US4519839A
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Sintered high vanadium high speed steel and method of making same
Assignee: Fuji Die Co Ltd
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Filing: 1982-04-08
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Granted: 1985-05-28
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Expires: 2002-04-08
Abstract
Abstract A sintered high vanadium high speed steel with an excellent hardness and ductility of composition C 1.4-6.2%, W+2 Mo (W-equivalent) 10.0-24.0%, Cr 3.0-6.0%, V 8.5-28%, Co less than 17%, the remainder Fe and inevitable impurities, and a method of producing same. It can be produced by the steps of commingling the alloy constituents in the form of pulverulent oxides and carbon powder, heating the mixture in a stream of hydrogen, thereby reducing the mixture by the carbon and hydrogen simultaneously to yield an alloy powder, adjusting the composition and the grain size of the obtained alloy powder, pressing the alloy powder to a compact, sintered the compact in a vacuum, and finally converting the matrix of the sintered body into martensite by heat treatment.
Inventors
- 👤 Ishibachi Toyoaki
- 👤 Yoshihara Minoru
- 👤 Takuma Takashi
- 👤 Fuke Yasunori
- 👤 Maeda Masayuki
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-01 06:27
CPC Classifications
C; C22; C22C; C22C33/00; C22C33/02; C22C33/0257; C22C33/0278; B; B22; B22F; B22F9/00; B22F9/16; B22F9/18; B22F9/20; C22C33/0235; C22C33/0292
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
179 words
A sintered high vanadium high speed steel consisting essentially of C 1.4-6.2, W+2Mo 10.0-24.0, Cr 3.0-6.0, V 8.5-38, Co less than 17, all in weight%, the remainder Fe and inevitable impurities, characterized by a process of manufacture comprising the steps of preparing a powder mixture consisting of the oxides of the steel-forming metals and carbon, the amount of the carbon nearly equalling a sum of that for dissolution and carbide formation and half of that for reducing said metal oxides to carbon monoxide, pulverizing said mixture intimately down to below 10 microns, heating said finely pulverized mixture in a stream of hydrogen at a temperature between 900° and 1100° C. and for a sufficient time, whereby said mixture is reduced to an alloyed powder, pulverizing said alloyed powder again down to below 10 microns, with necessary carbon and/or composition adjustments made, preparing a compact from said pulverized alloyed powder, solid phase sintering said compact in a vacuum to a density of 95% or higher, and subjecting said sintered compact to a heat treatment, whereby a martensitic matrix is produced.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
179 words
A sintered high vanadium high speed steel consisting essentially of C 1.4-6.2, W+2Mo 10.0-24.0, Cr 3.0-6.0, V 8.5-38, Co less than 17, all in weight%, the remainder Fe and inevitable impurities, characterized by a process of manufacture comprising the steps of preparing a powder mixture consisting of the oxides of the steel-forming metals and carbon, the amount of the carbon nearly equalling a sum of that for dissolution and carbide formation and half of that for reducing said metal oxides to carbon monoxide, pulverizing said mixture intimately down to below 10 microns, heating said finely pulverized mixture in a stream of hydrogen at a temperature between 900° and 1100° C. and for a sufficient time, whereby said mixture is reduced to an alloyed powder, pulverizing said alloyed powder again down to below 10 microns, with necessary carbon and/or composition adjustments made, preparing a compact from said pulverized alloyed powder, solid phase sintering said compact in a vacuum to a density of 95% or higher, and subjecting said sintered compact to a heat treatment, whereby a martensitic matrix is produced.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The steel of claim 1 wherein said sintered compact is isostatically hot pressed.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The steel of claim 1 wherein said composition adjustments are addition of vanadium carbide.
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