Martensitic stainless steel for welded structures
View Patent ↗A martensitic stainless steel for welded structures including by mass %, C: 0.001 to 0.05%, Si: 0.05 to 1%, Mn: 0.05 to 2%, P: 0.03% or less, REM: 0.0005 to 0.1%, Cr: 8 to 16%, Ni: 0.1 to 9% and sol. Al: 0.001 to 0.1%; and further including one or more elements selected from among Ti: 0.005 to 0.5%, Zr: 0.005 to 0.5%, Hf: 0.005 to 0.5%, V: 0.005 to 0.5% and Nb: 0.005 to 0.5%; and O: 0.005% or less, N: 0.1% or less, with the balance being Fe and impurities; and the P and REM content satisfies: P≦0.6×REM. This steel possesses excellent SCC (stress corrosion cracking) resistance in welded sections in Sweet environments.
1. A martensitic stainless steel for welded structures comprising by mass %, C: 0.001 to 0.05%, Si: 0.05 to 1%, Mn: 0.05 to 2%, P: 0.03% or less, REM: 0.0005 to 0.1%, Cr: 8 to 16%, Ni: 6.32 to 9% and sol. Al: 0.001 to 0.1%; and further comprising one or more elements selected from among Ti: 0.005 to 0.5%, Zr: 0.005 to 0.5%, Hf: 0.005 to 0.5%, V: 0.005 to 0.5% and Nb: 0.005 to 0.5%; and O: 0.005% or less, N: 0.1% or less, with the balance being Fe and impurities; and the P and REM content satisfies: P≦0.6×REM,
wherein said REM is at least one element selected from Nd and Y.
2. The martensitic stainless steel for welded structures according to claim 1 , further comprising Mo+0.5W: 7% or less in lieu of part of Fe.
3. The martensitic stainless steel for welded structures according to claim 1 , further comprising Cu: 3% or less in lieu of part of Fe.
4. The martensitic stainless steel for welded structures according to claim 1 , further comprising one or more elements selected from among Ca: 0.0005 to 0.1% and Mg: 0.0005 to 0.1% in lieu of part of Fe.
5. The martensitic stainless steel for welded structures according to claim 3 , further comprising one or more elements selected from among Ca: 0.0005 to 0.1% and Mg: 0.0005 to 0.1% in lieu of part of Fe.
6. The martensitic stainless steel for welded structures according to claim 2 , further comprising Cu: 3% or less in lieu of part of Fe.
7. The martensitic stainless steel for welded structures according to claim 2 , further comprising one or more elements selected from among Ca: 0.0005 to 0.1% and Mg: 0.0005 to 0.1% in lieu of part of Fe.
8. The martensitic stainless steel for welded structures according to claim 6 , further comprising one or more elements selected from among Ca: 0.0005 to 0.1% and Mg: 0.0005 to 0.1% in lieu of part of Fe.