Abstract: Exemplary alloys may be particularly suited for additive manufacturing applications, and may comprise iron and one or more of: chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), carbon (C), and copper (Cu). Exemplary alloys may have a majority microstructure that is martensite.

Abstract: A corrosion resistant alloy suitable for use as a seamless tubular is described. The corrosion resistant alloy includes 13-15 wt. % chromium, 5-7 wt. % nickel, and 2.5-4.5 wt. % molybdenum. The balance of the corrosion resistant alloy is iron.

Abstract: An austenitic stainless steel alloy and turbocharger kinematic components are provided. An austenitic stainless steel alloy includes, by weight, about 23% to about 27% chromium, about 18% to about 22% nickel, about 0.5% to about 2.0% manganese, about 1.2% to about 1.4% carbon, about 1.6% to about 1.8% silicon, about 0.2% to about 0.4% nitrogen, about 0% to about 0.5% molybdenum, sulfur in an amount of less than about 0.01%, phosphorous in an amount of less than about 0.04%, and a balance of iron, and other inevitable/unavoidable impurities that are present in trace amounts. The turbocharger kinematic components are made at least in part using this stainless steel alloy.

Abstract: Provided is a ferritic stainless steel in which cracking is unlikely to be caused in the vicinity of a weld zone by the stress due to expansion, contraction, and deformation due to the thermal effect of welding in the case of performing welding after deep drawing and which is excellent in corrosion resistance in the vicinity of the weld zone. The ferritic stainless steel has a composition containing C: 0.001% to 0.020%, Si: 0.01% to 0.30%, Mn: 0.01% to 0.50%, P: 0.04% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Cr: 18.0% to 24.0%, Ni: 0.01% to 0.40%, Mo: 0.30% to 3.0%, Al: 0.01% to 0.15%, Ti: 0.01% to 0.50%, Nb: 0.01% to 0.50%, V: 0.01% to 0.50%, Co: 0.01% to 6.00%, B: 0.0002% to 0.0050%, and N: 0.001% to 0.020% on a mass basis, the remainder being Fe and inevitable impurities. The composition satisfies 0.30%?Ti+Nb+V?0.60%.

Abstract: A multi-material component joined by a high entropy alloy is provided, as well as methods of making a multi-material component by joining dissimilar materials with high entropy alloys.

Abstract: A cold rolled and annealed steel sheet includes by weight: 0.6<C<1.3%,15.0<Mn<35%, 6.0<Al<15%, Si<2.40%, S<0.015%, P<0.1%, N<0.1%, iron and inevitable impurities, optionally one or more of Ni, Cr and Cu in an individual amount of up to 3% and optionally one or more of B, Ta, Zr, Nb, V, Ti, Mo, and W in a cumulated amount of up to 2.0%, a microstructure of the sheet comprising at least 0.1% of intragranular kappa carbides, at least 80% of the kappa carbides have an average size below 30 nm, the remainder being made of austenite, an average grain size of the austenite being below 6 ?m, an average aspect ratio of the austenite being between 1.5 and 6, an average grain size of the ferrite, when present being below 5 ?m, and an average aspect ratio of the ferrite, when present, being below 3.0.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an air conditioner. The air conditioner according to the present embodiment has a refrigeration capacity of 11 kW to 16 kW, inclusive, and uses R134a as a refrigerant circulating therein, and since a refrigerant pipe therein is made of a ductile stainless steel material having 1% or less of a delta-ferrite matrix structure with respect to the grain size area thereof, the refrigerant pipe can maintain strength and hardness as good as or better than those of a copper pipe, while also maintaining good processability.

Abstract: A metal powder for powder metallurgy contains Fe as a principal component, Cr in a proportion of 11.0 mass % or more and 25.0 mass % or less, Ni in a proportion of 8.0 mass % or more and 30.0 mass % or less, Si in a proportion of 0.20 mass % or more and 1.2 mass % or less, C in a proportion of 0.070 mass % or more and 0.40 mass % or less, Mn in a proportion of 0.10 mass % or more and 2.0 mass % or less, P in a proportion of 0.10 mass % or more and 0.50 mass % or less, and at least one of W and Nb in a proportion of 0.20 mass % or more and 3.0 mass % or less in total.

