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Steel composition chipper knife
AssigneeBethlehem Steel Corporation
InventorGeorge F. Vander Voort
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AssigneeBethlehem Steel Corporation
InventorGeorge F. Vander Voort
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A ferrous alloy suitable for use as a knife in a rotary wood chipper, said alloy consisting essentially of, by weight, ______________________________________ Broad (%) Preferred (%) ______________________________________ Carbon .40-.60 .45-.50 Manganese 1.0 max. .20-.40 Phosphorus 0.035 max. 0.025 max. Sulfur 0.035 max. 0.025 max. Silicon 1.50 max. .30-.50 Nickel 2.00 max. .25-.35 Chromium 4.0-6.0 4.6-4.8 Molybdenum 1.0-3.0 1.9-2.1 Aluminum 0.10 max. 0.010-0.030 Iron* balance balance ______________________________________ *includes optional additions in nominal amounts of columbium, titanium, vanadium, tungsten, cobalt. The alloy, in a heat-treated condition, is characterized by (1) a high level of toughness on the order of 100 ft-lbs min. on unnotched specimen, (2) good wear resistance, (3) good machinability, (4) a hardness of at least 56 HRC after a double temper at 950.degree. F. or higher, and (5) being hardenable using a maximum of 1850.degree. F. as the austenitizing temperature.
A quenched and tempered ferrous alloy chipper knife comprising a generally rectangular bar having a beveled cutting edge, said ferrous alloy consisting essentially of, by weight, carbon between about 0.40 and 0.60%, a maximum of about 1.0% manganese, a maximum of about 0.035% phosphorus, a maximum of about 0.035% sulfur, a maximum of about 1.50% silicon, a maximum of about 2.00% nickel, chromium between about 4.0 and 6.0%, molybdenum between about 1.0 and 3.0%, a maximum of about 0.10% aluminum, and the balance essentially iron, said knife characterized by a level of toughness of at least 100 ft-lbs on unnotched specimens, and a hardness of at least 56 HRC.
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