Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Semba

Hiroyuki Semba 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).

  • Publication number: 20210292876
    Abstract: There is provided an austenitic heat resistant alloy including a chemical composition that contains, in mass percent: C: 0.04 to 0.18%, Si: 1.5% or less; Mn: 2.0% or less, P: 0.020% or less, S: 0.030% or less, Cu: 0.10% or less, Ni: 20.0 to 30.0%, Cr: 21.0 to 24.0%, Mo: 1.0 to 2.0%, Nb: 0.10 to 0.40%, Ti: 0.20% or less, Al: 0.05% or less, N: 0.10 to 0.35%, and B: 0.0015 to 0.005%, with the balance: Fe and impurities, the austenitic heat resistant alloy satisfying [P+6B?0.040].
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Shinnosuke Kurihara, Hiroyuki Semba, Hirokazu Okada, Junichi Higuchi, Katsuki Tanaka, Takahiro Osuki
  • Publication number: 20200325565
    Abstract: An austenitic heat-resistant steel weld metal with low high-temperature cracking susceptibility and good creep strength is provided. The austenitic heat-resistant steel weld metal has a chemical composition of, in mass %: 0.06% -0.14% C; 0.1%-0.6%Si; 0.1%-1.8%Mn; up to 0.025% P; up to 0.003% S; 25%-35% Ni; 20%-24% Cr; more than 4.5% and up to 7.5% W; 0.05%-0.5% Nb; 0.05%-0.4% V; 0.1%-0.35% N; up to 0.08% Al; up to 0.08% O; and 0.0005 to 0.005% B, fn1 expressed by the following Equation (1) being not less than 10: fn1=10(Nb+V)+1.5W+20N+1500B?25Si ??(1), where, for Nb, V, W, N, B and Si in Equation (1), the contents of the named elements in mass % are substituted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Shinnosuke KURIHARA, Hiroyuki HIRATA, Hiroyuki SEMBA, Kana JOTOKU
  • Publication number: 20200232081
    Abstract: Provided is an austenitic heat resistant alloy having a chemical composition consisting of, in mass %: C: 0.02 to 0.12%; Si: 2.0% or less; Mn: 3.0% or less; P: 0.030% or less; S: 0.015% or less; Cr: 20.0% or more and less than 28.0%; Ni: more than 35.0% and 55.0% or less; Co: 0 to 20.0%; W: 4.0 to 10.0%; Ti: 0.01 to 0.50%; Nb: 0.01 to 1.0%; Mo: less than 0.50%; Cu: less than 0.50%; Al: 0.30% or less; N: less than 0.10%; Mg: 0 to 0.05%; Ca: 0 to 0.05%; REM: 0 to 0.50%; V: 0 to 1.5%; B: 0 to 0.01%; Zr: 0 to 0.10%; Hf: 0 to 1.0%; Ta: 0 to 8.0%; Re: 0 to 8.0%; and the balance: Fe and impurities, wherein a shortest distance from a center portion to an outer surface portion of a cross section of the alloy is 40 mm or more, the cross section being perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the alloy, an austenite grain size number at the outer surface portion is ?2.0 to 4.0, an amount of Cr which is present as a precipitate satisfies [CrPB/CrPS?10.0], and [YSS/YSB?1.5] and [TSS/TSB?1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Semba, Hirokazu Okada, Mitsuru Yoshizawa, Toshihide Ono
  • Publication number: 20200010931
    Abstract: A Ni-based heat resistant alloy of the present invention contains predetermined amounts of C, Si, Mn, P, S, N, O, Ni, Co, Cr, Mo, W, B, Al, Ti, Nb, REM, Mg, Ca, and the balance of Fe and impurities, wherein [0.1?Mo+W?12.0], [1.0?4×Al+2×Ti+Nb?12.0], and [P+0.2×Cr×B<0.035] are satisfied, a shortest distance from a center portion to an outer surface portion of a cross section of an alloy member is 40 mm or more, the cross section being perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the alloy member, an austenite grain size number at the outer surface portion is ?2.0 to 4.0, a total content of Al, Ti and Nb which are present as precipitates obtained by extraction residue analysis satisfies [(Al+Ti+Nb)PB/(Al+Ti+Nb)PS?10.0], and [YSS/YSB?1.5] and [TSS/TSB?1.2] are satisfied at a normal temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Semba, Tomoaki Hamaguchi, Shinnosuke Kurihara
