IP Library Granted Patent US 10,131,977
Granted Patent B2
US 10,131,977 · App. 14/770,680 · Granted Nov 20, 2018

Ferritic stainless steel sheet having excellent brazability, heat exchanger, ferritic stainless steel sheet for heat exchangers, ferritic stainless steel, ferritic stainless steel for members of fuel supply systems, and member of fuel supply system

Inventors: Nobuhiko Hiraide (Hikari, JP); Tooru Matsuhashi (Hikari, JP); Noriyo Morihiro (Hikari, JP); Naoto Ono (Nagoya, JP)
Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN STAINLESS STEEL CORPORATION
C22C38/60B23K1/0012B23K1/19C21D6/002C21D9/46C22C38/00C22C38/001C22C38/002C22C38/004C22C38/005C22C38/008C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/06C22C38/20C22C38/22C22C38/24C22C38/26C22C38/28C22C38/30C22C38/32C22C38/42C22C38/44C22C38/48C23G1/086F28F21/083C21D2211/005F02M2200/05F02M2200/9053F28D21/0003F28F2275/04
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Patent No.
US 10,131,977
App. No.
14/770,680
Granted
Nov 20, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

One aspect of this ferritic stainless steel sheet contains, by mass %, C: 0.03% or less, N: 0.05% or less, Si: 1% or less, Mn: 1.2% or less, Cr: 14% or more and 28% or less, Nb: 8(C +N) or more and 0.8% or less, and Al: 0.1% or less, with a balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, in which a film satisfying Expression 1 is formed in a surface thereof. Expression 1 is d f ×Cr f +5(Si f +3Al f )≤2.0. In Expression 1, d f represents a thickness (nm) of the film, Cr f represents a Cr cationic fraction in the film, Si f represents a Si cationic fraction in the film, and Al f represents an Al cationic fraction in the film.

Claims (68)

1. A ferritic stainless steel sheet comprising, by mass %:

C: 0.03% or less;

N: 0.002% or more and 0.05% or less;

Si: more than 0.1% and 1% or less;

Mn: 1.2% or less;

Cr: 14% or more and 28% or less;

Nb: 8(C+N) or more and 0.8% or less; and

Al: 0.002% or more and 0.1% or less,

with a balance being Fe and inevitable impurities,

wherein a film satisfying Expression 1 is formed in a surface thereof,

d f ×Cr f +5(Si f +3Al f )≤2.0  (Expression 1)

in Expression 1, d f represents a thickness of the film in terms of nm, Cr f represents a Cr cationic fraction in the film, Si f represents a Si cationic fraction in the film, and Al f represents an Al cationic fraction in the film,

wherein the ferritic stainless steel sheet has a brazing filler spreading coefficient of 2 or more.

2. The ferritic stainless steel sheet according to claim 1 , further comprising, by mass %:

one or more selected from Ni: 5% or less, Cu: 1.5% or less, and Mo: 3% or less.

3. The ferritic stainless steel sheet according to claim 1 , further comprising, by mass %:

one or more selected from V: 0.5% or less, W: 1% or less, B: 0.005% or less, Sn: 0.5% or less, Co: 0.2% or less, Mg: 0.002% or less, Ca: 0.002% or less, REM: 0.01% or less, Sb: 0.5% or less, Ta: 0.5% or less, and Ga: 0.01% or less.

4. A heat exchanger comprising:

a heat exchange section including a joined member by brazing,

wherein the member is composed of the ferritic stainless steel sheet according to claim 1 .

5. A heat exchanger, comprising,

the ferritic stainless steel sheet according to claim 1 .

6. A heat exchanger, comprising,

the ferritic stainless steel sheet according to claim 2 .

7. A heat exchanger, comprising,

the ferritic stainless steel sheet according to claim 3 .

8. A ferritic stainless steel comprising, by mass %:

C: 0.03% or less;

N: 0.002% or more and 0.05% or less;

Si: more than 0.1% and 1% or less;

Mn: 1.2% or less;

Cr: 15% or more and 23% or less;

Nb: 8(C+N)+0.1% or more and 0.8% or less; and

Al: 0.002% or more and 0.1% or less,

with a balance being Fe and inevitable impurities,

wherein a film satisfying Expressions 2 and 3 is formed in a surface thereof,

d f ×Cr f +5(Si f +3Al f )≤2.0  (Expression 2)

0.18≤Cr f ≤0.5  (Expression 3)

in Expression 2, d f represents a thickness of the film in terms of nm, Si f represents a Si cationic fraction in the film, and Al f represents an Al cationic fraction in the film, and in Expressions 2 and 3, Cr f represents a Cr cationic fraction in the film,

wherein the ferritic stainless steel has a brazing filler spreading coefficient of 2 or more.

9. The ferritic stainless steel according to claim 8 , further comprising, by mass %:

one or more selected from Ni: 2% or less, Cu: 1.5% or less, and Mo: 3% or less.

10. The ferritic stainless steel according to claim 8 , further comprising, by mass %:

one or more selected from V: 0.5% or less, W: 1% or less, B: 0.005% or less, Sn: 0.5% or less, Co: 0.2% or less, Mg: 0.002% or less, Ca: 0.002% or less, REM: 0.01% or less, Sb: 0.5% or less, Ta: 0.5% or less, and Ga: 0.01% or less.

11. A fuel supply system part comprising:

a joined member by brazing,

wherein the member is composed of the ferritic stainless steel according to claim 8 .

12. A fuel supply system part, comprising,

the ferritic stainless steel sheet according to claim 8 .

13. A fuel supply system part, comprising,

the ferritic stainless steel sheet according to claim 9 .

14. A fuel supply system part, comprising,

the ferritic stainless steel sheet according to claim 10 .

15. The ferritic stainless steel sheet according to claim 2 , further comprising, by mass %:

one or more selected from V: 0.5% or less, W: 1% or less, B: 0.005% or less, Sn: 0.5% or less, Co: 0.2% or less, Mg: 0.002% or less, Ca: 0.002% or less, REM: 0.01% or less, Sb: 0.5% or less, Ta: 0.5% or less, and Ga: 0.01% or less.

16. A heat exchanger comprising:

a heat exchange section including a joined member by brazing,

wherein the member is composed of the ferritic stainless steel sheet according to claim 2 .

17. A heat exchanger comprising:

a heat exchange section including a joined member by brazing,

wherein the member is composed of the ferritic stainless steel sheet according to claim 3 .

18. A heat exchanger comprising:

a heat exchange section including a joined member by brazing,

wherein the member is composed of the ferritic stainless steel sheet according to claim 15 .

19. A heat exchanger, comprising,

the ferritic stainless steel sheet according to claim 15 .

20. The ferritic stainless steel according to claim 9 , further comprising, by mass %:

one or more selected from V: 0.5% or less, W: 1% or less, B: 0.005% or less, Sn: 0.5% or less, Co: 0.2% or less, Mg: 0.002% or less, Ca: 0.002% or less, REM: 0.01% or less, Sb: 0.5% or less, Ta: 0.5% or less, and Ga: 0.01% or less.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 8, 2021
From: NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN STAINLESS STEEL CORPORATION
To: NIPPON STEEL STAINLESS STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 056805/0030 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 27, 2015
From: HIRAIDE, NOBUHIKO; MATSUHASHI, TOORU; MORIHIRO, NORIYO; ONO, NAOTO
To: NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN STAINLESS STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 036441/0327 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2013-071740 · Mar 29, 2013 · national
JP 2013-148951 · Jul 17, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160002760A1 · Jan 7, 2016