Spring steel wire rod excellent in decarburization resistance and wire drawing workability and method for producing same

US9005378B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9005378-B2
Application numberUS-19243708-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 15, 2008
Priority dateSep 10, 2007
Publication dateApr 14, 2015
Grant dateApr 14, 2015

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Disclosed is a spring steel wire rod that comprises C in a range of 0.35 to 0.65% (mass %, the same applies to respective elements described hereinafter), Si in a range of 1.4 to 2.2%, Mn in a range of 0.10 to 1.0%, Cr in a range of 0.1 to 2.0%, P not more than 0.025% (0% excluded), and S not more than 0.025% (0% excluded), balance comprising iron, and unavoidable impurities, wherein an average grain size Dc of a central part of the steel wire rod is not more than 80 μm while an average grain size Ds of a surface layer part of the steel wire rod is not less than 3.0 μm.

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What is claimed is: 1. A spring steel wire rod comprising: Fe; C in a range of 0.35 to 0.65% mass; Si in a range of 1.4 to 2.2% mass; Mn in a range of 0.10 to 1.0% mass; Cr in a range of 0.1 to 2.0% mass; P not more than 0.025% mass (0% excluded); and S not more than 0.025% mass (0% excluded), wherein an average grain size Dc of a central part of the steel wire rod is more than 20 μm and not more than 80 μm, and an average grain size Ds of a surface layer part of t…

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What does patent US9005378B2 cover?
Disclosed is a spring steel wire rod that comprises C in a range of 0.35 to 0.65% (mass %, the same applies to respective elements described hereinafter), Si in a range of 1.4 to 2.2%, Mn in a range of 0.10 to 1.0%, Cr in a range of 0.1 to 2.0%, P not more than 0.025% (0% excluded), and S not more than 0.025% (0% excluded), balance comprising iron, and unavoidable impurities, wherein an average…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kochi Takuya, Murakami Shogo, Kuroda Takeshi, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C22C38/18. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
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Publication date Tue Apr 14 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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