Austenitic steel alloy

US5714115A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• VSG Energie - und Schmiedetechnik GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Markus Speidel · Birmenstorf, CH
• Peter Uggowitzer · Ottenbach, CH
• Gerald Stein · Essen, DE
• Joachim Menzel

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 27, 1996
• Grant date: Feb 3, 1998
• Expiry date: Mar 27, 2016

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C22C38/38
• WIPO field: Materials, metallurgy
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to an austenitic steel alloy which is corrosion-resistant, tough, non-magnetic and compatible with the skin. The invention also relates to a process for the production of said steel alloy and to uses thereof. The characterizing feature of the invention is a steel containing up to 0.3% C, 2 to 26% Mn, 11 to 24% Cr, more than 2.5 to 10% Mo, 0 to 8% W, more than 0.55 to 1.2% N, up to max 0.5% Ni and max 2 % Si, balance iron.