Steel wire and spring
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Sep 17, 2024
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A steel wire is formed of a steel containing: not less than 0.6 mass % and not more than 0.7 mass % carbon, not less than 1.2 mass % and not more than 2.1 mass % silicon, not less than 0.2 mass % and not more than 0.6 mass % manganese, not less than 1.4 mass % and not more than 2 mass % chromium, and not less than 0.15 mass % and not more than 0.3 mass % vanadium, with the balance being iron and unavoidable impurities. The steel includes a matrix made up of tempered martensite, and a non-metallic inclusion present in the matrix. When √area of the non-metallic inclusion is represented as H1 and √area of a region including both the non-metallic inclusion and a decreased-hardness portion is represented as H2, a ratio of H2 to H1, or, H2/H1 is at least 1 and less than 1.3.
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SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES LTD | OSAKA-SHI OSAKA 541-0041 |
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Iwamoto, Katsutoshi | Osaka, JP | 4 | 8 |
# of filed Patents : 4 Total Citations : 8 | |||
Izumida, Hiromu | Osaka, JP | 20 | 83 |
# of filed Patents : 20 Total Citations : 83 | |||
Nakajima, Tetsuya | Osaka, JP | 40 | 451 |
# of filed Patents : 40 Total Citations : 451 | |||
Okada, Fuminori | Osaka, JP | 11 | 8 |
# of filed Patents : 11 Total Citations : 8 | |||
Sugimura, Kazuaki | Osaka, JP | 9 | 42 |
# of filed Patents : 9 Total Citations : 42 |
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