the precipitation strengthening type which contains much amount of the gamma prime phase and excellent high temperature strength of the Ni based superalloy. The manufacturing process of a Ni based superalloy includes a step for softening the Ni based superalloy and improving the workability, in which the step for softening the Ni based superalloy and improving the workability is a step for precipitating the gamma prime phase that is incoherent with a gamma phase that is a matrix by 20 vol % or more.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2015Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Atsuo Ota, Shinya Imano, Hironori Kamoshida
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Patent number: 10487384Abstract: There are provided: an Ni-based alloy member including a ?? phase precipitation with 36 to 60 volume % and exhibiting a high durable temperature and good cold workability; a method for producing the member; an Ni-based alloy product to be used as a precursor of the member; and a method for producing the product. The Ni-based alloy product has a two-phase structure composed of a ? phase and a ?? phase being incoherent to the ? phase, the incoherent ?? phase being present at a ratio of 20 volume % or higher. The Ni-based alloy member produced by cold working the Ni-based alloy product and subsequently by conducting heat treatment comprises a ? phase and a ?? phase being coherent to the ? phase, the coherent ?? phase being present at a ratio of 36 to 60 volume %, and has a predetermined shape.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2013Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Shinya Imano, Hironori Kamoshida
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Patent number: 10415423Abstract: Provided herein are an austenite steel that satisfies desirable strength and desirable castability at the same time, and an austenite steel casting using same. The austenite steel according to an embodiment of the present invention contains Ni: 25 to 50%, Nb: 3.8 to 6.0%, Zr: 0.5% or less, B: 0.001 to 0.05%, Cr: 12 to 25%, Ti: 1.6% or less, Mo: 4.8% or less, and W: 5.2% or less in mass %, and the balance Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein the parameter Ps represented by the following formula (1) satisfies Ps?38, Ps=8.3[Nb]?7.5[Ti]+2.4[Mo]+3.5[W]??formula (1), where [Nb], [Ti], [Mo], and [W] represent the contents of Nb, Ti, Mo, and W, respectively, in mass %.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2016Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Hironori Kamoshida, Shinya Imano, Masao Takeyama
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Publication number: 20170130603Abstract: Provided herein are an austenite steel that satisfies desirable strength and desirable castability at the same time, and an austenite steel casting using same. The austenite steel according to an embodiment of the present invention contains Ni: 25 to 50%, Nb: 3.8 to 6.0%, Zr: 0.5% or less, B: 0.001 to 0.05%, Cr: 12 to 25%, Ti: 1.6% or less, Mo: 4.8% or less, and W: 5.2% or less in mass %, and the balance Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein the parameter Ps represented by the following formula (1) satisfies Ps?38, Ps=8.3[Nb]?7.5[Ti]+2.4[Mo]+3.5[W]??formula (1), where [Nb], [Ti], [Mo], and [W] represent the contents of Nb, Ti, Mo, and W, respectively, in mass %.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2016Publication date: May 11, 2017Applicants: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD., Tokyo Institute of TechnologyInventors: Hironori KAMOSHIDA, Shinya IMANO, Masao TAKEYAMA
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Patent number: 9617856Abstract: An Ni base forged alloy is easy to make hot forging and miniaturization of crystal grains while excellent high-temperature strength and segregation property are compatible. The Ni base forged alloy has solid solution temperature of a precipitation strengthening phase lower than or equal to 970° C., difference in the solid solution temperature between a ?-phase and the precipitation strength phase larger than or equal to 50° C., Al of 0.5 to 1.0%, Cr of 17 to 21%, Fe of 17 to 19%, Nb of 4.5 to 5.5%, Ti of 0.8 to 1.3%, W of 3.0 to 6.0%, B of 0.001 to 0.03%, C of 0.001 to 0.1% and Mo of 1.0% or less in mass percentage [%] and remainder made of Ni and inevitable impurities.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2013Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Shibayama, Shinya Imano, Hironori Kamoshida, Hidetoshi Kuroki, Jun Sato
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Patent number: 9464343Abstract: To provide, in producing a large product through casting, a Ni-based alloy with a composition that minimizes variations in strength at different locations even when the solidification rate becomes slow and the amount of micro segregation increases. The Ni-based casting alloy of the present invention has a composition of, in mass %, 0.001% to 0.1% C, 15% to 23% Cr, 0% to 11.5% Mo, 3% to 18% W, 5 or less % Fe, 10 or less % Co, 0.4 or less % Ti, 0.4 or less % Al, and Nb and Ta (where 0.5%?Nb+Ta?4.15%), in which 7%?Mo+1/2W?13% is satisfied, and the composition also contains inevitable impurities and Ni.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2013Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Hironori Kamoshida, Shinya Imano, Kenichi Murata
