Vanadium, Niobium Or Tantalum Containing Patents (Class 420/69)
  • Patent number: 11821049
    Abstract: A waste gate component for a turbo charger made of a ferritic steel including C, Cr, Ni, Nb, V, Mn, and optionally Si, and Ti as main alloying elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald Schall, Ingo Dietrich, Volker Paul, Nico Kanoffsky
  • Patent number: 11492690
    Abstract: A terrific stainless steel alloy and turbocharger kinematic components are provided. A ferritic stainless steel alloy includes or consists of, by weight, about 20% to about 35% chromium, less than about 2% nickel (i.e., from 0% to about 2%), about 1% to about 4% carbon, about 1.5% to about 1.9% silicon, less than about 0.4% nitrogen (i.e., from 0% to about 0.4%), about 0.5% to about 15% molybdenum, less than about 1% niobium (i.e., from 0% to about 1%) 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC
    Inventor: Marc Wilson
  • Patent number: 9028746
    Abstract: Provided a build-up welding material which contains C: 0.2 to 1.5 mass %, Si: 0.5 to 2 mass %, Mn: 0.5 to 2 mass %, Cr: 20 to 40 mass %, Mo: 2 to 6 mass %, Ni: 0.5 to 6 mass %, V: 1 to 5 mass % and W: 0.5 to 5 mass %, with the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Takeda, Ryuichi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 9028745
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention provide a low nickel austenitic stainless steel alloy composition including about 0.6% to about 0.8% by weight carbon; about 16% to about 18% by weight chromium; about 4.5% to about 5.5% by weight nickel; about 2.0% to about 5.0% by weight manganese; about 0.8% to about 1.2% by weight tungsten; about 0.8% to about 1.2% by weight molybdenum; about 0.65% to about 0.85% by weight niobium; about 0.3% to about 1.0% by weight silicon; balance iron and unavoidable impurities, wherein percentages are based on the overall weight of the composition. The invention further provides articles, such as turbine housings, prepared using the inventive alloys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Shouxing Zhu, Li Xu, Balasubramani Nandagopal
  • Patent number: 8900510
    Abstract: A heat-resistant, ferritic cast steel having excellent room-temperature toughness, which has a composition comprising by mass 0.32-0.48% of C, 0.85% or less of Si, 2% or less of Mn, 1.5% or less of Ni, 16-19.8% of Cr, 3.2-5% of Nb, Nb/C being 9-11.5, 0.15% or less of N, 0.002-0.2% of S, and 0.8% or less in total of W and/or Mo, the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, and a structure in which a eutectic (?+NbC) phase formed from a ? phase and Nb carbide (NbC) has an area ratio of 60-90%, and an exhaust member made thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventor: Masahide Kawabata
  • Patent number: 8894924
    Abstract: This ferrite stainless steel includes: by mass %, C: 0.020% or less; N: 0.025% or less; Si: 1.0% or less; Mn: 0.5% or less; P: 0.035% or less; S: 0.01% or less; Cr: 16% to 25%; Al: 0.15% or less; Ti: 0.05% to 0.5%; and Ca: 0.0015% or less, with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein the following formula (1) is fulfilled, BI=3Al+Ti+0.5Si+200Ca?0.8??(1) (wherein Al, Ti, Si, and Ca in the formula (1) represent contents (mass %) of the respective components in the steel).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Nippon Steel & Sumikin Stainless Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Tooru Matsuhashi, Michio Nakata
  • Publication number: 20140322560
    Abstract: Disclosed is a build-up welding material and a machinery part welded with a weld overlay metal. The build-up welding material contains C of 0.2 to 1.0 percent by mass, Si of 0.2 to 0.5 percent by mass, Mn of 0.5 to 2.0 percent by mass, Cr of 15 to 30 percent by mass, Mo of 0.2 to 6.0 percent by mass, and W of 0.1 to 1.5 percent by mass, with the remainder including Fe and inevitable impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Ryuichi Kobayashi, Tsutomu Takeda
  • Publication number: 20140227090
    Abstract: Disclosed is an austenitic stainless steel alloy that includes, by weight, about 16% to about 21% chromium, about 4.5% to about 5.5% nickel, about 2% to about 5% manganese, about 1% to about 2% silicon, about 0.8% to about 1.2% tungsten, about 0.4% to about 0.8% molybdenum, about 0.4% to about 0.6% niobium, about 0.4% to about 0.5% carbon, and a balance of iron. The alloy is suitable for use in turbocharger turbine housing applications for temperature up to about 1020° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Pavan Chintalapati, Balasubramani Nandagopal, Praveen Guruprasanna, Marc Wilson, Vijaymahantesh Patil, Jean-Jacques Laissus