  • Patent number: 10519533
    Abstract: A high Cr austenitic stainless steel with a chemical composition consisting of in terms of % by mass, 0.03 to 0.12% of C, 0.10 to 1.00% of Si, 0.10 to 3.00% of Mn, 0.030% or less of P, 0.020% or less of S, 21.50 to 28.00% of Cr, more than 26.00 and not more than 35.00% of Ni, more than 2.00 and not more than 5.00% of W, 0.80% or less of Co, 0.01 to 0.70% of V, 0.15 to 1.00% of Nb, 0.001 to 0.040% of Al, 0.0001 to 0.0100% of B, 0.010 to 0.400% of N, 0.001 to 0.200% of Zr, 0.001 to 0.200% of Nd, 0.001 to 0.200% of Ta, 0.020 to 0.200% of Ta+0.8Nd+0.5Zr, 0.025% or less of Ti+Sn+Sb+Pb+As+Bi, 0.0090% or less of O, and a remainder consisting of Fe and impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsuro Iseda, Hiroyuki Semba, Hirokazu Okada, Hiroyuki Hirata, Toshihide Ono, Katsuki Tanaka, Tomoaki Hamaguchi, Kana Jotoku
  • Patent number: 10266909
    Abstract: There is provided an austenitic stainless steel for high-pressure hydrogen gas consisting, by mass percent, of C: 0.10% or less, Si: 1.0% or less, Mn: 3% or more to less than 7%, Cr: 15 to 30%, Ni: 10% or more to less than 17%, Al: 0.10% or less, N: 0.10 to 0.50%, and at least one kind of V: 0.01 to 1.0% and Nb: 0.01 to 0.50%, the balance being Fe and impurities, wherein in the impurities, the P content is 0.050% or less and the S content is 0.050% or less, the tensile strength is 800 MPa or higher, the grain size number (ASTM E112) is No. 8 or higher, and alloy carbo-nitrides having a maximum diameter of 50 to 1000 nm are contained in the number of 0.4/?m2 or larger in cross section observation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiko Omura, Jun Nakamura, Hirokazu Okada, Hiroyuki Semba, Yusaku Tomio, Hiroyuki Hirata, Masaaki Igarashi, Kazuhiro Ogawa, Masaaki Terunuma
  • Patent number: 10260125
    Abstract: There is provided an austenitic stainless steel for high-pressure hydrogen gas consisting, by mass percent, of C: 0.10% or less, Si: 1.0% or less, Mn: 3% or more to less than 7%, Cr: 15 to 30%, Ni: 10% or more to less than 17%, Al: 0.10% or less, N: 0.10 to 0.50%, and at least one kind of V: 0.01 to 1.0% and Nb: 0.01 to 0.50%, the balance being Fe and impurities, wherein in the impurities, the P content is 0.050% or less and the S content is 0.050% or less, the tensile strength is 800 MPa or higher, the grain size number (ASTM E112) is No. 8 or higher, and alloy carbo-nitrides having a maximum diameter of 50 to 1000 nm are contained in the number of 0.4/?m2 or larger in cross section observation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiko Omura, Jun Nakamura, Hirokazu Okada, Hiroyuki Semba, Yusaku Tomio, Hiroyuki Hirata, Masaaki Igarashi, Kazuhiro Ogawa, Masaaki Terunuma
  • Publication number: 20180216215
    Abstract: An austenitic heat-resistant alloy has a chemical composition of, in mass %: 0.04 to 0.14% C; 0.05 to 1% Si; 0.5 to 2.5% Mn; up to 0.03% P; less than 0.001% S; 23 to 32% Ni; 20 to 25% Cr 1 to 5% W; 0.1 to 0.6% Nb; 0.1 to 0.6% V; 0.1 to 0.3% N; 0.0005 to 0.01% B; 0.001 to 0.02% Sn; up to 0.03% AI; up to 0.02% 0; 0 to 0.5% Ti; 0 to 2% Co; 0 to 4% Cu; 0 to 4% Mo; 0 to 0.02% Ca; 0 to 0.02% Mg; 0 to 0.2% REM; and the balance being Fe and impurities. The alloy microstructure has a grain size number in accordance with ASTM E112 of 2.0 or more and less than 7.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Hiroyuki HIRATA, Hiroyuki SEMBA, Kana JOTOKU, Atsuro ISEDA, Toshihide ONO, Katsuki TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20180142334
