IP Library Granted Patent US 12686049
Granted Patent B2
US 12686049 · App. 18/120,652 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Powder metal material for additive manufacturing and method for producing non-magnetic steel

Inventors: Masaki Shinkawa (Saitama, JP); Kazuo Kikawa (Saitama, JP)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
B22F1/05B22F10/28B22F2301/355B22F2304/10B33Y70/10
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Patent No.
US 12686049
App. No.
18/120,652
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A powder metal material for additive manufacturing contains: (A) a non-magnetic steel powder which is free of nitrogen; and (B) a ferromanganese nitride powder, a particle size of the component (B) is 15.0 μm≤D50≤25.0 μm in terms of volume average particle size, and a content of the component (B) is 0.4 mass % to 4.0 mass % with respect to a total amount of the powder metal material.

Claims (19)

1 . A powder metal material for additive manufacturing comprising:

(A) a non-magnetic steel powder which is free of nitrogen; and

(B) a ferromanganese nitride powder, wherein

a particle size of the component (B) is 15.0 μm≤D50≤25.0 μm in terms of volume average particle size, and

a content of the component (B) is 0.4 mass % to 4.0 mass % with respect to a total amount of the powder metal material.

2 . The powder metal material for additive manufacturing according to claim 1 , wherein the content of the component (B) is 0.5 mass % to 4.0 mass % with respect to the total amount of the powder metal material.

3 . The powder metal material for additive manufacturing according to claim 2 , wherein a content of the component (A) is 85 mass % or more with respect to the total amount of the powder metal material.

4 . The powder metal material for additive manufacturing according to claim 2 , wherein a content of the component (A) is 90 mass % or more with respect to the total amount of the powder metal material.

5 . The powder metal material for additive manufacturing according to claim 2 , wherein a content of the component (A) is 95 mass % or more with respect to the total amount of the powder metal material.

6 . The powder metal material for additive manufacturing according to claim 1 , wherein the content of the component (B) is 0.5 mass % to 2.0 mass % with respect to the total amount of the powder metal material.

7 . The powder metal material for additive manufacturing according to claim 1 , wherein the content of the component (B) is 0.8 mass % to 1.5 mass % with respect to the total amount of the powder metal material.

8 . The powder metal material for additive manufacturing according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the component (A) is 85 mass % or more with respect to the total amount of the powder metal material.

9 . The powder metal material for additive manufacturing according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the component (A) is 90 mass % or more with respect to the total amount of the powder metal material.

10 . The powder metal material for additive manufacturing according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the component (A) is 95 mass % or more with respect to the total amount of the powder metal material.

11 . The powder metal material for additive manufacturing according to claim 1 , wherein the non-magnetic steel powder contains 0.2 to 1.0 mass % of C with respect to a total amount of the non-magnetic steel powder.

12 . The powder metal material for additive manufacturing according to claim 11 , wherein the non-magnetic steel powder contains 8.0 to 15.0 mass % of Mn with respect to a total amount of the non-magnetic steel powder.

13 . The powder metal material for additive manufacturing according to claim 1 , wherein the non-magnetic steel powder contains 8.0 to 15.0 mass % of Mn with respect to a total amount of the non-magnetic steel powder.

14 . A method for producing a non-magnetic steel comprising:

performing 3D printing additive manufacturing onto the powder metal material for additive manufacturing according to claim 1 so as to produce a non-magnetic steel having a nitrogen content of 0.3 mass % or less.