Patents by Inventor Shiho Fukumoto
Shiho Fukumoto 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: 20230304135Abstract: A hot work tool steel or hot work tool contains, in mass %, 0.25 to 0.45% of C, 0.1 to 0.4% of Si, 0.5 to 0.9% of Mn, 0.2 to 0.6% of Ni, 4.9 to 5.5% of Cr, 1.9 to 2.3% of Mo or 1/2W by itself or 1.9 to 2.3% of (Mo+1/2W) in combination, 0.6 to 0.9% of V, and a balance of Fe and impurities, and value A and value B calculated by the following Formula 1 and Formula 2 satisfy that value A is 6.00 or more and value B is 1.00 or less. Value A=?0.7(% Si)+1.5(% Mn)+1.3(% Ni)+0.9(% Cr)+0.6(%(Mo+1/2W))+0.3(% V)??Formula 1: Value B=1.9(% C)+0.043(% Si)+0.12(% Mn)+0.09(% Ni)+0.042(% Cr)+0.03(%(Mo+1/2W))?0.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2023Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicant: Proterial, Ltd.Inventors: Yousuke NAKANO, Shiho Fukumoto, Kouta KATAOKA
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Patent number: 11643711Abstract: Provided are a laminate shaped article made of a maraging steel and having excellent toughness, a method for manufacturing the same, and a metal powder for laminate shaping. The laminate shaped article is made of a maraging steel comprising 0.1-5.0 mass % of Ti. When sis is performed on concentration distribution of Ti in a cross section parallel to a lamination direction of the above laminate shaped article, a length of a linear Ti-rich portion having a Ti concentration B of (1.5×A) or more with respect to an average Ti concentration A in the cross section is 15 ?m or less. In addition, the method for manufacturing the laminate shaped article uses a metal powder made of a maraging steel comprising 0.1-5.0 mass % of Ti, and a heat source output is set to 50-330 W and a scanning speed is set to 480-3000 mm/sec during the laminate shaping.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2018Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.Inventors: Norihide Fukuzawa, Koichi Sakamaki, Yousuke Nakano, Kousuke Kuwabara, Shiho Fukumoto, Kazuya Saito
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Publication number: 20230099300Abstract: Provided are a steel that is for a die and that enables production of a die being for hot working and having both high hardness and high thermal conductivity; a die for hot working; and a manufacturing method for the same. The steel for a hot working die has a compositional makeup containing, in mass %, 0.45-0.65% of C, 0.1-0.6% of Si, 0.1-2.5% of Mn, 1.0-6.0% of Cr, 1.2-3.5% of (Mo+½W) where Mo and W are contained independently or in combination, 0.1-0.5% of V, 0.15-0.6% of Ni, 0.1-0.6% of Cu, and 0.1-0.6% of Al, the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities. Further, this die for hot working has said compositional makeup, and this manufacturing method is for manufacturing said die for hot working.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2021Publication date: March 30, 2023Applicant: HITACHI METALS, LTD.Inventors: Shuji Yamanaka, Takayuki Hirashige, Shiho Fukumoto
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Publication number: 20220316038Abstract: A die steel which enables manufacturing a hot stamp die that has both high hardness and high thermal conductivity, a hot stamp die, and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. This steel for a hot stamp die has a component composition, in mass% of 0.45-0.65% C, 0.1-0.6% Si, 0.1-0.3% Mn, 2.5-6.0% Cr, 1.2-2.6% Mo, and 0.4-0.8% V, the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities. Further, this hot stamp die has the aforementioned component composition, and the manufacturing method is for manufacturing said hot stamp die.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2020Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: HITACHI METALS, LTD.Inventors: TAKAYUKI HIRASHIGE, SHIHO FUKUMOTO
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Publication number: 20210262071Abstract: The hot work tool steel or hot work tool contains, in mass %, 0.25 to 0.45% of C, 0.1 to 0.4% of Si, 0.5 to 0.9% of Mn, 0 to 0.6% of Ni, 4.9 to 5.5% of Cr, 1.3 to 2.3% of Mo or 1/2W by itself or 1.3 to 2.3% of (Mo+1/2W) in combination, 0.6 to 0.9% of V, and a balance of Fe and impurities, and value A and value B calculated by the following Formula 1 and Formula 2 satisfy that value A is 6.00 or more and value B is 1.00 or less. Value A=?0.7(% Si)+1.5(% Mn)+1.3(% Ni)+0.9(% Cr)+0.6(%(Mo+1/2W))+0.3(% V) ??Formula 1 Value B=1.9(% C)+0.043(% Si)+0.12(% Mn)+0.09(% Ni)+0.042(% Cr)+0.03(%(Mo+1/2W))?0.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2019Publication date: August 26, 2021Applicant: HITACHI METALS, LTD.Inventors: Yousuke NAKANO, Shiho FUKUMOTO, Kouta KATAOKA
