IP Library Granted Patent US 9,663,850
Granted Patent B2
US 9,663,850 · App. 14/251,349 · Granted May 30, 2017

High-performance high-nitrogen duplex stainless steels excellent in pitting corrosion resistance

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Patent No.
US 9,663,850
App. No.
14/251,349
Granted
May 30, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to high-nitrogen duplex stainless steels with an excellent eco-index and pitting corrosion resistance, in particular, to providing duplex stainless steels with ferrite-austenite phases, including: 16.5-19.5 wt. % of chromium (Cr), 2.3-3.5 wt. % of molybdenum (Mo), 1.0-5.5 wt. % of tungsten (W), 5.5-7.0 wt. % of manganese (Mn), 0.35-0.45 wt. % of nitrogen (N), with a remainder of iron (Fe). The high nitrogen duplex stainless steels with excellent eco-index and pitting corrosion resistance according to the present invention use manganese (Mn) and nitrogen (N) to exclude or mostly substitute Ni, which increases price instability of the steel grades and environment burden, to result in enhancing economic efficiency, price stability and eco-friendliness.

Claims (9)

1. Duplex stainless steels with ferrite-austenite phases, comprising 16.5-19.5 wt. % of chromium (Cr), 2.5-3.5 wt. % of molybdenum (Mo), 2.1-5.5 wt. % of tungsten (W), 5.5-7.0 wt. % of manganese (Mn), 0.35-0.45 wt. % of nitrogen (N), 0.01 to 0.7 wt. % of nickel (Ni), with a remainder of iron (Fe) and unavoidable impurities including 0.03 wt. % or less of carbon (C) and 0.5 wt. % or less of silicon (Si).

2. The duplex stainless steels as set forth in claim 1 , having 40 to 60% volume fraction of ferrite phase.

3. The duplex stainless steels as set forth in claim 1 , having tensile strength of 820 MPa or above, and elongation of 25% or above, and wherein a product of multiplying the tensile strength by the elongation is 24000 MPa•% or above.

4. Duplex stainless steels with ferrite-austenite phases, comprising 16.5-19.5 wt. % of chromium (Cr), 2.5-3.5 wt. % of molybdenum (Mo), 2.1-5.5 wt. % of tungsten (W), 5.5-7.0 wt. % of manganese (Mn), 0.35-0.45 wt. % of nitrogen (N), excluding nickel (Ni), with a remainder of iron (Fe) and unavoidable impurities including 0.03 wt. % or less of carbon (C) and 0.5 wt. % or less of silicon (Si).

5. The duplex stainless steels as set forth in claim 4 , having 40 to 60% volume fraction of ferrite phase.

6. The duplex stainless steels as set forth in claim 4 , having tensile strength of 820 MPa or above, and elongation of 25% or above, and wherein a product of multiplying the tensile strength by the elongation is 24000 MPa•% or above.

7. Duplex stainless steels with ferrite-austenite phases, consisting of 16.5-19.5 wt. % of chromium (Cr), 2.5-3.5 wt. % of molybdenum (Mo), 2.1-5.5 wt. % of tungsten (W), 5.5-7.0 wt. % of manganese (Mn), 0.35-0.45 wt. % of nitrogen (N), with a remainder of iron (Fe) and unavoidable impurities including 0.03 wt. % or less of carbon (C) and 0.5 wt. % or less of silicon (Si).

8. The duplex stainless steels as set forth in claim 7 , having 40 to 60% volume fraction of ferrite phase.

9. The duplex stainless steels as set forth in claim 7 , having tensile strength of 820 MPa or above, and elongation of 25% or above, and wherein a product of multiplying the tensile strength by the elongation is 24000 MPa•% or above.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 27, 2021
From: KOREA INSTITUTE OF MACHINERY & MATERIALS
To: KOREA INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
Reel/Frame 055137/0489 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 15, 2014
From: HA, HEON YOUNG; LEE, TAE-HO; HWANG, BYOUNG CHUL
To: KOREA INSTITUTE OF MACHINERY AND MATERIALS
Reel/Frame 032674/0283 →