Group Iv Or V Transition Metal Containing Patents (Class 420/47)
  • Patent number: 11746402
    Abstract: The invention relates to a steel for structural components used at elevated temperatures. The steel comprises the following main components (in wt. %): Cr 8.0-14.0 Ni 4.0-14.0 Al 2.5-5.0 C 0.003-0.3 N?0.06 Mo+W?4.0 at least one of: Nb 0.01-1.0 Ta 0.01-1.0 Ti 0.01-1.0 Zr 0.01-1.0 Hf 0.01-1.0 Y 0.05-1.0 balance optional elements, Fe and impurities; and the steel composition fulfilling the following condition: Cr(eq)+Ni(eq)?30; where Cr(eq)=Cr+2Al+1.5(Si+Nb+Ti)+Mo+0.5W; and Ni(eq)=Ni+10(C+N)+0.5(Mn+Cu+Co).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Blykalla Reaktorer Stockholm AB
    Inventors: Peter Szakálos, Peter Domstedt
  • Patent number: 11530460
    Abstract: A low-carbon iron-chromium-molybdenum alloy comprises, in weight percent: carbon from about 0.1 to about 0.8 percent; manganese from about 0.1 to about 4 percent; silicon from about 0.1 to about 0.5 percent; chromium from 14 to about 16 percent; nickel up to about 8 percent; vanadium up to about 0.1 percent; molybdenum from 14 to about 16 percent; tungsten up to about 6 percent; niobium from about 0.1 to about 0.8 percent; cobalt up to about 0.2 percent; boron up to 0.1 percent; nitrogen up to about 0.1 percent; copper up to about 1.5 percent; sulfur up to about 0.05 percent; phosphorus up to about 0.05 percent; balance iron from about 50 to about 65 percent; and incidental impurities wherein the alloy contains a ratio of Cr/Mo of about 0.9 to about 1.1. The alloy can be used as a valve seat insert for combustion engines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: L.E. Jones Company
    Inventor: Cong Yue Qiao
  • Patent number: 11479836
    Abstract: An austenitic Ni-base alloy includes, in weight percent: 2.5 to 4.75 Al; 13 to 21 Cr; 20 to 40 Fe; 2 to 5 total of at least one element selected from the group consisting of Nb and Ta; 0.25 to 4.5 Ti; 0.09 to 1.5 Si; 0 to 0.5 V; 0 to 2 Mn; 0 to 3 Cu; 0 to 2 of Mo and W; 0 to 1 of Zr and Hf; 0 to 0.15 Y; 0.01 to 0.45 C; 0.005 to 0.1 B; 0 to 0.05 P; less than 0.06 N; and balance Ni (38 to 46 Ni). The weight percent Ni is greater than the weight percent Fe. An external continuous scale comprises alumina. A stable phase FCC austenitic matrix microstructure is essentially delta-ferrite-free, and contains one or more carbides and coherent precipitates of ?? and exhibits creep rupture life of at least 100 h at 900° C. and 50 MPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: UT-BATTELLE, LLC
    Inventors: Govindarajan Muralidharan, Michael P. Brady, Yukinori Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11426822
    Abstract: A composition includes the constituents, in approximate weight percentages: Chromium 15-17; Silicon 2.5-3.5; Cobalt 6.0-8.0; Aluminum 1.0-2.0; Tantalum 1.5-2.5; Boron 1.5-2.5; Yttrium 0.015-0.025; Nickel balance; and incidental impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Yan Cui, Michael Douglas Arnett, Ethan Conrad Schaeffer, Brian Lee Tollison, Matthew Joseph Laylock
  • Patent number: 10941470
    Abstract: A Cr—Mn—N austenitic heat-resistant steel is provided. The heat-resistant steel comprises, in weight percentage, carbon 0.20% to 0.50%, silicon 0.50% to 2.00%, manganese 2.00% to 5.00%, phosphorus less than 0.04%, sulphur less than 0.03%, chromium 20.00% to 27.00%, nickel 6.00% to 8.00%, molybdenum less than 0.50%, niobium less than 0.60%, tungsten less than 0.60%, vanadium less than 0.15%, nitrogen 0.30% to 0.60%, zirconium less than 0.10%, cobalt less than 0.10%, yttrium less than 0.10%, boron less than 0.20%, with the balance iron. The heat-resistant steel has high temperature strength, high thermal conductivity, low thermal expansion coefficient, good dimensional stability, good ductility, heat resistance, impact resistance, and low production costs, and meets the requirements for high performance engines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: TIANJIN NEW WEI SAN INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yousan Chen, Changbin Chen, Zhengde Lin, Zhixiong Guo, Michel Millot, Chengxing Xie, Jinhui Wang, Xuewen Wen, Mingming Tan, Lintao Zong, Henglin Tian
  • Patent number: 10316694
    Abstract: Disclosed is an austenitic stainless steel alloy that includes, by weight, about 22% to about 28% chromium, about 3.5% to about 6.5% nickel, about 1% to about 6% manganese, about 0.5% to about 2.5% silicon, about 0.3% to about 0.6% carbon, about 0.2% to about 0.8% nitrogen, and a balance of iron. Molybdenum, niobium, and tungsten are excluded. The alloy is suitable for use in turbocharger turbine housing applications for temperature up to about 980° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Garrett Transportation I Inc.
