Patents by Inventor Tetsuya Mega

Tetsuya Mega 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: 10077489
    Abstract: A steel sheet for soft-nitriding has a composition containing: C: 0.05% or more to 0.10% or less; Si: 0.5% or less; Mn: 0.7% or more to 1.5% or less; P: 0.05% or less; S: 0.01% or less; Al: 0.01% or more to 0.06% or less; Cr: 0.5% or more to 1.5% or less; Nb: 0.005% or more to 0.025% or less; and N: 0.005% or less, on a mass percent basis, such that C and Nb satisfy 0.10?Nb/C?0.30 (where C and Nb are respective contents of the elements (by mass %)), wherein balance comprises Fe and incidental impurities, and a microstructure that is a complex-phase microstructure containing ferrite and pearlite, and the microstructure having a ratio of a microstructure other than the ferrite and the pearlite of 1% or less, and the microstructure having a ratio of polygonal ferrite in the ferrite of less than 50%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Kobayashi, Nobuyuki Nakamura, Tetsuya Mega
  • Patent number: 9212411
    Abstract: A high-strength steel sheet includes a composition containing, in mass percent, 0.08% to 0.20% of carbon, 0.2% to 1.0% of silicon, 0.5% to 2.5% of manganese, 0.04% or less of phosphorus, 0.005% or less of sulfur, 0.05% or less of aluminum, 0.07% to 0.20% of titanium, and 0.20% to 0.80% of vanadium, the balance being iron and incidental impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi Nakagawa, Takeshi Yokota, Kazuhiro Seto, Satoshi Kinoshiro, Yuji Tanaka, Katsumi Yamada, Tetsuya Mega, Katsumi Nakajima
  • Patent number: 9194017
    Abstract: Hot-rolled steel has a chemical composition containing, by mass %, C: 0.18% or more and 0.29% or less, N: 0.0050% or less, Ti: 0.002% or more and 0.05% or less, B: 0.0005% or more and 0.0050% or less, and appropriately controlled amounts of Si, Mn, P, S, Al, and a tensile strength of 500 MPa or less with a variation in tensile strength of 60 MPa or less throughout a region including the edges in the width direction of the steel sheet, and having excellent cold formability and hardenability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Nakamura, Takashi Kobayashi, Tetsuya Mega
  • Publication number: 20150299830
    Abstract: A steel sheet for soft-nitriding has a composition containing: C: 0.05% or more to 0.10% or less; Si: 0.5% or less; Mn: 0.7% or more to 1.5% or less; P: 0.05% or less; S: 0.01% or less; Al: 0.01% or more to 0.06% or less; Cr: 0.5% or more to 1.5% or less; Nb: 0.005% or more to 0.025% or less; and N: 0.005% or less, on a mass percent basis, such that C and Nb satisfy 0.10?Nb/C?0.30 (where C and Nb are respective contents of the elements (by mass %)), wherein balance comprises Fe and incidental impurities, and a microstructure that is a complex-phase microstructure containing ferrite and pearlite, and the microstructure having a ratio of a microstructure other than the ferrite and the pearlite of 1% or less, and the microstructure having a ratio of polygonal ferrite in the ferrite of less than 50%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Kobayashi, Nobuyuki Nakamura, Tetsuya Mega
  • Patent number: 9068238
    Abstract: Described is a high tensile strength hot rolled steel sheet having high strength and formability, and a manufacturing method. It has tensile strength ?980 MPa and excellent formability, and specifically identified ranges by mass % of C, Si, Mn, P, S, N, Al, Ti, V, Solute V, and Solute Ti; (ii) microstructure with fine carbides dispersion precipitated therein, the fine carbides containing Ti and V and having the average particle diameter <10 nm, as well as volume ratio with respect to the entire microstructure ?0.007; and matrix as ferrite phase having area ratio with respect to the entire microstructure ?97%. C, Ti, V, S and N satisfy (1) Ti?0.08 +(N/14×48+S/32×48) and (2) 0.8?(Ti/48+V/51)/(C/12)?1.2, where “C”, “Ti”, “V”, “S” and “N” represent contents (mass %) of corresponding elements, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tamako Ariga, Katsumi Nakajima, Tetsuya Mega
  • Publication number: 20130206289
    Abstract: A high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet having excellent formability has a composition containing, by mass, 0.04% to 0.1% of C, 0.3% to 1.3% of Si, 0.8% to 1.8% of Mn, 0.03% or less of P, 0.005% or less of S, 0.005% or less of N, 0.005% to 0.1% of Al, and at least one element selected from 0.002% to less than 0.03% of Ti, 0.002% to less than 0.03% of V, and 0.002% to less than 0.02% of Nb, the balance being Fe and incidental impurities. The steel sheet has a microstructure in which the area fraction of ferrite phase in the entire structure is 85% or more, the area fraction of bainite phase in the entire structure is 10% or less, the area fraction of phases other than the ferrite and bainite phases in the entire structure is 5% or less, and the area fraction of acicular ferrite phase in the entire ferrite phase is 30% to less than 80%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsumi Nakajima, Tetsuya Mega, Reiko Mizuno, Noriaki Moriyasu