Abstract: This ferritic stainless steel sheet contains, by mass %: C: 0.001% to 0.020%; Si: 0.01% to 4.00%; Mn: 0.01% to 3.00%; P: 0.010% to 0.040%; S: 0.0001% to 0.0100%; Cr: 10.0% to 15.0%; N: 0.001% to 0.020%; Al: 0.50% to 10.0%; and either one or both of Ti: 0.05% to 0.40% and Nb: 0.05% to 0.40%, with the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities, in which Cr/(Si+Al) is 10.0 or less, and a specific gravity is 7.6 g/cm3 or less.

Abstract: In a fillet welded joint a base material tensile strength is 980 MPa or more, a carbon equivalent is 0.36 or more and 0.60 or less, a tensile strength [MPa] is 1950 times or more of the carbon equivalent [wt %], a weld metal average carbon equivalent is 0.45 or more and 0.65 or less, and at a prescribed position below a surface of a weld toe, a Vickers hardness HVbond at a boundary between the weld metal and a heat affected zone, an average value HVwmt of the Vickers hardness of the weld metal in a position 0.1-mm or more and 0.3-mm or less to the weld metal side of the boundary, and an average value HVhaz of the Vickers hardness of the heat affected zone in a position 0.1-mm or more and 0.3-mm or less to the heat affected zone side of the boundary satisfy HVbond?HVwmt, HVbond?HVhaz-50, and HVhaz?350.

Abstract: A method and a device for heating a sheet metal blank or a formed sheet metal component above the austenitization temperature for the purpose of quench hardening, wherein the dew point of the furnace atmosphere is set to ?15° C. to 15° C., preferably to ?10° C. to 10° C., in particular for the formation of a loosely adhering oxide skin, for controlling an oxide skin on the sheet metal or component coated with a metallic corrosion protection layer or an uncoated sheet metal or component.

Abstract: Provided is a ferritic-austenitic duplex stainless steel sheet in which no blowholes are formed during welding and which has excellent strength. A chemical composition includes, in mass %, C: 0.10% or less, Si: 1.0% or less, Mn: 2.0 to 7.0%, P: 0.07% or less, S: 0.030% or less, Cr: 18.0 to 24.0%, Ni: 0.1 to 3.0%, Mo: 0.01 to 1.0%, Cu: 0.1 to 3.0%, Al: 0.003 to 0.10%, Zr: 0.01 to 0.50%, and N: 0.15 to 0.30%, with the balance being Fe and incidental impurities, the chemical composition satisfying formula (1) below and formula (2) below. N—Zr/6.5?0.15%??(1) N—Zr/6.5?0.23%??(2) Here, in formula (1) and formula (2), N represents a content (mass %) of the corresponding chemical element N and Zr represents a content (mass %) of the corresponding chemical element Zr.

Abstract: The present invention provides a welding material for ferritic heat-resistant steel, a welded joint for ferritic heat-resistant steel, and a method for producing the welded joint for to form a weld metal having a high creep strength and a high toughness in welding a ferritic heat-resistant steel that contains B. The welding material for ferritic heat-resistant steel has a chemical composition containing, in mass %, C: 0.06 to 0.10%, Si: 0.1 to 0.4%, Mn: 0.3 to 0.7%, Co: 2.6 to 3.4%, Ni: 0.01 to 1.10%, Cr: 8.5 to 9.5%, W: 2.5 to 3.5%, Nb: 0.02 to 0.08%, V: 0.1 to 0.3%, Ta: 0.02 to 0.08%, B: 0.007 to 0.015%, N: 0.005 to 0.020%, with the balance being Fe and impurities, and satisfying Formula (1): 0.5?Cr+6Si+1.5W+11V+5Nb+10B?40C?30N?4Ni?2Co?2Mn?10.0??(1).