    Inventors: Pavan Chintalapati, Marc Wilson, Rayad Benchiheub, Philippe Renaud, Gary Agnew, Nicolas Devulder, Ted Pozniak
  • Patent number: 9487855
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wear-resistant layer, which is preferably used on piston rings for internal combustion engines. The wear-resistant layer comprises: 15-25% by weight iron (Fe), 10-25% by weight tungsten carbide (WC), 30-40% by weight chromium (Cr), 10-25% by weight nickel (Ni), 10-25% by weight molybdenum (Mo), 1-10% by weight carbon (C), 0.1-2% by weight silicon (Si), wherein Cr is present in elemental form and/or as a carbide in the form of Cr2C3. A method for applying the wear resistant layer and a piston ring having such a wear resistant layer are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul Bursheid GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Zinnabold, Marcus Kennedy, Marc-Manuel Matz
  • Publication number: 20140212321
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a heat-resistant steel for exhaust valves, having relatively small Ni content, high mechanical characteristics (for example, tensile strength, fatigue strength, wear resistance and hardness) at high temperature, and excellent oxidation resistance. The present invention provides a heat-resistant steel for exhaust valves, which includes: 0.45?C<0.60 mass %, 0.30<N<0.50 mass %, 19.0?Cr<23.0 mass %, 5.0?Ni<9.0 mass %, 8.5?Mn<10.0 mass %, 2.5?Mo<4.0 mass %, 0.01?Si<0.50 mass %, and 0.01?Nb<0.30 mass %, with the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities, in which the steel satisfies 0.02?Nb/C<0.70 and satisfies 4.5?Mo/C<8.9.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicants: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., DAIDO STEEL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mototsugu Osaki, Shigeki Ueta, Takashi Tsuyumu
  • Patent number: 8741215
    Abstract: To provide an inexpensive heat-resisting steel for engine valves by causing Fe-based heat-resisting steel to exhibit high temperature strength not inferior to that of Ni-based heat-resisting steel. A heat-resisting steel for engine valves excellent in high temperature strength containing, in % by mass, C: 0.20 to 0.50%, Si: 1.0% or less, Mn: 5.0% or less, P: 0.1 to 0.5%, Ni: 8.0 to 15.0%, Cr: 16.0 to 25.0%, Mo: 2.0 to 5.0%, Cu: 0.5% or less, Nb: 1.0% or less (including 0%), W: 8.0% or less (including 0%), N: 0.02 to 0.2%, B: 0.01% or less, and remnants of Fe and impurities, wherein the heat-resisting steel for engine valves satisfies formulae below: 442P(%)+12Mo(%)+5W(%)+7Nb(%)+328N(%)+171?300??Formula (1) ?38.13P(%)+1.06Mo(%)+0.13W(%)+9.64Nb(%)+13.52N(%)+4.83?0.12??Formula (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignees: Hitachi Metals, Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Ohishi, Takehiro Ohno, Toshihiro Uehara
  • Publication number: 20140134039
    Abstract: Austenitic stainless steel is disclosed herein. In the described embodiments, the austenitic stainless steel comprises 16.00 wt % of Chromium to 30.00 wt % of Chromium; 8.00 wt % of Nickel to 27.00 wt % of Nickel; no more than 7.00 wt % of Molybdenum; 0.40 wt % of Nitrogen to 0.70 wt % of Nitrogen, 1.0 wt % of Manganese to 4.00 wt % of Manganese, and less than 0.10 wt % of Carbon, wherein the ratio of the Manganese to the Nitrogen is controlled to less than or equal to 10.0. Austenitic stainless steel based on specified minimum PREN (Pitting Resistance Equivalent Number) values is also disclosed. (1) PRE=wt % Cr+3.3×wt % (Mo)+16 wt % N>=25 for N in range of 0.40-0.70. (2) PRE=wt % Cr+3.3×wt % (Mo+W)+16 wt % N>=27 for N in range of 0.40-0.70 with W present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: UNITED PIPELINES ASIA PACIFIC PTE LIMITED
    Inventor: Cecil Vernon Roscoe
  • Publication number: 20140086785
    Abstract: An austenitic iron-based alloy containing manganese and at most 10% by weight and in particular at most 5% by weight nickel, based in each case on the overall weight of the iron-based alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: BORGWARNER INC.