    Abstract: A high Cr austenitic stainless steel with a chemical composition consisting of in terms of % by mass, 0.03 to 0.12% of C, 0.10 to 1.00% of Si, 0.10 to 3.00% of Mn, 0.030% or less of P, 0.020% or less of S, 21.50 to 28.00% of Cr, more than 26.00 and not more than 35.00% of Ni, more than 2.00 and not more than 5.00% of W, 0.80% or less of Co, 0.01 to 0.70% of V, 0.15 to 1.00% of Nb, 0.001 to 0.040% of Al, 0.0001 to 0.0100% of B, 0.010 to 0.400% of N, 0.001 to 0.200% of Zr, 0.001 to 0.200% of Nd, 0.001 to 0.200% of Ta, 0.020 to 0.200% of Ta+0.8Nd+0.5Zr, 0.025% or less of Ti+Sn+Sb+Pb+As+Bi, 0.0090% or less of O, and a remainder consisting of Fe and impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsuro ISEDA, Hiroyuki SEMBA, Hirokazu OKADA, Hiroyuki HIRATA, Toshihide ONO, Katsuki TANAKA, Tomoaki HAMAGUCHI, Kana JOTOKU
  • Patent number: 9932655
    Abstract: A Ni-based alloy includes, as a chemical composition, C, Si, Mn, Cr, Mo, Co, Al, Ti, B, P, S, and a balance consisting of Ni and impurities. The average grain size d is 10 ?m to 300 ?m, when the average grain size d is an average grain size in unit of ?m of a ? phase included in a metallographic structure of the Ni-based alloy. Precipitates with a major axis of 100 nm or more are absent in the metallographic structure. An area fraction ? is f2 or more, when the area fraction ? and the f2 are expressed by using the average grain size d and amounts in mass % of each element in the chemical composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoaki Hamaguchi, Hiroyuki Semba, Hirokazu Okada
  • Publication number: 20170268085
    Abstract: An austenitic stainless steel with a chemical composition including in terms of mass %: 0.05 to 0.13% of C, 0.10 to 1.00% of Si, 0.10 to 3.00% of Mn, 0.040% or less of P, 0.020% or less of S, 17.00 to 19.00% of Cr, 12.00 to 15.00% of Ni, 2.00 to 4.00% of Cu, 0.01 to 2.00% of Mo, 2.00 to 5.00% of W, 2.50 to 5.00% of 2Mo+W, 0.01 to 0.40% of V, 0.05 to 0.50% of Ti, 0.15 to 0.70% of Nb, 0.001 to 0.040% of Al, 0.0010 to 0.0100% of B, 0.0010 to 0.0100% of N, 0.001 to 0.20% of Nd, 0.002% or less of Zr, 0.001% or less of Bi, 0.010% or less of Sn, 0.010% or less of Sb, 0.001% or less of Pb, 0.001% or less of As, 0.020% or less of Zr+Bi+Sn+Sb+Pb+As, 0.0090% or less of O, and a remainder including Fe and impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsuro ISEDA, Hirokazu OKADA, Hiroyuki SEMBA, Hiroyuki HIRATA, Tomoaki HAMAGUCHI, Kana JOTOKU, Toshihide ONO, Katsuki TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20160304983
    Abstract: There is provided an austenitic stainless steel for high-pressure hydrogen gas consisting, by mass percent, of C: 0.10% or less, Si: 1.0% or less, Mn: 3% or more to less than 7%, Cr: 15 to 30%, Ni: 10% or more to less than 17%, Al: 0.10% or less, N: 0.10 to 0.50%, and at least one kind of V: 0.01 to 1.0% and Nb; 0.01 to 0.50%, the balance being Fe and impurities, wherein in the impurities, the P content is 0.050% or less and the S content is 0.050% or less, the tensile strength is 800 MPa or higher, the grain size number (ASTM E112) is No. 8 or higher, and alloy carbo-nitrides having a maximum diameter of 50 to 1000 nm are contained in the number of 0.4/?m2 or larger in cross section observation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Tomohiko OMURA, Jun Nakamura, Hirokazu Okada, Hiroyuki Semba, Yusaku Tomio, Hiroyuki Hirata, Masaaki Igarashi, Kazuhiro Ogawa, Masaaki Terunuma
