IP Library Granted Patent US 9,109,449
Granted Patent B2
US 9,109,449 · App. 12/673,387 · Granted Aug 18, 2015

Turbine rotor and manufacturing method of turbine rotor

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Patent No.
US 9,109,449
App. No.
12/673,387
Granted
Aug 18, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A turbine rotor has suitable strength and toughness without causing soaring manufacturing costs and prolonged manufacturing time. The turbine rotor is constructed by welding a rotor member for high temperature made of high Cr steel to a rotor member for low temperature made of low Cr steel. The high temperature rotor member is formed from high Cr steel of which the nitrogen content is 0.02% or higher by mass %. A filler material welds the high temperature rotor member and the low temperature rotor member together, and is a 9% Cr-based filler material of which the nitrogen content is 0.025% or lower by mass %.

Claims (44)

1. A turbine rotor formed by welding a rotor member made of high Cr steel and a rotor member made of low Cr steel, comprising:

the rotor member made of high Cr steel containing 0.02% to 0.1% of nitrogen by mass % to reinforce strength and having a chemical composition (1) or (2), where

(1) contains, by mass %, C: 0.05 to 0.4, Si: 0.35 or less, Mn: 2 or less, Ni: 7.0 or less, Cr: 8 to 15, Mo: 0.1 to 3, V: 0.01 to 0.5, N: 0.02 to 0.1, Nb: 0.2 or less, and balance Fe, and

(2) contains, by mass %, C: 0.05 to 0.4, Si: 0.35 or less, Mn: 2 or less, Ni: 7.0 or less, Cr: 8 to 15, Mo: 1 or less, V: 0.01 to 0.5, N: 0.02 to 0.1, Nb: 0.2 or less, W: 0.1 to 3, and balance Fe;

the rotor member made of low Cr steel having a chemical composition (3) or (4), where

(3) contains, by mass %, C: 0.2 to 0.35, Si: 0.35 or less, Mn: 1.5 or less, Ni: 0.2 to 2.0, Cr: 1.5 to 3.0, Mo: 0.9 to 1.50, V: 0.2 to 0.30, and balance Fe, and

(4) contains, by mass %, C: 0.4 or less, Si: 0.35 or less, Mn: 1.20 or less, Ni: 3.0 to 4.5, Cr: 1.5 to 2.5, Mo: 0.1 to 1.50, V: 0.01 to 0.3, and balance Fe; and

a weld that connects the rotor member made of high Cr steel and the rotor member made of low Cr steel together, the weld comprising a filler material that has a chemical composition (5), where

(5) contains, by mass %, C: 0.10 or less, Si: 0.30 or less, Mn: 1.20 or less, Ni: 1.0 or less, Cr: 8.00 to 9.50, Mo: 0.60 to 1.00, V: 0.10 to 0.30, N: 0.001 to 0.025, Nb: 0.04 or less, and balance Fe.

2. The turbine rotor of claim 1 , wherein:

the rotor member made of low Cr steel is formed from 2.25CrMoV steel having the chemical composition (3); and

the rotor member made of high Cr steel has a Vickers hardness of HV 350 or less that has been set by heat treatment of the rotor member made of high Cr steel and the rotor member made of low Cr steel, welded together, for 40 to 60 hours at 625 to 650 degrees C.

3. The turbine rotor of claim 1 , wherein:

the rotor member made of low Cr steel is formed from 3.5NiCrMoV steel having said chemical composition (4); and

the rotor member made of high Cr steel has a Vickers hardness of HV 350 or less that has been set by heat treatment of the rotor member made of high Cr steel and the rotor member made of low Cr steel, welded together, for 40 to 60 hours at 595 to 620 degrees C.

4. The turbine rotor of claim 1 , wherein the nitrogen content of the rotor member made of high Cr steel is 0.041% by mass.

5. The turbine rotor of claim 4 , wherein the nitrogen content of the chemical composition of the filler material of the weld is 0.023 by mass %.

6. The turbine rotor of claim 1 , wherein the nitrogen content of the rotor member made of high Cr steel is 0.05% by mass.

7. The turbine rotor of claim 6 , wherein the nitrogen content of the chemical composition of the filler material of the weld is 0.023 by mass %.

8. The turbine rotor of claim 1 , wherein the nitrogen content of the chemical composition of the filler material of the weld is 0.011 to 0.025 by mass %.