    Inventor: Antoine Claude
  • Patent number: 8663549
    Abstract: To provide an inexpensive heat-resisting steel for engine valves by causing Fe-based heat-resisting steel to exhibit high temperature strength not inferior to that of Ni-based heat-resisting steel. A heat-resisting steel for engine valves excellent in high temperature strength containing, in % by mass, C: 0.20 to 0.50%, Si: 1.0% or less, Mn: 5.0% or less, P: 0.1 to 0.5%, Ni: 8.0 to 15.0%, Cr: 16.0 to 25.0%, Mo: 2.0% or less (including 0%), Cu: 0.5% or less, Nb: 1.0% or less (including 0%), W: 2.0% or less (including 0%), N: 0.02 to 0.30%, B: 0.01% or less, and remnants of Fe and impurities, wherein the heat-resisting steel for engine valves satisfies formulae below: 156.42P(%)+0.91Mo(%)+0.73W(%)?12.27Nb(%)+220.96N(%)+120.59?170??Formula (1) 13.70P(%)?6.97Mo(%)?4.32W(%)?3.29Nb(%)+119.10N(%)+27.75?25??Formula (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignees: Hitachi Metals, Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Ohishi, Akihiro Toji
  • Patent number: 8486204
    Abstract: The hinge is made with a metal injection molding process from an alloy having at least: from 4 to 32 wt % Mn, from 16 to 37 wt % Cr, and from Fe that fills up the rest of the percentage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Shin Zu Shing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Chi Lu, Yu-Chan Hsieh, Shun-Tian Lin
  • Patent number: 8431072
    Abstract: An austenitic stainless steel alloy consisting essentially of, in terms of weight percent ranges 0.15-0.5C; 8-37Ni; 10-25Cr; 2.5-5Al; greater than 0.6, up to 2.5 total of at least one element selected from the group consisting of Nb and Ta; up to 3Mo; up to 3Co; up to 1W; up to 3Cu; up to 15Mn; up to 2Si; up to 0.15B; up to 0.05P; up to 1 total of at least one element selected from the group consisting of Y, La, Ce, Hf, and Zr; <0.3Ti+V; <0.03N; and, balance Fe, where the weight percent Fe is greater than the weight percent Ni, and wherein the alloy forms an external continuous scale comprising alumina, and a stable essentially single phase FCC austenitic matrix microstructure, the austenitic matrix being essentially delta-ferrite free and essentially BCC-phase-free. A method of making austenitic stainless steel alloys is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: UT-Battelle, LLC
    Inventors: Govindarajan Muralidharan, Yukinori Yamamoto, Michael P. Brady
  • Patent number: 8287805
    Abstract: The present invention relates an iron based brazing material comprising an alloy consisting essentially of: 15 to 30 wt % chromium (Cr); 0 to 5.0 wt % manganese (Mn); 15 to 30 wt % nickel (Ni); 1.0 to 12 wt % molybdenum (Mo); 0 to 4.0 wt % copper (Cu); 0 to 1.0 wt % nitrogen (N); 0 to 20 wt % silicone (Si); 0 to 2.0 wt % boron (B); 0 to 16 wt % phosphorus (P); optionally 0.0 to 2.5 wt % of each of one or more of elements selected from the group consisting of carbon (C), vanadium (V), titanium (Ti), tungsten (W), aluminum (Al), niobium (Nb), hafnium (Hf), and tantalum (Ta); the alloy being balanced with Fe, and small inevitable amounts of contaminating elements; and wherein Si, B and P are in amounts effective to lower melting temperature, and Si, B, and P are contained in amounts according to the following formula: Index=wt % P+1.1×wt % Si+3×wt % B, and the value of the Index is within the range of from about 5 wt % to about 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Alfa Laval Corporate AB
    Inventor: Per Sjödin
  • Patent number: 8192682
    Abstract: High strength metal alloys are described herein. At least one composition of a metal alloy includes chromium, nickel, copper, manganese, silicon, niobium, tungsten and iron. System, methods, and heaters that include the high strength metal alloys are described herein. At least one heater system may include a canister at least partially made from material containing at least one of the metal alloys. At least one system for heating a subterranean formation may include a tublar that is at least partially made from a material containing at least one of the metal alloys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Phillip James Maziasz, John Paul Shingledecker, Michael Leonard Santella, Joachim Hugo Schneibel, Vinod Kumar Sikka, Harold J. Vinegar, Randy Carl John, Dong Sub Kim
  • Patent number: 8137613
    Abstract: An austenitic stainless steel welded joint, whose base metal and weld metal each comprises, by mass percent, C: not more than 0.3%, Si: not more than 2%, Mn: 0.01 to 3.0%, P: more than 0.04% to not more than 0.3%, S: not more than 0.03%, Cr: 12 to 30%, Ni: 6 to 55%, rare earth metal(s): more than 0.2% to not more than 0.6%, sol. Al: 0.001 to 3% and N: not more than 0.3%, with the balance being Fe and impurities, and satisfies the formula of (Cr+1.5×Si+2×P)/(Ni+0.31×Mn+22×C+14.2×N+5×P)<1.388, in spite of having a high P content and showing the fully austenitic solidification, has excellent resistance to the weld solidification cracking. Therefore, the said austenitic stainless steel welded joint can be widely used in such fields where a welding fabrication is required. Each element symbol in the above formula represents the content by mass percent of the element concerned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Osuki, Kazuhiro Ogawa, Hirokazu Okada, Masaaki Igarashi
  • Patent number: 8105447