Abstract: A gear includes a sintered body, in which Fe is contained as a principal component, Ni is contained in a proportion of 2 mass % or more and 20 mass % or less, Si is contained in a proportion of 0.3 mass % or more and 5.0 mass % or less, C is contained in a proportion of 0.005 mass % or more and 0.3 mass % or less, and one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, V, Y, Zr, Nb, Hf, and Ta is defined as a first element, that is contained in a proportion of 0.01 mass % or more and 0.7 mass % or less.

Abstract: A Ti-containing ferritic stainless steel sheet for an exhaust pipe flange member has a composition containing, in mass percentage, from 0.003 to 0.030% of C, 2.0% or less of S i, 2.0% or less of Mn, 0.050% or less of P, 0.040% or less of S, from 10.0 to 19.0% of Cr, 0.030% or less of N, from 0.07 to 0.50% of Ti, from 0.010 to 0.20% of Al, from 0 to 1.50% of Mo, and from 0 to 0.0030% of B, with the balance Fe and unavoidable impurities, has a K value of 150 or more, has a sheet surface hardness of 170 HV or less, and has a sheet thickness of from 5.0 to 11.0 mm. The K value equals ?0.07×Cr?6790×Free(C+N)?1.44×d+267, wherein Free(C+N) corresponds to the solid-dissolved (C+N) concentration (% by mass), and d represents an average crystal grain diameter (?m).

Abstract: Provided is an Fe—Ni—Cr alloy that has excellent surface characteristics and enables formation of a blackened coating having excellent blackening characteristics and peeling resistance. The Fe—Ni—Cr alloy has a chemical composition containing, by mass %, C, Si, Mn, P, S, Cr, Ni, Mo, Co, Cu, N, Ti, Al, O, and H, the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, and satisfying formulae (1) to (4): (1) T1=11×[% N]+0.1; (2) T2=?39×[% N]?1.0; (3) A1=7.5×[% N]+0.1; (4) A2=?42.5×[% N]+1.0, where [% M] represents content (mass %) of element M in the alloy, and T1, T2, A1, and A2 satisfy relationships T1<[% Ti]<T2 and A1<[% A1]<A2.

Abstract: Provided is a stainless steel product having a chemical composition consisting of C: less than 0.05%, Si: 4.0 to 7.0%, Mn: 1.50% or less, P: 0.030% or less, S: 0.030% or less, Cr: 10.0 to 20.0%, Ni: 11.0 to 17.0%, Cu: 0.15 to 1.5%, Mo: 0.15 to 1.5%, Nb: 0.5 to 1.2%, Sol. Al: 0 to 0.10%, Mg: 0 to 0.01%, and balance Fe and impurities, wherein MgO.Al2O3 inclusions constitute an area fraction of 0.02% or less. This stainless steel product has excellent corrosion resistance to hot concentrated sulfuric acid of approximately 93 to 99% concentration, for example, and also is economically advantageous.

Abstract: A steel material contains, in mass %, C: 0.005 to 0.050, N: 0.05 to 0.30, Si: 0.1 to 1.5, Mn: 0.1 to 7.0, P: 0.005 to 0.100, S: 0.0001 to 0.0200, Cr: 18.0 to 28.0, Cu: 0.1 to 3.0, Ni: 0.1 to 8.0, Mo: 0.1 to 5.0, Al: 0.001 to 0.050, B: 0.0001 to 0.0200, and Ca: 0.0001 to 0.0100. An area ratio of an austenitic phase ranges from 30% to 70% and formulae (I) and (II) below are satisfied. 1.03?[% Cr*F]/[% Cr]?1.40??Formula (I) 1.05?[% Mn*A]/[% Mn]?1.

Abstract: A metal powder for powder metallurgy contains Fe as a principal component, Ni in a proportion of 5 mass % or more and 20 mass % or less, Si in a proportion of 0.3 mass % or more and 5 mass % or less, and C in a proportion of 0.005 mass % or more and 0.3 mass % or less, and when one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, V, Y, Zr, Nb, Hf, and Ta is defined as a first element, and one element selected from the group and having a higher group number in the periodic table than that of the first element or having the same group number in the periodic table as that of the first element and a higher period number in the periodic table than that of the first element is defined as a second element.

