Metallic material

Abstract

A metallic material includes at least iron, carbon, chromium, molybdenum and vanadium, which metallic material has a bainitic basic structure and carbidic phases. The carbidic phases are at least partially formed by molybdenum carbide, vanadium carbide and/or chromium carbide. The carbidic phases at least partially have a diameter no greater than 200 nm.

1 - 11 . (canceled) 
     
     
         12 . A metallic material, comprising:
 iron, carbon, chromium, molybdenum and vanadium;   wherein the metallic material has a bainitic basic structure, and wherein the metallic material has carbidic phases which are at least partially formed by at least one of molybdenum carbide, vanadium carbide, and chromium carbide, and wherein the carbidic phases at least partially have a diameter no greater than 200 nm.   
     
     
         13 . The material as recited in  claim 12 , further comprising:
 at least one of silicon and manganese.   
     
     
         14 . The material as recited in  claim 13 , wherein:
 carbon is provided in the range of 0.25 wt. % to 0.4 wt. %;   chromium is provided in the range of 0.3 wt. % to 0.6 wt. %;   molybdenum is provided in the range of 1.5 wt. % to 3.2 wt. %;   vanadium is provided in the range of 0.2 wt. % to 0.6 wt. %;   silicon is provided in the range of 0 wt. % to 0.35 wt. %; and   manganese is provided in the range of 0 wt. % to 0.35 wt. %.   
     
     
         15 . The material as recited in  claim 14 , wherein:
 carbon is provided at a level of 0.35 wt. %;   chromium is provided at a level of 0.5 wt. %;   molybdenum is provided at a level of 3.0 wt. %;   vanadium is provided at a level of 0.45 wt. %;   silicon is provided at a level of 0.3 wt. %; and   manganese is provided at a level of 0.3 wt. %.   
     
     
         16 . The material as recited in  claim 15 , wherein the material has a hardness of no less than 42 HRC. 
     
     
         17 . A method for producing a metallic material, comprising:
 a) providing a metallic composition which includes at least iron, carbon, chromium, molybdenum, and vanadium;   b) treating the metallic composition at a temperature no less than an austenitizing temperature;   c) cooling the metallic composition at a predefined cooling rate;   d) treating the resulting product obtained from the cooling step c), at a temperature no less than 400° C.; and   e) cooling the resulting product obtained from the method step d) to form the metallic material, wherein the metallic material has a bainitic basic structure, and wherein the metallic material has carbidic phases which are at least partially formed by at least one of molybdenum carbide, vanadium carbide, and chromium carbide, and wherein the carbidic phases at least partially have a diameter no greater than 200 nm.   
     
     
         18 . The method as recited in  claim 17 , wherein the method step b) is performed in a temperature range of 950° C. to 1100° C. 
     
     
         19 . The method as recited in  claim 18 , wherein the method step d) is carried out in a temperature range of 450° C. to 600° C. 
     
     
         20 . The method as recited in  claim 19 , wherein a cooling rate used in method step c) is in the range of 0.2K/s to 3K/s. 
     
     
         21 . The material as recited in  claim 12 , wherein the material is part of an injection component of an internal combustion engine.