    Abstract: An austenitic stainless steel hot-rolled steel material can be provided which has sea-water resistance and strength superior to conventional steel. Low-temperature toughness can be maintained, which is preferable in a structural member of speedy craft. The steel material can include an austenitic stainless steel hot-rolled steel material which excels in the properties of corrosion resistance, proof stress, and low-temperature toughness. In such austenitic stainless steel hot-rolling steel material, e.g., PI [=Cr+3.3(Mo+0.5W)+16N] ranges from 35 to 40, ? cal [=2.9(Cr+0.3Si+Mo+0.5W)?2.6(Ni+0.3Mn+0.25Cu+35C+20N)?18] ranges from ?6 to +2, and a 0.2% proof stress at room temperature is not less than 550 MPa, Charpy impact value measured using a V-notch test piece at ?40° C. is not less than 100 J/cm2, and the pitting potential measured in a deaerated aqueous solution of 10% NaCl at 50° C. (Vc?100) is not less than 500 mV (as it relates to saturated Ag/AgCl).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Nippon Steel & Sumikin Stainless Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Yuusuke Oikawa, Shinji Tsuge, Shigeo Fukumoto, Kazuhiro Suetsugu, Ryo Matsuhashi, Hiroshige Inoue
  • Publication number: 20110286879
    Abstract: As a stainless steel for a metal part for clothing ornament capable of working into a complicated form part and having such nonmagnetic properties that the worked part can cope with the detection through needle detecting device is provided a high-Mn austenitic stainless steel having a chemical composition comprising C: 0.02-0.12 mass %, Si: 0.05-1.5 mass %, Mn: 10.0-22.0 mass %, S: not more than 0.03 mass %, Ni: 4.0-12.0 mass %, Cr: 14.0-25.0 mass % and N: 0.07-0.17 mass %, provided that these components are contained so that ? cal (mass %) represented by the following equation (1) is not more than 5.5 mass %: ? cal (mass %)=(Cr+0.48Si+1.21Mo+2.2(V+Ti)+0.15Nb)?(Ni+0.47Cu+0.11Mn?0.0101Mn2+26.4C+20.1N)?4.7??(1) and having a magnetic permeability of not more than 1.003 under a magnetic field of 200 kA/m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: NIPPON YAKIN KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeru Hirata, Yuji Ikegami, Kazuhiro Yamakawa
  • Publication number: 20110236247
    Abstract: The present invention provides a heat resistant steel for an exhaust valve, containing: more than 0.50% by mass but less than 0.80% by mass of C, more than 0.30% by mass but less than 0.60% by mass of N, 17.0% by mass or more but less than 25.0% by mass of Cr, 4.0% by mass or more but less than 12.0% by mass of Ni, 7.0% by mass or more but less than 14.0% by mass of Mn, 2.0% by mass or more but less than 6.0% by mass of Mo, more than 0.5% by mass but less than 1.5% by mass of Si, and 0.025% by mass or more but less than 1.0% by mass of Nb, with the balance consisting of Fe and unavoidable impurities, in which a content of P contained in the unavoidable impurities is regulated to less than 0.03% by mass, a total content of C and N is from 0.85% by mass to 1.3% by mass, and a ratio of the content of Nb to the content of C is 0.05 or more but less than 1.8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicants: Daido Tokushuko Kabushiki Kaisha, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mototsugu Osaki, Shigeki Ueta, Takashi Tsuyumu
  • Patent number: 7959854
    Abstract: A heat resistant alloy comprising, in % by weight, over 0.6% to not more than 0.9% of C, up to 2.5% of Si, up to 3.0% of Mn, 20 to 28% of Cr, 8 to 55% of Ni, 0.01 to 0.8% of Ti and 0.05 to 1.5% of Nb, the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, the value of (Ti+Nb)/C being 0.12 to 0.29 in atomic % ratio. When the alloy further contains up to 0.5% of Zr, the value of (Ti+Nb+Zr)/C is 0.12 to 0.29 in atomic % ratio. When the alloy is heated at a temperature of at least about 800 degrees C., a fine Ti—Nb—Cr carbide or Ti—Nb—Zr—Cr carbide precipitates within grains to thereby retard creep deformation and give an improved creep rupture strength. The alloy is therefore suitable as a material for hydrogen production reforming tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Takahashi, Kunihide Hashimoto, Makoto Hineno
  • Patent number: 7754305
    Abstract: An austenitic stainless steel alloy includes, in weight percent: >4 to 15 Mn; 8 to 15 Ni; 14 to 16 Cr; 2.4 to 3 Al; 0.4 to 1 total of at least one of Nb and Ta; 0.05 to 0.2 C; 0.01 to 0.02 B; no more than 0.3 of combined Ti+V; up to 3 Mo; up to 3 Co; up to 1W; up to 3 Cu; up to 1 Si; up to 0.05 P; up to 1 total of at least one of Y, La, Ce, Hf, and Zr; less than 0.05 N; and base Fe, wherein the weight percent Fe is greater than the weight percent Ni, and wherein the alloy forms an external continuous scale including alumina, nanometer scale sized particles distributed throughout the microstructure, the particles including at least one of NbC and TaC, and a stable essentially single phase FCC austenitic matrix microstructure that is essentially delta-ferrite-free and essentially BCC-phase-free.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: UT-Battelle, LLC
    Inventors: Yukinori Yamamoto, Michael L Santella, Michael P Brady, Philip J Maziasz, Chain-tsuan Liu
  • Patent number: 7754144
    Abstract: An austenitic stainless steel HTUPS alloy includes, in weight percent: 15 to 30 Ni; 10 to 15 Cr; 2 to 5 Al; 0.6 to 5 total of at least one of Nb and Ta; no more than 0.3 of combined Ti+V; up to 3 Mo; up to 3 Co; up to 1 W; up to 0.5 Cu; up to 4 Mn; up to 1 Si; 0.05 to 0.15 C; up to 0.15 B; up to 0.05 P; up to 1 total of at least one of Y, La, Ce, Hf, and Zr; less than 0.05 N; and base Fe, wherein the weight percent Fe is greater than the weight percent Ni wherein said alloy forms an external continuous scale comprising alumina, nanometer scale sized particles distributed throughout the microstructure, said particles comprising at least one composition selected from the group consisting of NbC and TaC, and a stable essentially single phase fcc austenitic matrix microstructure, said austenitic matrix being essentially delta-ferrite-free and essentially BCC-phase-free.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignees: UT-Battelle, LLC, University of Tennessee Research Foundation