  • Patent number: 8747733
    Abstract: A precipitation hardenable martensitic stainless steel excellent in the stability of martensite, having the high strength, high toughness and high corrosion resistance is provided. The precipitation hardenable martensitic stainless steel contains at a mass rate, C: 0.05-0.10%, Cr: 12.0-13.0%, Ni: 6.0-7.0%, Mo: 1.0-2.0%, Si: 0.01-0.05%, Mn: 0.06-1.0%, Nb: 0.3-0.5%, V: 0.3-0.5%, Ti: 1.5-2.5%, Al: 1.0-2.3%, and the remainder consisting of Fe and an unavoidable impurity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Oikawa, Hideo Yoda, Masahiko Arai, Hiroyuki Doi
  • 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: 8623108
    Abstract: A wear-resistant material which comprises certain concentrations of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, niobium/tantalum as well as other metallic elements. The material comprises a metal matrix and hard phases embedded therein. The hard phases comprise one or more of carbides, nitrides, carbonitrides, and oxide carbonitrides and have a diameter of from about 0.2 ?m to about 50 ?m. This abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Boehler Edelstahl GmbH & Co KG
    Inventors: Werner Theisen, Stephan Huth, Jochen Perko, Herbert Schweiger
  • Publication number: 20130316262
    Abstract: A ferritic stainless steel excellent in corrosion resistance and conductivity and a method for manufacturing the same, the stainless steel having a chemical composition containing, by mass %, C: 0.001% or more and 0.05% or less, Si: 0.001% or more and 0.5% or less, Mn: 0.001% or more and 1.0% or less, Al: 0.001% or more and 0.5% or less, N: 0.001% or more and 0.05% or less, Cr; 17% or more and 23% or less, Mo: 0.1% or less and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities and a passivation film on the surface of the stainless steel which is obtained by immersing the stainless steel in a solution for an immersion treatment, said solution mainly contains hydrofluoric acid or a liquid mixture of hydrofluoric acid and nitric acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ishii, Shin Ishikawa, Takumi Ujiro
  • Publication number: 20130171472
    Abstract: Provided a build-up welding material which contains C: 0.2 to 1.5 mass %, Si: 0.5 to 2 mass %, Mn: 0.5 to 2 mass %, Cr: 20 to 40 mass %, Mo: 2 to 6 mass %, Ni: 0.5 to 6 mass %, V: 1 to 5 mass % and W: 0.5 to 5 mass %, with the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Tsutomu Takeda, Ryuichi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20130108426
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention provide a low nickel austenitic stainless steel alloy composition including about 0.6% to about 0.8% by weight carbon; about 16% to about 18% by weight chromium; about 4.5% to about 5.5% by weight nickel; about 2.0% to about 5.0% by weight manganese; about 0.8% to about 1.2% by weight tungsten; about 0.8% to about 1.2% by weight molybdenum; about 0.65% to about 0.85% by weight niobium; about 0.3% to about 1.0% by weight silicon; balance iron and unavoidable impurities, wherein percentages are based on the overall weight of the composition. The invention further provides articles, such as turbine housings, prepared using the inventive alloys.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Shouxing Zhu, Li Xu, Balasubramani Nandagopal
  • Patent number: 8383034
    Abstract: A ferritic stainless steel sheet for a water heater with excellent corrosion resistance of welds and toughness includes, in terms of mass %, 0.020% or less of C, 0.30 to 1.00% of Si, 1.00% or less of Mn, 0.040% or less of P, 0.010% or less of S, 20.0 to 28.0% of Cr, 0.6% or less of Ni, 0.03 to 0.15% of Al, 0.020% or less of N, 0.0020 to 0.0150% of O, 0.3 to 1.5% of Mo, 0.25 to 0.60% of Nb, and 0.05% or less of Ti, the remainder being composed of Fe and unavoidable impurities, and the ferritic stainless steel sheet satisfying the following formulae (1) and (2): 25?Cr+3.3Mo?30??(1) 0.35?Si+Al?0.85??(2) wherein Cr, Mo, Si, and Al represent the content (mass %) of Cr, Mo, Si, and Al, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Kunio Fukuda, Yoshimasa Funakawa, Shuji Okada, Toshihiro Kasamo, Katsuhiro Kobori, Takumi Ujiro, Tomohiro Ishii
  • Patent number: 8361247
    Abstract: A quenched and tempered high strength, corrosion resistant steel suitable for aircraft landing gears and structures, having a unique combination of mechanical and corrosion resistant properties: ultimate tensile strength of 295 to 305 ksi, yield strength of 225 to 235 ksi; elongation of 12 to 13.5%, reduction of area of 34 to 36%, Charpy v-notch impact toughness energy of about 14 to 16 ft-lb, fracture toughness of 55 to 60 ksiVin, and corrosion resistance in salt spray test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Inventor: Gregory Vartanov
