Patents by Inventor Norifumi Kochi

Norifumi Kochi 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: 11555232
    Abstract: To provide an austenitic stainless steel material having a high creep strength and a high creep ductility even in a high-temperature environment at 800° C. or more. An austenitic stainless steel material according to the present disclosure has a chemical composition that includes, in mass %: C: 0.060% or less; Si: 1.0% or less; Mn: 2.00% or less; P: 0.0010 to 0.0400%; S: 0.010% or less; Cr: 10 to 25%; Ni: 25 to 45%; Nb: 0.2 to 2.0%; W: 2.5 to 6.0%; B: 0.0010 to 0.0100%: Al: 2.5 to 4.5%; and the balance being Fe and impurities, and satisfies Formulae (1) and (2), and the sum of the content of dissolved Nb and the content of dissolved W is 3.2 mass % or more. (W/184+Nb/93)/(C/12)?5.5??(1) (W/184+Nb/93)/(B/11)?450??(2) In Formulae (1) and (2), the content in mass % of the corresponding element is substituted for each symbol of element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nao Otaki, Norifumi Kochi, Takahiro Izawa, Naoki Sawawatari
  • Publication number: 20210254201
    Abstract: To provide an austenitic stainless steel material having a high creep strength and a high creep ductility even in a high-temperature environment at 800° C. or more. An austenitic stainless steel material according to the present disclosure has a chemical composition that includes, in mass %: C: 0.060% or less; Si: 1.0% or less; Mn: 2.00% or less; P: 0.0010 to 0.0400%; S: 0.010% or less; Cr: 10 to 25%; Ni: 25 to 45%; Nb: 0.2 to 2.0%; W: 2.5 to 6.0%; B: 0.0010 to 0.0100%: Al: 2.5 to 4.5%; and the balance being Fe and impurities, and satisfies Formulae (1) and (2), and the sum of the content of dissolved Nb and the content of dissolved W is 3.2 mass % or more. (W/184+Nb/93)/(C/12)?5.5??(1) (W/184+Nb/93)/(B/11)?450??(2) In Formulae (1) and (2), the content in mass % of the corresponding element is substituted for each symbol of element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Nao OTAKI, Norifumi KOCHI, Takahiro IZAWA, Naoki SAWAWATARI
  • Publication number: 20210062314
    Abstract: There is provided an austenitic heat resistant alloy having a chemical composition that contains, in mass percent: C: 0.03 to 0.25%, Si: 0.01 to 2.0%, Mn: 0.10 to 0.50%, P: 0.030% or less, S: 0.010% or less, Cr: 13.0 to 30.0%, Ni: 25.0 to 45.0%, Al: 2.5 to 4.5%, Nb: 0.01 to 2.00%, N: 0.05% or less, Ti: 0 to 0.20%, W: 0 to 6.0%, Mo: 0 to 4.0%, Zr: 0 to 0.10%, B: 0 to 0.0100%, Cu: 0 to 5.0%, REM: 0 to 0.10%, Ca: 0 to 0.050%, Mg: 0 to 0.050%, and the balance: Fe and impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke UGAWA, Norifumi KOCHI, Takahiro IZAWA
  • Publication number: 20190127832
    Abstract: Provided is an austenitic stainless steel having excellent anti-carburizing properties even in a high temperature carburizing environment, and an excellent hot workability in its production. The austenitic stainless steel according to the present embodiment includes a chemical composition consisting of, in mass percent, C: 0.03 to less than 0.25%, Si: 0.01 to 2.0%, Mn: 2.0% or less, Cr: 10 to less than 22%, Ni: more than 30.0% to 40.0%, Al: more than 2.5% to less than 4.5%, Nb: 0.01 to 3.5%, Ca: 0.0005 to 0.05%, Mg: 0.0005 to 0.05%, and N: 0.03% or less, with the balance being Fe and impurities. In the austenitic stainless steel, a Cr concentration CCrz,23 n its outer layer and an Al concentration CAln the outer layer satisfy Formula (1) for a Cr concentration CCr in an other-than-outer-layer region and an Al concentration CAl in the other-than-outer-layer region. 0.40?(CCrCCr/CAl)?0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Norifumi Kochi, Yoshitaka Nishiyama
  • Publication number: 20190010565
    Abstract: Provided is an austenitic heat resistant alloy having high creep strength and high toughness even in a high temperature environment. This austenitic heat resistant alloy has a chemical composition consisting of: in mass %, C: 0.03 to less than 0.25%, Si: 0.01 to 2.0%, Mn: not more than 2.0%, Cr: 10 to less than 30%, Ni: more than 25 to 45%, Al: more than 2.5 to less than 4.5%, Nb: 0.2 to 3.5%, N: not more than 0.025%, with the balance being Fe and impurities, wherein P and S in the impurities are respectively, P: not more than 0.04% and S: not more than 0.01%. In the structure, a total volume ratio of precipitates having a circle equivalent diameter of not less than 6 ?m is not more than 5%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
    Inventors: Norifumi Kochi, Jun Maki, Yoshitaka Nishiyama