Abstract: Provided is a corrosion-resistant, high-hardness alloy composition, which realizes both corrosion resistance and high hardness by using a Ni—Co—Cr—Mo-based alloy and optimizing the chemical composition, heat treatment conditions and processing conditions thereof, and a method for producing that alloy composition. The alloy composition is an alloy composition comprising 15.5% by weight to 16.5% by weight of Cr, 7.5% by weight to 15.5% by weight of Mo, 0% by weight to 30% by weight of Co, 4.5% by weight to 15% by weight of Fe and 0.5% by weight to 4.0% by weight of Cu, with the remainder consisting of Ni and unavoidably included elements, wherein the crystal phase consists only of a 7 phase and the Vickers hardness at room temperature is 500 HV or more. The alloy composition is obtained by subjecting an ingot of an alloy having the aforementioned composition to homogenization treatment for 4 hours to 24 hours at 1100° C. to 1300° C.

Abstract: The tool (10) for textiles according to the invention consists of chromium steel, into which carbon has been embedded in locally varying amounts during a carbonizing process. Thermal treatment achieves a formation of martensite with the maximum achievable hardness, in particular in those zones in which larger carbon fractions have been introduced. A tool for textiles with zones of differing hardnesses can thus be produced without having to subject the individual zones with differing hardnesses to different process conditions during the production process. The hardness is controlled on the basis of the degree of deformation of the tool for textiles.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an austenitic light-weight high-strength steel with excellent properties of welds, and a method of manufacturing the same, the method including: (a) hot-rolling a steel including 20 wt % to 30 wt % of manganese (Mn), 6 wt % to 12 wt % of aluminum (Al), 0.6 wt % to 1.5 wt % of carbon (C), 0.3 wt % to 0.95 wt % of vanadium (V), and a remaining amount of iron (Fe) and other unavoidable impurities; (b) homogenizing the hot-rolled steel; and (c) aging the homogenized steel.

Abstract: A quench and temper steel alloy is disclosed having the following composition in weight percent. C 0.2-0.5 Mn 0.1-1.0 Si 0.1-1.2 Cr ??9-14.5 Ni 2.0-5.5 Mo 1-2 Cu ??0-1.0 Co 1-4 W 0.2 max. V 0.1-1.0 Ti up to 0.5 Nb ??0-0.5 Ta ??0-0.5 Al ??0-0.25 Ce ??0-0.01 La ??0-0.01 The balance of the alloy is iron and the usual impurities including not more than about 0.01% phosphorus, not more than about 0.010% sulful, and not more than about 0.10% nitrogen. A quenched and tempered steel article made from this alloy is also disclosed. The steel article is characterized by a tensile strength of at least about 290 ksi, a fracture toughness (kIc) of at least about 65 ksi, good resistance to general corrosion, and good resistance to pitting corrosion.

Abstract: Methods for producing a flat product from an iron-based shape memory alloy may involve casting a melt comprised of iron, alloying elements, and impurities into a strip having a thickness of 1-30 mm and cooling the melt as the strip is formed. A twin-roll caster may be employed to help cool and form the melt into the strip. The resultant flat product is highly resistant to bending and is robust under pressure and torsion.

Abstract: Provided is an alloy comprising eight or more types of constituent elements, wherein the relative difference in terms of distance between nearest neighbors DNN between a constituent element having the largest distance between nearest neighbors DNN when constituting a bulk crystal from a single element and a constituent element having the smallest distance between nearest neighbors DNN when constituting a bulk crystal from a single element is 9% or less, the number of constituent elements having the same crystal structure when constituting a bulk crystal from a single element is not more than 3, and the difference in concentration between the constituent element having the highest concentration and the constituent element having the lowest concentration is 2 at. % or lower.

