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Process for heating steel powder compacts
Assignee: Kobe Steel Ltd
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Filing: 1977-08-17
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Granted: 1979-05-08
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Expires: 1997-08-17
Abstract
Abstract A process is provided for heating steel powder compacts in a controlled atmosphere consisting of a primary gas containing at least 80% by volume of an inert gas, and a secondary gas comprising 0.1 to 5% by volume, based on the volume of said primary gas, of a paraffinic hydrocarbon. The process makes it possible to reduce the residual oxygen concentration in the steel powder compacts, while maintaining accurate control of the carbon content.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazuo Ogata
- 👤 Seiya Furuta
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 12:35
CPC Classifications
C; C21; C21D; C21D1/00; C21D1/74; C21D1/76; B; B22; B22F; B22F3/00; B22F3/10; B22F3/1003; B22F3/1007; C21D3/00; C21D3/02; C22; C22C; C22C33/00; C22C33/02; C22C33/0235
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
156 words
A process for deoxidizing steel powder compacts which comprises: admixing and compacting with steel powder a quantity of carbon x c ; wherein x c is the carbon concentration in said steel powder compact prior to deoxidation and is x.sub.c =3/4(x.sub.o -y.sub.o)+y.sub.c, wherein x o is the oxygen concentration of said steel compact prior to deoxidation; y o is the oxygen concentration of said steel compact after deoxidation; and y c is the carbon concentration of said steel compact after oxidation wherein all concentrations are by weight; heating said steel powder compact in the presence of an atmosphere which comprises a primary gas consisting essentially of hydrogen, carbon monoxide and at least 80 volume percent of an inert gas and 0.1 to 5 volume percent based on the volume of said primary gas of a secondary gas consisting essentially of a paraffinic hydrocarbon; and recovering a deoxidized steel powder compact free of carburized or decarburized layers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
156 words
A process for deoxidizing steel powder compacts which comprises: admixing and compacting with steel powder a quantity of carbon x c ; wherein x c is the carbon concentration in said steel powder compact prior to deoxidation and is x.sub.c =3/4(x.sub.o -y.sub.o)+y.sub.c, wherein x o is the oxygen concentration of said steel compact prior to deoxidation; y o is the oxygen concentration of said steel compact after deoxidation; and y c is the carbon concentration of said steel compact after oxidation wherein all concentrations are by weight; heating said steel powder compact in the presence of an atmosphere which comprises a primary gas consisting essentially of hydrogen, carbon monoxide and at least 80 volume percent of an inert gas and 0.1 to 5 volume percent based on the volume of said primary gas of a secondary gas consisting essentially of a paraffinic hydrocarbon; and recovering a deoxidized steel powder compact free of carburized or decarburized layers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said primary gas contains a reducing gas.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process of claim 2, wherein said gas comprises hydrogen at a level less than 20% by volume of said primary gas.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 2, wherein said reducing gas comprises carbon monoxide at a level less than 12% by volume of said primary gas.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said inert gas contains nitrogen gas.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said paraffinic hydrocarbon is methane.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said paraffinic hydrocarbon is ethane.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said paraffinic hydrocarbon is propane.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said paraffinic hydrocarbon is butane.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
The process of claim 6, wherein said methane is admixed with said primary gas in an amount of 2% by volume based on the volume of said primary gas.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
The process of claim 7, wherein said ethane is admixed with said primary gas in an amount of 1% by volume based on the volume of said primary gas.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
29 words
The process of claim 8, wherein said propane is admixed with said primary gas in an amount of 0.66% by volume based on the volume of said primary gas.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
29 words
The process of claim 9, wherein said butane is admixed with said primary gas in an amount of 0.5% by volume based on the volume of said primary gas.
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