US2025188559A1PendingUtilityA1
Ferritic stainless steel sheet and exhaust member
Assignee: NIPPON STEEL STAINLESS STEEL CORPPriority: Mar 7, 2022Filed: Aug 9, 2022Published: Jun 12, 2025
Est. expiryMar 7, 2042(~15.6 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
C22C 38/54C22C 38/50C22C 38/48C22C 38/46C22C 38/44C22C 38/42C22C 38/06C22C 38/04C22C 38/02C22C 38/002C22C 38/001C21D 2211/005C21D 9/46C22C 38/005C22C 38/008C22C 38/004C22C 38/60C22C 38/52C21D 8/0226
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Abstract
There is provided a ferritic stainless steel sheet including a chemical composition that consists of, in mass %, C: 0.02% or less, Si: 1.0% or less, Mn: 1.0% or less, P: 0.01 to 0.10%, S: 0.0001 to 0.005%, N: 0.02% or less, Cr: 17.0 to 20.0%, Cu: 1.0 to 1.5%, Ti: 0.05 to 0.3%, Nb: 0.005 to 0.2%, Mo: 0.02 to 0.5%, B: 0.0001 to 0.0030%, Al: 0.005 to 0.5%, Ni: 0.01 to 0.2%, V: 0.01 to 0.2%, optional elements, with the balance: Fe and impurities and satisfies [86 P+33Nb+Mo+4Al≥5.0], in which an area fraction of Cu particles having a diameter of 20 nm or less is 2.0% or less.
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exact text as granted — not AI-modified1 . A ferritic stainless steel sheet comprising a chemical composition that consists of, in mass %:
C: 0.02% or less, Si: 1.0% or less, Mn: 1.0% or less, P: 0.01 to 0.10%, S: 0.0001 to 0.005%, N: 0.02% or less, Cr: 17.0 to 20.0%, Cu: 1.0 to 1.5%, Ti: 0.05 to 0.3%, Nb: 0.005 to 0.2%, Mo: 0.02 to 0.5%, B: 0.0001 to 0.0030%, Al: 0.005 to 0.5%, Ni: 0.01 to 0.2%, V: 0.01 to 0.2%, W: 0 to 2.0%, Sn: 0 to 0.5%, Mg: 0 to 0.01%, Sb: 0 to 0.5%, Zr: 0 to 0.3%, Ta: 0 to 0.3%, Hf: 0 to 0.3%, Co: 0 to 0.3%, Ca: 0 to 0.01%, REM: 0 to 0.2%, and Ga: 0 to 0.3%, with the balance: Fe and impurities, and satisfies Formula (i) shown below, wherein an area fraction of Cu particles having a diameter of 20 nm or less is 2.0% or less:
86
P
+
33
Nb
+
Mo
+
4
Al
≥
5.
(
i
)
where symbols of elements in Formula (i) shown above indicate contents (mass %) of elements contained in the steel sheet, and zero is set to a symbol of an element when the element is not contained.
2 . The ferritic stainless steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the chemical composition contains, in mass %, one or more of:
W: 0.05 to 2.0%, Sn: 0.01 to 0.5%, Mg: 0.0002 to 0.01%, Sb: 0.01 to 0.5%, Zr: 0.01 to 0.3%, Ta: 0.01 to 0.3%, Hf: 0.01 to 0.3%, Co: 0.01 to 0.3%, Ca: 0.0001 to 0.01%, REM: 0.001 to 0.2%, and Ga: 0.0002 to 0.3%.
3 . The ferritic stainless steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein a maximum length of TiN is 15 μm or less.
4 . The ferritic stainless steel sheet according to claim 2 , wherein a maximum length of TiN is 15 μm or less.
5 . The ferritic stainless steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein an amount of precipitating Nb is 0.1% or less in mass %.
6 . An exhaust member comprising the ferritic stainless steel sheet according to claim 1 .
7 . An exhaust member comprising the ferritic stainless steel sheet according to claim 5 .
8 . The ferritic stainless steel sheet according to claim 2 , wherein an amount of precipitating Nb is 0.1% or less in mass %.
9 . The ferritic stainless steel sheet according to claim 3 , wherein an amount of precipitating Nb is 0.1% or less in mass %.
10 . The ferritic stainless steel sheet according to claim 4 , wherein an amount of precipitating Nb is 0.1% or less in mass %.
11 . An exhaust member comprising the ferritic stainless steel sheet according to claim 2 .
12 . An exhaust member comprising the ferritic stainless steel sheet according to claim 3 .
13 . An exhaust member comprising the ferritic stainless steel sheet according to claim 4 .
14 . An exhaust member comprising the ferritic stainless steel sheet according to claim 8 .
15 . An exhaust member comprising the ferritic stainless steel sheet according to claim 9 .
16 . An exhaust member comprising the ferritic stainless steel sheet according to claim 10 .
17 . A ferritic stainless steel sheet comprising a chemical composition that comprises, in mass %:
C: 0.02% or less, Si: 1.0% or less, Mn: 1.0% or less, P: 0.01 to 0.10%, S: 0.0001 to 0.005%, N: 0.02% or less, Cr: 17.0 to 20.0%, Cu: 1.0 to 1.5%, Ti: 0.05 to 0.3%, Nb: 0.005 to 0.2%, Mo: 0.02 to 0.5%, B: 0.0001 to 0.0030%, Al: 0.005 to 0.5%, Ni: 0.01 to 0.2%, V: 0.01 to 0.2%, W: 0 to 2.0%, Sn: 0 to 0.5%, Mg: 0 to 0.01%, Sb: 0 to 0.5%, Zr: 0 to 0.3%, Ta: 0 to 0.3%, Hf: 0 to 0.3%, Co: 0 to 0.3%, Ca: 0 to 0.01%, REM: 0 to 0.2%, and Ga: 0 to 0.3%, with the balance comprising: Fe and impurities, and satisfies Formula (i) shown below, wherein an area fraction of Cu particles having a diameter of 20 nm or less is 2.0% or less:
86
P
+
33
Nb
+
Mo
+
4
Al
≥
5.
(
i
)
where symbols of elements in Formula (i) shown above indicate contents (mass %) of elements contained in the steel sheet, and zero is set to a symbol of an element when the element is not contained.Join the waitlist — get patent alerts
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