Rolled round steel material for steering rack bar and steering rack bar
US9840759B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 10, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 12, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H55/26
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A rolled round steel material for a steering rack bar, having a chemical composition consisting of C: 0.38 to 0.55%, Si: not more than 1.0%, Mn: 0.20 to 2.0%, S: 0.005 to 0.10%, Cr: 0.01 to 2.0%, Al: 0.003 to 0.10%, and N: 0.003 to 0.03%, with the balance being Fe and impurities, and P being not more than 0.030% in the impurities, and a microstructure consisting of ferrite (F), lamellar pearlite (LP), and cementite (C). The average grain diameter of (F), an area fraction of (LP), and the number of particles of spheroidal cementite (SC) among C are controlled in a region from the surface to a position at ½ radius and in a central part of the material. An average aspect ratio of F is controlled in a region from a surface to a position at ½ radius.
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