Abstract: Fe—Cr—Ni—Mo alloy having superior surface properties and a method for producing the same using a commonly used apparatus at low cost. The Fe—Cr—Ni—Mo alloy has (% indicates mass %): C: ?0.03%, Si: 0.15 to 0.5%, Mn: 0.1 to 1%, P: ?0.03%, S: ?0.002%, Ni: 20 to 32%, Cr: 20 to 26%, Mo: 0.5 to 2.5%, Al: 0.1 to 0.5%, Ti: 0.1 to 0.5%, Mg: 0.0002 to 0.01%, Ca: 0.0002 to 0.01%, N: ?0.02%, O: 0.0001 to 0.01%, freely contained components of Co: 0.05 to 2% and Cu: 0.01 to 0.5%, Fe as a remainder, and inevitable impurities, wherein MgO, MgO.Al2O3 spinel type, and CaO—Al2O3—MgO type are contained as oxide type non-metallic inclusions, ratio of number of MgO.Al2O3 spinel type to all oxide type non-metallic inclusions is ?50%, and CaO—Al2O3—MgO type contains CaO: 30 to 70%, Al2O3: 5 to 60%, MgO: 1 to 30%, SiO2: ?8%, and TiO2: ?10%.

Abstract: Provided is a duplex stainless steel having a high strength and a high toughness. A stainless steel according to the present invention includes: a chemical composition containing, in mass percent, C: at most 0.030%, Si: 0.20 to 1.00%, Mn: at most 8.00%, P: at most 0.040%, S: at most 0.0100%, Cu: more than 2.00% and at most 4.00%, Ni: 4.00 to 8.00%, Cr: 20.0 to 30.0%, Mo: at least 0.50% and less than 2.00%, N: 0.100 to 0.350%, and sol. Al: at most 0.040%, the balance being Fe and impurities; and a structure, wherein a rate of ferrite in the structure is 30 to 70%, and a hardness of the ferrite in the structure is at least 300 Hv10gf.

Abstract: Provided is austenite heat-resisting cast steel with reduced precipitation of ferrite phase during the application of thermal load to stabilize the austenite structure for improved heat resistance. The austenite heat-resisting cast steel contains elements of 0.1 to 0.6 mass % of C, 1.0 to 2.5 mass % of Si, 1.0 to 3.5 mass % of Mn, 0.05 to 0.2 mass % of S, 14 to 24 mass % of Cr, 5 to 20 mass % of Ni, 0.1 to 0.3 mass % of N, 0.01 to 1.2 mass % of Zr, 0.01 to 1.5 mass % of Cu, 0.01 to 1.5 mass % of Nb, Fe as a remainder and unavoidable impurity. The elements satisfy the following expressions: Mn—S?1.0; and C?(1/12Cr?32Zr)>0, where symbols for elements in these expressions represent values indicating content of the elements corresponding to the symbols in a unit of atomic %.

Abstract: The present invention relates to high-nitrogen duplex stainless steels with an excellent eco-index and pitting corrosion resistance, in particular, to providing duplex stainless steels with ferrite-austenite phases, including: 16.5-19.5 wt. % of chromium (Cr), 2.3-3.5 wt. % of molybdenum (Mo), 1.0-5.5 wt. % of tungsten (W), 5.5-7.0 wt. % of manganese (Mn), 0.35-0.45 wt. % of nitrogen (N), with a remainder of iron (Fe). The high nitrogen duplex stainless steels with excellent eco-index and pitting corrosion resistance according to the present invention use manganese (Mn) and nitrogen (N) to exclude or mostly substitute Ni, which increases price instability of the steel grades and environment burden, to result in enhancing economic efficiency, price stability and eco-friendliness.

Abstract: Disclosed is an ferritic stainless steel alloy that includes, by weight, about 20% to about 22% chromium, about 0% to about 0.5% nickel, about 0.5% to about 1.0% manganese, about 1.0% to about 2.5% silicon, about 1.5% to about 2.2% tungsten, about 1.3% to about 1.8% niobium, about 0.35% to about 0.45% carbon, and a balance of iron. The alloy is suitable for use in turbocharger turbine housing applications for temperature up to about 1050° C.

Abstract: A process and apparatus are disclosed for treating a hydrocarbon stream, the process including flowing the hydrocarbon stream through a hydrocarbon treating vessel, heating a portion of the hydrocarbon treating vessel to a predetermined temperature and for a predetermined amount of time and controlling sensitization and chloride stress corrosion cracking of the portion of the interior surface of the hydrocarbon treating vessel.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for treating a hydrocarbon stream including flowing the hydrocarbon stream through a hydrocarbon treating vessel, heating a portion of the hydrocarbon treating vessel to a predetermined temperature and for a predetermined amount of time and controlling sensitization of the portion of the interior surface of the hydrocarbon treating vessel.

