IP Library Granted Patent US 7,540,711
Granted Patent B2
US 7,540,711 · App. 11/172,929 · Granted Jun 2, 2009

Heat resisting steel, steam turbine rotor shaft using the steel, steam turbine, and steam turbine power plant

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Patent No.
US 7,540,711
App. No.
11/172,929
Granted
Jun 2, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention provides a heat resisting steel having superior high-temperature strength and notch rupture strength, a rotor shaft using the heat resisting steel, a steam turbine using the rotor shaft, and a power plant using the steam turbine. The heat resisting steel is made of a Cr—Mo—V low-alloy steel containing 0.15-0.40% by weight of C, not more than 0.5% of Si, 0.05-0.50% of Mn, 0.5-1.5% of Ni, 0.8-1.5% of Cr, 0.8-1.8% of Mo and 0.05-0.35% of V, and having a (Ni/Mn) ratio of 3.0-10.0.

Claims (24)

1. A heat resisting steel made of a Cr—Mo—V low-alloy steel containing 0.15-0.40% by weight of C, not more than 0.5% of Si, 0.05-0.50% of Mn, 0.5-1.5% of Ni, 0.8-1.5% of Cr, 0.8-1.8% of Mo and 0.05-0.35% of V, and having a (Ni/Mn) ratio of 3.0-10.0; and

wherein the Cr—Mo—V low-alloy steel has a ratio of (rupture time of a notched sample/rupture time of a smooth gauge sample) being not less than 2 in a creep test at the same temperature and under the same stress.

2. The heat resisting steel according to claim 1 , wherein the heat resisting steel is made of the Cr—Mo—V low-alloy steel modified in composition to contain 0.65-0.95% of Ni and have a (Ni/Mn) ratio of 3.5-7.0.

3. The heat resisting steel according to claim 1 , wherein the heat resisting steel is made of the Cr—Mo—V law-alloy steel modified in composition to contain 0.95-1.35% of Ni and have a (Ni/Mn) ratio of 4-8.

4. The heat resisting steel according to claim 1 , wherein the heat resisting steel is made of the Cr—Mo—V low-alloy steel modified in composition to contain 1.35-1.5% of Ni and have a (Ni/Mn) ratio of 5.5-10.0.

5. The heat resisting steel according to claim 1 , wherein the heat resisting steel is made of the Cr—Mo—V low-alloy steel modified in composition to contain 0.5-1.5% of Ni and have a (Cr/Mn) ratio of 3.5-14.0.

6. The heat resisting steel according to claim 5 , wherein the heat resisting steel is made of the Cr—Mo—V low-alloy steel modified in composition to contain 0.65-0.95% of Ni and have a (Cr/Mn) ratio of 3.5-9.0.

7. The heat resisting steel according to claim 5 , wherein the heat resisting steel is made of the Cr—Mo—V low-alloy steel modified in composition to contain 0.95-1.35 % of Ni and have a (Cr/Mn) ratio of 3.5-8.5.

8. The heat resisting steel according to claim 6 , wherein the heat resisting steel is made of the Cr—Mo—V low-alloy steel modified in composition to contain 1.35- 1.5% of Ni and have a (Cr/Mn) ratio of 5.0 -8.0.

9. The heat resisting steel according to claim 1 , wherein the Cr—Mo—V low-alloy steel has smooth-gauge creep rupture strength of not less than 150 MPa on condition of 538 ° C.×100,000 hours.

10. A steam turbine rotor shaft made of the heat resisting steel according to claim 1 .

11. A steam turbine comprising a rotor shaft, moving blades mounted to said rotor shaft, stator blades for guiding steam to flow toward said moving blades, and an inner casing for supporting said stator blades, the steam flowing into an initial stage of said moving blades and flowing out from a final stage thereof at high pressure, wherein said rotor shaft is the rotor shaft according to claim 10 .

12. The steam turbine according to claim 11 , wherein said steam turbine is any of a high-pressure steam turbine, an intermediate-pressure steam turbine, and a high/intermediate-pressure integral steam turbine in which the high-pressure steam turbine and the intermediate-pressure steam turbine are integrated with each other.

13. A steam turbine power plant of tandem compound type comprising a high-pressure steam turbine, an intermediate-pressure steam turbine, one or two low-pressure steam turbines coupled in tandem, and a generator, wherein at least one of said high-pressure steam turbine and said intermediate-pressure steam turbine is the steam turbine according to claim 11 .

