EP2871255A4 - Steel material, process for producing same, and lng tank - Google Patents

Steel material, process for producing same, and lng tank

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EP2871255A4
EP2871255A4 EP13887092.8A EP13887092A EP2871255A4 EP 2871255 A4 EP2871255 A4 EP 2871255A4 EP 13887092 A EP13887092 A EP 13887092A EP 2871255 A4 EP2871255 A4 EP 2871255A4
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steel material
producing same
lng tank
lng
tank
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EP2871255A1 (en
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Tomoya Kawabata
Takayuki Kagaya
Takahiro Kamo
Hironori Wakamatsu
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Nippon Steel Corp
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Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corp
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    • C21D—MODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS; GENERAL DEVICES FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS METALS OR ALLOYS; MAKING METAL MALLEABLE, e.g. BY DECARBURISATION OR TEMPERING
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    • C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
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