Ferritic stainless steel foil
Provided is stainless steel foil that is suitably used for forming a catalyst carrier for an exhaust gas purifying facility, the catalyst carrier being installed in a vehicle that discharges exhaust gas having a temperature lower than the temperature of exhaust gas of a gasoline-powered automobile. The ferritic stainless steel foil contains, by mass %, C: 0.05% or less, Si: 2.0% or less, Mn: 1.0% or less, S: 0.005% or less, P: 0.05% or less, Cr: 11.0% to 25.0%, Ni: 0.05% to 0.30%, Al: 0.01% to 1.5%, Cu: 0.01% to 2.0%, N: 0.10% or less, and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities.
1. Ferritic stainless steel foil containing, by mass %, C: 0.02% or less, Si: 0.15% or less, Mn: 0.5% or less, S: 0.005% or less, P: 0.05% or less, Cr: 11.0% to 25.0%, Ni: 0.05% to 0.30%, Al: 0.32% to 1.0%, Cu: 0.01% to 2.0%, N: 0.10% or less, and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities.
2. The ferritic stainless steel foil according to claim 1 further containing, by mass %, one or more elements selected from Nb: 0.01% to 1.0%, Mo: 0.01% to 3.0%, and W: 0.01% to 3.0%, the content of the one or more elements being 0.01% to 3.0% in total.
3. The ferritic stainless steel foil according to claim 1 further containing, by mass %, REM: 0.01% to 0.20%.
4. The ferritic stainless steel foil according to claim 1 further containing, by mass %, one or more elements selected from Ti: 0.01% to 1.0%, Zr: 0.01% to 0.20%, Hf: 0.01% to 0.20%, Ca: 0.0010% to 0.0300%, and Mg: 0.0015% to 0.0300%.
5. The ferritic stainless steel foil according to claim 1 having a thickness of 100 μm or less.
6. The ferritic stainless steel foil according to claim 2 further containing, by mass %, REM: 0.01% to 0.20%.
7. The ferritic stainless steel foil according to claim 2 further containing, by mass %, one or more elements selected from Ti: 0.01% to 1.0%, Zr: 0.01% to 0.20%, Hf: 0.01% to 0.20%, Ca: 0.0010% to 0.0300%, and Mg: 0.0015% to 0.0300%.
8. The ferritic stainless steel foil according to claim 3 further containing, by mass %, one or more elements selected from Ti: 0.01% to 1.0%, Zr; 0.01% to 0.20%, Hf: 0.01% to 0.20%, Ca; 0.0010% to 0.0300%, and Mg: 0.0015% to 0.0300%.
9. The ferritic stainless steel foil according to claim 2 having a thickness of 100 μm or less.
10. The ferritic stainless steel foil according to claim 3 having a thickness of 100 μm or less.
11. The ferritic stainless steel foil according to claim 4 having a thickness of 100 μm or less.
12. The ferritic stainless steel foil according to claim 6 further containing, by mass %, one or more elements selected from Ti: 0.01% to 1.0%, Zr: 0.01% to 0.20%, Hf: 0.01% to 0.20%, Ca: 0.0010% to 0.0300%, and Mg: 0.0015% to 0.0300%.
13. The ferritic stainless steel foil according to claim 6 having a thickness of 100 μm or less.
14. The ferritic stainless steel foil according to claim 7 having a thickness of 100 μm or less.
15. The ferritic stainless steel foil according to claim 8 having a thickness of 100 μm or less.
16. The ferritic stainless steel foil according to claim 12 having a thickness of 100 μm or less.