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Patent number: 9457422Abstract: A heat resistant alloy member that maintains the creep strength and improves the fatigue characteristics is provided. The heat resistant alloy member according to the present invention includes a recrystallized structure layer including finer grains on the surface of the member than those inside of the member. The recrystallized structure layer is formed by forming a stirred layer by giving processing strain to the surface of the member using a friction stir processing, and applying recrystallization heat treatment to the stirred layer for recrystallization.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2012Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Hironori Kamoshida, Shinya Imano, Takehiko Yoshida, Seunghwan Park
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Publication number: 20160160334Abstract: There are provided: an Ni-based alloy member including a ?? phase precipitation with 36 to 60 volume % and exhibiting a high durable temperature and good cold workability; a method for producing the member; an Ni-based alloy product to be used as a precursor of the member; and a method for producing the product. The Ni-based alloy product has a two-phase structure composed of a ? phase and a ?? phase being incoherent to the ? phase, the incoherent ?? phase being present at a ratio of 20 volume % or higher. The Ni-based alloy member produced by cold working the Ni-based alloy product and subsequently by conducting heat treatment comprises a ? phase and a ?? phase being coherent to the ? phase, the coherent ?? phase being present at a ratio of 36 to 60 volume %, and has a predetermined shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2013Publication date: June 9, 2016Applicant: Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Shinya IMANO, Hironori KAMOSHIDA
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Publication number: 20150368774Abstract: To provide a manufacturing process of a Ni based superalloy and a member of the Ni based superalloy which achieves both of excellent workability in a manufacturing step of the Ni based superalloy of the precipitation strengthening type which contains much amount of the gamma prime phase and excellent high temperature strength of the Ni based superalloy. The manufacturing process of a Ni based superalloy includes a step for softening the Ni based superalloy and improving the workability, in which the step for softening the Ni based superalloy and improving the workability is a step for precipitating the gamma prime phase that is incoherent with a gamma phase that is a matrix by 20 vol % or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2015Publication date: December 24, 2015Inventors: Atsuo OTA, Shinya IMANO, Hironori KAMOSHIDA
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Publication number: 20140127525Abstract: To provide, in producing a large product through casting, a Ni-based alloy with a composition that minimizes variations in strength at different locations even when the solidification rate becomes slow and the amount of micro segregation increases. The Ni-based casting alloy of the present invention has a composition of, in mass %, 0.001% to 0.1% C, 15% to 23% Cr, 0% to 11.5% Mo, 3% to 18% W, 5 or less % Fe, 10 or less % Co, 0.4 or less % Ti, 0.4 or less % Al, and Nb and Ta (where 0.5%?Nb+Ta?4.15%), in which 7%?Mo+1/2W?13% is satisfied, and the composition also contains inevitable impurities and Ni.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2013Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: HITACHI, Ltd.Inventors: Hironori KAMOSHIDA, Shinya IMANO, Kenichi MURATA
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Publication number: 20140064981Abstract: An Ni base forged alloy is easy to make hot forging and miniaturization of crystal grains while excellent high-temperature strength and segregation property are compatible. The Ni base forged alloy has solid solution temperature of a precipitation strengthening phase lower than or equal to 970° C., difference in the solid solution temperature between a ?-phase and the precipitation strength phase larger than or equal to 50° C., Al of 0.5 to 1.0%, Cr of 17 to 21%, Fe of 17 to 19%, Nb of 4.5 to 5.5%, Ti of 0.8 to 1.3%, W of 3.0 to 6.0%, B of 0.001 to 0.03%, C of 0.001 to 0.1% and Mo of 1.0% or less in mass percentage [%] and remainder made of Ni and inevitable impurities.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Takashi SHIBAYAMA, Shinya IMANO, Hironori KAMOSHIDA, Hidetoshi KUROKI, Jun SATO
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Publication number: 20140064982Abstract: An Ni base alloy uses GTD-111 as a base to improve high-temperature strength while maintaining the weldability and corrosion resistance and a gas turbine blade utilizes the Ni base alloy. The Ni base alloy contains Al of 2.5 to 3.5%, Co of 1.5 to 5.5%, Cr of 11.8 to 13.8%, Mo of 0.4 to 1.4%, Ta of 3.0 to 5.0%, Ti of 5.1 to 6.1%, W of 3.3 to 4.3%, B of 0.01 to 0.02%, C of 0.08 to 0.12% in mass % and remainder containing Ni and inevitable impurities and does not substantially contain Nb.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Takashi SHIBAYAMA, Shinya IMANO, Hironori KAMOSHIDA