Abstract: An austenitic steel welded joint is produced by gas tungsten arc welding an austenitic steel base metal with a welding material of austenitic steel having a composition comprising: C?0.1%; Si?0.8%; Mn: 1.5 to 5.5%; Ni: 8 to 15%; Cr: 18 to 24%; Al<0.05%; N: 0.15 to 0.35%; and one or more of V?0.5%, Nb?0.5%, and Mo?4.5% if necessary, the balance being Fe and impurities that contain O?0.02%, P?0.05%, and S?0.03%. The chemical composition satisfies [413?462(C+N)?9.2Si?8.1Mn?13.7Cr?9.5Ni?18.5Mo??70]. The amount of ferrite of the weld metal is 20% or less in area ratio. The welded joint has high strength and excellent hydrogen embrittlement resistance and is useful in high-pressure hydrogen gas piping where no postweld heat treatment is performed.

Abstract: Precipitation-hardened, martensitic, cast stainless steel having a composition comprising, by mass, 0.08-0.18% of C, 1.5% or less of Si, 2.0% or less of Mn, 0.005-0.4% of S, 13.5-16.5% of Cr, 3.0-5.5% of Ni, 0.5-2.8% of Cu, 1.0-2.0% of Nb, and 0.12% or less of N, the amounts of C, N and Nb meeting the condition of ?0.2?9 (C %+0.86N %)?Nb %?1.0, the rest being Fe and inevitable impurities, and having a structure in which Cu precipitates having an average particle size of 0.1-0.4 ?m are dispersed in a tempered-martensite-based matrix.

Abstract: The invention provides ferritic stainless steels having excellent scale adhesion and thermal fatigue properties. The ferritic stainless steels include, by mass %, C: not more than 0.020%, Si: not more than 1.0%, Mn: not more than 1.0%, P: not more than 0.040%, S: not more than 0.030%, Cr: 16.0% to 20.0%, N: not more than 0.020%, Nb: 0.30% to 0.80%, Ti: from 4×(C %+N %) % to 0.50% wherein C % and N % indicate the C content and the N content (mass %), respectively, Al: less than 0.20%, Ni: 0.05% to 0.40%, and Co: 0.01% to 0.30%, the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities.

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.

Abstract: A stainless steel for oil wells which has excellent high-temperature corrosion resistance and can stably obtain a strength of not less than 758 MPa is provided. The stainless steel for oil wells contains, by masse, C: not more than 0.05%, Si: not more than 1.0%, Mn: 0.01 to 1.0%, P: not more than 0.05%, S: less than 0.002%, Cr: 16 to 18%, Mo: 1.8 to 3%, Cu: 1.0 to 3.5%, Ni: 3.0 to 5.5%, Co: 0.01 to 1.0%, Al: 0.001 to 0.1%, O: not more than 0.05%, and N: not more than 0.05%, the balance being Fe and impurities, and satisfies Formulas (1) and (2): Cr+4Ni+3Mo+2Cu?44??(1) Cr+3Ni+4Mo+2Cu/3?46??(2) where each symbol of element in Formulas (1) and (2) is substituted by the content (mass %) of a corresponding element.

Abstract: A hardenable chromium-nickel steel, comprising 0.005 to 0.12% carbon, 9 to 17% chromium, 5 to 12% nickel, at most 3% cobalt, 0.5 to 4% molybdenum, 0.25 to 1.0% silicon, 0.5% to 3.0% manganese, 1 to 3% titanium, 0.25 to 1% vanadium, 0.05 to 0.5% niobium, 0.001 to 0.30% nitrogen, at most 0.5% tantalum, 0.001 to 0.030% sulfur, 0.2 to 2.0% copper, at most 0.5% tungsten, at most 1.5% aluminum, 0.0001 to 0.01% boron, and at most 0.035% phosphorus, remainder iron including impurities resulting from smelting, is suitable in particular as a material for producing wire by drawing in the 3-phase region of ?-martensite, ?-martensite, and austenite, in conjunction with a heat treatment. The wire can be used for components for instrument construction, surgical needles, valve pins, and dental braces.

