Duplex stainless steel

1. A duplex stainless steel comprising in weight % (wt %):

C

less than 0.03;

Si

less than 0.60;

Mn

0.40 to 2.00;

P

less than 0.04;

S

less than or equal to 0.01;

Cr

more than 30.00 to 33.00;

Ni

6.00 to 10.00;

Mo

1.30 to 2.90;

N

0.15 to 0.28;

Cu

0.60 to 2.20;

Al

less than 0.05;

balance Fe and unavoidable impurities,

wherein said duplex stainless steel has a ferrite content of from 40 to 70 vol % and a balance is austenite,

wherein said duplex stainless steel has a CPT of greater than or equal to 50° C. and equal to or less than 65° C., where CPT is determined according to the G48A method, and

wherein said duplex stainless steel has a yield strength Rp0.2 of greater than 610 MPa determined by ASTM A-370.

2. The duplex stainless steel according to claim 1 , wherein said duplex stainless steel has a PRE, which is greater than or equal to 36 and wherein PRE=wt % Cr+3.3*wt % Mo.

3. The duplex stainless steel according to claim 1 , wherein the content of Al is less than 0.03 wt %.

4. The duplex stainless steel according to claim 1 , wherein the content of Si is less than 0.30 wt %.

5. The duplex stainless steel according to claim 1 , wherein the content of Mn is 0.60-1.80 wt %.

6. The duplex stainless steel according to claim 1 , wherein the content of Ni is 6.50-9.50 wt %.

7. The duplex stainless steel according to claim 1 , wherein the content of Cu is 1.10-1.90 wt %.

8. The duplex stainless steel according to claim 1 , wherein the content of N is 0.17-0.25 wt %.

9. The duplex stainless steel according to claim 1 , wherein the content of Cr is 30.50-32.50 wt %.

10. The duplex stainless steel according to claim 1 , wherein the content of Mo is 1.35-2.90 wt %.

11. A method for manufacturing a component comprising a duplex stainless steel according to claim 1 , the method comprising the following steps:

providing a melt comprising an alloy composition, including in weight % (wt %):

C

less than 0.03,

Si

less than 0.60,

Mn

0.40 to 2.00,

P

less than 0.04,

S

less than or equal to 0.01,

Cr

more than 30.00 to 33.00,

Ni

6.00 to 10.00,

Mo

1.30 to 2.90,

N

0.15 to 0.28,

Cu

0.60 to 2.20,

Al

less than 0.05,

balance Fe and unavoidable impurities;

casting the melt to an object;

optionally heat-treating the object;

hot working the object to a component;

heat-treating the component;

optionally cold working the component; and

optionally heat-treating the component;

wherein the heat treatment between the hot working and the optional cold working is a solution heat treatment.

12. A component comprising a duplex stainless steel according to claim 1 .

13. The component according to claim 12 , wherein the component is a forging, a bar, a rod, a plate, a wire, a sheet, a tube or a pipe.

14. A construction material comprising a duplex stainless steel according to claim 1 .

15. The duplex stainless steel according to claim 1 , wherein the content of Mo is 1.40-2.80 wt %.

16. The duplex stainless steel according to claim 1 , wherein said duplex stainless steel has a value for PRE of greater than or equal to 36 and equal to or less than 37, where PRE=wt % Cr+3.3*wt % Mo.

17. The duplex stainless steel according to claim 1 , wherein said duplex stainless steel has a vol. % of intermetallic phases of equal to or less than 25 vol. %, where the vol. % of intermetallic phases are determined during isothermal heating at a temperature of 900° C. for 3 hours.

18. The duplex stainless steel according to claim 1 , wherein said duplex stainless steel has an impact toughness equal to or greater than 130 J, where the impact toughness is determined on notched Charpy-V samples with dimensions of 10×10×55 mm at a test temperature of −50° C.

19. The duplex stainless steel according to claim 1 , wherein said duplex stainless steel has a value for PRE of greater than or equal to 36 and equal to or less than 37, where PRE=wt % Cr+3.3*wt % Mo,

wherein said duplex stainless steel has a vol. % of intermetallic phases of equal to or less than 25 vol. %, where the vol. % of intermetallic phases are determined during isothermal heating at a temperature of 900° C. for 3 hours, and

wherein said duplex stainless steel has an impact toughness equal to or greater than 130 J, where the impact toughness is determined on notched Charpy-V samples with dimensions of 10×10×55 mm at a test temperature of −50° C.

20. The duplex stainless steel according to claim 19 , wherein the vol. % of intermetallic phases is equal to or greater than 5 and equal to or less than 24 vol. %,

wherein the yield strength Rp0.2 is greater than 618 MPa and equal to or less than 624 MPa, and

wherein the impact toughness is equal to or greater than 146 J and equal to or less than 227 J.

21. A duplex stainless steel comprising in weight % (wt %):

C

less than 0.03;

Si

less than 0.60;

Mn

0.60 to 1.80;

P

less than 0.04;

S

less than or equal to 0.01;

Cr

more than 30.00 to 32.50;

Ni

6.50 to 9.50;

Mo

1.40 to 2.80;

N

0.17 to 0.25;

Cu

0.60 to 1.90;

Al

less than 0.03;

balance Fe and unavoidable impurities,

wherein said duplex stainless steel has a ferrite content of from 40 to 70 vol % and a balance is austenite,

wherein said duplex stainless steel has a CPT of greater than or equal to 50° C. and equal to or less than 65° C., where CPT is determined according to the G48A method, and

wherein said duplex stainless steel has a yield strength Rp0.2 of greater than 610 MPa determined by ASTM A-370.

22. The duplex stainless steel according to claim 21 , wherein said duplex stainless steel has a value for PRE of greater than or equal to 36 and equal to or less than 37, where PRE=wt % Cr+3.3*wt % Mo.

23. The duplex stainless steel according to claim 21 , wherein said duplex stainless steel has a vol. % of intermetallic phases of equal to or less than 25 vol. %, where the vol. % of intermetallic phases are determined during isothermal heating at a temperature of 900° C. for 3 hours.

24. The duplex stainless steel according to claim 21 , wherein said duplex stainless steel has an impact toughness equal to or greater than 130 J, where the impact toughness is determined on notched Charpy-V samples with dimensions of 10×10×55 mm at a test temperature of −50° C.

25. The duplex stainless steel according to claim 21 , wherein said duplex stainless steel has a value for PRE of greater than or equal to 36 and equal to or less than 37, where PRE=wt % Cr+3.3*wt % Mo,

wherein said duplex stainless steel has a vol. % of intermetallic phases of equal to or less than 25 vol. %, where the vol. % of intermetallic phases are determined during isothermal heating at a temperature of 900° C. for 3 hours, and

wherein said duplex stainless steel has an impact toughness equal to or greater than 130 J, where the impact toughness is determined on notched Charpy-V samples with dimensions of 10×10×55 mm at a test temperature of −50° C.

26. The duplex stainless steel according to claim 25 , wherein the vol. % of intermetallic phases is equal to or greater than 5 and equal to or less than 24 vol. %,

wherein the yield strength Rp0.2 is greater than 618 MPa and equal to or less than 624 MPa, and

wherein the impact toughness is equal to or greater than 146 J and equal to or less than 227 J.