High-strength stainless steel for oil well and high-strength stainless steel pipe for oil well

US9303296B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9303296-B2
Application numberUS-201213607957-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 10, 2012
Priority dateApr 28, 2010
Publication dateApr 5, 2016
Grant dateApr 5, 2016

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A high-strength stainless steel for oil well having corrosion resistance excellent in a high-temperature environment, having excellent SSC resistance at normal temperature, and having better workability than 13% Cr steels has a chemical composition containing, by mass percent, C: at most 0.05%, Si: at most 1.0%, Mn: at most 0.3%, P: at most 0.05%, S: less than 0.002%, Cr: over 16% and at most 18%, Mo: 1.5 to 3.0%, Cu: 1.0 to 3.5%, Ni: 3.5 to 6.5%, Al: 0.001 to 0.1%, N: at most 0.025%, and O: at most 0.01%, the balance being Fe and impurities, a microstructure containing a martensite phase, 10 to 48.5%, by volume ratio, of a ferrite phase and at most 10%, by volume ratio, of a retained austenite phase, yield strength of at least 758 MPa and uniform elongation of at least 10%.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A high-strength stainless steel for oil well, having a chemical composition consisting of, by mass percent, C: at most 0.05%, Si: at most 1.0%, Mn: at most 0.17%, P: at most 0.05%, S: less than 0.002%, Cr: over 16% and at most 18%, Mo: 1.5 to 3.0%, Cu: 1.0 to 3.5%, Ni: 3.5 to 6.5%, Al: 0.001 to 0.1%, N: at most 0.025%, and O: at most 0.01%, the balance being Fe and impurities, a microstructure comprising a martensite phase, 10 to 48.5%, by volume ratio, of a ferrite phase and at most 10%, by volume ratio, of a retained austenite phase, yield strength of at least 758 MPa and uniform elongation of at least 10%. 2. A high-strength stainless steel pipe for oil well manufactured using the stainless steel according to claim 1 . 3. A high-strength stainless steel for oil well, having a chemical composition consisting of, by mass percent, C: at most 0.05%, Si: at most 1.0%, Mn: at most 0.17%, P: at most 0.05%, S: less than 0.002%, Cr: over 16% and at most 18%, Mo: 1.5 to 3.0%, Cu: 1.0 to 3.5%, Ni: 3.5 to 6.5%, Al: 0.001 to 0.1%, N: at most 0.025%, and O: at most 0.01, and at least one selected from the group consisting of V: at most 0.30%, Nb: at most 0.30%, Ti: at most 0.30%, and Zr: at most 0.30%, the balance being Fe and impurities, a microstructure comprising a martensite phase, 10 to 48.5%, by volume ratio, of a ferrite phase and at most 10%, by volume ratio, of a retained austenite phase, yield strength of at least 758 MPa and uniform elongation of at least 10%. 4. A high-strength stainless steel pipe for oil well manufactured using the stainless steel according to claim 3 . 5. A high-strength stainless steel for oil well, having a chemical composition consisting of, by mass percent, C: at most 0.05%, Si: at most 1.0%, Mn: at most 0.17%, P: at most 0.05%, S: less than 0.002%, Cr: over 16% and at most 18%, Mo: 1.5 to 3.0%, Cu: 1.0 to 3.5%, Ni: 3.5 to 6.5%, Al: 0.001 to 0.1%, N: at most 0.025%, and O: at most 0.01, and at least one selected from the group consisting of Ca: at most 0.005%, Mg: at most 0.005%, and B: at most 0.01%, the balance being Fe and impurities, a microstructure comprising a martensite phase, 10 to 48.5%, by volume ratio, of a ferrite phase and at most 10%, by volume ratio, of a retained austenite phase, yield strength of at least 758 MPa and uniform elongation of at least 10%. 6. A high-strength stainless steel pipe for oil well manufactured using the stainless steel according to claim 5 . 7. A high-strength stainless steel for oil well, having a chemical composition consisting of, by mass percent, C: at most 0.05%, Si: at most 1.0%, Mn: at most 0.17%, P: at most 0.05%, S: less than 0.002%, Cr: over 16% and at most 18%, Mo: 1.5 to 3.0%, Cu: 1.0 to 3.5%, Ni: 3.5 to 6.5%, Al: 0.001 to 0.1%, N: at most 0.025%, and O: at most 0.01, at least one selected from the group consisting of V: at most 0.30%, Nb: at most 0.30%, Ti: at most 0.30%, and Zr: at most 0.30%, and at least one selected from the group consisting of Ca: at most 0.005%, Mg: at most 0.005%, and B: at most 0.01%%, the balance being Fe and impurities, a microstructure comprising a martensite phase, 10 to 48.5%, by volume ratio, of a ferrite phase and at most 10%, by volume ratio, of a retained austenite phase, yield strength of at least 758 MPa and uniform elongation of at least 10%. 8. A high-strength stainless steel pipe for oil well manufactured using the stainless steel according to claim 7 .

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  • C21D8/10Primary

    during manufacturing of tubular bodies · CPC title

  • Workpiece with longitudinal passageway or stopweld material [e.g., for tubular stock, etc.] · CPC title

  • containing manganese · CPC title

  • with titanium or zirconium · CPC title

  • Ferrite · CPC title

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What does patent US9303296B2 cover?
A high-strength stainless steel for oil well having corrosion resistance excellent in a high-temperature environment, having excellent SSC resistance at normal temperature, and having better workability than 13% Cr steels has a chemical composition containing, by mass percent, C: at most 0.05%, Si: at most 1.0%, Mn: at most 0.3%, P: at most 0.05%, S: less than 0.002%, Cr: over 16% and at most 1…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Ohe Taro, Amaya Hisashi, Takabe Hideki, and 3 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C21D8/10. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
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Publication date Tue Apr 05 2016 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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