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Patent number: 11052440Abstract: An outer layer of a rolling roll having a chemical composition comprising by mass 1.3-2.8% of C, 0.3-1.8% of Si, 0.3-2.5% of Mn, 0-6.5% of Ni, 1-10% of Cr, 0.9-6% of Mo, 0-8% of W, 0.5-6% of V, 0-3% of Nb, and 0% or more and less than 0.01% of B, the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, and meeting the formulae (1): 1000?1177?52C+14Si?11Mn+6.8Cr+1W+0.65Mo+12V+15Nb?1115, and (2): 5?Cr+Mo+0.5W+V+1.2Nb?15, wherein C, Si, Mn, Cr, W, Mo, V and Nb represent % by mass of these elements, and a structure containing eutectic carbide without graphite.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2017Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.Inventors: Yasunori Nozaki, Nozomu Oda, Shiho Fukumoto
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Publication number: 20210040591Abstract: An additive layer manufactured hot work tool according to the present disclosure includes a component composition of by mass %, C: 0.3-0.5% to Si: 2.0% or less, Mn: 1.5% or less, P: 0.05% or less, S: 0.05% or less, Cr: 3.0 to 6.0%, 1 or 2 kinds of compounds of Mo and W, a relation between Mo and W being represented by a relational expression of (Mo+1/2W): 0.5 to 3.5%, V: 0.1 to 1.5%, Ni: 0 to 1.0%, Co: 0 to 1.0%, and Nb: 0 to 0.3%, and with Fe and an unavoidable impurity as a remainder, and an area ratio of defects having an area of 1 ?m2 or more is 0.6% or less in a cross section parallel to the amination direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2019Publication date: February 11, 2021Inventors: Norihide FUKUZAWA, Kouichi SAKAMAKI, Yousuke NAKANO, Shiho FUKUMOTO, Kazuya SAITO, Kousuke KUWABARA
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Publication number: 20200399747Abstract: Provided are a laminate shaped article made of a maraging steel and having excellent toughness, a method for manufacturing the same, and a metal powder for laminate shaping. The laminate shaped article is made of a maraging steel comprising 0.1-5.0 mass % of Ti. When sis is performed on concentration distribution of Ti in a cross section parallel to a lamination direction of the above laminate shaped article, a length of a linear Ti-rich portion having a Ti concentration B of (1.5×A) or more with respect to an average Ti concentration A in the cross section is 15 ?m or less. In addition, the method for manufacturing the laminate shaped article uses a metal powder made of a maraging steel comprising 0.1-5.0 mass % of Ti, and a heat source output is set to 50-330 W and a scanning speed is set to 480-3000 mm/sec during the laminate shaping.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2018Publication date: December 24, 2020Applicant: HITACHI METALS, LTD.Inventors: Norihide FUKUZAWA, Koichi Sakamaki, Yousuke NAKANO, Kousuke KUWABARA, Shiho FUKUMOTO, Kazuya SAITO
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Patent number: 10787719Abstract: Provided are a high-speed tool steel having excellent hot workability, and excellent damage resistance when made into various tools; a material for tools, and a method for producing the same. The high-speed tool steel contains, in mass %, 0.9-1.2% of C, 0.1-1.0% of Si, 1.0% or less of Mn, 3.0-5.0% of Cr, 2.1-3.5% of W, 9.0-10.0% of Mo, 0.9-1.2% of V, 5.0-10.0% of Co, 0.020% or less of N, and the remainder being Fe and impurities, wherein an M value calculated by a formula satisfies ?1.5?M value?1.5. Formula: M value=?9.500+9.334[% C]?0.275[% Si]?0.566[% W]?0.404[% Mo]+3.980[% V]+0.166[% Co], where the characters in brackets [ ] indicate the contained amounts (mass %) of the respective elements. The present invention also pertains to: a material for tools, which is obtained by using the high-speed tool steel; and a method for producing the material for tools.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2016Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventor: Shiho Fukumoto
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Publication number: 20200298294Abstract: An outer layer of a rolling roll having a chemical composition comprising by mass 1.3-2.8% of C, 0.3-1.8% of Si, 0.3-2.5% of Mn, 0-6.5% of Ni, 1-10% of Cr, 0.9-6% of Mo, 0-8% of W, 0.5-6% of V, 0-3% of Nb, and 0% or more and less than 0.01% of B, the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, and meeting the formulae (1): 1000?1177?52C+14Si?11Mn+6.8Cr+1W+0.65Mo+12V+15Nb?1115, and (2): 5?Cr+Mo+0.5W+V+1.2Nb?15, wherein C, Si, Mn, Cr, W, Mo, V and Nb represent % by mass of these elements, and a structure containing eutectic carbide without graphite.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2017Publication date: September 24, 2020Applicant: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Yasunori NOZAKI, Nozomu ODA, Shiho FUKUMOTO
