IP Library Granted Patent US 12,674,218
Granted Patent B2
US 12,674,218 · App. 17/640,339 · Granted Jul 7, 2026

Steel for knives, steel for martensitic knives, knife, and production method for steel for martensitic knives

Inventor: Kentaro Fukumoto (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Proterial, Ltd.
C21D9/18C21D6/004C21D6/005C21D6/008C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/24C22C38/26C22C38/42C22C38/44C21D2211/008
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,674,218
App. No.
17/640,339
Filed
Mar 4, 2022
Granted
Jul 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
1734
USPC
148/605
Abstract

Provided are: steel for knives, having a higher hardness and better corrosion resistance than conventional steel for knives; a knife; steel for martensitic knives; and a production method for same. The steel for knives comprises a component composition containing, in mass %, 0.45%-1.00% C, 0.1%-1.5% Si, 0.1%-1.5% Mn, 7.5%-11.0% Cr, and 0.5%-3.0% of either Mo or W or a complex of both (Mo+W/2), with the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities. Also provided are steel for martensitic knives and a knife. A production method for steel for martensitic knives is also provided that includes a quenching temperature at quenching of 1,050-1,250° C., a processing temperature for subzero processing of no more than −50° C., and a tempering temperature at tempering of 100-400° C., and obtains steel for martensitic knives that has a hardness of at least 700 HV.

Claims (15)

1 . A steel for martensitic knives having a component composition comprising:

in mass %, C: 0.55 to 0.95%, Si: 0.1 to 0.95%, Mn: 0.1 to 1.5%, and Cr: 9.0 to 10.2%, and (Mo+W/2) for Mo and W alone or in combination: 0.5 to 3.0%, and with a remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, and having a hardness of 800 HV or more.

2 . The steel for martensitic knives according to claim 1 , further comprising:

in mass %, (V+Nb) for V and Nb alone or in combination: 0.5% or less.

3 . The steel for martensitic knives according to claim 1 , further comprising:

in mass %, (Ni+Cu) for Ni and Cu alone or in combination: 0.5% or less.

4 . The steel for martensitic knives according to claim 1 ,

wherein a carbide area ratio in a cross-sectional structure is 8.0% or less, and an average of equivalent circle diameters of carbides is 0.2 to 0.8 μm.

5 . A knife comprising the steel for martensitic knives according to claim 1 .

6 . A method of producing the steel for martensitic knives according to claim 1 , comprising:

performing quenching, subzero processing, and tempering on a steel material having the component composition of the steel for martensitic knives according to claim 1 ;

setting a quenching temperature during the quenching to 1,050 to 1,250° C., setting a processing temperature during the subzero processing to −50° C. or lower, and setting a tempering temperature during the tempering to 100 to 160° C.; and

obtaining the steel for martensitic knives having a hardness of 800 HV or more.

7 . The steel for martensitic knives according to claim 2 , further comprising:

in mass %, (Ni+Cu) for Ni and Cu alone or in combination: 0.5% or less.

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 7, 2022
From: FUKUMOTO, KENTARO
To: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 059179/0972 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-163378 · Sep 6, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220340988A1 · Oct 27, 2022
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