Containing At Least Nine Percent Chromium(cr) (e.g., Stainless Steel, Etc.) Patents (Class 148/542)
  • Patent number: 11938383
    Abstract: Described herein is a golf club head that comprises a body and a strike plate. The body comprises a heel portion, a sole portion, a toe portion, and a top portion. The strike plate comprises an outer peripheral edge and at least a portion of a strike face. Furthermore, the strike plate is welded to the body via a peripheral weld between the outer peripheral edge of the strike plate and the body. The outer peripheral edge of the strike plate comprises at least one welded portion, welded to the body via the peripheral weld, and at least one non-welded portion, not welded to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Paul M. Demkowski, Bret H. Wahl, Scott Taylor
  • Patent number: 11542569
    Abstract: An austenitic stainless steel having excellent processability and surface characteristics and a method of manufacturing the austenitic stainless steel are disclosed. The austenitic stainless steel includes, by weight %, 0.005% to 0.15% of carbon (C), 0.1% to 1.0% of silicon (Si), 0.1% to 2.0% of manganese (Mn), 6.0% to 10.5% of nickel (Ni), 16% to 20% of chromium (Cr), 0.005% to 0.2% of nitrogen (N), the remainder iron (Fe) and other unavoidable impurities, wherein a degree of Ni surface negative segregation defined by the following Formula (1) is in a range of 0.6 to 0.9. (CNi-Min)/(CNi-Ave)??Formula (1), where CNi-Min is a minimum concentration of Ni on the surface of the austenitic stainless steel and CNi-Ave is an average concentration of Ni on the surface of the austenitic stainless steel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyung-Gu Kang, Sang Jin Lee, Jae-Hong Shim, Yong-Heon Lee, Jong-Jin Jeon
  • Patent number: 11491378
    Abstract: Disclosed are a golf putter head having high fault tolerance and a method for manufacturing the same, and a golf putter with the head. The method for manufacturing the golf putter head includes: taking or manufacturing a head body including a ball hitting panel portion, and the ball hitting panel portion including a toe portion, a middle portion, and a heel portion; performing a solution treatment on the ball hitting panel portion; and quenching the toe portion and the heel portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Inventor: Tat Wong
  • Patent number: 11478873
    Abstract: Method for welding two stainless steel sheets of thickness (e) 0.10 to 6.0 mm and having a particular composition having: a first welding step lasting a time (t) in ms: 0.10 to 0.50 mm, t=(40×e+36)±10%; 0.51 to 1.50 mm: t=(124×e 13)±10%; 1.51 to 6.0 mm: t=(12×e+47)±10%; with clamping force (F) in daN: 0.10 to 1.50 mm: F=(250×e+90)±10%; 1.51 mm to 6.0 mm: F=(180×e+150)±10%; appling a current between the welding electrodes, of intensity between 80 and 100% the maximum permissible intensity corresponding to expulsion of molten metal; a second step with an intensity between zero and 1 kA; and a third step with an intensity of 3.5 kA to 4.5 kA, for a time of at least 755 ms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: APERAM
    Inventors: Bertrand Petit, Frédéric Bridault
  • Patent number: 11079722
    Abstract: A micromechanical component for a timepiece movement including a metal body formed using a single material. The single material is of high-interstitial austenitic steel type including at least one non-metal as the interstitial atom in a proportion between 0.15% and 1.2% with respect to total mass of the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: NIVAROX-FAR S.A.
    Inventor: Christian Charbon
  • Patent number: 11001916
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a martensitic stainless steel part, according to which a stainless steel sheet is prepared with the following composition: 0.005%?C?0.3%; 0.2%?Mn?2.0%; traces?Si?1.0%; traces?S?0.01%; traces?P?0.04%; 10.5%?Cr?17.0%; traces?Ni?4.0%; traces?Mo?2.0%; Mo+2×W?2.0%; traces?Cu?3%; traces?Ti?0.5%; traces?Al?0.2%; traces?O?0.04%; 0.05%?Nb?1.0%; 0.05%?Nb+Ta?1.0%; 0.25%?(Nb+Ta)/(C+N)?8; traces?V?0.3%; traces?Co?0.5%; traces?Cu+Ni+Co?5.0%; traces?Sn?0.05%; traces?B?0.1%; traces?Zr?0.5%; Ti+V+Zr?0.5%; traces?H?5 ppm; traces?N?0.2%; (Mn+Ni)?(Cr?10.3?80×[(C+N)2]); traces?Ca?0.002%; traces?rare earth and/or Y?0.06%; and the rest being iron and impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: APERAM
    Inventors: Pierre-Olivier Santacreu, Christophe Cazes, Guillaume Badinier, Jean-Benoit Moreau
  • Patent number: 10953465
    Abstract: The present invention relates to alloy compositions for 3D metal printing procedures which provide metallic parts with high hardness, tensile strengths, yield strengths, and elongation. The alloys include Fe, Cr and Mo and at least three or more elements selected from C, Ni, Cu, Nb, Si and N. Ni may be replaced with Mn. As built parts indicate a tensile strength of at least 1000 MPa, yield strength of at least 640 MPa, elongation of at least 3.0% and hardness (HV) of at least 375.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: The NanoSteel Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles D. Tuffile, Harald Lemke
  • Patent number: 10941462