14. A steam turbine power plant of cross compound type that a high-pressure steam turbine, an intermediate-pressure steam turbine and a generator are arranged in tandem, one or two low-pressure steam turbines coupled in tandem and a generator are arranged in tandem, and steam exiting said intermediate-pressure steam turbine is supplied to said low-pressure steam turbine, wherein at least one of said high-pressure steam turbine and said intermediate-pressure steam turbine is the steam turbine according to claim 11 .

15. A steam turbine power plant of tandem compound type comprising a high/intermediate-pressure integral steam turbine in which a high-pressure steam turbine and an intermediate-pressure steam turbine are integrated with each other, one or two low-pressure steam turbines coupled in tandem, and a generator, wherein said high/intermediate-pressure steam turbine is the steam turbine according to claim 11 .

16. A heat resisting steel made of a Cr—Mo—V low-alloy steel containing 0.23-0.32% by weight of C, 0.01-0.05% of Si, 0.15-0.35% of Mn, 0.7-1.2% of Ni, 0.8-1.5% of Cr, 0.8-1.8% of Mo and 0.10-0.30% of V, and having a (Ni/Mn) ratio of 3.0-10.0; and

wherein the Cr—Mo—V low-alloy steel has a ratio of (rupture time of a notched sample/rupture time of a smooth gauge sample) being not less than 2 in a creep test at the same temperature and under the same stress.

17. A high-pressure steam turbine comprising a rotor shaft, moving blades mounted to said rotor shaft, stator blades for guiding steam to flow toward said moving blades, and an inner casing for supporting said stator blades, the steam flowing into an initial stage of said moving blades and flowing out from a final stage thereof at high pressure, wherein said rotor shaft is made of a Cr—Mo—V low-alloy steel containing 0.15 -0.40% by weight of C, not more than 0.5% of Si, 0.05-0.50% of Mn, 0.5- 1.5% of Ni, 0.8-1.5% of Cr, 0.8-1.8% of Mo, and 0.05-0.35% of V; and

wherein the Cr—Mo—V low-alloy steel has a ratio of (rupture time of a notched sample/rupture time of a smooth gauge sample) being not less than 2 in a creep test at the same temperature and under the same stress.

18. An intermediate-pressure steam turbine comprising a rotor shaft, moving blades mounted to said rotor shaft, stator blades for guiding steam to flow toward said moving blades, and an inner casing for supporting said stator blades, the steam flowing into an initial stage of said moving blades and flowing out from a final stage thereof at high pressure, wherein said rotor shaft is made of a Cr—Mo—V low-alloy steel containing 0.15-0.40% by weight of C, not more than 0.5% of Si, 0.05-0.50% of Mn, 0.5-1.5% of Ni, 0.8-1.5% of Cr, 0.8-1.8% of Mo, and 0.05-0.35% of V; and

wherein the Cr—Mo—V low-alloy steel has a ratio of (rupture time of a notched sample/rupture time of a smooth gauge sample) being not less than 2 in a creep test at the same temperature and under the same stress.

19. A high/intermediate-pressure integral steam turbine comprising a rotor shaft, moving blades mourned to said rotor shaft, stator blades for guiding steam to flow toward said moving blades, and an inner casing for supporting said stator blades, the steam flowing into an initial stage of said moving blades and flowing out from a final stage thereof at high pressure, wherein said rotor shaft is made of a Cr—Mo—V low-alloy steel containing 0.15-0.40% by weight of C, not more than 0.5% of Si, 0.05 -0.50% of Mn, 0.5-1.5% of Ni, 0.8-1.5% of Cr, 0.8-1.8% of Mo, and 0.05-0.35% of V; and

wherein the Cr—Mo—V low-alloy steel has a ratio of (rupture time of a notched sample/rupture time of a smooth gauge sample) being not less than 2 in a creep test at the same temperature and under the same stress.

Assignments (5)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE REMOVING PATENT APPLICATION NUMBER 11921683 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 054975 FRAME: 0438. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded May 26, 2023
From: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
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CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 13, 2021
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CONFIRMATORY ASSIGNMENT Recorded Oct 8, 2014
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CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 22, 2014
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 25, 2008
From: ARAI, MASAHIKO; KAWANAKA, HIROTSUGU; MURATA, KENNICHI; YODA, HIDEO
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