Austenitic stainless steel and hydrogen resistant member
The present disclosure relates to an austenitic stainless steel contains C≤0.10 mass %, Si≤0.50 mass %, 3.0≤Mn≤8.0 mass %, P≤0.30 mass %, S≤0.30 mass %, 7.0≤Ni≤12.0 mass %, 18.0≤Cr≤28.0 mass %, 1.0≤Mo≤3.0 mass %, 0.03≤V≤0.50 mass %, 0.0003≤B≤0.0300 mass %, 0.0001≤Ca≤0.0300 mass %, 0.35≤N≤0.80 mass %, W≤2.0 mass %, Zr≤0.20 mass %, Cu≤0.5 mass %, Al≤0.10 mass %, and O≤0.050 mass %, with a balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities. The austenitic stainless steel has a number density of coarse alloy carbonitrides of 3×10 5 pieces/mm 2 or less.
1. An austenitic stainless steel, consisting of:
C≤0.10 mass %,
Si≤0.50 mass %,
3.0≤Mn≤8.0 mass %,
P≤0.30 mass %,
S≤0.30 mass %,
7.0≤Ni≤9.9 mass %,
18.0≤Cr≤28.0 mass %,
1.0≤Mo≤3.0 mass %,
0.03≤V≤0.50 mass %,
0.0003≤B≤0.0300 mass %,
0.0001≤Ca≤0.0300 mass %,
0.35≤N≤0.80 mass %,
W≤2.0 mass %,
Zr≤0.20 mass %,
Cu≤0.5 mass %,
Al≤0.10 mass %, and
O≤0.050 mass %,
with a balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities, and
having a number density of coarse alloy carbonitrides of 3×10 5 pieces/mm 2 or less,
having a crystal grain size number of an austenite crystal grain being 6.8 or less, and
having a relative wear amount ratio being 0.40 or more, wherein
the “coarse alloy carbonitride” refers to an alloy carbonitride having an equivalent circle diameter of more than 1,000 nm, and
the relative wear amount ratio is defined by W 0 /W 1 ; here W 0 events a flank wear amount of a cemented carbide tool with no coating treatment and corresponding to P20 in the JIS Standard when a bar-shaped test piece having a chemical composition corresponding to SUS316 in the JIS Standard is subjected to a peeling processing with the cemented carbide tool under a condition of cutting speed of 100 m/min, a feed of 0.2 mm/rev, a cut of 1.0 mm, and no lubricating oil; and W 1 represents a flank wear amount of the same cemented carbide tool when a bar-shaped test piece having the above-described chemical composition is subjected to the same peeling processing with the cemented carbide tool under the same condition.
2. The austenitic stainless steel according to claim 1 , satisfying:
0.3 mass %≤W≤2.0 mass %, and/or
0.01 mass %≤Zr≤0.20 mass %.
3. The austenitic stainless steel according to claim 1 , having
a tensile strength measured at 25° C. being 690 MPa or more.
4. The austenitic stainless steel according to claim 1 , having
a reduction of area measured at 25° C. being 30% or more.
5. A hydrogen resistant member, comprising the austenitic stainless steel described in claim 1 .
6. The hydrogen resistant member according to claim 5 , wherein
the austenitic stainless steel comprises a portion that is in an as-solution treated state.
7. The hydrogen resistant member according to claim 5 , comprising a butt-welded portion, wherein the butt-welded portion has a tensile strength as welded, measured at 25° C., being 690 MPa or more.