  • Patent number: 9328403
    Abstract: A Ni-based heat resistant alloy as pipe, plate, rod, forgings and the like consists of C?0.15%, Si?2%, Mn?3%, P?0.03%, S?0.01%, Cr: 15% or more and less than 28%, Mo: 3 to 15%, Co: more than 5% and not more than 25%, Al: 0.2 to 2%, Ti: 0.2% to 3%, Nd: fn to 0.08%, and O?0.4Nd, further containing, as necessary, at least one kind of Nb, W, B, Zr, Hf, Mg, Ca, Y, La, Ce, Ta, Re and Fe of specific amounts, the balance being Ni and impurities, wherein, fn=1.7×10?5d+0.05{(Al/26.98)+(Ti/47.88)+(Nb/92.91)}. In the formula, d denotes an average grain size (?m), and each element symbol denotes the content (mass %) of that element. If the alloy contains W, Mo+(W/2)?15% holds. The alloy has improved ductility after long-term use at high temperatures, and cracking due to welding can be avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Semba, Hirokazu Okada, Hiroyuki Hirata, Mitsuru Yoshizawa, Atsuro Iseda
  • Publication number: 20150159241
    Abstract: A Ni-based alloy includes, as a chemical composition, C, Si, Mn, Cr, Mo, Co, Al, Ti, B, P, S, and a balance consisting of Ni and impurities. The average grain size d is 10 ?m to 300 ?m, when the average grain size d is an average grain size in unit of ?m of a ? phase included in a metallographic structure of the Ni-based alloy. Precipitates with a major axis of 100 nm or more are absent in the metallographic structure. An area fraction ? is f2 or more, when the area fraction ? and the f2 are expressed by using the average grain size d and amounts in mass% of each element in the chemical composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Tomoaki Hamaguchi, Hiroyuki Semba, Hirokazu Okada
  • Publication number: 20140234155
    Abstract: A Ni-based heat resistant alloy as pipe, plate, rod, forgings and the like consists of C?0.15%, Si?2%, Mn?3%, P?0.03%, S?0.01%, Cr: 15% or more and less than 28%, Mo: 3 to 15%, Co: more than 5% and not more than 25%, Al: 0.2 to 2%, Ti: 0.2% to 3%, Nd: fn to 0.08%, and O?0.4Nd, further containing, as necessary, at least one kind of Nb, W, B, Zr, Hf, Mg, Ca, Y, La, Ce, Ta, Re and Fe of specific amounts, the balance being Ni and impurities, wherein, fn=1.7×10?5d+0.05{(Al/26.98)+(Ti/47.88)+(Nb/92.91)}. In the formula, d denotes an average grain size (?m), and each element symbol denotes the content (mass %) of that element. If the alloy contains W, Mo+(W/2)?15% holds. The alloy has improved ductility after long-term use at high temperatures, and cracking due to welding can be avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Semba, Hirokazu Okada, Hiroyuki Hirata, Mitsuru Yoshizawa, Atsuro Iseda
  • Patent number: 8808473
    Abstract: An austenitic heat resistant alloy includes, by mass percent, C: 0.15% or less, Si: 2% or less, Mn: 3% or less, Ni: 40 to 60%, Co: 10.14 to 25%, Cr: 15% or more and less than 28%, either one or both of Mo: 12% or less and W: less than 0.05%, the total content thereof being 0.1 to 12%, Nd: 0.001 to 0.1%, B: 0.0005 to 0.006%, N: 0.03% or less, O: 0.03% or less, at least one selected from Al: 1.36% or less, Ti: 3% or less, and Nb: 3% or less, and the balance being Fe and impurities. The contents of P and S in the impurities are P: 0.03% or less and S: 0.01% or less. The alloy satisfies 1?4×Al+2×Ti+Nb?12 and P+0.2×Cr×B?0.035, where an element in the Formulas represents the content by mass percent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hirata, Hirokazu Okada, Hiroyuki Semba, Kazuhiro Ogawa, Atsuro Iseda, Mitsuru Yoshizawa
  • Patent number: 8801876
    Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] A Ni-based alloy product consisting of, by mass percent, C: 0.03 to 0.10%, Si: 0.05 to 1.0%, Mn: 0.1 to 1.5%, Sol.Al: 0.0005 to 0.04%, Fe: 20 to 30%, Cr: not less than 21.0% and less than 25.0%, W: exceeding 6.0% and not more than 9.0%, Ti: 0.05 to 0.2%, Nb: 0.05 to 0.35%, and B: 0.0005 to 0.006%, the balance being Ni and impurities, the impurities being P: 0.03% or less, S: 0.01% or less, N: less than 0.010%, Mo: less than 0.5%, and Co: 0.8% or less, wherein a value of effective B (Beff) defined by the formula, Beff (%)=B?(11/14)×N+(11/48)×Ti, is 0.0050 to 0.0300%, and the rupture elongation in a tensile test at 700° C. and at a strain rate of 10?6/sec is 20% or more. This alloy may contain one or more kinds of Cu, Ta, Zr, Mg, Ca, REM, and Pd.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
    Inventors: Atsuro Iseda, Hiroyuki Hirata, Hirokazu Okada, Hiroyuki Semba
  • Patent number: 8801877
    Abstract: An austenitic heat resistant alloy, which comprises by mass percent, C: over 0.02 to 0.15%, Si?2%, Mn?3%, P?0.03%, S?0.01%, Cr: 28 to 38%, Ni: over 40 to 60%, Co?20% (including 0%), W over 3 to 15%, Ti: 0.05 to 1.0%, Zr: 0.005 to 0.2%, Al: 0.01 to 0.3%, N?0.02%, and Mo<0.5%, with the balance being Fe and impurities, in which the following formulas (1) to (3) are satisfied has high creep rupture strength and high toughness after a long period of use at a high temperature, and further it is excellent in hot workability. This austenitic heat resistant alloy may contain a specific amount of one or more elements selected from Nb, V, Hf, B, Mg, Ca, Y, La, Ce, Nd, Sc, Ta, Re, Ir, Pd, Pt and Ag. P?3/{200(Ti+8.5×Zr)} . . . (1), 1.35×Cr?Ni+Co?1.85×Cr . . . (2), Al?1.5×Zr . . . (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Semba, Hirokazu Okada, Masaaki Igarashi
  • Patent number: 8696835
    Abstract: An austenitic stainless steel for use in a hydrogen gas atmosphere comprises, in mass %, C: 0.10% or less, Si: 1.0% or less, Mn: 0.01 to 30%, P: 0.040% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Cr: 15 to 30%, Ni: 5.0 to 30%, Al: 0.10% or less, N: 0.001 to 0.30% with the balance Fe and inevitable impurities. An X-ray (111) integration intensity of a cross section along the direction rectangular to the working direction is five times that in a random direction or less, and the X-ray integration intensity ratio of a cross section along the working direction satisfies I(220)/I(111)?10. The high strength steel can also contain one or more of the groups of Mo and W; V, Nb, Ta, Ti, Zr and Hf; B; Cu and Co; Mg, Ca, La, Ce, Y, Sm, Pr and Nd.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Semba, Masaaki Igarashi, Tomohiko Omura, Mitsuo Miyahara, Kazuhiko Ogawa
  • Patent number: 8663400
    Abstract: Provided is a low alloy steel for high-pressure hydrogen gas environments, which contains, by mass percent, C: 0.15 to 0.60%, Si: 0.05 to 0.5%, Mn: 0.05 to 3.0%, P: not more than 0.025%, S: not more than 0.010%, Al: 0.005 to 0.10%, Mo: 0.5 to 3.0%, V: 0.05 to 0.30%, O (oxygen): not more than 0.01%, N: not more than 0.03%, and the balance Fe and impurities, and has tensile strength of not less than 900 MPa. This low alloy steel desirably contains B of 0.0003 to 0.003%, but in this case, N is limited to not more than 0.010%. It is desirable to contain at least one among Cr, Nb, Ti, Zr, and Ca. The contents of Mo and V desirably satisfy the following formula (1): [Mo(%)]·[V(%)]0.2?0.32??(1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohiko Omura, Mitsuo Miyahara, Hiroyuki Semba, Masaaki Igarashi