    Abstract: An on-line intelligent control method for the cooling characteristics of a quenching liquid in heat treatment production includes the steps of: step 1: subjecting a workpiece to thermal insulation; step 2: measuring the cooling characteristics and the heat transfer coefficient of a quenching liquid followed by correction; step 3: starting cooling; step 4: then changing the internal circulation rate; and step 5: removing the workpiece. This scheme can effectively avoid the problem that the cooling of a workpiece in industrial production deviates from the ideal cooling characteristics of a quenching liquid obtained in a laboratory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: SHANGHAI YIBAI INDUSTRIAL FURNACES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jingfeng Yang, Haibin Wang
  • Patent number: 10920295
    Abstract: The present invention relates to alloy compositions for 3D metal printing procedures which provide metallic parts with high hardness, tensile strengths, yield strengths, and elongation. The alloys include Fe, Cr and Mo and at least three or more elements selected from C, Ni, Cu, Nb, Si and N. As built parts indicate a tensile strength of at least 1000 MPa, yield strength of at least 640 MPa, elongation of at least 3.0% and hardness (HV) of at least 375.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: The NanoSteel Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles D. Tuffile, Harald Lemke
  • Patent number: 9993893
    Abstract: An apparatus for treating a surface of a strip casting twin roll includes: a laser machining unit configured to form dimple patterns on a surface of a rotating casting roll using a laser; a machining region processing unit, wherein if the casting roll is rotated by a critical angle, the machining region processing unit calculates a size and a position of a machining region, in which a dimple pattern will be formed, based on image information obtained by imaging the machining region; and a laser beam absorbing unit, wherein if the size of the machining region is smaller than a size of the dimple pattern, the laser beam absorbing unit places a screen at an overlap start position from which the machining region and the dimple pattern start to overlap each other, so as to absorb a laser beam emitted toward a peripheral region of the machining region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Suk Kyun Hwang, Ji Woo Im, Sun Mi Kim
  • Patent number: 9988701
    Abstract: A method for coating a substrate, in which a wire-shaped spray material is melted in an electric arc and is deposited as a functional layer on the substrate. The invention also relates to a functional layer which can be produced on the substrate by this method. The functional layer has a high hardness value and good corrosion resistance on exposure to diesel fuel with a high sulphur proportion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Eyuep Akin Oezdeniz, Rainer Joos, Wolfgang Hansen, Michael Walker, Uemit Akay
  • Publication number: 20150101714
    Abstract: This disclosure deals with a class of metal alloys with advanced property combinations applicable to metallic sheet production. More specifically, the present application identifies the formation of metal alloys of relatively high strength and ductility and the use of one or more cycles of elevated temperature treatment and cold deformation to produce metallic sheet at reduced thickness with relatively high strength and ductility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Daniel James BRANAGAN, Grant G. JUSTICE, Andrew T. BALL, Jason K. WALLESER, Brian E. MEACHAM, Kurtis CLARK, Longzhou MA, Igor YAKUBTSOV, Scott Larish, Sheng CHENG, Taylor L. GIDDENS, Andrew E. FRERICHS, Alla V. SERGUEEVA
  • Publication number: 20150090372
    Abstract: This disclosure deals with a class of metal alloys with advanced property combinations applicable to metallic sheet production. More specifically, the present application identifies the formation of metal alloys of relatively high strength and ductility and the use of one or more cycles of elevated temperature treatment and cold deformation to produce metallic sheet at reduced thickness with relatively high strength and ductility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Daniel James BRANAGAN, Grant G. JUSTICE, Andrew T. BALL, Jason K. WALLESER, Brian E. MEACHAM, Kurtis CLARK, Longzhou MA, Igor YAKUBTSOV, Scott Larish, Sheng CHENG, Taylor L. GIDDENS, Andrew E. FRERICHS, Alla V. SERGUEEVA
  • Publication number: 20150076386
    Abstract: An iron-based alloy includes (in weight percent) carbon from about 1 to about 2 percent; manganese up to about 1 percent; silicon up to about 1 percent; nickel up to about 4 percent; chromium from about 10 to about 25 percent; molybdenum from about 5 to about 20 percent; tungsten up to about 4 percent; cobalt from about 17 to about 23 percent; vanadium up to about 1.5 percent; boron up to about 0.2 percent; sulfur up to about 0.03 percent; nitrogen up to about 0.4 percent; phosphorus up to about 0.06 percent; niobium up to about 4 percent; iron from about 35 to about 55 percent; and incidental impurities. The chromium/molybdenum ratio of the iron-based alloy is from about 1 to about 2.5. The alloy is suitable for use in elevated temperature applications, such as valve seat inserts for combustion engines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: L.E. Jones Company