  • Publication number: 20130022489
    Abstract: A heat-resistant, ferritic cast steel having excellent room-temperature toughness, which has a composition comprising by mass 0.32-0.48% of C, 0.85% or less of Si, 2% or less of Mn, 1.5% or less of Ni, 16-19.8% of Cr, 3.2-5% of Nb, Nb/C being 9-11.5, 0.15% or less of N, 0.002-0.2% of S, and 0.8% or less in total of W and/or Mo, the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, and a structure in which a eutectic (?+NbC) phase formed from a ? phase and Nb carbide (NbC) has an area ratio of 60-90%, and an exhaust member made thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventor: Masahide Kawabata
  • Publication number: 20130004361
    Abstract: This ferritic stainless steel for components of an automobile exhaust system includes, in terms of percent by mass: C: ?0.015%; Si: 0.01% to 0.50%; Mn: 0.01% to 0.50%; P: ?0.050%; S: ?0.010%; N: ?0.015%; Al: 0.010% to 0.100%; Cr: 16.5% to 22.5%; Ni: 0.5% to 2.0%; and Sn: 0.01% to 0.50%, and further includes either one or both of Ti: 0.03% to 0.30% and Nb: 0.03% to 0.30%, with a remainder being Fe and inevitable impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Shunji Sakamoto, Shinichi Teraoka, Nobuhiko Hiraide
  • Patent number: 8337748
    Abstract: An austenitic stainless steel composition including relatively low nickel and molybdenum levels, and exhibiting corrosion resistance, resistance to elevated temperature deformation, and formability properties comparable to certain alloys including higher nickel and molybdenum levels. Embodiments of the austenitic stainless steel include, in weight %, up to 0.20 C, 2.0-9.0 Mn, up to 2.0 Si, 16.0-23.0 Cr, 1.0-7.0 Ni, up to 3.0 Mo, up to 3.0 Cu, 0.05-0.35 N, up to 4.0 W, (7.5(% C))?(Nb+Ti+V+Ta+Zr)?1.5, up to 0.01 B, up to 1.0 Co, iron and impurities. Additionally, embodiments of the steel may include 0.5?(Mo+W/2)?5.0 and/or 1.0?(Ni+Co)?8.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: ATI Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Rakowski, David S. Bergstrom, Charles P. Stinner, John J. Dunn, John F. Grubb
  • Patent number: 8337749
    Abstract: An austenitic stainless steel composition including relatively low Ni and Mo levels, and exhibiting corrosion resistance, resistance to elevated temperature deformation, and formability properties comparable to certain alloys including higher Ni and Mo levels. Embodiments of the austenitic stainless steel include, in weight percentages, up to 0.20 C, 2.0-9.0 Mn, up to 2.0 Si, 15.0-23.0 Cr, 1.0-9.5 Ni, up to 3.0 Mo, up to 3.0 Cu, 0.05-0.35 N, (7.5(% C))?(% Nb+% Ti+% V+% Ta+% Zr)?1.5, Fe, and incidental impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: ATI Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: David S. Bergstrom, James M. Rakowski
  • Publication number: 20120273092
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a hot press-hardened component comprises the following production steps: a) providing a steel product produced at least in sections from a stainless steel comprising of the following composition (specified in % wt.) C: 0.010-1.200%, P: up to 0.1%, S: up to 0.1%, Si: 0.10-1.5%, Cr: 10.5-20.0% and optionally one or more elements from the group “Mn, Mo, Ni, Cu, N, Ti, Nb, B, V, Al, Ca, As, Sn, Sb, Pb, Bi, H” with the requirement Mn: 0.10-3.0%, Mo: 0.05-2.50%, Ni: 0.05-8.50%, Cu: 0.050-3.00%, N: 0.01-0.2%, Ti: up to 0.02%, Nb: up to 0.1%, B: up to 0.1%, V: up to 0.2%, Al: 0.001-1.50%, Ca: 0.0005-0.003%, As: 0.003-0.015%, Sn: 0.003-0.01%, Sb: 0.002-0.01%, Pb: up to 0.01%, Bi: up to 0.01%, H: up to 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: THYSSENKRUPP NIROSTA GMBH
    Inventor: Evelin Ratte
  • Publication number: 20120195785
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cast steel alloy for producing cast parts with ferritic structure, wherein the alloy contains iron (Fe), carbon (C), chromium (Cr) and molybdenum (Mo). An increased resistance to intercrystalline corrosion is obtained when the alloy additionally contains titanium (Ti) and niobium (Nb).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: J. Eberspacher GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Sylvia Hartmann
  • Publication number: 20120187093
    Abstract: A filler material for welding is characterized by the following chemical composition (amounts in % by weight): 0.05-0.15 C, 8-11 Cr, 2.8-6 Ni, 0.5-1.9 Mo, 0.5-1.5 Mn, 0.15-0.5 Si, 0.2-0.4 V, 0-0.04 B, 1-3 Re, 0.001-0.07 Ta, 0.01-0.06 N, 0-60 ppm Pd, max. 0.25 P, max. 0.02 S, remainder Fe and manufacturing-related unavoidable impurities. The material has outstanding properties, in particular a good creep rupture strength/creep resistance, a good oxidation resistance and a very high toughness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Inventors: Mohamed Youssef Nazmy, Claus Paul Gerdes, Andreas Kuenzler, Sorin Keller
