IP Library Granted Patent US 8,663,400
Granted Patent B2
US 8,663,400 · App. 12/470,888 · Granted Mar 4, 2014

Low alloy steel for high-pressure hydrogen gas environment and container for high-pressure hydrogen

View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,663,400
App. No.
12/470,888
Granted
Mar 4, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a low alloy steel for high-pressure hydrogen gas environments, which contains, by mass percent, C: 0.15 to 0.60%, Si: 0.05 to 0.5%, Mn: 0.05 to 3.0%, P: not more than 0.025%, S: not more than 0.010%, Al: 0.005 to 0.10%, Mo: 0.5 to 3.0%, V: 0.05 to 0.30%, O (oxygen): not more than 0.01%, N: not more than 0.03%, and the balance Fe and impurities, and has tensile strength of not less than 900 MPa. This low alloy steel desirably contains B of 0.0003 to 0.003%, but in this case, N is limited to not more than 0.010%. It is desirable to contain at least one among Cr, Nb, Ti, Zr, and Ca. The contents of Mo and V desirably satisfy the following formula (1): [Mo(%)]·[V(%)] 0.2 ≧0.32  (1).

Claims (12)

1. A container for high-pressure hydrogen made of a low alloy steel consisting of, by mass percent, C: 0.38 to 0.60%, Si: 0.05 to 0.5%, Mn: 0.05 to 3.0%, P: not more than 0.025%, S: not more than 0.010%, Al: 0.005 to 0.10%, Mo: 0.5 to 3.0%, V: 0.05 to 0.30%, O (oxygen): not more than 0.01%, N: not more than 0.03%, and the balance Fe and impurities, and the said steel having tensile strength of not less than 900 MPa, wherein the contents of Mo and V satisfy the following formula (1):

[Mo(%)]·[V(%)] 0.2 ≧0.4  (1).

2. A container for high-pressure hydrogen made of a low alloy steel consisting of, by mass percent, C: 0.38 to 0.60%, Si: 0.05 to 0.5%, Mn: 0.05 to 3.0%, P: not more than 0.025%, S: not more than 0.010%, Al: 0.005 to 0.10%, Mo: 0.5 to 3.0%, V: 0.05 to 0.30%, O (oxygen): not more than 0.01%, B: 0.0003 to 0.003%, N: not more than 0.010%, and the balance Fe and impurities, and the said steel having tensile strength of not less than 900 MPa, wherein the contents of Mo and V satisfy the following formula (1):

[Mo(%)]·[V(%)] 0.2 ≧0.4  (1).

3. A container for high-pressure hydrogen, made of a low alloy steel consisting of, by mass percent, C: 0.38 to 0.60%, Si: 0.05 to 0.5%, Mn: 0.05 to 3.0%, P: not more than 0.025%, S: not more than 0.010%, Al: 0.005 to 0.10%, Mo: 0.5 to 3.0%, V: 0.05 to 0.30%, O (oxygen): not more than 0.01%, N: not more than 0.03%, one element selected from Cr: 0.2 to 2.0%, Nb: 0.002 to 0.1%, Ti: 0.002 to 0.1%, Zr: 0.002 to 0.1% and Ca: 0.0003 to 0.01%, and the balance Fe and impurities, and the said steel having tensile strength of not less than 900 MPa, wherein the contents of Mo and V satisfy the following formula (1):

[Mo(%)]·[V(%)] 0.2 ≧0.4  (1).

4. A container for high-pressure hydrogen, made of a low alloy steel consisting of, by mass percent, C: 0.38 to 0.60%, Si: 0.05 to 0.5%, Mn: 0.05 to 3.0%, P: not more than 0.025%, S: not more than 0.010%, Al: 0.005 to 0.10%, Mo: 0.5 to 3.0%, V: 0.05 to 0.30%, O (oxygen): not more than 0.01%, B: 0.0003 to 0.003%, N: not more than 0.010%, one element selected from Cr: 0.2 to 2.0%, Nb: 0.002 to 0.1%, Ti: 0.002 to 0.1%, Zr: 0.002 to 0.1% and Ca: 0.0003 to 0.01%, and the balance Fe and impurities, and the said steel having tensile strength of not less than 900 MPa, wherein the content of Mo and V satisfy the following formula (1):

[Mo(%)]·[V(%)] 0.2 ≧0.4  (1).

5. A container for high-pressure hydrogen, made of a low alloy steel consisting of, by mass percent, C: 0.38 to 0.60%, Si: 0.05 to 0.5%, Mn: 0.05 to 3.0%, P: not more than 0.025%, S: not more than 0.010%, Al: 0.005 to 0.10%, Mo: 0.5 to 3.0%, V: 0.05 to 0.30%, O (oxygen): not more than 0.01%, N: not more than 0.03%, two elements selected from Cr: 0.2 to 2.0%, Nb: 0.002 to 0.1%, Ti: 0.002 to 0.1%, Zr: 0.002 to 0.1% and Ca: 0.0003 to 0.01%, and the balance Fe and impurities, and the said steel having a tensile strength of not less than 900 MPa, wherein the contents of Mo and V satisfy the following formula (1):

[Mo(%)]·[V(%)] 0.2 ≧0.40  (1).

6. A container for high-pressure hydrogen, made of a low alloy steel consisting of, by mass percent, C: 0.38 to 0.60%, Si: 0.05 to 0.5%, Mn: 0.05 to 3.0%, P: not more than 0.025%, S: not more than 0.010%, Al: 0.005 to 0.10%, Mo: 0.5 to 3.0%, V: 0.05 to 0.30%, O (oxygen): not more than 0.01%, B: 0.0003 to 0.003%, N: not more than 0.010%, two elements selected from Cr: 0.2 to 2.0%, Nb: 0.002 to 0.1%, Ti: 0.002 to 0.1%, Zr: 0.002 to 0.1% and Ca: 0.0003 to 0.01%, and the balance Fe and impurities, and the said steel having a tensile strength of not less than 900 MPa, wherein the contents of Mo and V satisfy the following formula (1):

[Mo(%)]·[V(%)] 0.2 ≧0.40  (1).

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 14, 2019
From: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
To: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049257/0828 →
MERGER Recorded Feb 27, 2013
From: SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
To: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 029885/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2009
From: OMURA, TOMOHIKO; MIYAHARA, MITSUO; SEMBA, HIROYUKI; IGARASHI, MASAAKI
To: SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 022976/0136 →