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Patent number: 8656723Abstract: An operation control method for a gas turbine includes making a molten salt map of molten salt for causing high-temperature corrosion on high-temperature components of the turbine due to impurities using a thermodynamic equilibrium calculation on the basis of the impurities contained in low-quality fuel and operation data of the gas turbine, indicating a surface temperature and a pressure of the high-temperature components of the turbine on the molten salt map , predicting a lifetime of the high-temperature components of the gas turbine by estimating a corrosion rate thereof, and controlling the flow rate of the low-quality fuel supplied to a combustor so that an area of surface temperature and pressure regions of the high-temperature components superposing on the region of molten salt in the liquid phase on the molten salt map is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2009Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Haruyama, Hideki Tamaki, Yoshitaka Kojima, Hironori Kamoshida
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Publication number: 20130052474Abstract: A Ni-base alloy large-size member comprises a base material having strip-shaped carbide segregation, and a homogeneous modified layer formed on a welding groove surface by treatment using Friction stir processing and solution treatment. In addition, a Ni-base alloy welded structure is manufactured by welding the Ni-base alloy large-size member with other member constituting the Ni-base alloy welded structure, such as a member formed of ferrite steel or another Ni-base alloy large-size member under the condition that weld penetration depth is shallower than the thickness of the modified layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2012Publication date: February 28, 2013Inventors: Shinya IMANO, Hironori Kamoshida, Satoshi Hirano, Park Seunghwan, Takehiko Yoshida
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Publication number: 20120325380Abstract: A heat resistant alloy member that maintains the creep strength and improves the fatigue characteristics is provided. The heat resistant alloy member according to the present invention includes a recrystallized structure layer including finer grains on the surface of the member than those inside of the member. The recrystallized structure layer is formed by forming a stirred layer by giving processing strain to the surface of the member using a friction stir processing, and applying recrystallization heat treatment to the stirred layer for recrystallization.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2012Publication date: December 27, 2012Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Hironori KAMOSHIDA, Shinya IMANO, Takehiko YOSHIDA, Seunghwan PARK
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Publication number: 20120183410Abstract: It is an objective of the present invention to provide an effective use of the friction stir processing (FSP) technology for Ti-alloy turbine blades with a long radial length, and provide a Ti-alloy turbine blade having both high erosion resistance and high long term reliability. There is provided a turbine blade made of an ?-? titanium alloy having an average Vickers hardness of 320 Hv or less, the turbine blade having a leading edge, in which: the turbine blade includes, at the leading edge thereof, a first hardened surface region having a thickness of from 0.5 to 3.0 mm and having an average Vickers hardness of 340 Hv or more; and the first hardened surface region is formed by friction stir processing a surface region of the leading edge of the turbine blade.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2011Publication date: July 19, 2012Inventors: Shinya IMANO, Hironori Kamoshida, Satoshi Hirano, Kenichi Murata, Seunghwan Park, Kunio Asai, Takehiko Yoshida
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Publication number: 20120102966Abstract: An operation control method for a gas turbine comprising the steps of: making a molten salt map in a liquid phase state by calculating a dew point and a solidus temperature of molten salt for causing high-temperature corrosion on high-temperature components of the turbine due to impurities using a thermodynamic equilibrium calculation on the basis of the impurities contained in low-quality fuel and operation data of the gas turbine, indicating a surface temperature and a pressure of the high-temperature components of the turbine on the molten salt map to determine a superposition state thereof on a region of molten salt in a liquid phase, predicting a lifetime of the high-temperature components of the gas turbine by estimating a corrosion rate thereof, and controlling the flow rate of the low-quality fuel supplied to a combustor on the basis of the prediction of the lifetime of the high-temperature components so that an area of surface temperature and pressure regions of the high-temperature components superpType: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2009Publication date: May 3, 2012Inventors: Hiroshi Haruyama, Hideki Tamaki, Yoshitaka Kojima, Hironori Kamoshida
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Publication number: 20100193083Abstract: A hydrogen-resistant high strength material made of a Ni-based alloy or an Fe—Ni-based alloy includes an aged portion and a hydrogen embrittlement suppressing layer that is to be exposed to hydrogen. The hydrogen embrittlement suppressing layer has a hydrogen embrittlement index of not less than 0.9, wherein the hydrogen embrittlement index is defined as a ratio of an elongation after hydrogen charging in relation to an elongation before hydrogen charging. The aged portion has a tensile strength exceeding 1000 MPa.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2010Publication date: August 5, 2010Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Hironori KAMOSHIDA, Shinya IMANO