  • Publication number: 20120111529
    Abstract: A ferritic stainless steel suitable for use as an EGR cooler member, which can be Ni-brazed into an EGR cooler, contains, by mass, C: at most 0.03%, Si: from more than 0.1 to 3%, Mn: from 0.1 to 2%, Cr: from 10 to 25%, Nb: from 0.3 to 0.8%, and N: at most 0.03%, and optionally selectively contains (a) one or more of Mo, Cu, V and W in a total amount of at most 4%, (b) one or more of Ti, Al and Zr in a total amount of at most 0.3%, (c) one or more of Ni and Co in a total amount of at most 5%, and (d) one or more of REMs (rare earth metals) and Ca in a total amount of at most 0.2%, with a balance of Fe and inevitable impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2009
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: NISSHIN STEEL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu Oku, Sadayuki Nakamura, Yoshiaki Hori
  • Patent number: 8163233
    Abstract: A martensitic stainless steel for welded structures including by mass %, C: 0.001 to 0.05%, Si: 0.05 to 1%, Mn: 0.05 to 2%, P: 0.03% or less, REM: 0.0005 to 0.1%, Cr: 8 to 16%, Ni: 0.1 to 9% and sol. Al: 0.001 to 0.1%; and further including one or more elements selected from among Ti: 0.005 to 0.5%, Zr: 0.005 to 0.5%, Hf: 0.005 to 0.5%, V: 0.005 to 0.5% and Nb: 0.005 to 0.5%; and O: 0.005% or less, N: 0.1% or less, with the balance being Fe and impurities; and the P and REM content satisfies: P?0.6×REM. This steel possesses excellent SCC (stress corrosion cracking) resistance in welded sections in Sweet environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisashi Amaya, Kazuhiro Ogawa, Akira Taniyama, Masakatsu Ueda, Hideki Takabe
  • Patent number: 8158057
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate to interconnects for solid oxide fuel cells (“SOFCs”) comprising ferritic stainless steel and having at least one via that when subjected to an oxidizing atmosphere at an elevated temperature develops a scale comprising a manganese-chromate spinel on at least a portion of a surface thereof, and at least one gas flow channel that when subjected to an oxidizing atmosphere at an elevated temperature develops an aluminum-rich oxide scale on at least a portion of a surface thereof. Other embodiments relate to interconnects comprising a ferritic stainless steel and having a fuel side comprising metallic material that resists oxidation during operation of the SOFCs, and optionally include a nickel-base superalloy on the oxidant side thereof. Still other embodiments relate to ferritic stainless steels adapted for use as interconnects comprising ?0.1 weight percent aluminum and/or silicon, and >1 up to 2 weight percent manganese. Methods of making interconnects are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: ATI Properties, Inc.
    Inventor: James M. Rakowski
  • Patent number: 8153054
    Abstract: An iron-based high-temperature alloy is disclosed which contains the following chemical composition: 20% by weight Cr; 5 to 6% by weight Al; 4% by weight Ta; 4% by weight Mo; 3 to 4% by weight Re; 0.2% by weight Zr; 0.05% by weight B; 0.1% by weight Y; 0.1% by weight Hf; 0 to 0.05% by weight C; and remainder Fe and unavoidable impurities. The alloy can be produced at low cost and can possess outstanding oxidation resistance and good mechanical properties at temperatures up to 1200° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Alstom Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Mohamed Nazmy, Andreas Künzler, Giuseppe Bandiera, Hanspeter Zinn
  • Patent number: 8147748
    Abstract: A creep-resistant steel is characterized by the following chemical composition (values in % by weight): 9.0 to 12.0 Cr, 0.1 to 0.5 Mn, 2.3 to 3 Ni, 1.5 to 2.0 Mo, 0.1 to 0.4 V, 0.01 to 0.06 Nb, 0.08 to 0.16 C, 0.02 to 0.08 N, 0.004 to 0.012 B, 0.001 to 2 Ta, 0.001 to 0.5 La, 0.0001 to 1 Pd, maximum 0.005 P, maximum 0.005 S, maximum 0.05 Si, maximum 0.005 Sn, the remainder iron and unavoidable impurities. This steel is distinguished, as compared with commercial steels, by a greatly improved creep behavior at temperatures of 550° C. and above. Moreover, it has an improved resistance to embrittlement during long-term aging and comparatively high toughness. The steel is advantageously used as a material for gas turbine rotors which are exposed to high inlet temperatures in order to increase the efficiency of the gas turbine, but is also used for steam turbines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: ALSTOM Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Mohamed Nazmy, Markus Staubli, Andreas Kuenzler
