High-strength stainless steel
A stainless steel with a yield strength of 2,200 MPa or more is disclosed through the generation of the strain-induced martensite phase and the increase of the martensite phase strength. A high strength stainless steel according to an embodiment of present disclosure includes, in percent (%) by weight of the entire composition, C: 0.14 to 0.20%, Si: 0.8 to 1.0%, Mn: more than 0 and 0.5% or less, Cr: 15.0 to 17.0%, Ni: 4.0 to 5.0%, Mo: 0.6 to 0.8%, Cu: 0.5% or less, N: 0.05 to 0.11%, the remainder of iron (Fe) and other inevitable impurities, and C+N: 0.25% or more and Md30 value satisfies 40° C. or more.
1. A high strength stainless steel comprising, in percent (%) by weight of the entire composition, C: 0.14 to 0.20%, Si: 0.8 to 1.0%, Mn: more than 0 and 0.5% or less, Cr: 15.0 to 17.0%, Ni: 4.0 to 5.0%, Mo: 0.6 to 0.8%, Cu: 0.5% or less, N: 0.05 to 0.11%, the remainder of iron (Fe) and other inevitable impurities, and
C+N: 0.25% or more and Md30 value represented by a following Equation (1) satisfies 40° C. or more
Md30(° C.)=551−462*(C+N)−9.2*Si−8.1*Mn−13.7*Cr−29*(Ni+Cu)−18.5*Mo (1)
(Here, C, N, Si, Mn, Cr, Ni, Cu, Mo mean the content (% by weight) of each element).
2. The high strength stainless steel of claim 1 , wherein a Ms value represented by a following Equation (2) satisfies −110° C. or less
Ms(° C.)=502−810*C−1230*N−13*Mn−30*Ni−12*Cr−54*Cu−46*Mo (2).
3. The high strength stainless steel of claim 2 , wherein the Ms value represented by the Equation (2) satisfies −117° C. or less, or a value of a following Equation (3) satisfies 17.0 or more
Ni/(C+N) (3).
4. The high strength stainless steel of claim 1 , wherein a matrix structure comprises, as an area fraction, a martensite phase of 45% or more, a residual austenite phase and ferrite phase, and
the ferrite phase is 4% or less.
5. The high strength stainless steel of claim 1 , wherein the stainless steel is a cold rolled material with a reduction ratio of 60% or more, and has a yield strength of 2,200 MPa or more.