IP Library Granted Patent US 8,025,746
Granted Patent B2
US 8,025,746 · App. 11/689,546 · Granted Sep 27, 2011

Turbine casing

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Patent No.
US 8,025,746
App. No.
11/689,546
Granted
Sep 27, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A casing is formed from an alloy which contains, by mass, 0.08-0.20% C, 0.05-0.45% Si, 0.10-0.30% Mn, 0.80-1.40% Ni, 1.00-1.40% Cr, 1.20-1.60% Mo, 0.10-0.30% V, 0.06-0.10% Ti, 0.0005-0.0010% B, not more than 0.01% P, not more than 0.01% S, and not more than 0.005% Al, the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurity elements. The casing has excellent high-temperature strength, high toughness and excellent weldability, and is applicable to casings used in high-temperature high-pressure steam environments.

Claims (19)

1. A casing formed from an alloy containing, by mass, 0.08-0.20% C, 0.05-0.45% Si, 0.10-0.30% Mn, 0.80-1.40% Ni, 1.00-1.40% Cr, 1.20-1.60% Mo, 0.10-0.30% V, 0.06-0.10% Ti, 0.0005-0.0010% B, not more than 0.01% P, not more than 0.01% S, and 0.003-0.005% Al, the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurity elements; and

wherein the content ratio of Mn/Ni is in the range of 0.07-0.32; and

wherein the casing is used for a turbine.

2. The casing as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the content ratio of (Mo+V)/Ni is in the range of 0.93-2.38.

3. The casing as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the content ratio of (Mo+V)/Ni/B is in the range of 1000-5000.

4. A valve casing wherein the casing as set forth in claim 1 is used for a valve.

5. The casing as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said alloy is a cast steel.

6. A casing formed from an alloy containing, by mass, 0.08-0.20% C, 0.05-0.45% Si, 0.10-0.30% Mn, 1.10-1.40% Ni, 1.00-1.40% Cr, 1.20-1.60% Mo, 0.10-0.30% V, 0.06-0.10% Ti, 0.0005-0.0010% B, not more than 0.01% P, not more than 0.01% S, and 0.003-0.005% Al, the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurity elements; and

wherein the content ratio of Mn/Ni is in the range of 0.07-0.27; and

wherein the casing is used for a turbine.

7. The casing as set forth in claim 6 , wherein the content ratio of (Mo+V)/Ni is in the range of 0.93-1.73.

8. The casing as set forth in claim 6 , wherein the content ratio of (Mo+V)/Ni/B is in the range of 3500-5000.

9. A valve casing wherein the casing as set forth in claim 6 is used for a valve.

10. The casing as set forth in claim 6 , wherein said alloy is a cast steel.

11. A steam turbine wherein the casing as set forth in claim 1 is used.

12. A steam turbine wherein the valve casing as set forth in claim 4 is used.

13. A steam turbine wherein the casing as set forth in claim 6 is used.

14. A steam turbine wherein the valve casing as set forth in claim 9 is used.

15. A casing formed from an alloy containing, by mass, 0.05-0.25% C, 0.05-0.75% Si, 0.10-0.30% Mn, 0.80-1.40% Ni, 0.50-2.00% Cr, 0.05-2.00% Mo, 0.05-0.50% V, 0.06-0.15% Ti, 0.0003-0.0030% B, not more than 0.01% P, not more than 0.01% S, and 0.003-0.005% Al, the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurity elements, wherein the content ratio of Mn/Ni is in the range of 0.05-0.50, the content ratio of (Mo+V)/Ni is in the range of 0.71-3.16, and the content ratio of (Mo+V)/Ni/B is in the range of 200-5000.

Assignments (3)
CONFIRMATORY ASSIGNMENT Recorded Oct 8, 2014
From: HITACHI, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 033917/0209 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 22, 2014
From: HITACHI, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 033003/0648 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2007
From: KAWANAKA, HIROTSUGU; ARAI, MASAHIKO; NAKAMURA, TATEKI
To: HITACHI, LTD.
Reel/Frame 019148/0627 →