IP Library Granted Patent US 7,416,617
Granted Patent B2
US 7,416,617 · App. 11/088,740 · Granted Aug 26, 2008

High strength seamless steel pipe excellent in hydrogen-induced cracking resistance

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Patent No.
US 7,416,617
App. No.
11/088,740
Granted
Aug 26, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A high strength seamless steel pipe having mgh yield stress and excellent hydrogen-induced cracking resistance, comprises by mass %, C: 0.03 - 0.11 %, Si: 0.05 - 0.5 %, Mn: 0.8 - 1.6 %, p: 0.025 % or less, S: 0.003 % or less, Ti: 0.002 - 0.017 %, Al: 0.001 - 0.10 %, Cr: 0.05 - 0.5 %, Mo: 0.02 - 0.3 %, V: 0.02 - 0.20 %, Ca 0.0005 - 0.005 %, N: 0.008 % or less and O (Oxygen): 0.004 % or less, the balance Fe and impurities. The steel microstructure is bainite and/or martensite and ferrite is precipitated at grain boundaries. The seamless steel pipe can contain at least one of Cu: 0.05 - 0.5 % and Ni: 0.05 - 0.5 %. To produce the pipe, it is desirable to limit a starting temperature of quenching after rolling, a cooling rate and a tempering temperature.

Claims (2)

1. A high strength seamless steel pipe excellent in hydrogen-induced cracking resistance, characterized by consisting essentially of, by mass %, C: 0.03-0.11%, Si: 0.05-0.5%, Mn: 0.8-1.6%, P: 0.025% or less, S: 0.003% or less, Ti: 0.002-0.017%, Al: 0.001-0.10%, Cr: 0.05-0.5%, Mo: 0.02-0.3V: 0.02-0.20%, Ca: 0.0005-0.005%, N: 0.008% or less and O (Oxygen): 0.004% or less, and the balance Fe and impurities, and also characterized in that the microstructure of the steel is bainite and martensite, ferrite is precipitated at grain boundaries and yield stress is 483 MPa or more.

2. A high strength seamless steel pipe excellent in hydrogen-induced cracking resistance according to claim 1 , characterized by further containing, by mass %, at least one of Cu: 0.05-0.5% and Ni: 0.05-0.5%.

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded May 14, 2019
From: SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
To: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049165/0517 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 14, 2019
From: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
To: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049257/0828 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 6, 2005
From: MURAO, NOBUTOSHI; HISAMUNE, NOBUYUKI; OSAKO, HAJIME; KONDO, KUNIO
To: SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 015977/0226 →