    Inventors: Cong Yue Qiao, David Doll, Todd Trudeau, Peter Vennema
  • Patent number: 8920296
    Abstract: A forged roll for use, inter alia, in the cold rolling industry and a method of producing a forged roll as described. The roll has a steel composition, by weight, with 0.8 to less than 1% C, 0.2 to 0.5% Mn, 0.2 to 2.0% Si, 7.0 to 13.0% Cr, 0.6 to 1.6% Mo, more than 1.0 to 3.0% V, the remainder being Fe and impurities. The steel is tempered martensite with retained austenite at less than 5% per volume with eutectic carbides of less than 5% by volume, a hardness between 780-840 HV, and internal compressive stresses of between ?300 to ?500 MPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Åkers AB
    Inventors: Claude Gaspard, Catherine Vergne, Daniel Batazzi
  • Patent number: 8808474
    Abstract: A method fabricating a stainless martensitic steel, including electroslag remelting then cooling an ingot of the steel, then at least one austenitic thermal cycle heating the ingot above its austenitic temperature followed by a cooling. During each cooling: if the cooling is not followed by an austenitic thermal cycle, holding the ingot at a holding temperature included in the ferritic-pearlitic transformation nose for a hold time longer than sufficient for transforming the austenite into a ferritic-pearlitic structure in the ingot as completely as possible at the holding temperature; if the cooling is followed by an austenitic thermal cycle, before its minimum temperature falls below the martensitic transformation start temperature, the ingot is either held throughout the period between the two austenitic thermal cycles at a temperature above the austenitic transformation completion temperature on heating, or held at the holding temperature included in the ferritic-pearlitic transformation nose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Laurent Ferrer, Patrick Philipson
  • Patent number: 8795448
    Abstract: A hard phase material is provided for increasing the hardness of a matrix material and improving the wear resistance thereof. The hard phase material is an aluminum boride material having the structure AlB8-16. The aluminum boride hard phase may be incorporated into a matrix material by mixing particulate aluminum boride with the matrix material and through precipitation of aluminum boride from the matrix material. Materials including the aluminum boride hard phase may be used in coating applications to provide a hard and wear resistant coating. Aluminum boride hard phase may also be incorporated into metallurgical products to improve the hardness and wear resistance of the metallurgical products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: The NanoSteel Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel James Branagan, Brian Meacham
  • Publication number: 20140213384
    Abstract: Golf clubs formed from bulk-solidifying amorphous metals (i.e., metallic glasses) having high elastic modulus and fracture toughness, and to methods of forming the same are provided. Among other components, the golf club materials disclosed enable fabrication of flexural membranes or shells used in golf club heads (drivers, fairways, hybrids, irons, wedges and putters) exhibiting enhanced flexural or bending compliance together with the ability to deform plastically and avoid brittle fracture or catastrophic failure when overloaded under bending loads. Further, the high strength of the material and its density, comparable to that of steel, enables the redistribution of mass in the golf club while maintaining a desired overall target mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: GlassiMetal Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: William L. Johnson, David S. Lee, Marios D. Demetriou, Jong Hyun Na, Glenn Garrett
  • Publication number: 20140190594
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed and formulations and methods to provide alloys having relative high strength and ductility. The alloys may be provided in seamless tubular form and characterized by their particular alloy chemistries and identifiable crystalline grain size morphology. The alloys are such that they include boride pinning phases. In what is termed a Class 1 Steel the alloys indicate tensile strengths of 700 MPa to 1400 MPa and elongations of 10-70%. Class 2 Steel indicates tensile strengths of 800 MPa to 1800 MPa and elongations of 5-65%. Class 3 Steel indicates tensile strengths of 1000 MPa to 2000 MPa and elongations of 0.5-15%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Inventors: Daniel James BRANAGAN, Sheng CHENG, Longzhou MA, Jason K. WALLESER, Grant G. JUSTICE, Andrew T. BALL, Kurtis CLARK, Scott LARISH, Alissa PETERSON, Patrick E. MACK, Brian D. MERKLE, Brian E. MEACHAM, Alla V. SERGUEEVA
  • Patent number: 8647448
    Abstract: A steel piston ring and a steel cylinder liner are described which comprise as the main body a steel composition which has good nitridability. The steel composition consists of the following elements: 0-0.5 weight % B, 0.5-1.2 weight % C, 4.0-20.0 weight % Cr, 0-2.0 weight % Cu, 45.30-91.25 weight % Fe, 0.1-3.0 weight % Mn, 0.1-3.0 weight % Mo, 0-0.05 weight % Nb, 2.0-12.0 weight % Ni, 0-0.1 weight % P, 0-0.05 weight % Pb, 0-0.05 weight % S, 2.0-10.0 weight % Si, 0-0.05 weight % Sn, 0.05-2.0 weight % V, 0-0.2 weight % Ti and 0-0.5 weight % W. The steel piston ring and the steel cylinder liner can be manufactured in a casting process using the machinery and technology employed for the manufacture of cast iron parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul Burscheid GmbH
