High strength spring steel having excellent hydrogen embrittlement resistance

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7438770
APP PUB NO 20060169367A1
SERIAL NO

11340547

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The present invention provides a high strength steel used for spring steel that has excellent hydrogen embrittlement resistance.The high strength steel which spring steel having excellent hydrogen embrittlement resistance comprises 0.20 to 0.60% of C, 1.0 to 3.0% of Si, 1.0 to 3.5% of Mn, higher than 0% and not higher than 1.5% of Al, 0.15% or less P, 0.02% or less S, and balance of iron and inevitable impurities and the structure includes: 1% or more residual austenite; 80% or more in total of bainitic ferrite and martensite; and 10% or less (may be 0%) in total content of ferrite and pearlite in the proportion of area to the entire structure, and also the mean axis ratio (major axis/minor axis) of the residual austenite grains is 5 or higher and the steel tensile strength is 1860 MPa or higher.

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KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL LTD )2-4 WAKINOHAMA-KAIGANDORI 2-CHOME CHUO-KU KOBE-SHI HYOGO 651-8585
SHINSHU TLO CO LTDNAGANO-386-8567

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Ikeda, Shushi Kobe, JP 44 570
Saito, Kenji Kobe, JP 306 2143
Sugimoto, Koichi Nagano, JP 64 1234
Yuse, Fumio Kobe, JP 13 151

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