IP Library Patent Application 16314323
Patent Application
App. No. 16/314,323

TITANIUM SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME

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16/314,323
Abstract

A titanium sheet having a sheet thickness of 0.2 mm or less and including a hardened layer on a surface, the titanium sheet including a chemical composition containing, in mass percent: Fe: 0.001 to 0.08%; and O: 0.03 to 0.08%, wherein a grain size satisfies following Formulas (1) to (3), a thickness of the hardened layer is 0.1 to 2.0 μm. The titanium sheet has both a sufficient strength and an excellent workability. Formulas (1) to (3) are d ave ≥2.5 (1), t/d ave ≥3.0 (2), and t/d max —1.5 (3), where, in Formulas (1) to (3), t denotes the sheet thickness (μm), d ave denotes an average grain size (μm), and d max denotes a maximum grain size (μm).

Claims (13)

1 . A titanium sheet having a sheet thickness of 0.2 mm or less and including a hardened layer on a surface, the titanium sheet having a chemical composition containing, in mass percent:

Fe: 0.001 to 0.08%; and

O: 0.03 to 0.08%, wherein

a grain size satisfies following Formulas (1) to (3),

a thickness of the hardened layer is 0.1 to 2.0 μm, and

a maximum height Rz is 3.0 μm or less:

d ave ≥2.5 (1)

t/d ave ≥3.0 (2)

t/d max ≥1.5 (3)

where, in Formulas (1) to (3), t denotes the sheet thickness (μm), d ave denotes an average grain size (μm), and dmax denotes a maximum grain size (μm).

2 . The titanium sheet according to claim 1 , wherein a number ratio of grains each having a grain size of t/2 or more is 15% or less.

3 . A method for producing the titanium sheet according to claim 1 having steps of cold rolling and annealing repeated on a titanium product a plurality of times, wherein the titanium product having an average grain size adjusted to 2.0 μm or less is finish cold rolled with a rolling ratio of 50 to 80% and thereafter finish annealed in an inert atmosphere at 570 to 750° C.

4 . A method for producing the titanium sheet according to claim 2 having steps of cold rolling and annealing repeated on a titanium product a plurality of times, wherein the titanium product having an average grain size adjusted to 2.0 μm or less is finish cold rolled with a rolling ratio of 50 to 80% and thereafter finish annealed in an inert atmosphere at 570 to 750° C.

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 Dec 31, 2018
From: TAKEBE, HIDENORI; CHIDA, REITA; MATSUMOTO, SATOSHI
To: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 047875/0455 →