    Inventors: Michael P Brady, Michael L Santella, Yukinori Yamamoto, Chain-tsuan Liu
  • Patent number: 7749431
    Abstract: A high-strength stainless steel, having good mechanical properties and corrosion resistance in a high-pressure hydrogen gas environment, is used as a container or other device for high-pressure hydrogen gas, and consists of, by mass %, C: not more than 0.04%, Si: not more than 1.0%, Mn: 7 to 30%, Cr: 15 to 22%, Ni: 5 to 20%, V: 0.001 to 1.0%, N: 0.20 to 0.50% and Al: not more than 0.10%, and the balance Fe and impurities. Among the impurities, P is not more than 0.030%, S is not more than 0.005%, and Ti, Zr and Hf are not more than 0.01% respectively, and the contents of Cr, Mn and N satisfy the relationship, 2.5Cr+3.4Mn?300N. The weld metal of the welded joint of the container or other device made of the said stainless steel satisfies the relationship, ?11?Nieq?1.1×Creq??8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Igarashi, Hiroyuki Semba, Mitsuo Miyahara, Kazuhiro Ogawa, Tomohiko Omura
  • Patent number: 7744813
    Abstract: An austenitic stainless steel displaying high temperature oxidation and creep resistance has a composition that includes in weight percent 15 to 21 Ni, 10 to 15 Cr, 2 to 3.5 Al, 0.1 to 1 Nb, and 0.05 to 0.15 C, and that is free of or has very low levels of N, Ti and V. The alloy forms an external continuous alumina protective scale to provide a high oxidation resistance at temperatures of 700 to 800° C. and forms NbC nanocarbides and a stable essentially single phase fcc austenitic matrix microstructure to give high strength and high creep resistance at these temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: UT-Battelle, LLC
    Inventors: Michael P. Brady, Bruce A. Pint, Chain-Tsuan Liu, Philip J. Maziasz, Yukinori Yamamoto, Zhao P. Lu
  • Patent number: 7708841
    Abstract: An austenitic, substantially ferrite-free steel alloy and a process for producing components therefrom. This Abstract is not intended to define the invention disclosed in the specification, nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignees: Boehler Edelstahl GmbH & Co KG, Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Gabriele Saller, Herbert Aigner, Josef Bernauer, Raimund Huber
  • Patent number: 7531129
    Abstract: A high-strength stainless steel, having good mechanical properties and corrosion resistance in a high-pressure hydrogen gas environment, and excellent in stress corrosion cracking resistance, and a container or other device for high-pressure hydrogen gas, which is made of the said stainless steel, are provided. The stainless steel is characterized in that it consists of, by mass %, C: not more than 0.02%, Si: not more than 1.0%, Mn: 3 to 30%, Cr: more than 22% but not more than 30%, Ni: 17 to 30%, V: 0.001 to 1.0%, N: 0.10 to 0.50% and Al: not more than 0.10%, and the balance Fe and impurities. Among the impurities, P is not more than 0.030%, S is not more than 0.005%, and Ti, Zr and Hf are not more than 0.01% respectively, and the contents of Cr, Mn and N satisfy the following relationship [1]: 5Cr+3.4 Mn?500 N??[1].
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Igarashi, Hiroyuki Semba, Mitsuo Miyahara, Kazuhiro Ogawa, Tomohiko Omura
  • Publication number: 20080292489
    Abstract: An austenitic stainless steel alloy includes, in weight percent: >4 to 15 Mn; 8 to 15 Ni; 14 to 16 Cr; 2.4 to 3 Al; 0.4 to 1 total of at least one of Nb and Ta; 0.05 to 0.2 C; 0.01 to 0.02 B; no more than 0.3 of combined Ti+V; up to 3 Mo; up to 3 Co; up to 1W; up to 3 Cu; up to 1 Si; up to 0.05 P; up to 1 total of at least one of Y, La, Ce, Hf, and Zr; less than 0.05 N; and base Fe, wherein the weight percent Fe is greater than the weight percent Ni, and wherein the alloy forms an external continuous scale including alumina, nanometer scale sized particles distributed throughout the microstructure, the particles including at least one of NbC and TaC, and a stable essentially single phase FCC austenitic matrix microstructure that is essentially delta-ferrite-free and essentially BCC-phase-free.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: UT-BATTELLE, LLC
    Inventors: Yukinori Yamamoto, Michael L. Santella, Michael P. Brady, Philip J. Maziasz, Chain-Tsuan Liu
  • Patent number: 6960196
    Abstract: The present invention provides a detectable heavy duty needle cannula (12) for use in hypodermic syringes and the like. Needle cannula (12) comprises a magnetizable or magnetized stainless steel alloy, which enables needle cannula (12) to be detectable in metal detectors that are commonly used in the meat processing industry to detect broken needle cannulas in the flesh of slaughtered animals. Needle cannula (12) further comprises a sidewall (17) that is thicker than the sidewalls of prior art needle cannulas. The thicker sidewall imparts to needle cannula (12) greater resistance to breakage during the process of injecting animal health products into an animal and greater detectability in a metal detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignee: Ideal Instruments, Inc.