  • Publication number: 20130186526
    Abstract: Hot-rolled steel has a chemical composition containing, by mass%, C: 0.18% or more and 0.29% or less, N: 0.0050% or less, Ti: 0.002% or more and 0.05% or less, B: 0.0005% or more and 0.0050% or less, and appropriately controlled amounts of Si, Mn, P, S, Al, and a tensile strength of 500 MPa or less with a variation in tensile strength of 60 MPa or less throughout a region including the edges in the width direction of the steel sheet, and having excellent cold formability and hardenability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Nakamura, Takashi Kobayashi, Tetsuya Mega
  • Publication number: 20130133790
    Abstract: Described is a high tensile strength hot rolled steel sheet having high strength and formability, and a manufacturing method. It has tensile strength?980 MPa and excellent formability, and specifically identified ranges by mass % of C, Si, Mn, P, S, N, Al, Ti, V, Solute V, and Solute Ti; (ii) microstructure with fine carbides dispersion precipitated therein, the fine carbides containing Ti and V and having the average particle diameter<10 nm, as well as volume ratio with respect to the entire microstructure?0.007; and matrix as ferrite phase having area ratio with respect to the entire microstructure?97%. C, Ti, V, S and N satisfy (1) Ti?0.08+(N/14×48+S/32×48) and (2) 0.8?(Ti/48+V/51)/(C/12)?1.2, where “C”, “Ti”, “V”, “S” and “N” represent contents (mass %) of corresponding elements, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tamako Ariga, Katsumi Nakajima, Tetsuya Mega
  • Publication number: 20120107633
    Abstract: A high-strength steel sheet includes a composition containing, in mass percent, 0.08% to 0.20% of carbon, 0.2% to 1.0% of silicon, 0.5% to 2.5% of manganese, 0.04% or less of phosphorus, 0.005% or less of sulfur, 0.05% or less of aluminum, 0.07% to 0.20% of titanium, and 0.20% to 0.80% of vanadium, the balance being iron and incidental impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichi Nakagawa, Takeshi Yokota, Kazuhiro Seto, Satoshi Kinoshiro, Yuji Tanaka, Katsumi Yamada, Tetsuya Mega, Katsumi Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20110048588
    Abstract: A cold-rolled steel sheet has a partially recrystallized grain structure with a degree of unrecrystallization of 25% to 90% and a Rockwell hardness HRB of 83 or more, the cold-rolled steel sheet containing 0.01% to 0.15% C, 0.03% or less Si, 0.10% to 0.70% Mn, 0.025% or less P, 0.025% or less S, 0.01% to 0.05% Al, and 0.008% or less N on a mass basis, the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein the mean diameter of ferrite is 2 to 10 ?m and these components satisfy Formula (1): (C %)+0.15×(Mn %)+0.85×(P %)?0.21, wherein (M %) represents the content (mass percent) of an element M.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Mega, Nobuyuki Nakamura, Takashi Kobayashi, Yasunobu Nagataki, Takayoshi Kabeya
  • Patent number: 7527700
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a high strength hot rolled steel sheet consisting of 0.04 to 0.15% C, 1.5% or less Si, 0.5 to 1.6% Mn, 0.04% or less P, 0.005% or less S, 0.04% or less Al, 0.03 to 0.15% Ti, 0.03 to 0.5% Mo, by mass, and balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, and having a microstructure consisting of ferrite containing precipitates, second phase of bainite and/or martensite, and other phase, wherein the percentage of the ferrite containing precipitates is 40 to 95%, and the percentage of the other phase is 5% or less. For example, the high strength hot rolled steel sheet having a thickness of 1.4 mm shows a tensile strength of 780 MPa or higher, an elongation of 22% or higher elongation, and a hole expansion ratio of 60% or higher, thus the steel sheet is suitable for reinforcing members automobile cabin and crash worthiness members of automobile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Nobusuke Kariya, Shusaku Takagi, Tetsuo Shimizu, Tetsuya Mega, Kei Sakata, Hiroshi Takahashi
  • Patent number: 7485194
