Martensitic stainless steel strengthened by copper-nucleated nitride precipitates
US9914987B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 18, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC22C38/52
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A martensitic stainless steel alloy is strengthened by copper-nucleated nitride precipitates. The alloy includes, in combination by weight percent, about 10.0 to about 12.5 Cr, about 2.0 to about 7.5 Ni, up to about 17.0 Co, about 0.6 to about 1.5 Mo, about 0.5 to about 2.3 Cu, up to about 0.6 Mn, up to about 0.4 Si, about 0.05 to about 0.15 V, up to about 0.10 N, up to about 0.035 C, up to about 0.01 W, and the balance Fe and incidental elements and impurities. The nitride precipitates may be enriched by one or more transition metals. A case hardened, corrosion resistant variant has a reduced weight percent of Ni, enabling increased use of Cr, and decreased Co.
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