    Inventor: Gordon Prindle
  • Patent number: 6939415
    Abstract: An austenitic stainless steel excellect in high temperature strength and creep rupture ducitility which comprises, on the percent by mass basis, C: 0.03-0.12%, Si: 0.2-2%, Mn: 0.1-3%, P: 0.03% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Ni: more than 18% and less than 25%, Cr: more than 22% and less than 30%, Co: 0.04-0.8%, Ti: 0.002% or more and less than 0.01%, Nb: 0.1-1%, V: 0.01-1%, B: more than 0.0005% and 0.2% or less, sol. Al: 0.0005% or more and less than 0.03%, N: 0.1-0.35% and O (Oxygen): 0.001-0.008%, with the balance being Fe and impurities. The austenitic stainless steel may contain a specified amount of one or more element(s) of Mo and W, and/or a specified amount of one or more element(s) of Mg, Zr, Ca, REM, Pd and Hf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsuro Iseda, Hiroyuki Semba
  • Patent number: 6926778
    Abstract: An austenitic stainless steel suited for ultra supercritical boilers, which consists of C: 0.03-0.12%, Si: 0.1-1%, Mn: 0.1-2%, Cr: not less than 20% but less than 28%, Ni: more than 35% but not more than 50%, W: 4-10%, Ti: 0.01-0.3%, Nb: 0.01-1%, sol. Al: 0.0005-0.04%, B: 0.0005-0.01%, and the balance Fe and impurities; and also characterized by the impurities whose contents are restricted to P: not more than 0.04%, S: not more than 0.010%, Mo: less than 0.5%, N: less than 0.02%, and O (oxygen): not more than 0.005%. Heat resistant pressurized parts excellent in thermal fatigue properties and structural stability at high temperatures, which have a coarse grain whose grain size number is 6 or less, and whose mixed grain ratio is 10% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsuro Iseda, Hiroyuki Semba
  • Patent number: 6918968
    Abstract: An austenitic stainless steel excellent in high temperature strength, high temperature ductility and hot workability, consisting of, by mass %, C: more than 0.05% to 0.15%, Si: 2% or less, Mn: 0.1 to 3%, P: 0.04% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Cr: more than 20% to less than 28%, Ni: more than 15% to 55%, Cu: more than 2% to 6%, Nb: 0.1 to 0.8%, V: 0.02 to 1.5%, sol. Al: 0.001 to 0.1%, but sol.Al?0.4×N, N: more than 0.05% to 0.3% and O (Oxygen): 0.006% or less, but O?1/(60×Cu), and the balance Fe and impurities. The austenitic stainless steel may contain at least one of Co, Mo, W, Ti, B, Zr, Hf, Ta, Re, Ir, Pd, Pt and Ag, and/or at least one of Mg, Ca, Y, La, Ce, Nd and Sc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Semba, Masaaki Igarashi
  • Patent number: 6896747
    Abstract: Austenitic alloy for high-temperature strength with improved pourability and manufacturing, of which the composition comprises, in weight-%: 0.010%<carbon<0.04% 0%<nitrogen<0.01% silicon<2% 16%<nickel<19.9% manganese<8% 18.1%<chromium<21% 1.8%<titanium<3% molybdenum<3% copper<3% aluminum<1.5% boron<0.01% vanadium<2% sulfur<0.2% phosphorous<0.04% and possibly up to 0.5% of at least one element chosen from among yttrium, cerium, lanthanum and other rare earths, the remainder being iron and impurities resulting from manufacturing or deoxidizing, the said composition also satisfying the two following relationships: in relationship to the solidification mode: remainder a=eq. Nia?0.5×eq. Cra<3.60 where eq. Cra=Cr+0.7×Si+0.2×Mn+1.37×Mo+3×Ti+6×Al+4×V, and where eq. Nia=Ni+22×C+0.5×Cu, in relationship to the rate of residual ferrite: remainder b=eq. Nib?2×eq. Crb>?41 where eq. Crb=Cr+0.7×Si+1.37×Mo+3×Ti+6×Al+4×V, and where eq. Nib=Ni+22×C+0.5×Cu+0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Usinor
    Inventors: Jean-Michel Hauser, Christophe Bourgin
  • Patent number: 6685881
    Abstract: Disclosed is an austenitic stainless cast steel which has such a good heat resistance as can be used at a high temperature higher than 950° C. and a good machinability. The stainless cast steel consists essentially of, by weight %, C: 0.2-0.4%, Si: 0.5-2.0%, Mn: 0.5-2.0%, P: up to 0.10%, S: 0.04-0.2%, Ni: 8.0-42.0%, Cr: 15.0-28.0%, W: 0.5-7.0%, Nb: 0.5-2.0%, Al: up to 0.02%, Ti: up to 0.05%, N: up to 0.15%, Se: 0.001-0.50% and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Daido Steel Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuji Hamano, Michio Okabe
  • Patent number: 6409847
    Abstract: The invention relates to an alloy steel with 0.3 to 1.0% carbon, 0.2 to 2.5% silicon, up to 0.8% manganese, 30.0 to 48.0% nickel, 16.0 to 22.0% chromium, 0.5 to 18.0% cobalt, 1.5 to 4% molybdenum, 0.2 to 0.6% niobium, 0.1 to O.5% titanium, 0.1 to 0.6% zirconium, 0.1 to 1.5% tantalum and 0.1 to 1.5% hafnium, balance more than 20% iron when the cobalt content is at least 10% and more than 30% iron when the cobalt content is less than 10%. The steel is particularly suitable for use as a heat resistant and high hot strength material for parts, in particular pipes, of petrochemical cracking furnaces for the production of ethylene or synthesis gases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Schmidt & Clemens GmbH & Co.
