Hollow seamless pipe for high-strength spring
AssigneesKobe Steel, Ltd., Shinko Metal Products Co., Ltd., NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
InventorsTakuya Kochi, Hitoshi Hatano, Eiichi Tamura, Kotaro Toyotake, Takashi Yajima, Akira Tange
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Abstract
A hollow seamless pipe for a high-strength spring in the present invention includes a steel material in which chemical component compositions are properly adjusted, wherein a depth of a whole decarburized layer in an inner surface layer part is 100 μm or less, a depth of a flaw which is present in an inner surface is 40 μm or less, a width of the flaw is 60 μm or less, and a number density of a carbide which has a circle equivalent diameter of 500 nm or more and is present in the inner surface layer part is 1.8×10−2 particles/μm2 or less.
Claims18
A hollow seamless pipe suitable for a high-strength spring, comprising a steel material comprising 0.2 mass % to 0.7 mass % of C, 0.5 mass % to 3 mass % of Si, 0.1 mass % to 2 mass % of Mn, more than 0 mass % and 0.1 mass % or less of Al, more than 0 mass % and 3 mass % or less of Cr, more than 0 mass % and 0.02 mass % or less of P, more than 0 mass % and 0.02 mass % or less of S, and more than 0 mass % and 0.02 mass % or less of N, wherein a depth of a whole decarburized layer in an inner surface layer part is 100 μm or less, a depth of a flaw which is present in an inner surface is 40 μm or less, a width of the flaw is 60 μm or less, and a number density of a carbide which has a circle equivalent diameter of 500 nm or more and is present the inner surface layer part is 1.8×10−2 particles/μm2 or less.
The hollow seamless pipe suitable for a high-strength spring according to claim I, comprising 0.008 mass % or less of S.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.