IP Library Patent Application 15506296
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App. No. 15/506,296

NON-THERMAL REFINED NITROCARBURIZED COMPONENT

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15/506,296
Abstract

A non-thermal refined nitrocarburized component with excellent bending straightening and fatigue strength, includes a base metal steel material having a composition consisting of: (mass %), C: 0.35 to 0.50%; Si: 0.10 to 0.35%; Mn: 2.3 to 2.8%; S: 0.01% or less; N: 0.0030 to 0.0250%; Cu: 0 to 1.0%; Mo: 0 to 0.3%; Ni: 0 to 0.5%; Ti: 0 to 0.020%, the balance: Fe, impurities, and 3.10 £ (0.316 C+0.122)·(0.7 Si+1)·(5.1 Mn−1.12)·(0.364 Ni+1)·(2.16 Cr+1)·(3 Mo+1) £ 6.00. Impurities include P: 0.08% or less, Al: 0.05% or less, and Cr: less than 0.20%. In a stress concentrated region, an HV hardness 0.05 mm from a surface is 410 to 480, an HV hardness 1.0 mm from the surface is 200 or more, a compound-layer depth is 5 mm or less, and a base metal micro-structure is bainite.

Claims (32)

1 . A non-thermal refined nitrocarburized component, comprising a steel material of a base metal, the steel material having a chemical composition comprising: by mass %,

C: 0.35 to 0.50%;

Si: 0.10 to 0.35%;

Mn: 2.3 to 2.8%;

S: 0.01% or less;

N: 0.0030 to 0.0250%;

Cu: 0 to 1.0%;

Mo: 0 to 0.3%;

Ni: 0 to 0.5%;

Ti: 0 to 0.020%; and

the balance: Fe and impurities, wherein

Fn1 shown by the below described Formula [1] satisfies 3.10≦Fn1≦6.00, and

the impurities include P: 0.08% or less; Al: 0.05% or less; and Cr: less than 0.20%, and wherein

at a stress concentrated region,

an HV hardness at a position of 0.05 mm from a surface is 410 to 480,

an HV hardness at a position of 1.0 mm from the surface is 200 or more,

a compound-layer depth is 5 μm or less, and

a metal micro-structure of the base metal is a bainite micro-structure:

Fn 1=(0.316 C+0.122)×(0.7 Si+1)×(5.1 Mn−1.12)×(0.364 Ni+1)×(2.16 Cr+1)×(3 Mo+1)   [1],

where an symbol of an element in Formula [1] indicates a content of the element in steel in mass %.

2 . The non-thermal refined nitrocarburized component according to claim 1 , wherein

the chemical composition of the steel material of the base metal contains, in mass %, one or more types of elements selected from

Cu: 0.05 to 1.0%, and

Mo: 0.05 to 0.3%.

3 . The non-thermal refined nitrocarburized component according to claim 1 , wherein

the chemical composition of the steel material of the base metal contains, in mass %, one or more types of elements selected from

Ni: 0.05 to 0.5%, and

Ti: 0.005 to 0.020%.

4 . The non-thermal refined nitrocarburized component according to claim 2 , wherein

the chemical composition of the steel material of the base metal contains, in mass %, one or more types of elements selected from

Ni: 0.05 to 0.5%, and

Ti: 0.005 to 0.020%.

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 Jun 1, 2017
From: NISHITANI, SHIGEFUMI; TAKASUGA, MOTOKI; HASEGAWA, TATSUYA; YUYA, MASATO; TAKITANI, YOSHIHIRO
To: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION; HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 042562/0066 →