Abstract: A vibration damping alloy has a mixed structure of martensite and austenite. The alloy steel is iron-based to which 14-22% by weight of manganese is added. The vibration damping alloy is manufactured by mixing electrolytic iron and manganese in a molten state. The molten mixture, containing 14-22% of manganese with the remainder of iron, is cast as an ingot. The ingot is homogenized at 1000.degree.-1300.degree. C. for 20-40 hours and then hot rolled at 900.degree.-1100.degree. C. for 20 minutes to 90 minutes. The ingot is cooled with air or water.

Abstract: A method of producing a crusher wear part and the like subject to gouging abrasion type metal loss wherein the part is made of a modified austenitic (Hadfields) manganese steel having an Aluminum/Carbon ratio of 1.0 to 1.7, the casting being heat treated by heating to 2000.degree.-2050.degree. F. followed by a water quench to provide gouging abrasion resistance at least about 10% higher than that of Hadfields.

Abstract: A Fe-base shape memory alloy consisting of 15-20 wt. % of Mn, not more than 3 wt. % of Si, not more than 10 wt. % of Cr, and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities is cold worked and heated to 400.degree.-700.degree. C. The Fe-base shape memory alloy of the present invention can be manufactured at low prices by reducing or avoiding the use of high priced elements compared to existing Ti-Ni alloy, and is superior to existing Fe-base shape memory alloy in the shape memory capacity and cold workability.

Abstract: This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/218695, filed Aug. 8, 1988. This invention describes a series of Fe-Mn-Al-C based corrosion resistance alloys. It also describes how to obtain such alloys which has comparable good corrosion resistance in many environments to conventional stainless steel as 304 and 430. The correlation of chemical compositions among the manganese, aluminum, carbon and other minor elements ae discussed. Therefore they are made to be practical and more definitive. According to more advanced understanding in overall of the Fe-Mn-Al-C based alloys that are included in this invention have to be surface treated and/or pickled, passivated by the methods included in this invention. After the surface treatments, the final products will have an obviously comparable depleted manganese and/or higher chromium on the alloy surface and will have better corrosion resistance than the conventional Fe-Mn-Al-C and Fe-Mn-Al-C-Cr based alloys.

Abstract: A hot-rolled alloy steel plate with fully austenitic structure consisting essentially of 4.5 to 10.5 wt % aluminum, 22 to 36 wt % manganese, 0.4 to 1.25 wt % carbon and at least one of the following constituents, 0.06 to 0.50 wt % titanium, 0.02 to 0.20 wt % niobium and 0.10 to 0.40 wt % vanadium, the balance being iron. Among them, there are some special relationships between aluminum and carbon contents: when the aluminum content is below about 9.5 wt %, the carbon content can reach 1.25 wt %, but when the aluminum content is between 9.5-10.5 wt %, the carbon content should be less than 1.10 wt %. The alloys of this invention may further contain the following constituents to improve the strength without remarkable decrease in ductility: up to 0.5 wt % nickel, up to 0.5 wt % chromium, up to 1.2 wt % silicon, up to 0.5 wt % molybdenum and up to 0.5 wt % tungsten. The present invention also relates to a process for manufacturing the hot-rolled alloy steel plate.

Abstract: Carbon steels and other hot-and cold-workable ferrous alloys generally have poor damping capacity as compared to that cast iron (gray cast iron, malleable cast iron and ductile cast iron). This is because the graphite in cast irons helps to absorb the damping force and depresses the damping wave. But cast iron can not be rolled into strip or sheet.By controlling the correlated concentrations of manganese, aluminum and carbon, Fe-Mn-Al-C based alloys are made to be .alpha.+.gamma. two-phase alloy steel with different .alpha. and .gamma. volume fractions. With particular ferrite volumes, workable Fe-Mn-Al-C based alloys have equivalent and better damping capacity than that of cast irons especially in the high frequency side. Such alloys suppress the vibration noise that comes from machine rooms, motors, air conditioners, and etc. Chromium and other minor amount of elements can be added to this alloy system to improve the corrosion resistance.

