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Oil Country Tubular Goods or a line pipe formed of a high-strength martensitic stainless steel
Assignee: Nippon Steel Corp
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Filing: 1990-02-15
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Granted: 1991-09-17
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Expires: 2010-02-15
Abstract
Abstract A high-strength martensitic stainless steel excellent in corrosion resistance and stress corrosion cracking resistance, the composition of which comprises: 0.1% or less carbon, 1% or less silicon, 2% or less manganese, 8-14% chromium, 1.2-4.5% copper, 0.005-0.2% aluminum, 0.01-0.15% nitrogen, and the balance of iron except incidental elements. The stainless steel can contain nickel, molybdenum, tungsten, vanadium, titanium, niobium, etc. under the fixed conditions in addition to the above elements. The heat treatment of the stainless steel comprises: the step of austenitizing at temperatures of 920° C. to 1,000° C., the step of cooling at a cooling rate equal to or higher than the air cooling rate, the step of tempering at temperatures between 580° C. and A cl point, and the step of cooling at a cooling rate higher than the air cooling rate.
Inventors
- 👤 Akihiro Miyasaka
- 👤 Hiroyuki Ogawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-09 16:09
CPC Classifications
C; C21; C21D; C21D6/00; C21D6/002; C22; C22C; C22C38/00; C22C38/001; C22C38/18; C22C38/20; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S148/00; Y10S148/902; Y10S148/909; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/12; Y10T428/12292
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
Oil Country Tubular Goods (OCTG) or a line pipe formed of a high-strength martensitic stainless steel excellent in corrosion resistance and stress corrosion cracking resistance, the steel consisting essentially of: 0.1 wt % or less carbon, 1 wt % or less silicon, 2 wt % or less manganese, 8-14 wt % chromium, 1.2-4.5 wt % copper, 0.005-0.2 wt % aluminum, 0.01-0.15 wt % nitrogen and the balance being iron except for incidental elements, and the OCTG or the line pipe being obtained by a heat-treatment process comprising the following steps: a) austenitizing the OCTG or the line pipe at 920° C. to 1,100° C. of temperature followed by cooling at a cooling rate equal to or higher than the air cooling rate, tempering the OCTG or the line pipe at a temperature between 580° C. and Ac 1 point followed by cooling at a cooling rate equal to or higher than the air cooling rate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
Oil Country Tubular Goods (OCTG) or a line pipe formed of a high-strength martensitic stainless steel excellent in corrosion resistance and stress corrosion cracking resistance, the steel consisting essentially of: 0.1 wt % or less carbon, 1 wt % or less silicon, 2 wt % or less manganese, 8-14 wt % chromium, 1.2-4.5 wt % copper, 0.005-0.2 wt % aluminum, 0.01-0.15 wt % nitrogen and the balance being iron except for incidental elements, and the OCTG or the line pipe being obtained by a heat-treatment process comprising the following steps: a) austenitizing the OCTG or the line pipe at 920° C. to 1,100° C. of temperature followed by cooling at a cooling rate equal to or higher than the air cooling rate, tempering the OCTG or the line pipe at a temperature between 580° C. and Ac 1 point followed by cooling at a cooling rate equal to or higher than the air cooling rate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
OCTG or a line pipe formed of the steel as claimed in claim 1 wherein the steel contains 0.025 wt % or less phosphorous and 0.015 wt % or less sulfur as incidental elements.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
OCTG or a line pipe formed of the steel as claimed in claim 1 wherein the steel further contains at least one of 2 wt % of less molybdenum and 4 wt % or less tungsten.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
55 words
OCTG or a line pipe formed of the steel as claimed in claim 1 wherein the steel further contains at least one element selected from the group consisting of 0.5% or less vanadium, 0.2% or less titanium and 0.5% or less niobium, 0.2% or less zirconium, 0.2% or less tantalum and 0.2% or less hafnium.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
OCTG or a line pipe formed of the steel as claimed in claim 1 wherein the steel further contains at least one of 0.008% or less calcium and 0.02% or less rare earth elements.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
OCTG or a line pipe formed of the steel as claimed in claim 1 wherein the steel contains 0.02% or less carbon.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
OCTG or a line pipe formed of the steel as claimed in claim 2 wherein the steel further contains at least one of 2 wt % or less molybdenum and 4 wt % or less tungsten.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
54 words
OCTG or a line pipe formed of the steel as claimed in claim 2 wherein the steel further contains at least one element selected from the group comprising 0.5% or less vanadium, 0.2% or less titanium and 0.5% or less niobium, 0.2% or less zirconium, 0.2% or less tantalum and 0.2% or less hafnium.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
55 words
OCTG or a line pipe formed of the steel as claimed in claim 3 wherein the steel further contains at least one element selected from the group consisting of 0.5% or less vanadium, 0.2% or less titanium, and 0.5% or less niobium, 0.2% or less zirconium, 0.2% or less tantalum and 0.2% or less hafnium.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
34 words
OCTG or a line pipe formed of the steel as claimed in claim 4 wherein the steel further contains at least one of 0.008% or less calcium and 0.02% or less rare earth elements.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
OCTG or a line pipe formed of the steel as claimed in claim 2 wherein the steel contains 0.02% or less carbon.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
OCTG or a line pipe formed of the steel as claimed in claim 3 wherein the steel contains 0.02% or less carbon.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
OCTG or a line pipe formed of the steel as claimed in claim 4 wherein the steel contains 0.02% or less carbon.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
OCTG or a line pipe formed of the steel as claimed in claim 5 wherein the steel contains 0.02% or less carbon.
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