IP Library Granted Patent US 8,801,873
Granted Patent B2
US 8,801,873 · App. 12/989,970 · Granted Aug 12, 2014

Carburized steel part

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Patent No.
US 8,801,873
App. No.
12/989,970
Granted
Aug 12, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a carburized steel part obtained by subjecting a base material to a cutting operation and a carburizing operation, in which the base material includes chemical components of: C: greater than 0.3 but less than or equal to 0.6% by mass; Si: 0.01 to 1.5% by mass; Mn: 0.3 to 2.0% by mass; P: 0.0001 to 0.02% by mass; S: 0.001 to 0.15% by mass; N: 0.001 to 0.03% by mass; Al: greater than 0.06 but less than or equal to 0.3% by mass; and, O: 0.0001 to 0.005% by mass, with a balance including iron and inevitable impurities, and in which the carburized steel part has a hardness of HV550 to HV800 in a surface layer portion, and a hardness of HV400 to HV550 in a core portion.

Claims (80)

1. A carburized steel part obtained by subjecting a base material to a cutting operation and a carburizing operation, wherein

the base material includes chemical components of:

C: 0.51 to 0.6% by mass;

Si: 0.01 to 1.5% by mass;

Mn: 0.3 to 2.0% by mass;

P: 0.0001 to 0.02% by mass;

S: 0.001 to 0.15% by mass;

N: 0.001 to 0.03% by mass;

Al: greater than 0.06 but less than or equal to 0.3% by mass; and,

O: 0.0001 to 0.005% by mass,

with a balance including iron and inevitable impurities, and wherein

the carburized steel part has a hardness of HV550 to HV800 in a surface layer portion, and a hardness of HV400 to HV550 in a core portion.

2. The carburized steel part according to claim 1 , wherein the base material further includes one or more chemical components of:

Ca: 0.0002 to 0.005% by mass,

Zr: 0.0003 to 0.005% by mass,

Mg: 0.0003 to 0.005% by mass, and

Rem: 0.0001 to 0.015% by mass.

3. The carburized steel part according to claim 1 , wherein

the base material further includes a chemical component of B: 0.0002 to 0.005% by mass.

4. The carburized steel part according to claim 1 , wherein

the base material further includes one or more chemical components of:

Cr: 0.1 to 3.0% by mass,

Mo: 0.1 to 1.5% by mass,

Cu: 0.1 to 2.0% by mass, and,

Ni: 0.1 to 5.0% by mass.

5. The carburized steel part according to claim 1 , wherein

the base material further includes one or more chemical components of:

Ti: 0.005 to 0.2% by mass,

Nb: 0.01 to 0.1% by mass, and,

V: 0.03 to 0.2% by mass.

6. The carburized steel part according to any one of claims 1 - 5 , wherein

the carburized steel part is a gear.

7. The carburized steel part according to claim 1 , wherein

the base material further includes one or more chemical components of:

Ca: 0.0002 to 0.005% by mass,

Mg: 0.0003 to 0.005% by mass,

Rem: 0.0001 to 0.015% by mass,

Cu: 0.1 to 2.0% by mass, and

V: 0.03 to 0.2% by mass.

8. The carburized steel part according to claim 1 , wherein the base material includes:

Al: 0.1 to 0.3% by mass.

9. A carburized steel part obtained by subjecting a base material to a cutting operation and a carburizing operation, wherein

the base material consists of chemical components of:

C: 0.51 to 0.6% by mass;

Si: 0.01 to 1.5% by mass;

Mn: 0.3 to 2.0% by mass;

P: 0.0001 to 0.02% by mass;

S: 0.001 to 0.15% by mass;

N: 0.001 to 0.03% by mass;

Al: greater than 0.06 but less than or equal to 0.3% by mass; and,

O: 0.0001 to 0.005% by mass; and

one or more chemical components of:

Ca: 0.0002 to 0.005% by mass;

Zr: 0.0003 to 0.005% by mass;

Mg: 0.0003 to 0.005% by mass;

Rem: 0.0001 to 0.015% by mass;

B: 0.0002 to 0.005% by mass;

Cr: 0.1 to 3.0% by mass;

Mo: 0.1 to 1.5% by mass;

Cu: 0.1 to 2.0% by mass;

Ni: 0.1 to 5.0% by mass;

Ti: 0.005 to 0.2% by mass;

Nb: 0.01 to 0.1% by mass; and

V: 0.03 to 0.2% by mass,

with a balance consisting of iron and inevitable impurities, and wherein

the carburized steel part has a hardness of HV550 to HV800 in a surface layer portion, and a hardness of HV400 to HV550 in a core portion.

10. The carburized steel part according to claim 9 , wherein the carburized steel part is a gear.

11. A carburized steel part obtained by subjecting a base material to a cutting operation and a carburizing operation, wherein

the base material consists of chemical components of:

C: 0.51 to 0.6% by mass;

Si: 0.01 to 1.5% by mass;

Mn: 0.3 to 2.0% by mass;

P: 0.0001 to 0.02% by mass;

S: 0.001 to 0.15% by mass;

N: 0.001 to 0.03% by mass;

Al: greater than 0.06 but less than or equal to 0.3% by mass; and,

O: 0.0001 to 0.005% by mass,

with a balance consisting of iron and inevitable impurities, and wherein

the carburized steel part has a hardness of HV550 to HV800 in a surface layer portion, and a hardness of HV400 to HV550 in a core portion.

12. The carburized steel part according to claim 11 , wherein the carburized steel part is a gear.

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 Mar 1, 2013
From: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
To: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 029905/0735 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 29, 2010
From: MIYANISHI, KEI; AISO, TOSHIHARU
To: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 025215/0854 →