    Inventor: Laszlo Pelsoeczy
  • Patent number: 8608873
    Abstract: A stainless steel and a flat cold product produced therefrom, which can be easily produced in an economical manner. A steel according to the invention, in the cold-rolled state, has a microstructure with 5-15% by volume ?-ferrite and austenite as the remainder. It contains (in % by weight): C: 0.05-0.14%, Si: 0.1-1.0%, Mn: 4.0-12.0%, Cr: >17.5-22.0%, Ni: 1.0-4.0%, Cu: 1.0-3.0%, N: 0.03-0.2%, P: max. 0.07%, S: max. 0.01%, Mo: max. 0.5%, optionally one or more elements from the group consisting of Ti, Nb, B, V, Al, Ca, As, Sn, Sb, Pb, Bi, and H wherein Ti: max. 0.02%, Nb: max. 0.1%, B: max. 0.004%, V: max. 0.1%, Al: 0.001-0.03%, Ca: 0.0005-0.003%, As: 0.003-0.015%, Sn: 0.003-0.01%, Pb: max. 0.01%, Bi: max. 0.01%, H: max. 0.0025%, and remainder Fe and unavoidable impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Outokumpu Nirosta GmbH
    Inventors: Cornel Abratis, Lutz Ernenputsch, Wilfried Klos, Hans-Joachim Krautschick, Michael Sachtleber
  • Publication number: 20130220491
    Abstract: A stainless steel strip article is disclosed. The article is formed from a corrosion resistant alloy having the following composition in weight percent, about: C ?0.03 max. Mn ?1.0 max. Si ?0.75 max. P 0.040 max. S 0.020 max. Cr 10.9-11.1 Ni 10.9-11.1 Mo 0.9-1.1 Ti 1.5-1.6 Al ?0.25 max. Nb 0.7-0.8 Cu ???1 max. B 0.010 max. N 0.030 max. The balance is iron and usual impurities. The elongated thin strip article provides a room temperature tensile strength of at least about 280 ksi in the solution treated and age hardened condition. A method of making the strip article and a method of using it to make a golf club are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: CRS HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventor: CRS Holdings, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130195709
    Abstract: A metal base alloy and methods for producing the alloy. The metal base alloy product includes the formula Mebase Ta Sib Crc Mnj Ve Cf, wherein—Mebase is a metal base selected from the group having Fe, Co and Ni, in an amount ranging from about 45-75 w %. The metal base alloy product contains a substantially homogenous dispersion of separate precipitated carbide particles in an amount ranging from 10-65 percentages by volume and the precipitate carbide particles have an average diameter of 0.01-5 micrometers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: SUPERIOR METALS SWEDEN AB
    Inventors: Sathees Ranganathan, Sohrab Solaimanzadeh-Azar, Hasse Fredriksson, Advenit Makaya
  • Publication number: 20130092296
    Abstract: This invention relates to antimicrobial martensitic stainless steels with nano precipitation and their manufacturing method of melting, forging, heat treatment. As the nano ?-Cu phases are precipitated in the matrix dispersedly, the martensitic stainless steels have excellent antimicrobial properties. The martensitic stainless steels may comprise from 0.35 to 1.20 weight percent C, from 12.00 to 26.90 weight percent Cr, from 0.29 to 4.60 weight percent Cu, 0.27 weight percent as less Ag, from 0.15 to 4.60 weight percent W, from 0.27 to 2.80 weight percent Ni, from 0.01 to 1.125 weight percent Nb, from 0.01 to 1.35 weight percent V, 1.8 percent or less Mn, from 0.15 to 4.90 weight percent Mo, 2.6 weight percent or less Si, 3.6 weight percent or less RE (rare earth) and the balance Fe and incidental impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Inventor: Dexin Qui
  • Publication number: 20130037179
    Abstract: A casting of a white cast iron alloy and a method of producing the casting are disclosed. A white cast alloy is also disclosed. The casting has a solution treated microstructure that comprises a ferrous matrix of retained austenite and chromium carbides dispersed in the matrix, with the carbides comprising 15 to 60% volume fraction of the alloy. The matrix composition comprises: manganese: 8 to 20 wt %; carbon: 0.8 to 1.5 wt %; chromium: 5 to 15 wt %; and iron: balance (including incidental impurities).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: WEIR MINERALS AUSTRALIA LTD
    Inventor: Kevin Dolman
  • Publication number: 20120160373
    Abstract: A forging heat resistant steel of an embodiment contains in percent by mass C: 0.05-0.2, Si: 0.01-0.1, Mn: 0.01-0.15, Ni: 0.05-1, Cr: 8 or more and less than 10, Mo: 0.05-1, V: 0.05-0.3, Co: 1-5, W: 1-2.2, N: 0.01 or more and less than 0.015, Nb: 0.01-0.15, B: 0.003-0.03, and a remainder comprising Fe and unavoidable impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicants: THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD., Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Masayuki YAMADA, Reki Takaku, Haruki Ohnishi, Kenichi Okuno, Kenichi Imai, Kazuhiro Miki, Tsukasa Azuma, Satoru Ohsaki
  • Publication number: 20120160376
