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EP 0178222 B1 19880803 - STEEL ALLOYS, PARTICULARLY FOR TUBES FOR BICYCLE FRAMES

Title (en)

STEEL ALLOYS, PARTICULARLY FOR TUBES FOR BICYCLE FRAMES

Publication

EP 0178222 B1 19880803 (FR)

Application

EP 85401923 A 19851002

Priority

FR 8415665 A 19841012

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0178222A1] 1. Steel containing, by weight, from 0.23 to 0.29% of carbon, from 0.23 to 0.28% of silicon, from 0.15 to 0.25% of molybdenum, less than 0.035% of phosphorus, less than 0.035% of sulphur, from 1 to 1.35% of manganese, from 0.20 to 0.40% of chromium, from 0.08 to 0.15% of vanadium, optionally up to 0.1% of copper, up to 0.01% of tin or from 0.01 to 0.02% of aluminium, the remainder being formed by iron and normal impurities.

IPC 1-7

C22C 38/24; B62K 19/06

IPC 8 full level

B62K 19/06 (2006.01); C22C 38/24 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C22C 38/24 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE GB IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0178222 A1 19860416; EP 0178222 B1 19880803; AT E36175 T1 19880815; DE 3564134 D1 19880908; FR 2571741 A1 19860418; FR 2571741 B1 19870123

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 85401923 A 19851002; AT 85401923 T 19851002; DE 3564134 T 19851002; FR 8415665 A 19841012