Abstract: An austenitic stainless steel composition having low nickel and molybdenum and exhibiting high corrosion resistance and good formability. The austenitic stainless steel includes, in weight %, up to 0.20 C, 2.0-6.0 Mn, up to 2.0 Si, 16.0-23.0 Cr, 5.0-7.0 Ni, up to 3.0 Mo, up to 3.0 Cu, 0.1-0.35 N, up to 4.0 W, up to 0.01 B, up to 1.0 Co, iron and impurities. The austenitic stainless steel has a ferrite number less than 11 and an MD30 value less than ?10° C.

Abstract: An austenitic stainless steel having low nickel and molybdenum and exhibiting comparable corrosion resistance and formability properties to higher nickel and molybdenum alloys comprises, in weight %, up to 0.20 C, 2.0-9.0 Mn, up to 2.0 Si, 16.0-23.0 Cr, 1.0-5.0 Ni, up to 3.0 Mo, up to 3.0 Cu, 0.1-0.35 N, up to 4.0 W, up to 0.01 B, up to 1.0 Co, iron and impurities, the steel having a ferrite number of less than 10 and a MD30 value of less than 20° C.

Abstract: Provided is ferritic stainless steel that realizes high corrosion resistance of a welded zone and that has high resistance to weld cracking. The ferritic stainless steel contains, by mass %, C: 0.001% to 0.030%, Si: 0.03% to 0.80%, Mn: 0.05% to 0.50%, P: 0.03% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Cr: 19.0% to 28.0%, Ni: 0.01% to less than 0.30%, Mo: 0.2% to 3.0%, Al: more than 0.15% to 1.2%, V: 0.02% to 0.50%, Cu: less than 0.1%, Ti: 0.05% to 0.50%, N: 0.001% to 0.030%, and Nb: less than 0.05%. The expression Nb×P?0.0005 is satisfied in which each element symbol represents the content (by mass %) of the element, and the balance is Fe and inevitable impurities.

Abstract: This heat-resistant austenitic stainless steel has a specific composition containing Ce and Zr and has an Hv1/Hv0 ratio of 1.20 or higher, where Hv1 is the average hardness of the area ranging from the surface to a thickness-direction depth of 50 ?m and Hv0 is the average hardness of the thickness-direction central part.

Abstract: The invention provides ferritic stainless steels exhibiting good weldability and excellent corrosion resistance even under such welding conditions that sensitization is induced. The ferritic stainless steel includes, by mass %, C: 0.001 to 0.030%, Si: more than 0.3 to 0.55%, Mn: 0.05 to 0.50%, P: not more than 0.05%, S: not more than 0.01%, Cr: 19.0 to 28.0%, Ni: 0.01 to less than 0.30%, Mo: 0.2 to 3.0%, Al: more than 0.08 to 1.2%, V: 0.02 to 0.50%, Cu: less than 0.1%, Nb: 0.005 to 0.50%, Ti: 0.05 to 0.50%, and N: 0.001 to 0.030%, the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, the ferritic stainless steel satisfying Equations (1) and (2).

Abstract: An austenitic stainless steel having low nickel and molybdenum and exhibiting comparable corrosion resistance and formability properties to higher nickel and molybdenum alloys comprises, in weight %, up to 0.20 C, 2.0-9.0 Mn, up to 2.0 Si, 16.0-23.0 Cr, 1.0-5.0 Ni, up to 3.0 Mo, up to 3.0 Cu, 0.1-0.35 N, up to 4.0 W, up to 0.01 B, up to 1.0 Co, iron and impurities, the steel having a ferrite number of less than 10 and a MD30 value of less than 20° C.

