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High tensile steel wire

US10570479B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

NV BEKAERT SA · BE

Inventors

Christophe MESPLONT · Mouvaux, FR
Geert Tempelaere · Gijzelbrechtegem, BE
Wim VAN HAVER · Aalter, BE
Maarten De Clercq · Vinderhoute, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 28, 2016
Grant date	Feb 25, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 13, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC21D2211/008
WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An elongated steel element having a non-round cross-section and being in a work-hardened state, said elongated steel element having as steel composition: a carbon content ranging from 0.20 weight percent to 1.00 weight percent, a silicon content ranging from 0.05 weight percent to 2.0 weight percent, a manganese content ranging from 0.40 weight percent to 1.0 weight percent, a chromium content ranging from 0.0 weight percent to 1.0 weight percent, a sulfur and phosphor content being individually limited to 0.025 weight percent, contents of nickel, vanadium, aluminium, molybdenum or cobalt all being individually limited to 0.5 weight percent, the remainder being iron and unavoidable impurities, said steel having martensitic structure that comprises martensitic grains, wherein a fraction of at least 10 volume percent of martensitic grains is oriented.

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