IP Library Granted Patent US 9,127,409
Granted Patent B2
US 9,127,409 · App. 14/382,693 · Granted Sep 8, 2015

Rail

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Patent No.
US 9,127,409
App. No.
14/382,693
Granted
Sep 8, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

In the rail, 95% or more of a structure in a head surface section, which is a range from surfaces of head corner sections and a head top section of the rail as a starting point to a depth of 20 mm, is a pearlite or bainite structure and the structure contains 20 to 200 MnS-based sulfides formed around an Al-based oxide as a nucleus and having a grain size in a range of 1 μm to 10 μm per square millimeter of an area to be inspected on a horizontal cross section of the rail.

Claims (56)

1. A rail comprising, by mass %:

C: 0.70% to 1.20%;

Si: 0.05% to 2.00%;

Mn: 0.10% to 2.00%;

P: 0.0200% or less;

S: more than 0.0100% to 0.0250%;

Al: 0.0020% to 0.0100%, and

a balance consisting of Fe and impurities,

wherein 95% or more of a structure in a head surface section, which is a range from surfaces of head corner sections and a head top section of the rail as a starting point to a depth of 20 mm, is a pearlite or a bainite structure and

the structure contains 20 to 200 MnS-based sulfides formed around an Al-based oxide as a nucleus and having a grain size in a range of 1 μm to 10 μm per square millimeter of an area to be inspected on a horizontal cross section of the rail.

2. The rail according to claim 1 ,

wherein an S content is 0.0130% to 0.0200% by mass %.

3. The rail according to claim 2 ,

wherein an H content is 2.0 ppm or less.

4. The rail according to claim 1 , further comprising, by mass %, one or more of:

Ca: 0.0005% to 0.0200%;

REM: 0.0005% to 0.0500%;

Cr: 0.01% to 2.00%;

Mo: 0.01% to 0.50%;

Co: 0.01% to 1.00%;

B: 0.0001% to 0.0050%;

Cu: 0.01% to 1.00%;

Ni: 0.01% to 1.00%;

V: 0.005% to 0.50%;

Nb: 0.001% to 0.050%;

Ti: 0.0050% to 0.0500%;

Zr: 0.0001% to 0.0200%;

N: 0.0060% to 0.0200%.

5. The rail according to claim 2 , further comprising, by mass %, one or more of:

Ca: 0.0005% to 0.0200%;

REM: 0.0005% to 0.0500%;

Cr: 0.01% to 2.00%;

Mo: 0.01% to 0.50%;

Co: 0.01% to 1.00%;

B: 0.0001% to 0.0050%;

Cu: 0.01% to 1.00%;

Ni: 0.01% to 1.00%;

V: 0.005% to 0.50%;

Nb: 0.001% to 0.050%;

Ti: 0.0050% to 0.0500%;

Zr: 0.0001% to 0.0200%;

N: 0.0060% to 0.0200%.

6. The rail according to claim 3 , further comprising, by mass %, one or more of:

Ca: 0.0005% to 0.0200%;

REM: 0.0005% to 0.0500%;

Cr: 0.01% to 2.00%;

Mo: 0.01% to 0.50%;

Co: 0.01% to 1.00%;

B: 0.0001% to 0.0050%;

Cu: 0.01% to 1.00%;

Ni: 0.01% to 1.00%;

V: 0.005% to 0.50%;

Nb: 0.001% to 0.050%;

Ti: 0.0050% to 0.0500%;

Zr: 0.0001% to 0.0200%;

N: 0.0060% to 0.0200%.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 14, 2019
From: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
To: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049257/0828 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 4, 2014
From: UEDA, MASAHARU; MIYAZAKI, TERUHISA; YAMAMOTO, TAKESHI; MOROHOSHI, TAKASHI
To: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 033666/0875 →