  • Publication number: 20110294636
    Abstract: A roll (1) for supporting and conveying hot material, including a roll element that has a roll jacket (2) made of a basic material and a wear coat which is applied to the basic material by means of a surface welding process (4) using a welding additive which surrounds the surface of the roll jacket. In order to increase the service life of the wear coat, improve the resistance to wear, and reduce the cost for producing the welded-on surface. The basic material of the roll jacket (2) is steel and contains up to 0.45 percent of C. The welded-on surface (4) is designed as a single-layer weld, and the wear coat contains 12.5 to 14.0 percent of Cr at least in an external zone that surrounds the surface of the roll jacket. Also disclosed are a method for producing the roll (1), a method for repairing a used roll (1), a welding additive and a welding rod for producing the welded-on surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2009
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Stefan Lechner, Marinko Lekic-Ninic, Johann Poeppl, Guoxin Shan, Heinrich Thoene, Knrl Trnka, Franz Wimmer
  • Patent number: 8007715
    Abstract: A steel has the following chemical composition (amounts in % by weight): 0.05-0.14 C, 8-13 Cr, 1-2.6 Ni, 0.5-1.9 Mo, 0.5-1.5 Mn, 0.15-0.5 Si, 0.2-0.4 V, 0-0.04 B, 2.1-4.0 Re, 0-0.07 Ta, 0-60 ppm Pd, remainder Fe and unavoidable impurities. The steel can be used effectively as a welding additive material and has outstanding properties at very high temperatures, in particular a good creep rupture strength/resistance and a good oxidation resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: ALSTOM Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Mohamed Nazmy, Paul Claus Gerdes, Andreas Kuenzler
  • Patent number: 7985372
    Abstract: A ferritic stainless steel sheet for use in raw material pipes for forming bellows pipes has excellent formability. More specifically, the ferritic stainless steel sheet contains 10 % to 25 % by mass of Cr and has a yield stress in the range of 300 to 450 MPa and the product of the yield stress and the uniform elongation properties of at least 5200 (MPa·%). Preferably, the ferritic stainless steel sheet for use in raw material pipes for forming bellows pipes has an average crystal grain size D of 35 ?m or less or a surface roughness of 0.40 ?m or less as determined by Ra.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Ozaki, Yasushi Kato, Takaaki Iguchi
  • Publication number: 20110162612
    Abstract: A chromium-iron alloy comprises in weight %, 1 to 3% C, 1 to 3% Si, up to 3% Ni, 25 to 35% Cr, 1.5 to 3% Mo, up to 2% W, 2.0 to 4.0% Nb, up to 3.0% V, up to 3.0% Ta, up to 1.2% B, up to 1% Mn and 43 to 64% Fe. In a preferred embodiment, the chromium-iron alloy comprises in weight %, 1.5 to 2.3% C, 1.6 to 2.3% Si, 0.2 to 2.2% Ni, 27 to 34% Cr, 1.7 to 2.5% Mo, 0.04 to 2% W, 2.2 to 3.6% Nb, up to 1% V, up to 3.0% Ta, up to 0.7% B, 0.1 to 0.6% Mn and 43 to 64% Fe. The chromium-iron alloy is useful for valve seat inserts for internal combustion engines such as diesel or natural gas engines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: L.E. Jones Company
    Inventors: Cong Yue Qiao, Todd Trudeau
  • Patent number: 7914732
    Abstract: The present invention provides: a ferritic stainless steel cast iron including: Fe as a main component; C: 0.20 to 0.40 mass %; Si: 1.00 to 3.00 mass %; Mn: 0.30 to 3.00 mass %; Cr: 12.0 to 30.0 mass %; and one of Nb and V, or both of Nb and V in total: 1.0 to 5.0 mass %, the ferritic stainless steel cast iron satisfying the following formula (1): 1400?1562.3?{133WC+14WSi+5WMn+10(WNb+WV)}?1480??(1) wherein, WC (mass %), WSi (mass %), WMn (mass %), WCr (mass %), WNb (mass %), WV (mass %) and WCu (mass %) are contents of C, Si, Mn, Cr, Nb, V and Cu, respectively; a process for producing a cast part from the ferritic cast steel; and the cast part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Daido Tokushuko Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Takabayashi, Shigeki Ueta, Tetsuya Shimizu, Toshiharu Noda
  • Publication number: 20110024540
    Abstract: A refiner or disperser blade is made of a steel alloy by casting. The alloy comprises, in weight percent: 0.6 to 4 wt-% carbon (C), 0.5 to 1.5 wt-% silicon (Si), 0.4 to 1.5 wt-% manganese (Mn), 12 to 28 wt-% chromium (Cr), 4 to 12 wt-% niobium (Nb), as well as iron (Fe).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: METSO PAPER, INC.
