Germanium-bearing ferritic stainless steels

US2016237534A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2016237534-A1
Application numberUS-201514708559-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateMay 11, 2015
Priority dateFeb 17, 2015
Publication dateAug 18, 2016
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Germanium-bearing ferritic stainless steels are provided. A raw stainless steel-based material may have trace amount of germanium added. The raw material may be with iron and chromium as the primary components and such raw material when having germanium added could be used for the preparation of the germanium-bearing ferritic stainless steels. The trace addition of germanium may help the forming of passivation film, improve the stability of the passivation film and repairing capability of the same, enhance anti-corrosion capability of alloy, and turn pitting corrosion into general corrosion.

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What is claimed is: 1 . A germanium-bearing ferritic stainless steels comprising a raw material containing chromium that is 15 to 25 in weight percentage (wt %), manganese that is 0.3 to 0.9 in weight percentage, silicon that is 0.15 to 0.30 in weight percentage, germanium 0.1 to 1.2 in weight percentage, and iron rounding up the remaining of the raw material. 2 . The stainless steels according to claim 1 , wherein germanium ranges from 0.1 to 0.3 in weight percentage of the raw material. 3 . The stainless steels according to claim 1 , wherein germanium ranges from 0.3 to 0.8 in weight percentage of the raw material. 4 . The stainless steels according to claim 4 , wherein germanium ranges from 0.8 to 1.2 in weight percentage of the raw material. 5 . The stainless steels according to claim 1 , wherein the raw material after being immersed in sodium chloride solution is uniformly corroded.

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  • containing tin · CPC title

  • containing In, Mg, or other elements not provided for in one single group C22C38/001 - C22C38/60 · CPC title

  • containing manganese · CPC title

  • containing silicon · CPC title

  • C22C38/18Primary

    containing chromium · CPC title

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What does patent US2016237534A1 cover?
Germanium-bearing ferritic stainless steels are provided. A raw stainless steel-based material may have trace amount of germanium added. The raw material may be with iron and chromium as the primary components and such raw material when having germanium added could be used for the preparation of the germanium-bearing ferritic stainless steels. The trace addition of germanium may help the formin…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Nat Univ Tsing Hua
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C22C38/18. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Aug 18 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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