IP Library Granted Patent US 9,284,632
Granted Patent B2
US 9,284,632 · App. 13/138,992 · Granted Mar 15, 2016

Steel for nitrocarburizing, nitrocarburized steel part, and producing method of nitrocarburized steel part

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Patent No.
US 9,284,632
App. No.
13/138,992
Granted
Mar 15, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Steel for nitrocarburizing includes, by mass %, C: 0% to less than 0.15%; Si: 0.01% to 1.00%; Mn: 0.01% to 1.00%; S: 0.0001% to 0.050%; Al: 0.0001% to 0.050%; Ti: more than 0.50% to 1.50%; N: 0.0005% to 0.0100%; and the balance consisting of Fe and inevitable impurities, in which P is limited to 0.050% or less; O is limited to 0.0060% or less; and the amount of Ti [Ti %], the amount of C [C %], the amount of N [N %], and the amount of S [S %] satisfy 0.48<[Ti %]−47.9×([C %]/12+[N %]/14+[S %]/32)≦1.20.

Claims (34)

1. A steel for nitrocarburizing, consisting of, by mass %:

C: 0% to 0.067%;

Si: 0.01% to 1.00%;

Mn: 0.29% to 1.00%;

S: 0.0001% to 0.050%;

Al: 0.0001% to 0.050%;

Ti: more than 0.50% to 1.50%;

N: 0.0005% to 0.0100%; and

a balance consisting of Fe and inevitable impurities,

wherein P is limited to 0.050% or less;

O is limited to 0.0060% or less; and

an amount of Ti [Ti %], an amount of C [C %], an amount of N [N %], and an amount of S [S %] satisfy 0.48<[Ti %]−47.9×([C %]/12+[N %]/14+[S %]/32)≦1.20.

2. The steel for nitrocarburizing according to claim 1 , wherein the amount of Ti [Ti] is 0.60% to 1.50%.

3. A steel for nitrocarburizing, consisting of, by mass %:

C: 0% to 0.067%;

Si: 0.01% to 1.00%;

Mn: 0.29% to 1.00%;

S: 0.0001% to 0.050%;

Al: 0.0001% to 0.050%;

Ti: more than 0.50% to 1.50%;

N: 0.0005% to 0.0100%;

at least one of

Cr: 0.01% to less than 0.30%;

Mo: 0.01% to 1.00%;

V: 0.005% to 0.50%;

Nb: 0.005% to 0.10%;

Cu: 0.05% to 2.00%;

Ni: 0.05% to less than 2.00%; or

B: 0.0005% to 0.0050%; and

a balance consisting of Fe and inevitable impurities,

wherein P is limited to 0.050% or less;

O is limited to 0.0060% or less; and

an amount of Ti [Ti %], an amount of C [C %], an amount of N [N %], and an amount of S [S %] satisfy 0.48<[Ti %]−47.9×([C %]/12+[N %]/14+[S %]/32)≦1.20.

4. The steel for nitrocarburizing according to claim 3 , wherein the amount of Ti [Ti] is 0.60% to 1.50%.

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 11, 2013
From: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
To: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 029961/0257 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 8, 2011
From: KUBOTA, MANABU
To: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 027324/0518 →