摘要:
Provided is high strength steel for springs that, compared to conventional high strength steel for springs, has excellent decarburization resistance and scale exfoliation property, by optimization of the added amounts of C, Si, Mn, and Cr as well as of Sb and Sn. The steel for springs contains C: more than 0.45 mass % and less than 0.65 mass %, Si: 0.15 mass % or more and 0.70 mass % or less, Mn: 0.10 mass % or more and 1.00 mass % or less, Cr: 0.20 mass % or more and 1.50 mass % or less, P: 0.025 mass % or less, S: 0.025 mass % or less, O: 0.0015 mass % or less, Sb: 0.010 mass % or more and less than 0.030 mass %, and Sn: 0.010 mass % or more and 0.030 mass % or less, under predetermined conditions.
摘要:
Provided are a thick steel plate with which a welded joint having good CTOD property is formed by low-to-medium heat input multipass welding and a method for producing the thick steel plate.The steel plate has a composition containing, by mass, C: 0.03% to 0.10%, Si: 0.5% or less, Mn: 1.0% to 2.0%, P: 0.015% or less, S: 0.0005% to 0.0050%, Al: 0.005% to 0.060%, Ni: 0.5% to 2.0%, Ti: 0.005% to 0.030%, N: 0.0015% to 0.0065%, O: 0.0010% to 0.0050%, Ca: 0.0005% to 0.0060%, and, as needed, one or more elements such as Cu. Ti/N, Ceq, Pcm, and ACR each fall within the specific range. The effective crystal grain size of the base metal at the center of the plate in the thickness direction is 20 μm or less. A specific amount of a composite inclusion including a sulfide containing Ca and Mn and an oxide containing Al having an equivalent circular diameter of 0.1 μm or more is present at the ¼-thickness position and the ½-thickness position of the plate. The steel having the above-described composition is heated to a specific temperature, hot rolled, and cooled.
摘要:
High-strength steel having a specified chemical composition wherein the ratio of Ti to N, Ti/N, is 2.0 to 4.0, and X (%), as calculated by equation (1): X=0.35Cr+0.9Mo+12.5Nb+8V (1) is 0.90% or more, wherein the symbols of chemical elements in equation (1) respectively denote the contents (mass %) of the corresponding chemical elements and wherein the symbol of a chemical element which is not included is assigned a value of 0, a microstructure having a bainite phase fraction of 70% or more, and a tensile strength of 760 MPa or more at a temperature of 350°C., methods for manufacturing such high-strength steel, and methods for manufacturing steel pipe from such high-strength steel, is disclosed.
摘要:
A high-strength steel having a specified chemical composition, wherein parameter Peff is 0.050% or more, the relationship (TS0−TS)/TS0≦0.050 is satisfied, wherein TS is defined as tensile strength determined at a temperature of 350° C. after aging has been performed under the condition of a Larson-Miller Parameter (LMP) of 15700, and wherein TS0 is defined as tensile strength determined at a temperature of 350° C. before the aging is performed, and having a toughness represented by a vE−20 of 100 J or more in a weld heat-affected zone, which is formed when welding is performed.
摘要:
A steel plate includes a predetermined chemical composition, in which B is controlled to be less than 0.0003%, and the balance is Fe and incidental impurities. The steel plate also includes precipitates containing Ti, Nb, and Mo and having a mean particle size of 20 nm or less, the relationship [Nb]/([Ti]+[Nb]+[Mo])≧0.3 being satisfied, where [Ti] is the Ti content, [Nb] is the Nb content, and [Mo] is the Mo content, thereby providing a thick, high tensile strength steel plate that is suitable for use in steel structures such as marine structures, ships, pressure vessels, and penstocks, has a yield stress (YS) of 460 MPa or greater, and has excellent low-temperature toughness of the heat-affected zone in a multilayer weld (CTOD property) and excellent strength and toughness after Post Weld Heat Treatment (PWHT property).
