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Ferritic stainless steel having excellent formability

US4465525A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 28, 1982
Grant dateAug 14, 1984
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Expiry dateDec 28, 2002

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC22C38/32
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A ferritic stainless steel having excellent formability, for example, in a deep drawing procedure, contains 0.04 to 0.1 weight % of C, 1.0 weight % or less of Si, 0.75 weight % or less of Mn, 10 to 30 weight % of Cr, 0.5 weight % or less of Ni, 0.025 weight % or les of N, 2 to 30 ppm of boron, and optionally, 0.005 to 0.4 weight % of an additional alloy component consisting of Al and, further optionally, a further additional alloy component consisting of at least one member selected from 0.005 to 0.6 weight % of Ti, 0.005 to 0.4 weight % of Nb, V, and Zr, 0.02 to 0.50 weight % of Cu, and 0.05 weight % or less of Ca and Ce, the sum of the contents of C and N being 0.0502 weight % or more.

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