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Austenitic high Mn stainless steel and method production of same and member using that steel

US9175361B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 29, 2011
Grant dateNov 3, 2015
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Expiry dateJul 19, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E60/32
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Inexpensive stainless steel and inexpensive and high strength stainless steel which has excellent hydrogen environment embrittlement resistance even if used in a hydrogen resistant environment in over 40 MPa high pressure hydrogen gas or a hydrogen resistant environment in liquid hydrogen, characterized by containing, by mass %, C: 0.1% or less, Si: 0.4 to 1.5%, Mn: 8 to 11%, Cr: 15 to 17%, Ni: 5 to 8%, Cu: 1 to 4%, and N: 0.01 to less than 0.15% and having a balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities, having a volume rate of δ-ferrite of 10% or less, and having a long axis of δ-ferrite before annealing of 0.04 to 0.1 mm.

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