Abstract: An austenitic steel alloy has a composition of about 6 to 13 percent aluminum, 20 to 34 percent manganese, 0.2 to 1.4 percent carbon, 0.4 to 1.3 percent silicon, and the balance essentially iron. The relative quantities of the foregoing elements are selected from these ranges to produce a volume percent of ferrite structure in the alloy in the range of about 1 percent to about 8 percent. The volume percent of ferrite is determined by the empirical formula1<VPF=32+2.6(Al %.+-.0.08)+5.2(Si %.+-.0.03)-1.6 (Mn %.+-.0.16)-8.5 (C %.+-.0.03)<8Excluded from the range of alloys of this invention are alloys of the composition (30.+-.1) % Mn, (9.+-.0.35) % Al, (1.+-.0.05) % Si and (1.+-.0.05) % C, with the balance being iron.

Abstract: An austenitic stainless steel alloy has a composition of about 6 to about 13 percent aluminum, about 7 to about 34 percent manganese, about 0.2 to about 2.4 percent carbon, 0.4 to about 1.3 percent silicon, about 0 to about 6 percent chromium, about 0.5 to about 6 percent nickel, and the balance essentially iron. The relative quantities of the foregoing elements are selected from these ranges to produce a volume percent of ferrite structure in the alloy in the range of about 1 percent to about 8 percent.

Abstract: A new Fe-Mn-Al-C-Nb-Si-Cu alloy for use in ultra-low temperature materials is provided. The alloy has the following composition: 25 to 35 percent by weight manganese, 2 to 10 percent by weight aluminum, 0.1 to 0.8 percent by weight carbon, 0.01 to 0.2 percent by weight niobium, 0.05 to 0.5 percent by weight silicon, 0.05 to 1.0 percent by weight copper and the balance of iron. The alloy is manufactured by controlled rolling the ingot containing the elemental constituents, and has a tensile strength of above 350 MPa, an elongation of 40%, and a toughness of above 100 joules at -196.degree. C.

Abstract: A martensite steel, especially for plastic molds, of the following compositions:0.001 to 0.1% carbon0.50 to 2.0% silicon8.0 to 14.0% manganese0.3 to 5.0% titanium0.001 to 1.0% aluminum0 to 2.0% chromium0 to 3.0% molybdenum0 to 4.0% nickel0 to 4.0% tungsten0 to 5.0% cobaltremainder iron, including impurities caused by manufacture.

Abstract: A known Ti-Ni based and Cu-based shape memory alloy can be replaced by an Fe-based shape memory alloy. An excellent shape memory effect is attained by an Fe-based shape memory alloy with an Mn content of 20% to 40% and an Si content of 3.5% to 8%.

Abstract: A superplastic hot working method for a duplex-phase, nitrogen-containing ferrous alloy and stainless steel, and a superplastic duplex-phase ferrous alloy are disclosed. The ferrous alloy comprises: at least one of Si and Mn in an amount of not less than 0.5% and not less than 1.7%, respectively; and N: at least 0.01% in solid solution, wherein Si eq and Mn eq which are defined as:Si eq=Si+(2/3)(Cr+Mo), and Mn eq=Mn+2 Ni+60 C+50 N,satisfy the formula:(5/6)(Si eq)-15/2.ltoreq.Mn eq.ltoreq.(11/5)(Si eq)-77/5,and its superplastic hot working is carried out by deforming the alloy heated to 700.degree.-1200.degree. C. at a strain rate of 1.times.10.sup.-6 S.sup.-1 to 1.times.10.sup.0 S.sup.-1. In another aspect, superplastic hot working of a duplex-phase stainless steel comprising Cr: 10.0-35.0%, Ni: 2.0-18.0%, Mo: 0-6.0%, and N: 0.005-0.3% and having the values of Si eq and Mn eq as above is carried out by deforming the steel at a strain rate of from 1.times.10.sup.-6 S.sup.-1 to 1.times.10.sup.1 S.sup.

Abstract: Austenitic (Hadfield) manganese steel containing about 25% manganese, 1.4% carbon and 0.1 to 1% silicon, balance essentially iron.