Global Patent Index - EP 0866145 B1

EP 0866145 B1 20030507 - Heat treatment method for completely martensitic steel alloy

Title (en)

Heat treatment method for completely martensitic steel alloy

Title (de)

Wärmebehandlungsverfahren für vollmartensitische Stahllegierung

Title (fr)

Procédé de traitement thermique pour alliage d'acier complètement martensitique

Publication

EP 0866145 B1 20030507 (DE)

Application

EP 98810193 A 19980309

Priority

DE 19712020 A 19970321

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0866145A2] A novel fully martensitic hardenable steel has the composition (by wt.) 8-15% Cr, up to 15% Co, up to 4% Mn, up to 4% Ni, up to 8% Mo, up to 6% W, 0.5-1.5% V, up to 0.15% Nb, up to 0.04% Ti, up to 0.4% Ta, up to 0.02% Zr, up to 0.02% Hf, NOTGREATER 50 ppm B, up to 0.1% C, 0.12-0.25% N, balance Fe and impurities, the sum of Mn + Ni being less than 4% and the sum of Mo + W being less than 8%. Also claimed is a heat treatment process for the above steel, comprising solution annealing at 1150-1250 degrees C for 0.5-15 hrs., cooling to room temperature and then tempering at 600-820 degrees C for 0.5-25 hrs.

IPC 1-7

C22C 38/24; C22C 38/00; C21D 1/00; C21D 1/26

IPC 8 full level

C21D 1/00 (2006.01); C21D 1/26 (2006.01); C21D 6/00 (2006.01); C22C 33/02 (2006.01); C22C 38/00 (2006.01); C22C 38/24 (2006.01); C22C 38/30 (2006.01); C22C 38/58 (2006.01); C21D 1/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

C21D 6/002 (2013.01 - EP US); C22C 33/0285 (2013.01 - EP US); C22C 38/001 (2013.01 - EP US); C22C 38/30 (2013.01 - EP US); C21D 1/18 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT DE ES FR GB SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0866145 A2 19980923; EP 0866145 A3 19981223; EP 0866145 B1 20030507; AT E239804 T1 20030515; DE 19712020 A1 19980924; DE 59808216 D1 20030612; ES 2199414 T3 20040216; JP 4204089 B2 20090107; JP H10265914 A 19981006; US 6030469 A 20000229

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 98810193 A 19980309; AT 98810193 T 19980309; DE 19712020 A 19970321; DE 59808216 T 19980309; ES 98810193 T 19980309; JP 6829398 A 19980318; US 4478498 A 19980320