IP Library Granted Patent US 10,443,114
Granted Patent B2
US 10,443,114 · App. 16/076,712 · Granted Oct 15, 2019

Steel material and oil-well steel pipe

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Patent No.
US 10,443,114
App. No.
16/076,712
Granted
Oct 15, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A steel material for oil country tubular goods that has a high strength and excellent SSC resistance is provided. The steel material according to this invention contains, in mass %, C: more than 0.45 to 0.65%, Si: 0.10 to 1.0%, Mn: 0.1 to 1.0%, P: 0.050% or less, S: 0.010% or less, Al: 0.01 to 0.1%, N: 0.01% or less, Cr: 0.1 to 2.5%, Mo: 0.25 to 5.0%, and Co: 0.05 to 5.0%, and satisfies expressions (1) and (2), and contains 90% or more of tempered martensite by volume ratio: C+Mn/6+(Cr+Mo+V)/5+(Cu+Ni)/15−Co/6+α≥0.70  (1) (3C+Mo+3Co)/(3Mn+Cr)≥1.0  (2) Effective B=B−11(N−Ti/3.4)/14  (3) where, α in expression (1) is 0.250 when effective B (mass %) defined by expression (3) is 0.0003% or more, and is 0 when effective B is less than 0.0003%.

Claims (87)

1. A steel material comprising a chemical composition consisting of, in mass %,

C: more than 0.45 to 0.65%,

Si: 0.10 to 1.0%,

Mn: 0.1 to 1.0%,

P: 0.050% or less,

S: 0.010% or less,

Al: 0.01 to 0.1%,

N: 0.01% or less,

Cr: 0.1 to 2.5%,

Mo: 0.25 to 5.0%,

Co: 0.05 to 5.0%,

Cu: 0 to 0.50%,

Ni: 0 to 0.50%,

Ti: 0 to 0.030%,

Nb: 0 to 0.15%,

V: 0 to 0.5%,

B: 0 to 0.003%,

Ca: 0 to 0.004%,

Mg: 0 to 0.004%,

Zr: 0 to 0.004%, and

rare earth metal: 0 to 0.004%,

with a balance being Fe and impurities, and satisfying expressions (1) and (2),

wherein the microstructure comprises, by volume ratio, 90% or more of tempered martensite:

C+Mn/6+(Cr+Mo+V)/5+(Cu+Ni)/15−Co/6+α≥0.70  (1)

(3C+Mo+3Co)/(3Mn+Cr)≥1.0  (2)

Effective B=B−11(N−Ti/3.4)/14  (3)

where, α in expression (1) is 0.250 when effective B (mass %) defined by expression (3) is 0.0003% or more, and is 0 when the effective B is less than 0.0003%, where a content (mass %) of a corresponding element is substituted for each symbol of an element in expression (1) to expression (3).

2. The steel material according to claim 1 , wherein the chemical composition contains, in mass %, one or more types of element selected from a group consisting of:

Ca: 0.0003 to 0.004%,

Mg: 0.0003 to 0.004%,

Zr: 0.0003 to 0.004%, and

rare earth metal: 0.0003 to 0.004%.

3. An oil-well steel pipe comprising a chemical composition according to claim 1 , and a wall thickness of 15 mm or more.

4. The steel material according to claim 1 , wherein the chemical composition contains one or more types of element selected from a group consisting of:

Cu: 0.02 to 0.50%, and

Ni: 0.02 to 0.50%.

5. The steel material according to claim 4 , wherein the chemical composition contains:

B: 0.0003 to 0.003%.

6. The steel material according to claim 5 , wherein the chemical composition contains, in mass %, one or more types of element selected from a group consisting of:

Ca: 0.0003 to 0.004%,

Mg: 0.0003 to 0.004%,

Zr: 0.0003 to 0.004%, and

rare earth metal: 0.0003 to 0.004%.

7. The steel material according to claim 4 , wherein the chemical composition contains, in mass %, one or more types of element selected from a group consisting of:

Ca: 0.0003 to 0.004%,

Mg: 0.0003 to 0.004%,

Zr: 0.0003 to 0.004%, and

rare earth metal: 0.0003 to 0.004%.

8. The steel material according to claim 4 , wherein the chemical composition contains one or more types of element selected from a group consisting of:

Ti: 0.003 to 0.030%,

Nb: 0.003 to 0.15%, and

V: 0.005 to 0.5%.

9. The steel material according to claim 8 , wherein the chemical composition contains:

B: 0.0003 to 0.003%.

10. The steel material according to claim 9 , wherein the chemical composition contains, in mass %, one or more types of element selected from a group consisting of:

Ca: 0.0003 to 0.004%,

Mg: 0.0003 to 0.004%,

Zr: 0.0003 to 0.004%, and

rare earth metal: 0.0003 to 0.004%.

11. The steel material according to claim 8 , wherein the chemical composition contains, in mass %, one or more types of element selected from a group consisting of:

Ca: 0.0003 to 0.004%,

Mg: 0.0003 to 0.004%,

Zr: 0.0003 to 0.004%, and

rare earth metal: 0.0003 to 0.004%.

12. The steel material according to claim 1 , wherein the chemical composition contains one or more types of element selected from a group consisting of:

Ti: 0.003 to 0.030%,

Nb: 0.003 to 0.15%, and

V: 0.005 to 0.5%.

13. The steel material according to claim 12 , wherein the chemical composition contains:

B: 0.0003 to 0.003%.

14. The steel material according to claim 13 , wherein the chemical composition contains, in mass %, one or more types of element selected from a group consisting of:

Ca: 0.0003 to 0.004%,

Mg: 0.0003 to 0.004%,

Zr: 0.0003 to 0.004%, and

rare earth metal: 0.0003 to 0.004%.

15. The steel material according to claim 12 , wherein the chemical composition contains, in mass %, one or more types of element selected from a group consisting of:

Ca: 0.0003 to 0.004%,

Mg: 0.0003 to 0.004%,

Zr: 0.0003 to 0.004%, and

rare earth metal: 0.0003 to 0.004%.

16. The steel material according to claim 1 , wherein the chemical composition contains:

B: 0.0003 to 0.003%.

17. The steel material according to claim 16 , wherein the chemical composition contains, in mass %, one or more types of element selected from a group consisting of:

Ca: 0.0003 to 0.004%,

Mg: 0.0003 to 0.004%,

Zr: 0.0003 to 0.004%, and

rare earth metal: 0.0003 to 0.004%.

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 Aug 9, 2018
From: ARAI, YUJI
To: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 046592/0430 →