    Inventors: Karri Vihma, Johan Norberg
  • Patent number: 7862666
    Abstract: A highly corrosion resistant high strength stainless steel pipe for linepipe, having a composition containing about 0.001 to about 0.015% C, about 0.01 to about 0.5% Si, about 0.1 to about 1.8% Mn, about 0.03% or less P, about 0.005% or less S, about 15 to about 18% Cr, about 0.5% or more and less than about 5.5% Ni, about 0.5 to about 3.5% Mo, about 0.02 to about 0.2% V, about 0.001 to about 0.015% N, and about 0.006% or less O, by mass, so as to satisfy (Cr+0.65 Ni +0.6Mo+0.55Cu?20C?18.5), (Cr+Mo+0.3Si?43.5C?0.4Mn?Ni?0.3Cu?9 N?11.5) and (C+N?0.025). Preferably quenching and tempering treatment is applied to the pipe. The composition may further contain about 0.002 to about 0.05% Al, and may further contain one or more of Nb, Ti, Zr, B, and W, and/or Cu and Ca. The microstructure preferably contains martensite, ferrite, and residual ?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuo Kimura, Takanori Tamari, Yoshio Yamazaki, Ryosuke Mochizuki
  • Patent number: 7820098
    Abstract: In the thermal power system, the electricity production efficiency may be improved by providing turbine members having the improved high temperature characteristic over the corresponding prior art turbine members. Turbine members may be provided by using high resistant steels composed of any one or ones selected from the group consisting of the components, including 0.08 to 0.13% of carbon (C), 8.5 to 9.8% of chromium (Cr), 0 to 1.5% of molybdenum (Mo), 0.10 to 0.25% of vanadium (V), 0.03 to 0.08% of niobium (Nb), 0.2 to 5.0% of tungsten (W), 1.5 to 6.0% of cobalt (Co), 0.002 to 0.015% of boron (B), 0.015 to 0.025% of nitrogen (N), and optionally, 0.01 to 3.0% of rhenium (Re), 0.1 to 0.50% of silicon (Si), 0.1 to 1.0% of manganese (Mo), 0.05 to 0.8% of nickel (Ni) and 0.1 to 1.3% of cupper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignees: The Japan Steel Works, Ltd., The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Masahiko Morinaga, Yoshinori Murata, Tsukasa Azuma, Kazuhiro Miki, Tohru Ishiguro, Ryokichi Hashizume
  • Patent number: 7819991
    Abstract: A ferritic stainless steel sheet for forming a raw material pipe for bellows pipe is excellent in formability and high-temperature properties (high-temperature salt corrosion resistance and high-temperature fatigue properties). Specifically, the ferritic stainless steel sheet for forming a raw material pipe for bellows pipe contains 0.015% by mass or less of C, 1.0% by mass or less of Si, 1.0% by mass or less of Mn, 0.04% by mass or less of P, 0.010% by mass or less of S, 11% to 19% by mass of Cr, 0.015% by mass or less of N, 0.15% by mass or less of Al, 1.25% to 2.5% by mass of Mo, 0.3% to 0.7% by mass of Nb, 0.0003% to 0.003% by mass of B, and the balance being Fe and incidental impurities. In the ferritic stainless steel sheet for forming a raw material pipe for bellows pipe, preferably, the average crystal grain diameter D of the steel sheet is 35 ?m or less, and alternatively, the surface roughness Ra of the steel sheet is 0.40 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Yasushi Kato, Yoshihiro Ozaki, Osamu Furukimi, Norimasa Hirata, Takumi Ujiro
  • Patent number: 7806993
    Abstract: The present invention provides a ferritic stainless steel that has excellent strength at high temperature, oxidation resistance at high temperature, and salt corrosion resistance at high temperature and that can be used under high temperatures exceeding 900° C., and a method of producing the same. Specifically, the composition thereof is adjusted, on a % by mass basis, so as to include C: 0.02% or less; Si: 2.0% or less; Mn: 2.0% or less; Cr: from 12.0 to 40.0%; Mo: from 1.0 to 5.0%; W: more than 2.0% and 5.0% or less; wherein the total content of Mo and W: (Mo+W)?4.3%, Nb: from 5 (C+N) to 1.0%, N: 0.02% or less, and Fe and inevitable impurities as residual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Miyazaki, Kenji Takao, Osamu Furukimi
  • Patent number: 7785531
    Abstract: An alloy for aircraft roller bearings containing: 0.45 to 1.0 wt. % carbon, max 2.0 wt. % manganese, max 1.0 wt. % silicon, 8.5 to 11.5 wt. % chromium, 1.0 to 4.5 wt. % molybdenum, 1.0 to 2.5 wt. % vanadium, max 2.0 wt. % tungsten, max 0.5 wt. % niobium, max 0.5 wt. % tantalum, max 3.0 wt. % nickel, max 0.5 wt. % cobalt, max 0.1 wt. % aluminum, max 0.01 wt. % nitrogen, and the balance being iron and impurities due to production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Boehler Edelstahl GmbH