    Inventor: Willi Kleemann
  • Patent number: 5976275
    Abstract: The present invention aims at providing structural materials having a resistance to degradation by neutron irradiation, causing no SCC in an environment of light-water reactors even after subjecting the materials to neutron irradiation of approximately at least 1.times.10.sup.22 n/cm.sup.2 (E>1 MeV), and having thermal expansion coefficients approximately similar to that of structural materials. The high nickel austenitic stainless steels of the present invention having a resistance to degradation by neutron irradiation can be produced by subjecting stainless steels having compositions (by weight %) of 0.005 to 0.08% of carbon, at most 0.3% of Mn, at most 0.2% of (Si+P+S), 25 to 40% of Ni, 25 to 40% of Cr, at most 3% of Mo or at most 5% of (Mo+W), at most 0.3% of Nb+Ta, at most 0.3% of Ti, at most 0.001% of B and the balance of Fe to a solution-annealing treatment at a temperature of 1000 to 1150.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshio Yonezawa, Toshihiko Iwamura, Hiroshi Kanasaki, Koji Fujimoto, Shizuo Nakada, Kazuhide Ajiki, Mitsuhiro Nakamura
  • Patent number: 5660938
    Abstract: An FE--Ni--Cr-base superalloy consists essentially of, by weight, up to 0.15% C, up to 1.0% Si, up to 3.0% Mn, 30 to 49% Ni, 10 to 18% Cr, 1.6 to 3.0% Al, one or more elements selected from Groups IVa and Va whose amount or total amount is 1.5 to 8.0%, the balance being Fe, optionally, minor amounts of other intentionally added elements, and unavoidable impurities. The optional other elements which can be intentionally added to or omitted from the alloy include Mo, W, Co, B, Mg, Ca, Re, Y and REM. The superalloy is suitable for forming engine valves, knitted mesh supporters for exhaust gas catalyzers and the like, and has excellent high-temperature strength and normal-temperature ductility after long-time heating, as well as sufficient oxidation resistance properties for these uses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1997
    Assignees: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.,, Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koji Sato, Takehiro Ohno, Katsuaki Sato, Tsutomu Saka
  • Patent number: 5480609
    Abstract: The steel contains, in proportions by weight, from 20 to 30% of chromium, from 25 to 32% of nickel, from 3 to 7% of molybdenum, from 0.35 to 0.8% of nitrogen, from 0.5 to 5.4% of manganese, up to 0.06% of carbon and up to 1% of silicon. Because of its multifariousness of corrosion resistance the steel can be employed in particular for the manufacture of equipment for removing pollutants from fumes, of equipment for the paper pulp industry, for the chemical industry or for petroleum exploitation, for seawater plants and for the manufacture of tankers for transporting corrosive products. The steel has a very high structural stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1996
    Assignee: Creusot-Loire Industrie
    Inventors: Francois Dupoiron, Jean-Christophe Gagnepain, Michel Verneau
  • Patent number: 5340534
    Abstract: An austenitic, stainless steel alloy having a good combination of galling resistance and corrosion resistance is disclosed containing in weight percent about:______________________________________ Broad Intermediate Preferred ______________________________________ C 0.25 max. 0.02-0.15 0.05-0.12 Mn 3-10 4-8 5-7 Si 2.25-5 2.5-4.5 3-4 Cr 15-23 16.5-21 17.5-19 Ni 2-12 4-10 6-9 Mo 0.5-4.0 0.5-2.5 0.75-1.5 N 0.35 max. 0.05-0.25 0.10-0.20 ______________________________________and the balance of the alloy is essentially iron. This alloy also has good resistance to formation of deformation-induced martensite as indicated by the alloy's low work-hardening rate and low magnetic permeability when cold-rolled to a 50% reduction in cross-sectional area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1994
    Assignee: CRS Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: John H. Magee
  • Patent number: 5292382
    Abstract: An improved thermal sprayable molybdenum-iron alloy powder useful for forming wear and abrasion resistant coatings having high thermal conductivity and preferably good corrosion resistance. The preferred embodiment of the alloy powder includes two distinct substantially uniformly dispersed solid solution phases of molybdenum, including a first low molybdenum concentration matrix phase and a second higher molybdenum concentration phase for forming improved dual phase molybdenum coatings. The preferred alloy powder composition includes 15-60% by weight molybdenum, 20-60% by weight iron and the preferred corrosion resistant alloy includes 3-35% by weight nickel plus chromium. A more preferred composition includes by weight 25-50% molybdenum, 4-10% chromium, 10-18% nickel and 1-3% carbon, plus silicon as required to promote fluidity and atomization. The most preferred composition comprises by weight 25-40% molybdenum, 4 to 8% chromium, 12 to 18% nickel, 1-2.5% carbon, 2-3% silicon, 0.2-1% boron and 25-50% iron.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1994
    Assignee: Sulzer Plasma Technik
    Inventor: Frank N. Longo
  • Patent number: 5292200
    Abstract: At least one of the inner race, the outer race and rolling elements in the improved ball-and-roller bearing is made of an alloy steel that contains 0.1-1.2 wt % of C, 3.0-18.0 wt % of Cr, 0.01-1.5 wt % of Si, 0.3-1.5 wt % of Mn, up to 2.5 wt % of Mo, up to 0.002 wt % of O.sub.2 and up to 0.015 wt % of S and which is subjected to plasma-assisted carburization to such an extent that the relative surface carbon area is at least 15% the surface carbon concentration is in the range of 1.6-3.5 wt % and the amount of surface retained austenite is in the rang of 20 vol %-45 vol %. The bearing can work effectively for a prolonged lifetime even if it is placed under hostile conditions as exemplified by an increased areal pressure of load and entrance of foreign matter into lubricating oils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1994
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoichi Matsumoto, Kenji Yamamura, Kousuke Nonaka
  • Patent number: 5194221
    Abstract: Air-meltable, castable, machinable, weldable heat-resistant alloys that are very resistant to hot gas corrosion and that exhibit high creep rupture strengths. The alloys are, by weight, about 7.5 to aboout 18% nickel, about 23.5 to about 35% chromium, about 0.85 to about 1.4% carbon, about 0.2 to about 1.8% molybdenum, about 0.2 to about 1.6% tungsten, about 0.1 to about 1.6% columbium (niobium), about 0.2 to about 4% manganese, about 0.2 to about 2.5% silicon, up to about 1.5% cobalt, up to about 0.6% titanium, up to about 0.4% zirconium, up to about 0.4% rare earth elements, up to about 0.1% boron, up to about 0.7% nitrogen, and the balance essentially iron plus the usual minor impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1993