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Publication number: 20200246877Abstract: Provided are: a method for producing a high-speed tool steel material capable of increasing carbides in the structure of a high-speed tool steel product; a method for producing a high-speed tool steel product; and a high-speed tool steel product. The method for producing a high-speed tool steel material is provided with: a casting step for casting molten steel to obtain a steel ingot; a blooming step for heating the steel ingot obtained in said casting step to a temperature higher than 1120° C. and thereafter hot-working same to obtain an intermediate material; and a finishing step for heating the intermediate material obtained in the blooming step to a temperature of 900-1120° C. and thereafter hot-working same to obtain the high-speed tool steel material. Further, said method for producing a high-speed tool steel material is provided with an annealing step for annealing the high-speed tool steel material obtained in said finishing step.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: HITACHI METALS, LTD.Inventors: Shiho Fukumoto, Taishiroh Fukumaru
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Patent number: 10661353Abstract: Provided are: a method for producing a high-speed tool steel material capable of increasing carbides in the structure of a high-speed tool steel product; a method for producing a high-speed tool steel product; and a high-speed tool steel product. The method for producing a high-speed tool steel material is provided with: a casting step for casting molten steel to obtain a steel ingot; a blooming step for heating the steel ingot obtained in said casting step to a temperature higher than 1120° C. and thereafter hot-working same to obtain an intermediate material; and a finishing step for heating the intermediate material obtained in the blooming step to a temperature of 900-1120° C. and thereafter hot-working same to obtain the high-speed tool steel material. Further, said method for producing a high-speed tool steel material is provided with an annealing step for annealing the high-speed tool steel material obtained in said finishing step.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2016Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.Inventors: Shiho Fukumoto, Taishiroh Fukumaru
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Publication number: 20180363080Abstract: Provided are a high-speed tool steel having excellent hot workability, and excellent damage resistance when made into various tools; a material for tools, and a method for producing the same. The high-speed tool steel contains, in mass %, 0.9-1.2% of C, 0.1-1.0% of Si, 1.0% or less of Mn, 3.0-5.0% of Cr, 2.1-3.5% of W, 9.0-10.0% of Mo, 0.9-1.2% of V, 5.0-10.0% of Co, 0.020% or less of N, and the remainder being Fe and impurities, wherein an M value calculated by a formula satisfies ?1.5?M value?1.5. Formula: M value=?9.500+9.334[% C]?0.275[% Si]?0.566[% W]?0.404[% Mo]+3.980[% V]+0.166[% Co], where the characters in brackets [ ] indicate the contained amounts (mass %) of the respective elements. The present invention also pertains to: a material for tools, which is obtained by using the high-speed tool steel; and a method for producing the material for tools.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2016Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicant: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventor: Shiho FUKUMOTO
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Publication number: 20180147636Abstract: Provided are: a method for producing a high-speed tool steel material capable of increasing carbides in the structure of a high-speed tool steel product; a method for producing a high-speed tool steel product; and a high-speed tool steel product. The method for producing a high-speed tool steel material is provided with: a casting step for casting molten steel to obtain a steel ingot; a blooming step for heating the steel ingot obtained in said casting step to a temperature higher than 1120° C. and thereafter hot-working same to obtain an intermediate material; and a finishing step for heating the intermediate material obtained in the blooming step to a temperature of 900-1120° C. and thereafter hot-working same to obtain the high-speed tool steel material. Further, said method for producing a high-speed tool steel material is provided with an annealing step for annealing the high-speed tool steel material obtained in said finishing step.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2016Publication date: May 31, 2018Applicant: HITACHI METALS, LTD.Inventors: Shiho FUKUMOTO, Taishiroh FUKUMARU
