Patents by Inventor Kentarou HIRATA

Kentarou HIRATA 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).

  • Patent number: 12221669
    Abstract: A hot-rolled steel sheet which has excellent rigidity along with high strength, excellent workability, and excellent LME resistance is provided. A hot-rolled steel sheet of the present embodiment consists of, in mass %, C: 0.040 to 0.120%, Si: 0.01 to 0.60%, Mn: 0.50 to 1.50%, P: 0.025% or less, S: 0.010% or less, Al: 0.010 to 0.070%, N: 0.0070% or less, Ti: 0.055 to 0.200%, and B: 0.0010 to 0.0050%, with the balance being Fe and impurities. In the microstructure of the hot-rolled steel sheet, an area fraction of bainitic ferrite is 85% or more and the dislocation density is 8.0×1013 to 100.0×1013/m2. The average equivalent circular diameter of Ti carbides in the hot-rolled steel sheet is 10 nm or less, and the average equivalent circular diameter of grains of the bainitic ferrite is 15 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kentarou Hirata, Masaharu Oka, Masahito Sakaki, Mamoru Saito
  • Publication number: 20240425945
    Abstract: A hot-rolled steel sheet which has excellent rigidity along with high strength, excellent workability, and excellent LME resistance is provided. A hot-rolled steel sheet of the present embodiment consists of, in mass %, C: 0.040 to 0.120%, Si: 0.01 to 0.60%, Mn: 0.50 to 1.50%, P: 0.025% or less, S: 0.010% or less, Al: 0.010 to 0.070%, N: 0.0070% or less, Ti: 0.055 to 0.200%, and B: 0.0010 to 0.0050%, with the balance being Fe and impurities. In the microstructure of the hot-rolled steel sheet, an area fraction of bainitic ferrite is 85% or more and the dislocation density is 8.0×1013 to 100.0×1013/m2. The average equivalent circular diameter of Ti carbides in the hot-rolled steel sheet is 10 nm or less, and the average equivalent circular diameter of grains of the bainitic ferrite is 15 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kentarou HIRATA, Masaharu OKA, Masahito SAKAKI, Mamoru SAITO
  • Patent number: 10266910
    Abstract: A steel sheet hot-dip coated with a Zn—Al—Mg-based system, wherein the steel sheet material has a predetermined chemical composition; a Ti/C equivalent ratio represented by Formula (1) described in the specification is 0.4 to 1.5; a bainitic ferrite single phase or a phase including a bainitic ferrite phase and a ferrite phase exists as a main phase; the area ratio of a hard second phase and cementite is 3% or less; the ratio of small-angle boundaries with a difference in crystal orientation of 2° to 15° is 30% to 75%; and Ti-containing carbides having an average particle size of 20 nm or less are dispersed and precipitated and a method of manufacturing thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: NISSHIN STEEL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kentarou Hirata, Shinya Uesugi, Yukio Katagiri, Masaaki Uranaka, Tomoharu Shigetomi
  • Publication number: 20160319386
    Abstract: A steel sheet hot-dip coated with a Zn—Al—Mg-based system, wherein the steel sheet material has a predetermined chemical composition; a Ti/C equivalent ratio represented by Formula (1) described in the specification is 0.4 to 1.5; a bainitic ferrite single phase or a phase including a bainitic ferrite phase and a ferrite phase exists as a main phase; the area ratio of a hard second phase and cementite is 3% or less; the ratio of small-angle boundaries with a difference in crystal orientation of 2° to 15° is 30% to 75%; and Ti-containing carbides having an average particle size of 20 nm or less are dispersed and precipitated and a method of manufacturing thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: Nisshin Steel Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kentarou HIRATA, Shinya UESUGI, Yukio KATAGIRI, Masaaki URANAKA, Tomoharu SHIGETOMI