Stainless steel tube for automobile structure
US6755919B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 26, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC21D2211/008
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A stainless steel tube having excellent formability for secondary operation comprises: a chemical composition including not more than 0.20 mass % of C; not more than 1.5 mass % of Si; not more than 2.0 mass % of Mn; 10-18 mass % of Cr; not more than 0.03 mass % of N; or further at least one type of element selected from the group of: not more than 0.6 mass % of Cu; not more than 0.6 mass % of Ni; not more than 2.5 mass % of Mo; not more than 1.0 mass % of Nb; not more than 1.0 mass % of Ti; and not more than 1.0 mass % of V; Fe as the remainder and the inevitable impurities; and a structure constituted of ferrite or ferrite and martensite, wherein the TE value defined by the following formula exceeds 25,000 Mpa·%, TE=TS×(El+21.9) TS represents the tensile strength in the tube axial direction, and El represents the elongation in such direction.
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