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US 7,252,722 B2Granted
Steel sheet
AssigneeNKK Corporation
InventorsKatsumi Nakajima, Takeshi Fujita, Toshiaki Urabe, Yuji Yamasaki, Fusato Kitano
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AssigneeNKK Corporation
InventorsKatsumi Nakajima, Takeshi Fujita, Toshiaki Urabe, Yuji Yamasaki, Fusato Kitano
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A steel sheet containing 0.004 to 0.02% C, 1.0% or less Si, 0.7 to 3.0% Mn, 0.02 to 0.15% P, 0.02% or less S, 0.01 to 0.1% Al, 0.004% or less N, 0.2% or less Nb, by mass %, optionally Ti, Bi or at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cr Mo, Ni and Cu, and the balance being Fe; the Nb content satisfying a formula of (12/93)×Nb*/C≧1.0, wherein Nb*=Nb−(93/14)×N, and wherein C, N and Nb designate the content in mass % of carbon, nitrogen and niobium, respectively; and a yield strength and an average grain size of the ferritic grains which satisfy a formula of YP≦−120×d+1280, wherein YP designates yield strength in MPa, and d designates an average size of ferritic grains in μm.
A steel sheet consisting essentially of 0.004 to 0.02% C, 1.0% or less Si, 0.7 to 3.0% Mn, 0.02 to 0.15% P, 0.02% or less S, 0.01 to 0.1% Al, 0.004% or less N, 0.2% or less Nb, by mass %, optionally Ti, Bi or at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cr, Mo, Ni and Cu, and the balance being Fe;
A steel sheet consisting essentially of 0.004 to 0.02% C, 1.0% or less Si, 0.1 to 1.0% Mn, 0.01 to 0.07% P, 0.02% or less S, 0.01 to 0.1% Al, 0.004% or less N, 0.15% or less Nb, by mass %, optionally Ti, Bi or at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cr, Mo and Cu, and the balance being substantially Fe;
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