Eglin steel—a low alloy high strength composition
AssigneeEllwood National Forge Company
InventorsMorris Dilmore, James D. Ruhlman
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a low alloy, low to medium carbon content, high strength, and high ductility steel composition. The present invention contains relatively low nickel content, yet exhibits high performance characteristics and is manufactured at a substantially lower cost than alloy compositions containing high levels of nickel.
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An alloy steel in weight percentage consisting of from about 0.16% to about 0.35% carbon, about 0.85% maximum manganese, an amount of silicon up to about 1.25% maximum, about 1.50% to about 3.25% chromium, about 5.00% maximum nickel, about 0.55% maximum molybdenum, 1.17% to about 3.25% tungsten, about 0.05% to about 0.30% vanadium, about 0.50% maximum copper, about 0.015% maximum phosphorous, about 0.012% maximum sulfur, about 0.02% maximum calcium, about 0.14% maximum nitrogen, about 0.05% maximum aluminum, and balance consisting essentially of iron, wherein said alloy steel has an ultimate tensile strength level of 233-270 ksi, Charpy V-notch impact strength of 20-43 ft-lb at -40° F. and a ductility low rate strain-to-failure of 16.6 to about 18.4%.
An alloy steel in weight percentage consisting of about 0.28% carbon, about 0.74% manganese, about 0.012% phosphorus, about 0.003% sulfur, about 1.03% nickel, about 2.75% chromium, about 0.011% aluminum, about 1.17% tungsten, about 1% silicon, about 0.36% molybdenum, about 0.0073% nitrogen, about 0.06% vanadium, about 0.1% copper, about 0.02% calcium, and balance essentially iron, wherein said alloy steel has an ultimate tensile strength level of 233- 270 ksi and Charpy V-notch impact strength of 20-43 ft-lb at -40° F.
An alloy steel in weight percentage consisting of about 0.28% carbon, an amount of manganese up to about 0.85% maximum, about 1.00% silicon, about 1.50% to about 3.25% chromium, about 1.03% nickel, an amount of molybdenum up to about 0.55% maximum, about 1.17% tungsten, about 0.05% to about 0.30% vanadium, an amount of copper up to about 0.50% maximum, an amount of phosphorous up to about 0.015% maximum, an amount of sulfur up to about 0.012% maximum, about 0.02% calcium, an amount of nitrogen up to about 0.14% maximum, an amount of aluminum up to about 0.05% maximum, and balance consisting of iron, wherein said alloy steel has an ultimate tensile strength level of about 233-270 ksi and Charpy V-notch impact strength of about 20-43 ft-lb at -40° F.
An alloy steel in weight percentage consisting of about 0.28% carbon, about 0.74% manganese, about 0.012% phosphorus, about 0.003% sulfur, about 1.03% nickel, about 2.75% chromium, about 0.011% aluminum, about 1.17% tungsten, about 1% silicon, about 0.36% molybdenum, about 0.0073% nitrogen, about 0.06% vanadium, about 0.1% copper, about 0.02% calcium, and balance essentially iron, wherein said alloy steel has an ultimate tensile strength level of about 244-270 ksi and Charpy V-notch impact strength of about 20-43 ft-lb at -40° F.
An alloy steel in weight percentage consisting of from about 0.16% to about 0.35% carbon, about 0.85% maximum manganese, an amount of silicon up to about 1.25% maximum, about 1.50% to about 3.25% chromium, about 5.00% maximum nickel, about 0.55% maximum molybdenum, about 0.70% to about 3.25% tungsten, about 0.05% to about 0.30% vanadium, about 0.50% maximum copper, about 0.015% maximum phosphorous, about 0.012% maximum sulfur, about 0.02% maximum calcium, about 0.14% maximum nitrogen, about 0.05% maximum aluminum, and balance consisting essentially iron, wherein said alloy steel has an ultimate tensile strength level of 233-270 ksi, Charpy V-notch impact strength of 20-43 ft-lb at -40° F and a ductility low rate strain to failure of 16.6 to 18.4%.
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