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Soft steel for machine cutting and method of producing it

US4978499A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 1, 1989
Grant dateDec 18, 1990
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Expiry dateDec 1, 2009

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC22C38/60
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A soft steel for machine cutting with high machinability performances having a content of C.ltoreq.0.25%, a content of Mn of 0.8 to 1.5%, a content of P of .ltoreq.0.1%, a content of S of 0.15 to 0.40%, and a content of Si of 0.05 to 0.40%, expressed in percentages by weight. After finishing of the metal, the inclusions of manganese sulfide are surrounded by a plastic oxide layer of an average composition SiO.sub.2 : 35 to 45%; Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 : 10 to 20%; CaO: 15 to 25%; MnO: 10 to 20%. In producing this grade, after the addition of silicon and manganese, the liquid metal is agitated in the presence of a slag of a composition CaO: 20 to 55%; SiO.sub.2 : 35 to 65%; Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 : 15 to 40%; with a CaO %/SiO.sub.2 % ratio of about 1.

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