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Patent number: 9273384Abstract: A high speed tool steel containing, by mass percent, 0.5-1.5% of C; 1.0% or less of Si; 1.0% or less of Mn; 3.0-5.0% of Cr; 15.0-25.0% of one or two kinds of W and Mo according to a formula (W+2Mo); 1.0-less than 1.5% of V; 5.0-10.0% of Co; and a remainder including Fe and impurities, the high speed tool steel further containing 0.0005-0.004% of Ca and 0.005-0.015% of N. Also, a material for a blade edge that is made of the high speed tool steel and a cutting tool made by welding the material for the blade edge to a body material. Further, a manufacturing method of the material for the blade edge.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2013Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.Inventor: Shiho Fukumoto
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Publication number: 20140079585Abstract: A high speed tool steel containing, by mass percent, 0.5-1.5% of C; 1.0% or less of Si; 1.0% or less of Mn; 3.0-5.0% of Cr; 15.0-25.0% of one or two kinds of W and Mo according to a formula (W+2Mo); 1.0-less than 1.5% of V; 5.0-10.0% of Co; and a remainder including Fe and impurities, the high speed tool steel further containing 0.0005-0.004% of Ca and 0.005-0.015% of N. Also, a material for a blade edge that is made of the high speed tool steel and a cutting tool made by welding the material for the blade edge to a body material. Further, a manufacturing method of the material for the blade edge.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2013Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: HITACHI METALS, LTD.Inventor: Shiho FUKUMOTO
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Patent number: 7754032Abstract: A high speed tool steel, which is high in impact value and free from variations in tool performance, comprising, by mass %, of: 0.4?C?0.9; Si?1.0; Mn?1.0; 4?Cr?6; 1.6-6 in total of either or both of W and Mo in the form of (½W+Mo) wherein W?3; 0.5-3 in total of either or both of V and Nb in the form of (V+Nb); wherein carbides dispersed in the matrix of the tool steel have an average grain size of ?0.5 ?m and a dispersion density of particles of the carbides is of ?80×103 particles/mm2.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2007Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Shiho Fukumoto, Keiji Inoue
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Publication number: 20070199630Abstract: A high speed tool steel, which is high in impact value and free from variations in tool performance, comprising, by mass %, of: 0.4?C?0.9; Si?1.0; Mn?1.0; 4?Cr?6; 1.6-6 in total of either or both of W and Mo in the form of (½W+Mo) wherein W?3; 0.5-3 in total of either or both of V and Nb in the form of (V+Nb); wherein carbides dispersed in the matrix of the tool steel have an average grain size of ?0.5 ?m and a dispersion density of particles of the carbides is of?80×103 particles/mm2.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2007Publication date: August 30, 2007Inventors: Shiho Fukumoto, Keiji Inoue
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Patent number: 7229507Abstract: A high speed tool steel, which is high in impact value and free from variations in tool performance, comprising, by mass %, of: 0.4?C?0.9; Si?1.0; Mn?1.0; 4?Cr?6; 1.5–6 in total of either or both of W and Mo in the form of (½W+Mo) wherein W?3; 0.5–3 in total of either or both of V and Nb in the form of (V+Nb); wherein carbides dispersed in the matrix of the tool steel have an average grain size of ?0.5 ?m and a dispersion density of particles of the carbides is of ?80×103 particles/mm2.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2004Date of Patent: June 12, 2007Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Shiho Fukumoto, Keiji Inoue
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Publication number: 20040200552Abstract: A high speed tool steel, which is high in impact value and free from variations in tool performance, comprising, by mass %, of: 0.4≦C≧0.9; S1≦1.0; Mn≦1.0; 4≦Cr≧6; 1.5-6 in total of either or both of W and Mo in the form of (1/2 W+Mo) wherein W≦3; 0.5-3 in total of either or both of V and Nb in the form of (V+Nb); wherein carbides dispersed in the matrix of the tool steel have an average grain size of ≦0.5 &mgr;m and a dispersion density of particles of the carbides is of ≧80×103 particles/mm2.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2004Publication date: October 14, 2004Applicant: HITACHI METALS, LTD.Inventors: Shiho Fukumoto, Keiji Inoue