    Abstract: A heat resistant cast steel of an embodiment contains in percent by mass C: 0.05-0.15, Si: 0.03-0.2, Mn: 0.1-1.5, Ni: 0.1-1, Cr: 8-10.5, Mo: 0.2-1.5, V: 0.1-0.3, Co: 0.1-5, W: 0.1-5, N: 0.005-0.03, Nb: 0.01-0.2, B: 0.002-0.015, Ti: 0.01-0.1, and a remainder comprising Fe and unavoidable impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicants: THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD., KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Masayuki YAMADA, Reki Takaku, Haruki Ohnishi, Kenichi Okuno, Kenichi Imai, Shinji Tanaka, Kazuhiro Miki
  • Publication number: 20120156085
    Abstract: An article of manufacture formed of an alloy having the following weight percent composition is described. Carbon 0.25 max. Manganese ?14-20? Silicon up to 2.0 Phosphorus 0.05 max. Sulfur ?0.5 max. Chromium ?12-22? Nickel ?3.5 max. Molybdenum 0.5-4?? Copper ?2.0 max. Nitrogen 0.2-0.8 Boron 0.06 max. The balance of the alloy is iron and the usual, inevitable impurities found in commercial grades of stainless steel alloys. Optionally, the alloy may contain niobium, titanium, vanadium, zirconium, hafnium, and tungsten in a combined amount of up to about 0.5%. An intermediate form of the article is armor plate made from the alloy. In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the plate is shaped to form an armor part that is attached to a larger structure to provide resistance to an explosion fragments or a ballistic projectile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Peter T. Thompson, Christopher F. Pilliod
  • Publication number: 20120106693
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a high Cr Ferritic/Martensitic steel comprising 0.04 to 0.13% by weight of carbon, 0.03 to 0.07% by weight of silicon, 0.40 to 0.50% by weight of manganese, 0.40 to 0.50% by weight of nickel, 8.5 to 9.5% by weight of chromium, 0.45 to 0.55% by weight of molybdenum, 0.10 to 0.25% by weight of vanadium, 0.02 to 0.10% by weight of tantalum, 0.21 to 0.25% by weight of niobium, 1.5 to 3.0% by weight of tungsten, 0.015 to 0.025% by weight of nitrogen, 0.01 to 0.02% by weight of boron and iron balance. By regulating the contents of alloying elements such as nitrogen, born, the high Cr Ferritic/Martensitic steel with to superior tensile strength and creep resistance is provided, and can be effectively used as an in-core component material for sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicants: KOREA HYDRO AND NUCLEAR POWER CO., LTD, KOREA ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Sung Ho Kim, Jong Hyuk Baek, Tae Kyu Kim, Woo Gon Kim, Jun Hwan Kim, Chang Hee Han, Chan Bock Lee, Yeong-II Kim, Dohee Hahn
  • Publication number: 20120090462
    Abstract: A steel piston ring and a steel cylinder liner are described which comprise as the main body a steel composition which has good nitridability. The steel composition consists of the following elements: 0-0.5 weight % B, 0.5-1.2 weight % C, 4.0-20.0 weight % Cr, 0-2.0 weight % Cu, 45.30-91.25 weight % Fe, 0.1-3.0 weight % Mn, 0.1-3.0 weight % Mo, 0-0.05 weight % Nb, 2.0-12.0 weight % Ni, 0-0.1 weight % P, 0-0.05 weight % Pb, 0-0.05 weight % S, 2.0-10.0 weight % Si, 0-0.05 weight % Sn, 0.05-2.0 weight % V, 0-0.2 weight % Ti and 0-0.5 weight % W. The steel piston ring and the steel cylinder liner can be manufactured in a casting process using the machinery and technology employed for the manufacture of cast iron parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: FEDERAL-MOGUL BURSCHEID GMBH
    Inventor: Laszlo Pelsoeczy
  • Patent number: 8119063
    Abstract: High-alloy austenitic stainless steels that are extra resistant to pitting and crevice corrosion in aggressive, chloride-containing solutions have a tendency for macro-segregation of Mo, at solidification of the melt. This problem is solved by a super austenite stainless steel having the following composition, in % by weight: max 0.03 C, max 0.5 Si, max 6 Mn, 28-30 Cr, 21-24 Ni, 4-6% (Mo+W/2), the content of W being max 0.7, 0.5-1.1 N, max 1.0 Cu, balance iron and impurities at normal contents originating from the production of the steel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Outokumpu Oyj
    Inventors: Hachemi Loucif, Mats Liljas
  • Publication number: 20120014626
    Abstract: To improve corrosion resistance in wet environments, for a martensitic cast steel material obtained at a predetermined composition ratio and martensitic steel casting products, and to provide a martensitic cast steel material that is appropriate for various types of molds and dies, mechanical parts, etc., and a manufacturing method for martensitic steel casting products. Nickel, Ni, of 5 to 10 mass %, silicon, Si, of 0.5 to 5 mass %, manganese, Mn, of 0.01 to 1 mass %, carbon, C, of 0.2 to 2 mass % and a remaining part consisting of iron, Fe, and incidental impurities are employed, and further chromium, Cr, of 1 to 10 mass % is added to obtain a martensitic cast steel material for which a martensitic transformation finish temperature (Mf point) is below freezing. Further, a cast steel material that contains vanadium V of 0.1 to 5 mass % in addition to the above elements of the material is also obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicants: Yugen Kaisha Watanabe Chuzo-sho, Yamagataken