Abstract: Provided is a ferritic stainless steel excellent in terms of thermal fatigue resistance and oxidation resistance without adding Mo or W, which is an expensive chemical element and with controlling Nb content to be as small as possible. The chemical composition contains, by mass %, C: 0.020% or less, Si: 3.0% or less, Mn: 3.0% or less, P: 0.040% or less, S: 0.030% or less, Cr: 10% to 25%, N: 0.020% or less, Nb: 0.005% to 0.15%, Al: less than 0.20%, Ti: 5×(C %+N %) to 0.5%, Mo: 0.1% or less, W: 0.1% or less, Cu: 0.55% to 2.0%, B: 0.0002% to 0.0050%, Ni: 0.05% to 1.0%, and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, where C % and N % in the expression 5×(C %+N %) respectively represent the contents (mass %) of the chemical elements C and N.

Abstract: One aspect of this duplex stainless steel contains, in mass %, C: 0.03% or less, Si: 0.05% to 1.0%, Mn: 0.1% to 7.0%, P: 0.05% or less, S: 0.0001% to 0.0010%, Ni: 0.5% to 5.0%, Cr: 18.0% to 25.0%, N: 0.10% to 0.30%, Al: 0.05% or less, Ca: 0.0010% to 0.0040%, and Sn: 0.01% to 0.2%, with the remainder being Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein a ratio Ca/O of the amounts of Ca and O is in a range of 0.3 to 1.0, and a pitting index PI shown by formula (1) is in a range of less than 30, PI=Cr+3.3Mo+16N??(1).

Abstract: Provided is a ferritic stainless steel excellent in terms of thermal fatigue resistance, high-temperature fatigue resistance and oxidation resistance without adding Mo or W, which is an expensive chemical element and with controlling Nb content to be as small as possible. The chemical composition contains, by mass %, C: 0.020% or less, Si: 3.0% or less, Mn: 3.0% or less, P: 0.040% or less, S: 0.030% or less, Cr: 10% to 25%, N: 0.020% or less, Nb: 0.005% to 0.15%, Al: 0.20% to 3.0%, Ti: 5×(C %+N %) to 0.5%, Mo: 0.1% or less, W: 0.1% or less, Cu: 0.55% to 2.0%, B: 0.0002% to 0.0050%, Ni: 0.05% to 1.0%, and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, where C % and N % in the expression 5×(C %+N %) respectively represent the contents (mass %) of the chemical elements C and N.

Abstract: The present invention provides duplex stainless steel superior in corrosion resistance in a chloride environment and impact properties suitable as a material for pumps for seawater desalination plants, facilities and equipment, and materials for chemical tanks, that is, duplex stainless steel characterized by containing, by mass %, C: 0.06% or less, Si: 0.05 to 3.0%, Mn: 0.1 to 6.0%, P: 0.05% or less, S: 0.010% or less, Ni: 1.0 to 10.0%, Cr: 18 to 30%, Mo: 5.0% or less, Cu: 3.0% or less, N: 0.10 to 0.40%, Al: 0.001 to 0.08% or less, Ti: 0.003 to 0.05%, Mg: 0.0001 to 0.0030%, and O: 0.010% or less, having a product of an activity coefficient fN of N, Ti content, and N content fN×Ti×N of 0.00004%2 or more, and having a product of Ti content and N content Ti×N of 0.008%2 or less.

Abstract: A precipitation hardenable, martensitic stainless steel alloy is disclosed. The alloy has 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 10-13 Ni 10.5-11.6 Mo 0.25-1.5? Co 0.5-1.5 Cu ?0.75 max Ti 1.5-1.8 Al 0.3-0.8 Nb 0.3-0.8 B 0.010 max N 0.030 max The balance is iron and usual impurities. The disclosed alloy provides a unique combination of corrosion resistance, strength, and toughness.

Abstract: A constant-modulus alloy, which has a low saturation magnetic flux density to provide weakly magnetic properties, a high Young's modulus, a low temperature coefficient of Young's modulus, and high hardness, is provided. A hairspring, a mechanical driving apparatus and a watch and clock, in which the alloy is used, are provided. The alloy consists of Co, Ni, Cr, Mo. and Fe. The alloy is healed and cooled before being subjected to repeated wiredrawing and intermediate annealing, forming a wire with a fiber structure having a <111> fiber axis. The wire is then cold rolled into a sheet and heated to obtain optimal magnetic insensitivity and hardness.