Patents by Inventor Tomoya Koseki
Tomoya Koseki 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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Patent number: 6136109Abstract: A high-Cr martensite steel pipe having excellent pitting resistance and method for manufacturing the same, which involves forming a pipe of steel including C: about 0.03 wt % or less, Si: about 0.5 wt % or less, Mn: about 0.5-3.0 wt %, Cr: about 10.0-14.0 wt %, Ni: about 0.2-2.0 wt %, Cu: about 0.2-1.0 wt % and N: about 0.03 wt % or less with the balance being Fe and incidental impurities, and having a value X shown as defined in the following formula (1) of about 12.2 or more. The pipe is quenched after austenitizing it at a temperature substantially equal to an A.sub.C3 point or higher, and the pipe is annealed in a temperature range from about 550.degree. C. or higher to a temperature lower than an A.sub.C1 point.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 1998Date of Patent: October 24, 2000Assignee: Kawasaki Steel CorporationInventors: Yukio Miyata, Mitsuo Kimura, Tomoya Koseki, Takaaki Toyooka, Fumio Murase
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Patent number: 6095957Abstract: High-quality high-speed steel roll which is markedly excellent in abrasion resistance and free of carbide segregation even in the case of production by centrifugal casting of economical benefit; it comprises an outer layer containing, by all weight ratios, C; 2.4-2.9%, Si; not more than 1%, Mn; not more than 1%, Cr; 12-18%, Mo; 3-9%, V; 3-8% and Nb; 0.5-4%, and meeting with the following equations (1) and (2) at one time,0.27.gtoreq.Mo (%)/Cr (%).ltoreq.0.7 (1)C (%)+0.2.multidot.Cr (%).ltoreq.6.2 (2)the outer layer further containing as the balance Fe and unavoidable impurities.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 1998Date of Patent: August 1, 2000Assignee: Kawasaki Steel CorporationInventors: Kenji Ichino, Tomoya Koseki, Takaaki Toyooka, Kohji Yuda
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Patent number: 5985209Abstract: A martensitic steel for a line pipe having excellent corrosion resistance and weldability is disclosed. The martensitic steel contains about:0.02 wt % or less of C, 0.50 wt % or less of Si,0.2 to 3.0 wt % of Mn, 10 to 14 wt % of Cr,0.2 to 7.0 wt % of Ni, 0.2 to 5.0 wt % of Mo,0.1 wt % or less of Al, 0.07 wt % or less of N, andthe balance being Fe and incidental impurities; andthese elements satisfy substantially the following equations:(Cr %)+(Mo %)+0.1(N %)-3(C %).gtoreq.12.2,(Cr %)+3.5(Mo %)+10(N %)+0.2(Ni %)-20(C %).gtoreq.14.5, and150(C %)+100(N %)-(Ni %)-(Mn %).ltoreq.4.The martensitic steel may further contain at least one element selected from the group consisting ofabout 2.0 wt % or less of Cu, about 0.15 wt % or less of Ti, about 0.15 wt % or less of Zr, about 0.15 wt % or less of Ta andabout 0.006 wt % or less of Ca, andthese elements satisfy substantially the following equations:(Cr %)+(Mo %)+0.1(N %)+3(Cu %)-3(C %).gtoreq.12.2,(Cr %)+3.5(Mo %)+10(N %)+0.2(Ni %)-20(C %).gtoreq.14.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 1997Date of Patent: November 16, 1999Assignee: Kawasaki Steel CorporationInventors: Mitsuo Kimura, Yukio Miyata, Tomoya Koseki, Takaaki Toyooka, Fumio Murase
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Patent number: 5900076Abstract: This invention provides bainite steel materials having a less scattering of properties in a thickness direction or between steel materials by using a chemical composition of C: not less than 0.001 wt % but less than 0.030 wt %, Si: not more than 0.60 wt %, Mn: 1.00-3.00 wt %, Nb: 0.005-0.20 wt %, B: 0.0003-0.0050 wt % and Al: not more than 0.100 wt % and rendering not less than 90% of the material into a bainite texture in steel materials such as thick steel plates, steel sheets, section steels, rod steels and the like.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 1997Date of Patent: May 4, 1999Assignee: Kawasaki Steel CorporationInventors: Tohru Hayashi, Keniti Amano, Mitsuhiro Okatsu, Kenji Oi, Fumimaru Kawabata, Tomoya Koseki, Noritsugu Itakura, Hiroki Ota
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High chromium martensitic steel pipe having excellent pitting resistance and method of manufacturing
Patent number: 5858128Abstract: A high-Cr martensitic steel pipe having excellent pitting resistance and method for manufacturing the same, which involves forming a pipe of steel including C: about 0.03 wt % or less, Si: about 0.5 wt % or less, Mn: about 0.5-3.0 wt %, Cr: about 10.0-14.0 wt %, Ni: about 0.2-2.0 wt %, Cu: about 0.2-1.0 wt % and N: about 0.03 wt % or less with the balance being Fe and incidental impurities, and having a value X shown as defined in the following formula (1) of about 12.2 or more. The pipe is quenched after austenitizing it at a temperature substantially equal to an Ac.sub.3 point or higher, and the pipe is tempered in a temperature range from about 550.degree. C. or higher to a temperature lower than an Ac.sub.1 point.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 1996Date of Patent: January 12, 1999Assignee: Kawasaki Steel CorporationInventors: Yukio Miyata, Mitsuo Kimura, Tomoya Koseki, Takaaki Toyooka, Fumio Murase -