    Inventors: Toshitaka Watanabe, Toru Yamada, Noboru Sato, Satoshi Nakano, Toshiro Matsuki
  • Publication number: 20120006522
    Abstract: Disclosed are amorphous, ductile brazing foils with a composition consisting essentially of FeRestNiaCrbSicBdPe, wherein 0 atomic %?a<25 atomic %; 0 atomic %?b?15 atomic %; 1 atomic %?c?10 atomic %; 4 atomic %?d?15 atomic %; 1 atomic %?e?9 atomic %; any impurities?0.5 atomic %; rest Fe, wherein 2 atomic %?c+e?10 atomic % and 15 atomic %?c+d+e?22 atomic %, or consisting essentially of FeRestNiaCrbMofCugSicBdPe, wherein 0 atomic %?a<25 atomic %; 0 atomic %?b?15 atomic %; 1 atomic %<c?10 atomic %; 4 atomic %?d?15 atomic %; 1 atomic %?e?9 atomic %; 0 atomic %<f?3 atomic %; 0 atomic %?g?3 atomic %; any impurities?0.5 atomic %; rest Fe, wherein 2 atomic %?c+e?10 atomic % and 15 atomic %?c+d+e?22 atomic %. Also disclosed are brazed objects formed using these foils, particularly exhaust gas recirculation coolers and oil coolers, and methods for making the brazing foils and for making the brazed parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: Vacuumschmelze GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas HARTMANN, Dieter Nuetzel
  • Publication number: 20110311390
    Abstract: The invention relates to a steel material composition, in particular for producing piston rings and cylinder sleeves, containing the following elements in the given fractions in relation to 100% by weight of the steel material: 0.5-1.2% by weight C, 6.0-20.0% by weight Cr, 45.0-88.5% by weight Fe, 3.0-15.0% by weight Mn and 2.0-10.0% by weight Si. Said composition can be produced by melting the starting materials and casting the melt in a pre-fabricated mould.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2009
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventor: Laszlo Pelsoeczy
  • Publication number: 20110311391
    Abstract: The invention relates to a steel material composition, in particular for producing piston rings and cylinder sleeves, containing the following elements in the given fractions in relation to 100% by weight of the steel material: 0.5-1.2% by weight C, 2.0-20.0% by weight Cr, 49.0-97.1% by weight Fe, 0.1-3.0% by weight Mn, 0.1-3.0% by weight Mo, 0.-7.0% by weight Nb, 2.0-10.0% by weight Si, 0-7.0% by weight Ti, 0.-7.0% by weight V and 0.-0.5% by weight W, the sum of the fractions of Nb, Ti, V and W being 2.0-7.0% by weight. Said composition can be produced by melting the starting materials and casting the melt in a pre-fabricated mould.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: FEDERAL-MOGUL BURSCHEID GMBH
    Inventor: Laszlo Pelsoeczy
  • Patent number: 8075991
    Abstract: A stainless steel material for a fuel cell, used for a fuel cell or a cartridge for the fuel cell, having a magnetic permeability of 1.000 to 2.500, and forming a layer having a value of chromium atomic %/iron atomic % of not less than 3.0 in the most surface thereof, and/or the layer of thickness of not less than 12 nm calculated as SiO2 having an oxygen atomic % of not less than 20%. Even when brought into contact with the content solution exhibiting acidity of the fuel cell, the stainless steel material reliably suppresses the elution of metal ions thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouki Kinouchi, Wataru Kurokawa, Shouzou Shintani, Kinuyo Shintani, legal representative, Daisuke Imoda, Kenji Yoshihiro, You Yamamori
  • Publication number: 20110226391
    Abstract: A C+N austenitic stainless steel with high mechanical strength and excellent corrosion resistance and a fabrication method thereof are provided. The C+N austenitic stainless steel consists of: 8 to 12 wt. % manganese; 15 to 20 wt. % chromium; 2 wt. % or less nickel; 4 wt. % or less tungsten; 2 wt. % or less molybdenum; 0.6 to 1.0 wt. % of total C+N content; a balance of iron; and unavoidable impurities. The austenitic stainless steel fabricated provides mechanical properties of a tensile strength of 850 MPa or higher and an uniform elongation of 45% or higher, obtained through controlling the contents of the interstitial elements and those of the substitutional elements. The alloy also provides corrosion resistance and a biocompatibility due to the minimized content of nickel which causes allergic reaction to the human body. Therefore, the C+N austenitic stainless steel is applicable in the fabrication of a variety of functional components and structural fields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF MACHINERY AND MATERIALS
    Inventors: Sung-Joon Kim, Tae-Ho Lee, Chang-Seok Oh, Heon-Young Ha
  • Patent number: 7998237
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an installation for producing steel products (1) having an optimum surface quality, especially extremely low carbon contents (UCL steel or IF steel), nitrogen contents, total oxygen contents, high-strength or stainless steel qualities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: SMS Siemag Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Fritz-Peter Pleschiutschnigg, Karl-Ernst Hensger, Dieter Rosenthal, Rainer Teworte, Dieter Tembergen
  • Patent number: 7967927