    Inventors: Roland Rabitsch, Sven Peissl, Reinhold Ebner, Sabine Eglsaeer
  • Patent number: 7785426
    Abstract: A welded joint of a tempered martensitic heat resisting steel includes a fine-grained heat affected zone of weldment of a heat resisting steel having a tempered martensite structure which exhibits a creep strength of 90% or more of the creep strength of the base metal thereof. The welded joint is inhibited in the formation of the fine-grained HAZ exhibiting a significantly reduced creep strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignees: National Institute for Materials Science, Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd., Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Tabuchi, Hirokazu Okada, Masayuki Kondo, Susumu Tsukamoto, Fujio Abe
  • Publication number: 20100206937
    Abstract: A steel has the following chemical composition (amounts in % by weight): 0.05-0.14 C, 8-13 Cr, 1-2.6 Ni, 0.5-1.9 Mo, 0.5-1.5 Mn, 0.15-0.5 Si, 0.2-0.4 V, 0-0.04 B, 2.1-4.0 Re, 0-0.07 Ta, 0-60 ppm Pd, remainder Fe and unavoidable impurities. The steel can be used effectively as a welding additive material and has outstanding properties at very high temperatures, in particular a good creep rupture strength/resistance and a good oxidation resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Mohamed Nazmy, Paul Claus Gerdes, Andreas Kuenzler
  • Patent number: 7767037
    Abstract: A stainless steel pipe for use in oil wells which has a high strength having a YS of 654 MPa or more and superior corrosion resistance even in a severe corrosive environment in which CO2 and are present and the temperature is high, such as up to 230° C. The pipe contains on a mass percent basis: 0.005% to 0.05% of C; 0.05% to 0.5% of Si; 0.2% to 1.8% of Mn; 0.03% or less of P; 0.005% or less of S; 15.5% to 18% of Cr; 1.5% to 5% of Ni; 1% to 3.5% of Mo; 0.02% to 0.2% of V; 0.01% to 0.15% of N; 0.006% or less of 0; and the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities, in which Cr+0.65Ni+0.6Mo+0.55Cu?20C?19.5 and Cr+Mo+0.3Si?43.5C?0.4Mn?Ni?0.3Cu?9N?11.5 are satisfied (where Cr, Ni, Mo, Cu, C, Si, Mn, and N represent the respective contents on a mass percent basis).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuo Kimura, Takanori Tamari, Yoshio Yamazaki, Ryosuke Mochizuki
  • Publication number: 20100122800
    Abstract: Provided is a ferritic stainless steel for heat pipes of high-temperature exhaust heat recovery systems, which comprises, in terms of % by mass, from 16 to 32% of Cr, at most 0.03% of C, at most 0.03% of N, at most 3% of Si, at most 2% of Mn, at most 0.008% of S, from 0 to 0.3% of Al, and at least one of at most 0.7% of Nb, at most 0.3% of Ti, at most 0.5% of Zr and at most 1% of V, and optionally at least one of at most 3% of Mo, at most 3% of W, at most 3% of Cu, at most 0.1% of Y, at most 0.1% of REM (rare earth metal) and at most 0.01% of Ca, with a balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, and which satisfies at least the following formula (1), formula (2) and formula (5): Cr+3(Mo+Cu)?20??(1) Cr+3(Si+Mn+Al?Ti)?20??(2) 0.037{(C+N)/(V+Ti+0.5Nb+0.5Zr)}+0.001?0.01??(5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Inventors: Yukihiro Nishida, Yoshitomo Fujimura, Manabu Oku, Yuki Mukobara, Kimio Kohara, Kazuaki Kafuku
  • Publication number: 20100108199
    Abstract: A ferrous abrasion resistant sliding material capable of improving seizing resistance, abrasion resistance and heat crack resistance is provided. The ferrous abrasion resistant sliding material has a martensite parent phase which forms a solid solution with carbon of 0.15 to 0.5 wt %, and the martensite parent phase contains one or more types of each special carbide of Cr, Mo, W and V dispersed therein in a total content of 10 to 50% by volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventor: Takemori Takayama
  • Patent number: 7686898
    Abstract: A maraging heat-treatment steel includes 8.5 to 9.5% by weight of Cr, 0.15 to 0.25% by weight of Mn, 2 to 2.7% by weight of Ni, 0.5 to 2.5% by weight of Mo, 0.4 to 0.8% by weight of V, 0.001 to 0.15% by weight of Si, 0.06 to 0.1% by weight of C, 0.11 to 0.15% by weight of N, 0.02 to 0.04% by weight of Nb, maximum 0.007% by weight of P, maximum 0.005% by weight of S, maximum 0.01% by weight of Al, iron and standard impurities, wherein a weight ratio of vanadium to nitrogen V/N is in a range between 4.3 and 5.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Alstom Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Mohamed Nazmy, Markus Staubli, Andreas Kuenzler
