IP Library Granted Patent US 12,312,665
Granted Patent B2
US 12,312,665 · App. 17/276,827 · Granted May 27, 2025

Hot work tool steel and hot work tool

Inventors: Yousuke Nakano (Tokyo, JP); Shiho Fukumoto (Tokyo, JP); Kouta Kataoka (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Proterial, Ltd.
C22C38/46C21D9/00C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/44
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Patent No.
US 12,312,665
App. No.
17/276,827
Granted
May 27, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The hot work tool steel or hot work tool contains, in mass %, 0.25 to 0.45% of C, 0.1 to 0.4% of Si, 0.5 to 0.9% of Mn, 0 to 0.6% of Ni, 4.9 to 5.5% of Cr, 1.3 to 2.3% of Mo or ½W by itself or 1.3 to 2.3% of (Mo+½W) in combination, 0.6 to 0.9% of V, and a balance of Fe and impurities, and value A and value B calculated by the following Formula 1 and Formula 2 satisfy that value A is 6.00 or more and value B is 1.00 or less. Value A=−0.7(% Si)+1.5(% Mn)+1.3(% Ni)+0.9(% Cr)+0.6(% (Mo+½W))+0.3(% V)  Formula 1 Value B=1.9(% C)+0.043(% Si)+0.12(% Mn)+0.09(% Ni)+0.042(% Cr)+0.03(% (Mo+½W))−0.12(% V)  Formula 2.

Claims (18)

1. A hot work tool steel containing, in mass %, 0.32 to 0.40% of C, 0.20 to 0.33% of Si, 0.5 to 0.9% of Mn, 0 to 0.6% of Ni, 5.2 to 5.5% of Cr, 1.3 to 1.46% of Mo or ½W by itself or 1.3 to 1.46% of (Mo+½W) in combination, 0.6 to 0.85% of V, and a balance of Fe and impurities, wherein

the hot work tool steel is manufactured in a manner that a material which is a steel ingot or a steel piece obtained by ingot-processing a steel ingot is used as a starting material,

a Charpy impact value of a Charpy impact test piece of the hot work tool steel in S-T direction with 2 mm U notch and a target hardness of 43 HRC is 30 J/cm 2 or more, and

the relationship of the content of each element calculated by the following Formula 1 and Formula 2 satisfies that value A is 6.55 or more and value B is 1.00 or less,

Value A=−0.7(% Si)+1.5(% Mn)+1.3(% Ni)+0.9(% Cr)+0.6(% (Mo+½W))+0.3(% V)  Formula 1

Value B=1.9(% C)+0.043(% Si)+0.12(% Mn)+0.09(% Ni)+0.042(% Cr)+0.03(% (Mo+½W))−0.12(% V)  Formula 2

wherein the content in mass % of each element is shown in parentheses.

2. The hot work tool steel according to claim 1 , wherein there is 0.2-0.5% of Ni in mass %.

3. The hot work tool steel according to claim 1 , wherein the hot work tool steel containing, in mass %, 0.32 to 0.40% of C, 0.20 to 0.33% of Si, 0.55 to 0.85% of Mn, 0 to 0.1% of Ni, 5.2 to 5.4% of Cr, 1.4 to 1.46% of Mo or ½W by itself or 1.4 to 1.46% of (Mo+½W) in combination, 0.65 to 0.80% of V, and a balance of Fe and impurities, and the relationship of the content of each element calculated by the Formula 1 and the Formula 2 satisfies that value A is 6.55 to 7.80 and value B is 0.90 to 1.00.

4. A hot work tool containing, in mass %, 0.32 to 0.40% of C, 0.20 to 0.33% of Si, 0.5 to 0.9% of Mn, 0 to 0.6% of Ni, 5.2 to 5.5% of Cr, 1.3 to 1.46% of Mo or ½W by itself or 1.3 to 1.46% of (Mo+½W) in combination, 0.6 to 0.85% of V, and a balance of Fe and impurities, wherein

the hot work tool is manufactured in a manner that a material which is a steel ingot or a steel piece obtained by ingot-processing a steel ingot is used as a starting material,

a Charpy impact value of a Charpy impact test piece of the hot work tool in S-T direction with 2 mm U notch and a target hardness of 43 HRC is 30 J/cm 2 or more, and

the relationship of the content of each element calculated by the following Formula 1 and Formula 2 satisfies that value A is 6.55 or more and value B is 1.00 or less,

Value A=−0.7(% Si)+1.5(% Mn)+1.3(% Ni)+0.9(% Cr)+0.6(% (Mo+½W))+0.3(% V)  Formula 1

Value B=1.9(% C)+0.043(% Si)+0.12(% Mn)+0.09(% Ni)+0.042(% Cr)+0.03(% (Mo+½W))−0.12(% V)  Formula 2

wherein the content in mass % of each element is shown in parentheses.

5. The hot work tool according to claim 4 , wherein there is 0.2-0.5% of Ni in mass %.

6. The hot work tool according to claim 4 , wherein the hot work tool containing, in mass %, 0.32 to 0.40% of C, 0.20 to 0.33% of Si, 0.55 to 0.85% of Mn, 0 to 0.1% of Ni, 5.2 to 5.4% of Cr, 1.4 to 1.46% of Mo or ½W by itself or 1.4 to 1.46% of (Mo+½W) in combination, 0.65 to 0.80% of V, and a balance of Fe and impurities, and the relationship of the content of each element calculated by the Formula 1 and the Formula 2 satisfies that value A is 6.55 to 7.80 and value B is 0.90 to 1.00.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 3, 2023
From: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
To: PROTERIAL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 063526/0046 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 23, 2021
From: NAKANO, YOUSUKE; FUKUMOTO, SHIHO; KATAOKA, KOUTA
To: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 055677/0924 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-190130 · Oct 5, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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