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Ferritic-austenitic stainless steel

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Assignee: OUTOKUMPU STAINLESS ABPriority: Sep 27, 2000Filed: Dec 23, 2009Published: Jul 8, 2010
Est. expirySep 27, 2020(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
C22C 38/58C21D 2211/001C21D 2211/005C22C 38/42C22C 38/44C22C 38/001C22C 38/002C22C 38/02C22C 38/06C22C 38/46C22C 38/48C22C 38/50C22C 38/54
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Abstract

A ferritic-austenitic stainless steel having a microstructure which essentially consists of 35-65 vol-% ferrite and 35-65 vol-% austenite, has a chemical composition which contains in weight-%: 0.005-0.07 C, 0.1-2.0 Si, 3-8 Mn, 19-23 Cr, 0.5-1.7 Ni, optionally Mo and/or W in a total amount of max 1.0 (Mo+W/2), optionally Cu up to max 1.0 Cu, 0.15-0.30 N, balance iron and impurities. The following conditions shall apply for the chromium and nickel equivalents: 20<Cr eq <24.5, 10<Ni eq , where, Cr eq =Cr+1.5 Si+Mo+2 Ti+0.5 Nb, Ni eq =Ni+0.5 Mn+30 (C+N)+0.5 (Cu+Co).

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1 . A ferritic-austenitic stainless steel having a microstructure which essentially consists of 35-65 vol-% ferrite and 35-65 vol-% austenite, characterised in that the steel has a chemical composition which contains in weight-%:
 0.02-0.07 C   0.1-2.0 Si   3-8 Mn   19-23 Cr   1.1-1.7 Ni   optionally Mo and/or W in a total amount of max 1.0 (Mo+W/2)   optionally Cu up to max 1.0 Cu   0.15-0.30 N   balance iron and impurities, and that the following conditions shall apply for the ferrite- and austenite formers of the alloy, respectively, i.e. for the chromium and nickel equivalents:
   20<Cr eq <24.5 
   10<Ni eq , where 
   Cr eq =Cr+1.5Si+Mo+2Ti+0.5Nb 
   Ni eq =Ni+0.5Mn+30(C+N)+0.5(Cu+Co) 
   
   
   
       2 . A steel according to claim, characterised in that it contains max 0.05, preferably max 0 04 C. 
   
   
       3 . A steel according to any one of  claims 1 - 2 , characterised in that it contains at least 0.2, preferably at least 0.35 Si. 
   
   
       4 . A steel according to any one of  claims 1 - 3 , characterised in that it contains max 1.5, preferably max 1.0 Si. 
   
   
       5 . A steel according to any one of  claims 3  and  4 , characterised in that it contains 0.35-0.80 Si. 
   
   
       6 . A steel according to any one of  claims 1 - 5 , characterised in that it contains at least 4, suitably at least 4.5 Mn. 
   
   
       7 . A steel according to any one of  claims 1 - 6 , characterised in that it contains max 6 Mn. 
   
   
       8 . A steel according to any one of  claims 6  and  7 , characterised in that it contains 4.5-5.5 Mn. 
   
   
       9 . A steel according to any one of  claims 1 - 8 , characterised in that it contains at least 20, preferably at least 20.5 Cr. 
   
   
       10 . A steel according to any one of  claims 1 - 9 , characterised in that it contains max 23, suitably max 22.5 Cr. 
   
   
       11 . A steel according to any one of  claims 9  and  10 , characterised in that it contains 21.0-22.0, preferably 21.2-21.8 Cr. 
   
   
       12 . A steel according to any one of  claims 1 - 11 , characterised in that it contains 1.35-1.70 Ni. 
   
   
       13 . A steel according to any one of  claims 1 - 12 , characterised in that it contains at least 0.1, preferably at least 0.15 Mo. 
   
   
       14 . A steel according to  claim 13 , characterised in that it contains max 0 8 Mo, preferably max 0.65 Mo. 
   
   
       15 . A steel according to any one of  claims 13  and  14 , characterised in that it contains 0.15-0.54 (Mo+W/2). 
   
   
       16 . A steel according to  claims 1 - 15 , characterised in that it contains at least 0.1, preferably at least 0.15, suitably at least 0.24 Cu. 
   
   
       17 . A steel according to  claim 16 , characterised in that it contains max 0.7 Cu. 
   
   
       18 . A steel according to any one of  claims 16  and  17 , characterised in that it contains 0.25-0.54 Cu, 
   
   
       19 . A steel according  claim 18 , characterised in that it contains at least 0.18 N. 
   
   
       20 . A steel according to any one of  claims 1 - 19 , characterised in that it contains max 0.26 N. 
   
   
       21 . A steel according to any one of  claims 19  and  20 , characterised in that it contains 0.20-0.24 N. 
   
   
       22 . A steel according to any one of  claims 1 - 21 , characterised in that it contains 0.001-0.005 B. 
   
   
       23 . A steel according to any one of  claims 1 - 22 , characterised in that it contains max 0.10 S. 
   
   
       24 . A steel according to  claim 23 , characterised in that it contains max 0.002 S. 
   
   
       25 . A steel according to any one of  claims 1 - 24 , characterised in that the coordinates of the Cr- and Ni-equivalents lie within the frame of the area A B C D A in the Schaeffler diagram in  FIG. 1 , the coordinates of said points being:
 Cr eq  Ni eq      
     
       
         
               
               
               
             
                   
               
                 A 
                 20.8 
                 11.8 
               
                 B 
                 23.0 
                 15.0 
               
                 C 
                 24.0 
                 14.5 
               
                 D 
                 23.0 
                 10.4 
               
                   
               
           
              
             
             
              
              
              
              
              
             
          
         
       
     
   
   
       26 . A steel according to  claim 25 , characterised in that the coordinates of the Cr- and Ni-equivalents lie within the frame of the area D E F G H D in the Schaeffler diagram in  FIG. 1 , the coordinates of said points being: 
     
       
         
               
               
               
             
                   
                   
               
                   
                 Cr eq   
                 Ni eq   
               
                   
                   
               
                   
               
               
               
               
             
                 D 
                 23.0 
                 10.4 
               
                 E 
                 22.0 
                 11.0 
               
                 F 
                 22.0 
                 13.5 
               
                 G 
                 22.3 
                 14.0 
               
                 H 
                 23.0 
                 14.0

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