  • Patent number: 7682559
    Abstract: A Cr-bearing heat-resistant steel sheet with excellent workability comprising, in mass %, C of 0.001% to 0.010%, Si of 0.01% to 0.60%, Mn of 0.05% to 0.60%, P of 0.01% to 0.04%, S of 0.0005% to 0.0100%, Cr of 14% to 19%, N of 0.001% to 0.020%, Nb of 0.3% to 1.0%, Mo of 0.5% to 2.0% and, as required, one or more of Cu of 0.5% to 3.0%, W of 0.01% to 1.0% and Sn of 0.01% to 1.00%, and/or one or more of Ti of 0.01% to 0.20%, Al of 0.005% to 0.100%, Mg of 0.0002% to 0.0100%, and B of 0.0003% to 0.001%, with the remainder comprising iron and unavoidable impurities, and having an x-ray intensity ratio {111}/({100}+{211}) of 2 or greater in the central region of thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Hamada, Naoto Ono, Akihiko Takahashi, Tadashi Komori
  • Publication number: 20090252639
    Abstract: An annealed prealloyed water atomised iron-based powder is provided which is suitable for the production of pressed and sintered components having high wear resistance. The iron-based powder comprises 15-30% by weight of Cr, 0.5-5% by weight of each of at least one of Mo, W and V, and 0.5-2%, preferably 0.7-2% and most preferably 1-2% by weight of C. The powder has a matrix comprising less than 10% by weight of Cr, and comprises large chromium carbides. A method for production of the iron-based powder also is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: HÖGANÄS AB (PUBL)
    Inventors: Ola Bergman, Paul Dudfield Nurthen
  • Patent number: 7572407
    Abstract: A martensitic stainless steel sheet having superior corrosion resistance, toughness at the weld zones, and workability. The composition of the steel sheet is, on a mass basis: less than about 0.02% of carbon; about 1.0% or less of silicon; less than about 1.5% of manganese; about 0.04% or less of phosphorus; about 0.01% or less of sulfur; about 0.1% or less of aluminum; about 1.5% or more and less than about 4.0% of nickel; about 11% or more and less than about 15% of chromium; about 0.5% or more and less than about 2.0% of molybdenum; and less than about 0.02% of nitrogen, the balance being iron and unavoidable impurities, wherein 15.0%?[Cr]+1.5×[Mo]+1.2×[Ni]?20.0%; [C]+[N]<0.030%; [Ni]+0.5×([Mn]+[Mo])+30×[C]>3.0%; and 8.0%?72×[C]+40×[N]+3×[Si]+2×[Mn]+4×[Ni]+[Mo]?18.0%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Junichiro Hirasawa, Takumi Ujiro, Osamu Furukimi
  • Patent number: 7531053
    Abstract: An inexpensive metallic material for interconnects of solid-oxide fuel cells, a fuel cell using the metallic material, and a method for producing the metallic material having excellent oxidation resistance and spalling resistance of an oxide layer, high electrical conductivity, and a small difference in thermal expansion from an electrolyte. Specifically, 0.20 percent by mass or less of C, 0.02 to 1.0 percent by mass of Si, 2.0 percent by mass or less of Mn, 10 to 40 percent by mass of Cr, 0.03 to 5.0 percent by mass of Mo, 0.1 to 3.0 percent by mass of Nb, and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Zr, and Hf in a total of 1.0 percent by mass or less are added so as to satisfy 0.1?Mo/Nb?30, for decreasing the growth rate of the oxide layer and improving the spalling resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Shinsuki Ide, Shin Ishikawa, Kenji Takao, Osamu Furukimi, Kunio Fukuda, Atsushi Miyazaki
  • Patent number: RE44709
    Abstract: The soft Cr-containing steel includes, on a % by mass basis, C: from about 0.001% to about 0.020%, Si: more than about 0.10% and less than about 0.50%, Mn: less than about 2.00%, P: less than about 0.060%, S: less than about 0.008%, Cr: from about 12.0% to about 16.0%, Ni: from about 0.05% to about 1.00%, N: less than about 0.020%, Nb: from about 10×(C+N) to about 1.00%, Mo: more than about 0.80% and less than about 3.00%, wherein the contents of alloying elements, represented by Si and Mo, respectively, on a % by mass, satisfy the formula Si?1.2-0.4 Mo, so as to prevent precipitation of the Laves phase and to stably secure an effect of increasing high-temperature strength due to solid solution Mo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Miyazaki, Junichiro Hirasawa, Mineo Muraki, Yoshihiro Yazawa, Osamu Furukimi