Patent number: 5839495Abstract: A roll outer layer material for hot rolling includes, as analyzed in weight percent, of 2.5-4.0% C, 6.0-20% Cr, 3.0-10.0% V, 0.6-5.0% Nb, 2.0-15% Mo, 3.0% or below Si, 3.0% or below Mn, C, V, Nb and Cr satisfying a following formula (1),10.5(%).ltoreq.6.5.C(%)-1.3.V(%)-0.7.Nb(%).ltoreq.2.Cr(%)-2(%)(1), and the balance being Fe and incidental impurities. A method of manufacturing a roll for hot rolling includes the steps of centrifugally casting an outer layer material having the above composition, centrifugally casting graphite steel containing 0.5% or above of C as an intermediate layer, and casting an axis material which is a spheroidal graphite cast iron, a flake graphite cast iron or a graphite steel. C is present in the intermediate layer in an amount which satisfies a following formula (2),C (intermediate layer).gtoreq.2.0-0.5 (C-0.2 V-0.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 1997Date of Patent: November 24, 1998Assignee: Kawasaki Steel CorporationInventors: Kenji Ichino, Tomoya Koseki, Yoshitaka Sawa
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Process for producing extra high tensile steel having excellent stress corrosion cracking resistance
Patent number: 5827379Abstract: An extra high tensile steel having an excellent stress corrosion cracking resistance in sea water and a yield strength of 1080 MPa or more is provided. A slab comprising, in terms of % by weight, 0.04 to 0.09% of C, 0.01 to 0.10% of Si, 0.05 to 0.65% of Mn, 8.0 to 11.0% of Ni, 0.5 to 1.5% of Mo, 0.2 to 1.5% of Cr, 0.02 to 0.20% of V and 0.01 to 0.08% of Al with the balance consisting of iron and unavoidable impurities is heated to a temperature between 1000.degree. C. and 1250.degree. C., hot rolled at a temperature of Ar' point or above, air-cooled, reheated at a rate of 120.degree. C./min or less to a temperature region of from (A.sub.C3 point--40.degree. C.) to (A.sub.C3 point+40.degree. C.), quenched and subsequently tempered at a temperature of the A.sub.C1 point or below.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 1997Date of Patent: October 27, 1998Assignees: Nippon Steel Corporation, Kawasaki Steel CorporationInventors: Yoshihiro Okamura, Ryota Yamaba, Tomoya Koseki, Ichiro Nakagawa -
Patent number: 5766381Abstract: This invention provides bainite steel materials having a less scattering of properties in a thickness direction or between steel materials by using a chemical composition of C: not less than 0.001 wt % but less than 0.030 wt %, Si: not more than 0.60 wt %, Mn: 1.00-3.00 wt %, Nb: 0.005-0.20 wt %, B: 0.0003-0.0050 wt % and Al: not more than 0.100 wt % and rendering not less than 90% of the material into a bainite texture in steel materials such as thick steel plates, steel sheets, section steels, rod steels and the like.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 1996Date of Patent: June 16, 1998Assignee: Kawasaki Steel CorporationInventors: Tohru Hayashi, Keniti Amano, Mitsuhiro Okatsu, Kenji Oi, Fumimaru Kawabata, Tomoya Koseki, Noritsugu Itakura, Hiroki Ota
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Patent number: 5738734Abstract: A centrifugal cast roll shell material composed of a granular MC carbide, graphite and C: 2.5 to 4.7%, Si: 0.8 to 3.2%, Mn: 0.1 to 2.0%, Cr: 0.4 to 1.9%, Mo: 0.6 to 5%, V: 3.0 to 10.0% and Nb: 0.6 to 7.0%, satisfying the following formulae (1), (2), (3) and (4):2.0+0.715 V+0.10 Nb.ltoreq.C (%) (1)1.1.ltoreq.Mo/Cr (2)Nb/V.ltoreq.0.8 (3)0.2.ltoreq.Nb/V (4),the remainder being Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein the pouring temperature is 1,400.degree. C. or higher.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 1996Date of Patent: April 14, 1998Assignee: Kawasaki Steel CorporationInventors: Yoshitaka Sawa, Tomoya Koseki, Kenji Ichino
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Patent number: 5674171Abstract: A roll outer layer material for hot rolling consists essentially, as analyzed in weight percent, of 2.5-4.0% C, 6.0-20% Cr, 3.0-10.0% V, 0.6-5.0% Nb, 2.0-15% Mo, 3.0% or below Si, 3.0% or below Mn, C, V, Nb and Cr satisfying a formula where 10.5.ltoreq.6.5.C(%)--1.3.V(%)--0.7.Nb(%).ltoreq.2.Cr(%)--2, and the balance being Fe and incidental impurities. A method of manufacturing a roll for hot rolling comprises the steps of centrifugally casting an outer layer material having the above composition, centrifugally casting graphite steel containing 0.5% or above of C as an intermediate layer, and casting an axis material which is a spheroidal graphite cast iron, a flake graphite cast iron or a graphite steel. Carbon is present in the intermediate layer in an amount which satisfies a formula, C (intermediate layer).gtoreq.2.0-0.5?C(%)--0.2.V(%)--0.11.Nb(%)! (outer layer).Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 1995Date of Patent: October 7, 1997Assignee: Kawasaki Steel CorporationInventors: Kenji Ichino, Tomoya Koseki, Yoshitaka Sawa
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Patent number: 5173254Abstract: Steel having excellent vibration-damping properties and weldability includes about 0.02 wt % or less of C, about 0.02 wt % or less of Si, and about 0.08 wt % or less of Mn. This steel also includes about 0.05 to 1.5 wt % of Cu, about 1.0 to 7.0 wt % of Al, about 0.008 wt % or less of N, and Fe and incidental impurities which together constitute the remaining wt %.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 1991Date of Patent: December 22, 1992Assignee: Kawasaki Steel CorporationInventors: Keniti Amano, Tomoya Koseki, Shozaburo Nakano, Syuzo Ueda