    Abstract: A nanocarbide precipitation strengthened ultrahigh-strength, corrosion resistant, structural steel possesses a combination of strength and corrosion resistance comprising in combination, by weight, about: 0.1 to 0.3% carbon (C), 8 to 17% cobalt (Co), 0 to 10% nickel (Ni), 6 to 12% chromium (Cr), less than 1% silicon (Si), less than 0.5% manganese (Mn), and less than 0.15% copper (Cu), with additives selected from the group comprising about: less than 3% molybdenum (Mo), less than 0.3% niobium (Nb), less than 0.8% vanadium (V), less than 0.2% tantalum (Ta), less than 3% tungsten (W), and combinations thereof, with additional additives selected from the group comprising about: less than 0.2% titanium (Ti), less than 0.2% lanthanum (La) or other rare earth elements, less than 0.15% zirconium (Zr), less than 0.005% boron (B), and combinations thereof, impurities of less than about: 0.02% sulfur (S), 0.012% phosphorus (P), 0.015% oxygen (O) and 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: QuesTek Innovations, LLC
    Inventors: Charles J. Kuehmann, Gregory B. Olson, Herng-Jeng Jou
  • Patent number: 7922839
    Abstract: A method of assembly and manufacture of a brake rotor, comprising providing a brake rotor mold. The method also includes pouring brake rotor material into the brake rotor mold. Then the method includes rotating the brake rotor mold during hardening of the brake rotor material thereby forming a brake rotor. The method further includes removing an interior portion of the hardened brake rotor material of the brake rotor with a water jet cutting device. The water jet device shapes the brake rotor to a desired shape. The brake rotor is then heat and cryogenically treated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Miks Engineering
    Inventor: Michael Chenoweth
  • Patent number: 7879162
    Abstract: High strength aluminum magnesium alloys that can be used at temperatures from about ?420° F. (?251° C.) up to about 650° F. (343° C.) are described. The alloys are strengthened by dispersion of particles based on the L12 intermetallic compound Al3X. These alloys comprise aluminum, magnesium, at least one of scandium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, and lutetium; and at least one of gadolinium, yttrium, zirconium, titanium, hafnium, and niobium. These alloys may also optionally contain zinc, copper, lithium and silicon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Awadh B. Pandey
  • Publication number: 20100308505
    Abstract: A mold plate having a mold cavity configured for plastic injection molding one or more articles such as a panel or frame of an electronic display screen such as a flat screen TV is formed from a low carbon martensitic stainless steel alloy comprising: about 0.05%-0.07% by weight C, about 1.15%-1.45% by weight Mn, a maximum of 0.025% by weight P, a maximum of 0.008% by weight S, about 0.3%-0.6% by weight Si, about 12.15%-12.65% by weight Cr, about 0%-0.5% by weight Ni, about 0.45%-0.65% by weight Cu, about 0.02%-0.08% by weight V, about 0.04%-0.08% by weight N, with the balance being Fe with trace amounts of ordinarily present elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: EDRO Specialty Steels, Inc.
    Inventors: Kristopher D. Welch, Robert J. Friedrich, Eric D. Henn, Michael A. Guscott
  • Publication number: 20100276038
    Abstract: Martensitic stainless steel, characterised in that it comprises, in percentages by weight: 0.22%?C?0.32% 0.05%?N?0.15%, with 0.33%?C+N?0.43% 10%?Cr?12.4% 0.10%?V?0.40% 0.10%?Mo?1.0% trace levels?Ni?1.0% trace levels?Mn?1.0% trace levels?Si?1.0% trace levels?W?1.0% trace levels?Co?1.0% trace levels?Cu?1.0% trace levels?Ti?0.010% trace levels?Nb?0.050% trace levels?Al?0.050% trace levels?S?0.020% trace levels?O?0.0040% trace levels?P?0.03% trace levels?B?0.0050% trace levels?Ca?0.020% trace levels?Se?0.010% trace levels?La?0.040% trace levels?Ce?0.040% the remainder being iron and impurities resulting from the production operation. Method for producing a component from this steel, and component obtained in this manner, such as a mould element for the production of articles of plastics material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2008
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: AUBERT & DUVAL
    Inventor: Andre Francis Grellier
  • Publication number: 20100258217
    Abstract: A nanocarbide precipitation strengthened ultrahigh-strength, corrosion resistant, structural steel possesses a combination of strength and corrosion resistance comprising in combination, by weight, about: 0.1 to 0.3% carbon (C), 8 to 17% cobalt (Co), 0 to 10% nickel (Ni), 6 to 12% chromium (Cr), less than 1% silicon (Si), less than 0.5% manganese (Mn), and less than 0.15% copper (Cu), with additives selected from the group comprising about: less than 3% molybdenum (Mo), less than 0.3% niobium (Nb), less than 0.8% vanadium (V), less than 0.2% tantalum (Ta), less than 3% tungsten (W), and combinations thereof, with additional additives selected from the group comprising about: less than 0.2% titanium (Ti), less than 0.2% lanthanum (La) or other rare earth elements, less than 0.15% zirconium (Zr), less than 0.005% boron (B), and combinations thereof, impurities of less than about: 0.02% sulfur (S), 0.012% phosphorus (P), 0.015% oxygen (O) and 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: QUESTEK INNOVATIOANS LLC
    Inventors: Charles J. Kuehmann, Gregory B. Olson, Herng-Jeng Jou
  • Patent number: 7767039