9. A manufacturing method of the turbine rotor according to claim 7 formed by welding a rotor member made of high Cr steel, and a rotor member made of low Cr steel,

wherein the rotor member made of high Cr steel is formed from 10Cr steel having the following chemical composition (1) or 10Cr steel containing W having the following chemical composition (2), of which the nitrogen content is 0.02% or higher by mass %, and

wherein a filler material which welds the rotor member made of high Cr steel, and the rotor member made of low Cr steel having the following chemical compositions (3) and (4) together is a 9% Cr-based filler material having the following chemical composition (5), of which the nitrogen content is 0.025% or lower by mass %,

Chemical composition (1) containing, by mass %, C: 0.05 to 0.4, Si: 0.35 or less, Mn: 2 or less, Ni: 7.0 or less, Cr: 8 to 15, Mo: 0.1 to 3, V: 0.01 to 0.5, N: 0.02 to 0.1, Nb: 0.2 or less, and balance Fe;

Chemical composition (2) containing, by mass %, C: 0.05 to 0.4, Si: 0.35 or less, Mn: 2 or less, Ni: 7.0 or less, Cr: 8 to 15, Mo: 1 or less, V: 0.01 to 0.5, N: 0.02 to 0.1, Nb: 0.2 or less, W: 0.1 to 3, and balance Fe;

Chemical composition (3) containing, by mass %, C: 0.2 to 0.35, Si: 0.35 or less, Mn: 1.5 or less, Ni: 0.2 to 2.0, Cr: 1.5 to 3.0, Mo: 0.90 to 1.50, V: 0.20 to 0.30, and balance Fe;

Chemical composition (4) containing, by mass %, C: 0.40 or less, Si: 0.35 or less, Mn: 1.20 or less, Ni: 3.0 to 4.5, Cr: 1.5 to 2.5, Mo: 0.1 to 1.5, V: 0.01 to 0.3, and balance Fe; and

Chemical composition (5) containing, by mass %, C: 0.10 or less, Si: 0.30 or less, Mn: 1.20 or less, Ni: 1.0 or less, Cr: 8.00 to 9.50, Mo: 0.60 to 1.00, V: 0.10 to 0.30, N: 0.001 to 0.025, Nb: 0.04 or less, and balance Fe.

10. The manufacturing method of a turbine rotor according to claim 9 ,

wherein the rotor member made of low Cr steel is formed from 2.25CrMoV steel having the above chemical composition (3), and

after the rotor member made of high Cr steel and the rotor member made of low Cr steel are joined together by welding, the rotor member made of high Cr steel and the rotor member made of low Cr steel which are welded together are subjected to heat treatment for 40 to 60 hours at 625 to 650° C. so that the Vickers hardness of the rotor member made of high Cr steel is set to HV 350 or less.

11. The manufacturing method of a turbine rotor according to claim 9 ,

wherein the rotor member made of low Cr steel is formed from 3.5NiCrMoV steel having the above chemical composition (4), and

after the rotor member made of high Cr steel and the rotor member made of low Cr steel are joined together by welding,

the rotor member made of high Cr steel and the rotor member made of low Cr steel which are welded together are subjected to heat treatment for 40 to 60 hours at 595 to 620° C. so that the Vickers hardness of the rotor member made of high Cr steel is set to HV 350 or less.

12. A turbine rotor formed by welding a rotor member made of high Cr steel and a rotor member made of low Cr steel, comprising;

the rotor member made of high Cr steel containing 0.02% to 0.1% of nitrogen by mass % to reinforce strength and having a chemical composition (1) or (2), where

(1) contains, by mass %, C: 0.05 to 0.4, Si: 0.35 or less, Mn: 2 or less, Ni: 7.0 or less, Cr: 8 to 15, Mo: 0.1 to 3, V: 0.01 to 0.5, N: 0.002 to 0.1, Nb: 0.2 or less, and balance Fe, and

(2) contains, by mass %, C: 0.05 to 0.4, Si: 0.35 or less, Mn: 2 or less, Ni: 7.0 or less, Cr: 8 to 15, Mo: 1 or less, V: 0.01 to 0.5, N: 0.002 to 0.1, Nb: 0.2 or less, W: 0.1 to 3, and balance Fe;

the rotor member made of low Cr steel having a chemical composition (3) or (4), where

(3) contains, by mass % C: 0.2 to 0.35, Si: 0.35 or less, Mn: 1.5 or less, Ni: 0.2 to 2.0, Cr: 1.5 to 3.0, Mo: 0.9 to 1.50, V: 0.2 to 0.30, and balance Fe, and

(4) contains, by mass % C: 0.4 or less, Si: 0.35 or less, Mn: 1.20 or less, Ni: 3.0 to 4.5, Cr: 1.5 to 2.5, Mo: 0.1 to 1.50, V: 0.01 to 0.3, and balance Fe; and

a weld that connects the rotor member made of high Cr steel and the rotor member made of low Cr steel together, the weld comprising a filler material that has a chemical composition (5), where

(5) contains, by mass % C: 0.10 or less, Si: 0.30 or less, Mn: 1.20 or less, Ni: 1.0 or less, Cr: 8.00 to 9.50, Mo: 0.60 to 1.00, V: 0.10 to 0.30, N: 0.023, Nb: 0.04 or less, and balance Fe.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 6, 2015
From: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 034909/0486 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 10, 2010
From: SHIGE, TAKASHI; NISHIMOTO, SHIN; MARUYAMA, KIMMITSU; KAWASAKI, KENJI; FUKUNAGA, YOSHIAKI; NAKANO, TAKASHI
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 024056/0168 →