IP Library Granted Patent US 12,435,401
Granted Patent B2
US 12,435,401 · App. 17/995,368 · Granted Oct 7, 2025

Steel material

Inventors: Keiichi Kondo (Tokyo, JP); Yuji Arai (Tokyo, JP); Keiichi Nakamura (Tokyo, JP); Taro Oe (Tokyo, JP); Takenori Kuramoto (Tokyo, JP); Yosuke Takeda (Tokyo, JP); Hiroki Kamitani (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
C22C38/54C21D9/08C22C38/001C22C38/002C22C38/005C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/06C22C38/42C22C38/44C22C38/46C22C38/48C22C38/50C21D2211/001
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Patent No.
US 12,435,401
App. No.
17/995,368
Granted
Oct 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The steel material according to the present disclosure consists of, in mass %, C: 0.15 to 0.45%, Si: 0.05 to 1.00%, Mn: 0.05 to less than 0.80%, P: 0.030% or less, S: 0.0100% or less, Al: 0.100% or less, Cr: 0.30 to 1.50%, Mo: 0.25 to 2.00%, Ti: 0.001 to 0.015%, N: 0.0100% or less, O: 0.0050% or less, V: 0 to 0.05%, Nb: 0 to 0.010%, B: 0 to less than 0.0005%, Ca: 0 to 0.0100%, Mg: 0 to 0.0100%, and rare earth metal: 0 to 0.0100%, with the balance being Fe and impurities. In the steel material, the grain size number of prior-austenite grains is less than 7.0, Formula (1) to Formula (4) described in the specification are satisfied, the yield strength is 896 MPa or more, and the absorbed energy at −10° C. is 95 J or more.

Claims (60)

1. A steel material consisting of, in mass %,

C: 0.15 to 0.45%,

Si: 0.05 to 1.00%,

Mn: 0.05 to less than 0.80%,

P: 0.030% or less,

S: 0.0100% or less,

Al: 0.100% or less,

Cr: 0.30 to 1.50%,

Mo: 0.25 to 2.00%,

Ti: 0.001 to 0.015%,

N: 0.0100% or less,

O: 0.0050% or less,

V: 0 to 0.05%,

Nb: 0 to 0.010%,

B: 0 to less than 0.0005%,

Ca: 0 to 0.0100%,

Mg: 0 to 0.0100%,

rare earth metal: 0 to 0.0100%,

Ni: 0 to 0.50%, and

Cu: 0 to 0.50%,

with the balance being Fe and impurities,

wherein:

a grain size number of prior-austenite grains is less than 7.0;

on a precondition that a content of each element is within a range described above, Formula (1) to Formula (4) are satisfied;

a yield strength is 896 MPa or more; and

an absorbed energy at −10° C. is 95 J or more:

{C+Mn/5+(Cu+Ni)/15+(Cr+Mo+V)/5+10×B}×(7.0/GN) 0.45 ≥0.678  (1)

{Mn/5.5+10×Ti+1.2×V+15×Nb+200×B}×(7.0/GN) 0.45 ≤0.240  (2)

10×Ti+V+10×Nb≥0.015  (3)

(10×Ti+1.2×V+30×Nb)/Mo≤0.205  (4)

where, a content in mass % of a corresponding element is substituted for each symbol of an element, and the grain size number is substituted for “GN”.

2. The steel material according to claim 1 , wherein:

a number density of Mn sulfides having an equivalent circular diameter of 5.0 μm or more is 10/100 mm 2 or less; and

an absorbed energy at −10° C. is 100 J or more.

3. The steel material according to claim 1 , containing one or more types of element selected from the group consisting of:

V: 0.01 to 0.05%,

Nb: 0.001 to 0.010%,

B: 0.0001 to less than 0.0005%,

Ca: 0.0001 to 0.0100%,

Mg: 0.0001 to 0.0100%,

rare earth metal: 0.0001 to 0.0100%,

Ni: 0.01 to 0.50%, and

Cu: 0.01 to 0.50%.

4. The steel material according to claim 2 , containing one or more types of element selected from the group consisting of:

V: 0.01 to 0.05%,

Nb: 0.001 to 0.010%,

B: 0.0001 to less than 0.0005%,

Ca: 0.0001 to 0.0100%,

Mg: 0.0001 to 0.0100%,

rare earth metal: 0.0001 to 0.0100%,

Ni: 0.01 to 0.50%, and

Cu: 0.01 to 0.50%.

5. The steel material according to claim 1 , wherein:

the steel material is an oil-well steel pipe.

6. The steel material according to claim 2 , wherein:

the steel material is an oil-well steel pipe.

7. The steel material according to claim 3 , wherein:

the steel material is an oil-well steel pipe.

8. The steel material according to claim 4 , wherein:

the steel material is an oil-well steel pipe.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 3, 2022
From: KONDO, KEIICHI; ARAI, YUJI; NAKAMURA, KEIICHI; OE, TARO; KURAMOTO, TAKENORI; TAKEDA, YOSUKE; KAMITANI, HIROKI
To: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 061291/0276 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-073017 · Apr 15, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230203631A1 · Jun 29, 2023
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