    Assignee: Carondelet Foundry Company
    Inventor: John H. Culling
  • Patent number: 5021215
    Abstract: A high-strength, heat-resistant steel with improved formability is disclosed, which consists essentially of, by weight %:______________________________________ C: 0.05-0.30%, Si: not greater than 3.0%, Mn: not greater than 10%, Cr: 15-35%, Ni: 15-50%, Mg: 0.001-0.02%, B: 0-0.01%, Zr: 0-0.10%, Ti: 0-1.0%, Nb: 0-2.0%, Al: 0-1.0%, and Mo: 0-3.0%, W: 0-6.0%, (Mo + 1/2 W = 3.0% or less) ______________________________________a balance of Fe and incidental impurities, of the impurities, oxygen and nitrogen being restricted to 50 ppm or less and 200 ppm or less, respectively, and the austenite grain size number being restricted to No. 4 or coarser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1991
    Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiatsu Sawaragi, Nobuyuki Maruyama
  • Patent number: 5019332
    Abstract: A heat, corrosion and wear resistant austenitic steel and article made therefrom is disclosed containing in weight percent about______________________________________ w/o ______________________________________ Carbon 0.35-1.50 Manganese 3.0-10.0 Silicon 2.0 max. Phosphorus 0.10 max. Sulfur 0.05 max. Chromium 18-28 Nickel 3.0-10.0 Molybdenum Up to 10.0 Vanadium Up to 4.0 Boron Up to 0.03 Nitrogen 0.25 min. Tungsten Up to 8.0 Niobium 1.0 max. ______________________________________the balance being essentially iron. To attain the unique combination of properties provided by the present alloy w/o C+w/o N must be at least about 0.7, w/o V+0.5 (w/o Mo)+0.25 (w/o W) must be about 0.8-9.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1991
    Assignee: Carpenter Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Dwight D. Wegman, Edward A. Wanner, Wilson P. Rehrer, Sunil Widge
  • Patent number: 4861547
    Abstract: Modified ACI-type alloys having creep rupture strengths higher than such alloys which retain the resistance to hot tearing or cracking during casting or welding as is associated with the standard ACI alloy counterparts of such modified alloys. The modified alloys consist of about 8% and about 62% by weight nickel, between about 12% and about 32% by weight chromium, between about 0.05% and about 1.5% by weight molybdenum, less than about 1% tungsten, between about 0.05% and about 1% by weight columbium (niobium), up to about 3% by weight silicon, up to about 3% by weight manganese, up to about 0.8% by weight carbon, up to about 0.5% by weight nitrogen, and the balance essentially iron.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1989
    Assignee: Carondelet Foundry Company
    Inventor: John H. Culling
  • Patent number: 4818483
    Abstract: An air-meltable, workable, castable, weldable, machinable, nonmagnetic alloy resistant to seawater and corrosive process fluids of the type that may be circulated in seawater-cooled heat exchangers. The alloy consists essentially of between about 3% and about 8% by weight manganese, between about 12% and about 28% by weight nickel, between about 17.3% and about 19% by weight chromium, between about 0.68% and about 3.51% by weight copper, between about 0.07% and about 0.25% by weight nitrogen, between about 5.9% and about 8% by weight molybdenum, up to about 0.08% by weight carbon, up to about 1.5% by weight silicon, up to about 0.66% by weight niobium, up to about 1.32% by weight tantalum, up to about 1% by weight vanadium, up to about 1% by weight titanium, up to about 0.6% by weight of a rare earth component selected from the group consisting of cerium, lanthanum, and misch metal, up to about 5% by weight cobalt, and between about 30% and about 56% by weight iron.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1989
    Assignee: Carondelet Foundry Company
    Inventor: John H. Culling
  • Patent number: 4803045
    Abstract: Novel wear-resistant, anti-galling, cobalt-free hardfacing iron based alloys are provided which are useful for construction of plant or manufacturing facility components exposed to aggressive environments. The alloys are particularly useful to construct components used in the cooling systems of nuclear power plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1989
    Assignee: Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Evan K. Ohriner, Edward P. Whelan, Tsuguyasu Wada, Howard Ocken
  • Patent number: 4784827
    Abstract: A nonmagnetic steel for cryogenic use consisting essentially of, by weight, 23.0 to 30.0% of Ni, 13.0 to 16.0% of Cr, 3.0 to 7.4% of Mn, 1.5 to 3.0% of Ti, 1.0 to 3.0% of Mo, and the remainder being Fe, said steel containing not more than 0.02% of C, not more than 0.005% of P, not more than 0.005% of S, not more than 0.2% of Si and not more than 0.002% of B as trace elemental impurities. In a preferred embodiment, it further comprises not more than 0.5% by weight of Al and/or not more than 0.5% by weight of V. The steel has high strength and toughness in a cryogenic environment and excellent weldability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1988
    Assignee: National Research Institute of Metals
    Inventors: Keijiro Hiraga, Keisuke Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 4689198
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a high strength austenitic stainless steel with excellent corrosion resistance even in oxidative enviroments, and a method for producing such stainless steel, in which the kinds and proportions of the component elements are strictly restricted, especially limiting the contents of C and N to achieve solution strengthening while preventing degradations in corrosion resistance and defects of steel ingots which would be caused if they are added excessively. Besides, V is added under coexistence with Cr and Ni to increase the strength by precipitation of carbides and nitrides of V while preventing production of Cr carbides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1987
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho
    Inventors: Kazuo Fujiwara, Yasushi Torii, Koujiro Kitahata, Tsuyoshi Inoue, Tadamasa Yokoyama, deceased
  • Patent number: RE33753
    Abstract: Austenitic steel with improved high-temperature strength and corrosion resistance, characterized by the simultaneous presence, in defined quantities, of Nb, Mo and V and by the presence of C and N in a specific ratio with said three elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1991
    Assignee: Centro Sviluppo Materiali S.p.A.
    Inventors: Sergio Vacchiano, Giovanni Lanfranco, Roberto Gubiotti