摘要:
There is provided a thick steel plate having good multipass weld joint CTOD characteristics for low to medium heat input and a method for manufacturing the thick steel plate. A steel plate containing, on a mass percent basis, C: 0.03% to 0.12%, Si: 0.5% or less, Mn: 1.0% to 2.0%, P: 0.015% or less, S: 0.0005% to 0.0050%, Al: 0.005% to 0.060%, Ni: 0.5% to 2.0%, Ti: 0.005% to 0.030%, N: 0.0015% to 0.0065%, O: 0.0010% to 0.0050%, Ca: 0.0005% to 0.0060%, and optionally one or two or more of Cu and the like, wherein Ti/N, Ceq, Pcm, and ACR are in particular ranges, a base material of the plate has an effective grain size of 20 μm or less at half the thickness of the plate, and the plate contains a particular number of complex inclusions at ¼ and ½ of the thickness of the plate, the complex inclusions being composed of a sulfide containing Ca and Mn and an oxide containing Al and having an equivalent circular diameter of 0.1 μm or more. Steel having the composition described above is heated at a particular temperature, is then hot-rolled, and is cooled.
摘要:
There is provided a thick steel plate having good multipass weld joint CTOD characteristics for low to medium heat input and a method for manufacturing the thick steel plate. A steel plate containing, on a mass percent basis, C: 0.03% to 0.12%, Si: 0.5% or less, Mn: 1.0% to 2.0%, P: 0.015% or less, S: 0.0005% to 0.0050%, Al: 0.005% to 0.060%, Ni: 0.5% to 2.0%, Ti: 0.005% to 0.030%, N: 0.0015% to 0.0065%, O: 0.0010% to 0.0050%, Ca: 0.0005% to 0.0060%, and optionally one or two or more of Cu and the like, wherein Ti/N, Ceq, Pcm, and ACR are in particular ranges, a base material of the plate has an effective grain size of 20 μm or less at half the thickness of the plate, and the plate contains a particular number of complex inclusions at ¼ and ½ of the thickness of the plate, the complex inclusions being composed of a sulfide containing Ca and Mn and an oxide containing Al and having an equivalent circular diameter of 0.1 μm or more. Steel having the composition described above is heated at a particular temperature, is then hot-rolled, and is cooled.
摘要:
A steel plate has excellent strength and toughness in a mid-thickness part thereof, despite having a plate thickness of 100 mm or greater. The steel plate has a chemical composition containing specific amounts of C, Si, Mn, P, S, Cr, Ni, Al, N, B, and 0, with the balance being Fe and incidental impurities, and having an equivalent carbon content Cer of 0.65 or greater. The steel plate has a yield strength of 620 MPa or greater, a plate thickness of 100 mm or greater, and has a microstructure in which prior γ grain size in a mid-thickness part of the steel plate has a maximum value, expressed as an equivalent circle diameter, of 150 μm or less, and a total area ratio of martensite and bainite in the mid-thickness part is 80% or greater.
摘要:
A pearlitic rail includes a composition including in % by mass: 0.70% to 0.90% of C; 0.1% to 1.5% of Si; 0.01% to 1.5% of Mn; 0.001% to 0.035% of P; 0.0005% to 0.030% of S; 0.1% to 2.0% of Cr, remainder of the composition consisting of Fe and inevitable impurities. Surface hardness of a rail top is not less than HB 430, and hardness at a depth of 25 mm from a surface of the rail top is not less than HB 410.
摘要:
Disclosed is, as a high-strength steel plate of API X80 grade or higher with a thickness of 38 mm or more, a thick steel plate for structural pipes or tubes that exhibits high strength in the rolling direction, excellent Charpy properties at its mid-thickness part, and high material homogeneity without addition of large amounts of alloying elements. The thick steel plate for structural pipes or tubes disclosed herein has: a specific chemical composition; a microstructure mainly composed of bainite; a tensile strength of 620 MPa or more; a Charpy absorption energy vE−20° C. at −20° C. at the mid-thickness part of 100 J or more; a variation of Vickers hardness in a plate thickness direction ΔHV10,t of 50 or less; and a variation of Vickers hardness in a plate widthwise direction ΔHV10,c of 50 or less.