Nickel-based alloy for manufacturing pipeline tubes
AssigneeAperam
InventorsPierre-Louis Reydet, Fanny Jouvenceau
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to an alloy having the following composition, by weight: 16.5 % ≤ Cr ≤ 25. % 11. % ≤ Mo ≤ 18. % 2. % ≤ W ≤ 7. % Fe ≤ 1. % Mo + W ≤ - 0.5 × ( Cr + Fe ) + 30 % Mo + W ≥ - 0.5 × ( Cr + Fe ) + 25 % Ti + Ta ≤ 0.8 % 0.01 % ≤ Si ≤ 0.75 % 0.01 % ≤ Al ≤ 0.35 % 0.01 % ≤ Mn ≤ 0.35 % Ca ≤ 0.005 % Mg ≤ 0.005 % Nb ≤ 0.01 % 0.001 % ≤ C ≤ 0.05 % 0.001 % ≤ N ≤ 0.05 % S ≤ 0.003 % P ≤ 0.005 % optionally, 0.0010%≤rare earths≤0.015%, the silicon content being less than or equal to 0.25% in the presence of rare earths at a content comprised between 0.0010% and 0.015%, the rest being nickel and unavoidable impurities resulting from the manufacturing, the nickel content being greater than or equal to 54%.
Claims20
An alloy having the following composition, by weight:
- 16.5
- %
- ≤
- Cr
- ≤
- 25.
- %
- 11.
- %
- ≤
- Mo
- ≤
- 18.
- %
- 2.
- %
- ≤
- W
- ≤
- 7.
- %
- Fe
- ≤
- 1.
- %
- Mo
- +
- W
- ≤
- -
- 0.5
- ×
- (
- Cr
- +
- Fe
- )
- +
- 30
-
- %
- Mo
- +
- W
- ≥
- -
- 0.5
- ×
- (
- Cr
- +
- Fe
- )
- +
- 25
-
- %
- Ti
- +
- Ta
- ≤
- 0.8
- %
- 0.01
- %
- ≤
- Si
- ≤
- 0.75
- %
- 0.01
- %
- ≤
- Al
- ≤
- 0.35
- %
- 0.01
- %
- ≤
- Mn
- ≤
- 0.35
- %
- Ca
- ≤
- 0.005
- %
- Mg
- ≤
- 0.005
- %
- Nb
- ≤
- 0.01
- %
- 0.001
- %
- ≤
- C
- ≤
- 0.05
- %
- 0.001
- %
- ≤
- N
- ≤
- 0.05
- %
- S
- ≤
- 0.003
- %
- P
- ≤
- 0.005
- %
- 0.0010%≤rare earths≤0.015%, the silicon content being less than or equal to 0.25% in the presence of rare earths at a content comprised between 0.0010% and 0.015%,
- the rest being nickel and unavoidable impurities resulting from the manufacturing, the nickel content being greater than or equal to 54%,
- wherein the alloy has a yield strength of at least 500 MPa.
An alloy having the following composition, by weight:
- 16.5
- %
- ≤
- Cr
- ≤
- 25.
- %
- 11.
- %
- ≤
- Mo
- ≤
- 18.
- %
- 2.
- %
- ≤
- W
- ≤
- 7.
- %
- Fe
- ≤
- 1.
- %
- Mo
- +
- W
- ≤
- -
- 0.5
- ×
- (
- Cr
- +
- Fe
- )
- +
- 30
-
- %
- Mo
- +
- W
- ≥
- -
- 0.5
- ×
- (
- Cr
- +
- Fe
- )
- +
- 25
-
- %
- Ti
- +
- Ta
- ≤
- 0.8
- %
- 0.
- 01
-
- %
- ≤
- Si
- ≤
- 0.75
- %
- 0.
- 01
-
- %
- ≤
- Al
- ≤
- 0.35
- %
- 0.
- 01
-
- %
- ≤
- Mn
- ≤
- 0.35
- %
- Ca
- ≤
- 0.005
- %
- Mg
- ≤
- 0.005
- %
- Nb
- ≤
- 0.01
- %
- 0.
- 001
-
- %
- ≤
- C
- ≤
- 0.05
- %
- 0.
- 001
-
- %
- ≤
- N
- ≤
- 0.05
- %
- S
- ≤
- 0.003
- %
- P
- ≤
- 0.005
- %
- 0.0010%≤rare earths≤0.015%, the silicon content being less than or equal to 0.25% in the presence of rare earths at a content comprised between 0.0010% and 0.015%,
- the rest being nickel and unavoidable impurities resulting from the manufacturing, the nickel content being greater than or equal to 54%,
- wherein the alloy contains a non-zero titanium content and further includes titanium carbonitrides.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.