    Abstract: A martensitic stainless steel having a resistance to sulfide stress corrosion cracking superior to Super 13 Cr steel and having a strength and corrosion resistance comparable to dual phase stainless steels has a chemical composition consisting essentially of, in mass %, C: 0.001-0.1%, Si: 0.05-1.0%, Mn: 0.05-2.0%, P: at most 0.025%, S: at most 0.010%, Cr: 11-18%, Ni: 1.5-10%, sol. Al: 0.001-0.1%, N: at most 0.1%, O: at most 0.01%, Cu: 0-5%, solid solution Mo: 3.5-7%, the composition satisfying the following Equation (1), optionally at least one element selected from at least one of the following Groups A-C, and a remainder of Fe and impurities and undissolved Mo, if undissolved Mo is present. Ni-bal.=30(C+N)+0.5(Mn+Cu)+Ni+8.2?1.1(Cr+Mo+1.5Si)??4.5??Equation (1) Group A—W: 0.2-5% Group B—V: 0.001-0.50%, Nb: 0.001-0.50%, Ti: 0.001-0.50%, and Zr: 0.001-0.50% Group C—Ca: 0.0005-0.05%, Mg: 0.0005-0.05%, REM: 0.0005-0.05%, and B: 0.0001-0.01%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunio Kondo, Hisashi Amaya
  • Patent number: 7754143
    Abstract: A cobalt-rich wear resistant and corrosion resistant alloy comprises in weight %, 0.5 to 1.2% C, 0.6 to 2.1% Si, 17 to 24% Cr, 27 to 38.5% Fe, 1.4 to 20% W, 3.8 to 9.7% Mo, less than 1% Ni and balance Co. A preferred cobalt-rich alloy comprises in weight %, 0.5 to 0.9 C, 0.75 to 1.15% Si, 17.5 to 20.5 Cr, 27.0 to 32.0 Fe, 12.5 to 16.5 W, 6.25 to 8.25 Mo, 0.45 to 1.00 Ni and balance Co. The alloy preferably has a microstructure free of primary carbides and comprises up to about 50% by volume eutectic reaction phases in a solid solution matrix. The solid solution matrix is an ?Fe-?Co face-centered cubic solution with W, Cr and Mo as solute elements and the eutectic reaction products comprise a (Co,Cr)7(W,Mo)6 phase and an ?Fe-?Co phase. The alloy is useful as a valve seat insert for internal combustion engines such as diesel engines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: L. E. Jones Company
    Inventors: Cong Yue Qiao, Daniel W. Bancroft
  • Publication number: 20100108203
    Abstract: A stainless steel strip article is disclosed. The article is formed from a corrosion resistant alloy having the following composition in weight percent, about: C 0.03 max. Mn 1.0 max. Si 0.75 max. P 0.040 max. S 0.020 max. Cr 10.9-11.1 Ni 10.9-11.1 Mo 0.9-1.1 Ti 1.5-1.6 Al 0.25 max. Nb 0.7-0.8 Cu 1 max. B 0.010 max. N 0.030 max. The balance is iron and usual impurities. The elongated thin strip article provides a room temperature tensile strength of at least about 280 ksi in the solution treated and age hardened condition. A method of making the strip article and a method of using it to make a golf club are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Theodore Kosa, David E. Wert
  • Publication number: 20100089501
    Abstract: The present invention relates to steel alloys having a martensitic or martensitic-ferritic structure and comprising Z-phase (CrXN) particles, where X is one or more of the elements V, Nb, Ta, and where the Z-phase particles have an average size of less than 400 nm. The alloy comprises by wt % the following components: 9 to 15% Cr, 0.01-0.20% N, C in an amount less than 0.1%, one or more of: 0.01-0.5% V, 0.01-1% Nb, 0.01-2% Ta, and a balance being substantially iron and inevitable impurities. The invention further relates to a method of manufacturing such a steel alloy, a component comprising such a steel alloy, and to the use of such a steel alloy for high temperature components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: DONG ENERGY A/S
    Inventors: Hilmar Danielsen, John Hald
  • Publication number: 20100028716
    Abstract: Brazing alloy with a composition consisting essentially of FeaNiRestCrbMocCudSieBfPg, wherein 0 atomic %<=a<=50 atomic %; 5 atomic %<=b<=18 atomic %; 0.2 atomic %<c<=3 atomic %; 4 atomic %<=e<=15 atomic %; 4 atomic %<=f<=15 atomic %; 0 atomic %<=g<=6 atomic %; rest Ni, and wherein if 0 atomic %<a<=50 atomic %; then 0.5 atomic %<=d<3 atomic % and if a=0, then 0.5 atomic %<=d<=5 atomic %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Dieter Nuetzel, Thomas Hartmann
  • Publication number: 20090283182
    Abstract: A process for making a precipitation hardenable stainless steel alloy is described. The process includes the step of melting a martensitic steel alloy having the following composition in weight percent, about Carbon 0.03 max. Manganese 1.0 max. Silicon 0.75 max. Phosphorus 0.040 max. Sulfur 0.020 max. Chromium 10-13 Nickel 10.5-11.6 Titanium 1.5-1.8 Molybdenum 0.25-1.5? Copper 0.95 max. Aluminum 0.25 max. Niobium 0.3 max. Boron 0.010 max. Nitrogen 0.030 max. and the balance being iron and usual impurities. The process also includes the step of adding calcium to the alloy while molten. The calcium combines with available sulfur and oxygen to form calcium base inclusions selected from the group consisting of calcium sulfides, calcium oxides, calcium oxysulfides, and combinations thereof. In a further step, the alloy is processed to remove at least a portion of the calcium base inclusions. The alloy is then solidified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventors: Robert Wayne Krieble, William Joseph Martin, Thomas Constantine Zogas, David Elmer Wert, Paul Michael Novotny