    Abstract: This disclosure proposes a high-strength hot rolled steel sheet having excellent anti-die-galling property and anti-fatigue property, in which the steel sheet has a composition including C: not less than 0.02 mass % but not more than 0.2 mass %, Si: not less than 0.2 mass % but not more than 1.2 mass %, Mn: not less than 1.0 mass % but not more than 3.0 mass %, Mo: not less than 0.1 mass % but not more than 1.0 mass %, Al: not less than 0.01 mass % but not more than 0.1 mass %, P: not more than 0.03 mass % S: not more than 0.01 mass % and the remainder being substantially Fe and inevitable impurities, and has a steel microstructure containing not less than 55 vol % of ferrite and not less than 10 vol % but not more than 40 vol % of martensite provided that a total of both is not less than 95 vol %, and a ratio ds/dc of an average crystal grain size ds of the ferrite in a surface layer portion of the steel sheet to an average crystal grain size dc of the ferrite in a center portion of the steel sheet is 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Mega, Kei Sakata
  • Patent number: 7347902
    Abstract: According to the invention, a high-strength hot rolled steel sheet having an excellent shape fixability as hot-rolled and an excellent fatigue durability after the forming, excellent weldability and phosphatability and a tensile strength of not less than 590 MPa level can be obtained by comprising C: not less than 0.02 mass % but not more than 0.2 mass %, Si: not less than 0.5 mass % but not more than 2.0 mass %, Mn: not less than 1.0 mass % but not more than 3.0 mass %, Al: not less than 0.01 mass % but not more than 0.1 mass %, N: not less than 0.002 mass % but not more than 0.006 mass %, P: not more than 0.03 mass %, S: not more than 0.01 mass % and solid-soluted (C+N): not less than 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Mega, Kei Sakata, Kazuhiro Seto
  • Publication number: 20040238084
    Abstract: According to the invention, a high-strength hot rolled steel sheet having an excellent shape fixability as hot-rolled and an excellent fatigue durability after the forming, excellent weldability and phosphatability and a tensile strength of not less than 590 MPa level can be obtained by comprising C: not less than 0.02 mass % but not more than 0.2 mass %, Si: not less than 0.5 mass % but not more than 2.0 mass %, Mn: not less than 1.0 mass % but not more than 3.0 mass %, Al: not less than 0.01 mass % but not more than 0.1 mass %, N: not less than 0.002 mass % but not more than 0.006 mass %, P: not more than 0.03 mass %, S: not more than 0.01 mass % and solid-soluted (C+N): not less than 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Tetsuya Mega, Kei Sakata, Kazuhiro Seto
  • Publication number: 20040231393
    Abstract: This invention proposes a high-strength hot rolled steel sheet having excellent anti-die-galling property and anti-fatigue property, in which the steel sheet has a composition comprising C: not less than 0.02 mass % but not more than 0.2 mass %, Si: not less than 0.2 mass % but not more than 1.2 mass %, Mn: not less than 1.0 mass % but not more than 3.0 mass %, Mo: not less than 0.1 mass % but not more than 1.0 mass %, Al: not less than 0.01 mass % but not more than 0.1 mass %, P: not more than 0.03 mass % and S: not more than 0.01 mass % and the remainder being substantially Fe and inevitable impurities, and has a steel microstructure containing not less than 55 vol % of ferrite and not less than 10 vol % but not more than 40 vol % of martensite provided that a total of both is not less than 95 vol %, and a ratio ds/dc of an average crystal grain size ds of the ferrite in a surface layer portion of the steel sheet to an average crystal grain size dc of the ferrite in a center portion of the steel sheet is 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Tetsuya Mega, Kei Sakata
  • Patent number: 5172183
    Abstract: An improved glow discharge atomic emission spectroscopy method and apparatus is offered in which the introduction of a rare gas into a glow discharge tube is temporarily cut off and after the inside of the glow discharge tube is maintained at a higher degree of vacuum, a preliminary discharge is executed to remove adsorbed or extraneous substances on the specimen surface, and then the analysis of the specimen surface is performed. The method and the apparatus described in the above are suitable for quick and simple analysis of the uppermost surface layer of a solid specimen in the direction of depth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1992
    Assignee: Kawasaki Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Mega, Michio Katayama, Masao Yokoi, Yasuko Furunushi