IP Library Granted Patent US 9,708,698
Granted Patent B2
US 9,708,698 · App. 14/369,532 · Granted Jul 18, 2017

Wear resistant steel having excellent toughness and weldability

Inventors: Jong-Kyo Choi (Pohang-si, KR); Woo-Kil Jang (Pohang-si, KR); Young-Hwan Park (Pohang-si, KR); Hong-Ju Lee (Pohang-si, KR)
Assignee: POSCO
C22C38/54C21D6/005C21D8/0226C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/12C22C38/14C22C38/44C22C38/48C22C38/50C21D2211/008
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Patent No.
US 9,708,698
App. No.
14/369,532
Granted
Jul 18, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a wear resistant steel including 2.6 wt % to 4.5 wt % of manganese (Mn), carbon (C) satisfying (6-Mn)/50≦C≦(10-Mn)/50, 0.05 wt % to 1.0 wt % of silicon (Si), and iron (Fe) as well as other unavoidable impurities as a remainder, wherein a Brinell hardness of a surface portion is in a range of 360 to 440. The wear resistant steel further includes at least one component selected from the group consisting of 0.1 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %) of niobium (Nb), 0.1 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %) of vanadium (V), 0.1 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %) of titanium (Ti), and 0.02 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %) of boron (B) to complement the performance thereof. The wear resistant steel is characterized in that a microstructure includes martensite in an amount of 90% or more, and an average packet diameter of the martensite is 20 μm or less.

Claims (11)

1. A wear resistant steel comprising:

2.6 wt % to 4.5 wt % of manganese (Mn);

carbon (C) satisfying (6-Mn)/50≦C≦(10-Mn)/50;

0.05 wt % to 1.0 wt % of silicon (Si); and

iron (Fe) as well as other unavoidable impurities as a remainder,

wherein a microstructure of the wear resistant steel comprises martensite in an amount of 90% or more (including 100%) and bainite in an amount of 10% or less (including 0%),

wherein the microstructure excludes ferrite, and

wherein a Brinell hardness of a surface portion is in a range of 360 to 440.

2. The wear resistant steel of claim 1 , further comprising at least one component selected from the group consisting of 0.1 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %) of niobium (Nb), 0.1 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %) of vanadium (V), 0.1 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %) of titanium (Ti), and 0.02 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %) of boron (B).

3. The wear resistant steel of claim 1 , wherein an average packet diameter of the martensite is 20 μm or less.

4. The wear resistant steel of claim 1 , wherein the microstructure consists of the marteniste and the bainite in a total amount of 100%.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2022
From: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
To: POSCO CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 061777/0943 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 28, 2022
From: POSCO
To: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
Reel/Frame 061561/0831 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2014
From: CHOI, JONG-KYO; JANG, WOO-KIL; PARK, YOUNG-HWAN; LEE, HONG-JU
To: POSCO
Reel/Frame 033210/0982 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2011-0145204 · Dec 28, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140334967A1 · Nov 13, 2014