IP Library Granted Patent US 8,303,733
Granted Patent B2
US 8,303,733 · App. 12/735,476 · Granted Nov 6, 2012

Ferrite-austenite stainless steel sheet for structural component excellent in workability and impact-absorbing property and method for producing the same

Assignee: Nippon Steel & Sumikin Stainless Steel Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,303,733
App. No.
12/735,476
Granted
Nov 6, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

This stainless steel sheet includes, in terms of mass %, C: 0.001 to 0.1%, N: 0.01 to 0.15%, Si: 0.01 to 2%, Mn: 0.1 to 10%, P: 0.05% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Ni: 0.5 to 5%, Cr: 10 to 25%, and Cu: 0.5 to 5%, with a remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, and contains a ferrite phase as a main phase and 10% or more of an austenite phase, wherein a work-hardening rate in a strain range of up to 30% is 1000 MPa or more which is measured by a static tensile testing and a difference between static and dynamic stresses which occur when 10% of deformation is caused is 150 MPa or more. This method for producing a stainless steel includes annealing a cold-rolled steel sheet under conditions where a holding temperature is set to be in a range of 950 to 1150° C. and a cooling rate until 400° C. is set to be in a range of 3° C./sec or higher.

Claims (35)

1. A ferrite-austenite stainless steel sheet for structural components excellent in workability and impact-absorbing properties, comprising, in terms of mass %,

C: 0.001 to 0.1%,

N: 0.01 to 0.15%,

Si: 0.01 to 0.5%,

Mn: 0.1 to 10%,

P: 0.05% or less,

S: 0.01% or less,

Ni: 0.5 to 5%,

Cr: 10 to 25%,

Cu: 0.5 to 5%, and

a balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities,

the ferrite-austenite stainless steel containing a ferrite phase as a main phase and 10% or more of an austenite phase,

wherein a work-hardening rate in a strain range of up to 30% is 1000MPa or more, when measured by a static tensile testing, and

a difference between static and dynamic stresses which occurs when 10% of deformation is caused is 150MPa or more.

2. The ferrite-austenite stainless steel sheet for structural components excellent in workability and impact-absorbing properties according to claim 1 , wherein the steel sheet further comprises, in terms of mass %, one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Ti: 0.5% or less, Nb: 0.5% or less, and V: 0.5% or less.

3. The ferrite-austenite stainless steel sheet for structural components excellent in workability and impact-absorbing properties according to claim 1 , wherein the steel sheet further comprises, in terms of mass %, one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Mo: 2% or less, Al: 5% or less, and B: 0.0030% or less.

4. The ferrite-austenite stainless steel sheet for structural components excellent in workability and impact-absorbing properties according to claim 1 , wherein the steel sheet further comprises, in terms of mass %, either one or both of Ca: 0.01% or less and Mg: 0.01% or less.

5. The ferrite-austenite stainless steel sheet for structural components excellent in workability and impact-absorbing properties according to claim 1 , wherein a mean value of a yield point and a tensile strength which are measured by a static tensile testing is 500 MPa or more, and a breaking elongation is 40% or more.

6. A method for producing the ferrite-austenite stainless steel sheet for structural components excellent in workability and impact-absorbing properties,

the method comprising annealing a cold-rolled steel sheet which contains, in terms of mass %, C: 0.001 to 0.1%, N: 0.01 to 0.15%, Si: 0.01 to 0.5%, Mn: 0.1 to 10%, P: 0.05% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Ni: 0.5 to 5%, Cr: 10 to 25%, Cu: 0.5 to 5%, and a balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities,

wherein, in the annealing of the cold-rolled steel sheet, a holding temperature is set to be in a range of 950 to 1150° C. and a cooling rate until 400° C. is set to be in a range of 3° C/sec to 50° C/sec,

wherein the ferrite-austenite stainless steel contains a ferrite phase as a main phase and 10% or more of an austenite phase, and

wherein a work-hardening rate in a strain range of up to 30% is 1000MPa or more when measured by a static tensile testing and a difference between static and dynamic stresses which occurs when 10% of deformation is caused is 150MPa or more.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the steel sheet further comprises, in terms of mass %, one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Ti: 0.5% or less, Nb: 0.5% or less, and V: 0.5% or less.

8. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the steel sheet further comprises, in terms of mass %, one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Mo: 2% or less, Al: 5% or less, and B: 0.0030% or less.

9. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the steel sheet further comprises, in terms of mass %, one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Mo: 2% or less, Al: 5% or less, and B: 0.0030% or less.

10. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the steel sheet further comprises, in terms of mass %, either one or both of Ca: 0.01% or less and Mg: 0.01% or less.

11. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the steel sheet further comprises, in terms of mass %, either one or both of Ca: 0.01% or less and Mg: 0.01% or less.

12. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the steel sheet further comprises, in terms of mass %, either one or both of Ca: 0.01% or less and Mg: 0.01% or less.

13. The ferrite-austenite stainless steel sheet for structural components excellent in workability and impact-absorbing properties according to claim 2 , wherein the steel sheet further comprises, in terms of mass %, one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Mo: 2% or less, Al: 5% or less, and B: 0.0030% or less.

14. The ferrite-austenite stainless steel sheet for structural components excellent in workability and impact-absorbing properties according to claim 2 , wherein the steel sheet further comprises, in terms of mass %, either one or both of Ca: 0.01% or less and Mg: 0.01% or less.

15. The ferrite-austenite stainless steel sheet for structural components excellent in workability and impact-absorbing properties according to claim 3 , wherein the steel sheet further comprises, in terms of mass %, either one or both of Ca: 0.01% or less and Mg: 0.01% or less.

16. The ferrite-austenite stainless steel sheet for structural components excellent in workability and impact-absorbing properties according to claim 2 , wherein a mean value of a yield point and a tensile strength which are measured by a static tensile testing is 500 MPa or more, and a breaking elongation is 40% or more.

17. The ferrite-austenite stainless steel sheet for structural components excellent in workability and impact-absorbing properties according to claim 3 , wherein a mean value of a yield point and a tensile strength which are measured by a static tensile testing is 500 MPa or more, and a breaking elongation is 40% or more.

18. The ferrite-austenite stainless steel sheet for structural components excellent in workability and impact-absorbing properties according to claim 4 , wherein a mean value of a yield point and a tensile strength which are measured by a static tensile testing is 500 MPa or more, and a breaking elongation is 40% or more.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 8, 2021
From: NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN STAINLESS STEEL CORPORATION
To: NIPPON STEEL STAINLESS STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 056805/0030 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 19, 2010
From: HAMADA, JUNICHI; KAJIMURA, HARUHIKO; ISHIMARU, EIICHIRO
To: NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN STAINLESS STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 024728/0162 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2008-011984 · Jan 22, 2008 · national
JP 2009-006046 · Jan 14, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
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