IP Library Granted Patent US 12698551
Granted Patent B2
US 12698551 · App. 18/707,671 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

Austenite stainless steel sheet, method for producing same, and sheet spring

Inventors: Naoki Hirakawa (Tokyo, JP); Yasushi Nishimura (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NIPPON STEEL STAINLESS STEEL CORPORATION
C22C38/44C21D6/004C21D8/02C21D8/0226C21D8/0236C21D8/0263C21D8/0268C21D9/46C22C38/001C22C38/002C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/42C22C38/52C21D1/26C21D6/005C21D8/0273C21D2201/04C21D2211/001C21D2211/008C22C38/005C22C38/06C22C38/48C22C38/50
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12698551
App. No.
18/707,671
Granted
Aug 4, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An austenitic stainless steel sheet contains, on a mass basis, C: 0.04 to 0.11%, Si: 2.0 to 3.5%, Mn: 1.50% or less, Ni: 6.0 to 10.0%, Cr: 12.0 to 15.0%, Mo: 1.3 to 3.2%, Cu: 1.00% or less, N: 0.03 to 0.15%, and O: 0.0050% or less, the balance being Fe and impurities; wherein the austenitic stainless steel sheet has a value of Md 30 of −30.0 to 0° C., wherein the value of Md 30 is represented by the following equation (1): Md 3 ⁢ 0 = 551 - 462 ⁢ ( C + N ) - 
 9.2 Si - 8.1 Mn - 29 ⁢ ( N ⁢ i + Cu ) - 13.7 Cr - 18.5 Mo ( 1 ) in which the symbols of the elements each represents a content (% by mass) of each element. The austenitic stainless steel sheet has a metallographic structure having a content of a strain-induced martensite phase of 30% by volume or more, and has a thickness of 0.15 mm or less.

Claims (53)

1 . An austenitic stainless steel sheet,

wherein the austenitic stainless steel sheet comprises, on a mass basis, C: 0.04 to 0.11%, Si: 2.0 to 3.5%, Mn: 1.50% or less, Ni: 6.0 to 10.0%, Cr: 12.0 to 15.0%, Mo: 1.3 to 3.2%, Cu: 1.00% or less, N: 0.03 to 0.15%, and O: 0.0050% or less, the balance being Fe and impurities;

wherein the austenitic stainless steel sheet has a value of Md 30 of −30.0 to 0° C., wherein the value of Md 30 is represented by the following equation (1):

Md

3

0

=

551

-

462

(

C

+

N

)

-

9.2

Si

-

8.1

Mn

-

29

(

Ni

+

Cu

)

-

13.7

Cr

-

18.5

Mo

(

1

)

in which the symbols of the elements each represents a content in % by mass of each element;

wherein the austenitic stainless steel sheet has a metallographic structure having a content of a strain-induced martensite phase of 30% by volume or more; and

wherein the austenitic stainless steel sheet has a thickness of 0.15 mm or less,

wherein the austenitic stainless steel sheet has a tensile strength (TS) of 2200 MPa or more,

wherein the austenitic stainless steel sheet has a fold number of 1100 or more, as measured in accordance with JIS P 8115:2001.

2 . The austenitic stainless steel sheet according to claim 1 , further comprising, on a mass basis, one or more selected from Co: 0.05 to 0.50%, Al: 0.15% or less, V: 0.0001 to 0.5000%, Ti: 0.01 to 0.50%, B: 0.0001 to 0.0150%, Nb: 0.001 to 0.100%, Mg: 0.0001 to 0.0030%, Ca: 0.0003 to 0.0100%, Sn: 0.001 to 0.500%, Pb: 0.0001 to 0.0100%, W: 0.0001 to 0.5000%, Zr: 0.0001 to 0.1000%, and REM: 0.0001 to 0.3000%.

3 . The austenitic stainless steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the austenitic stainless steel sheet has an average crystal grain size of 15.0 μm or less.

4 . The austenitic stainless steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein a dislocation density of retained austenite phases is 0.40×10 16 m −2 or more.

5 . The austenitic stainless steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the austenitic stainless steel sheet has an elongation at break (EL) of 0.5% or more.

6 . The austenitic stainless steel sheet according to claim 2 , wherein the austenitic stainless steel sheet has an average crystal grain size of 15.0 μm or less.

7 . The austenitic stainless steel sheet according to claim 2 , wherein a dislocation density of retained austenite phases is 0.40×10 16 m −2 or more.

8 . The austenitic stainless steel sheet according to claim 2 , wherein the austenitic stainless steel sheet has an elongation at break (EL) of 0.5% or more.

9 . A sheet spring comprising the austenitic stainless steel plate according to claim 1 .