GB2051859A - Ferritic stainless steel - Google Patents

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GB2051859A
GB2051859A GB8018826A GB8018826A GB2051859A GB 2051859 A GB2051859 A GB 2051859A GB 8018826 A GB8018826 A GB 8018826A GB 8018826 A GB8018826 A GB 8018826A GB 2051859 A GB2051859 A GB 2051859A
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    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
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    • C22C38/00Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys
    • C22C38/18Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys containing chromium
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    • C21METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21DMODIFYING 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
    • C21D8/00Modifying the physical properties by deformation combined with, or followed by, heat treatment
    • C21D8/005Modifying the physical properties by deformation combined with, or followed by, heat treatment of ferrous alloys
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    • C21METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21DMODIFYING 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
    • C21D9/00Heat treatment, e.g. annealing, hardening, quenching or tempering, adapted for particular articles; Furnaces therefor
    • C21D9/0087Heat treatment, e.g. annealing, hardening, quenching or tempering, adapted for particular articles; Furnaces therefor for chains, for chain links

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A ferritic stainless steel contains 0.03 to 0.06% carbon, 0 to 1.0% silicon, 0 to 1.0% manganese, 16 to 17.5% chromium, 0.8 to 1.0% nickel, the remainder iron. After cold working with a degree of deformation of 18 to 25% this steel has a minimum tensile strength of 750 N/mm<2> preferably 800 N/mm<2>, an 0.2 limit of over 600 N/mm<2> and a breaking elongation of at least 10% and is suitable for the production of articles resistant to intercrystalline corrosion in the welded state without subsequent heat treatment, especially slat band conveyor chains and roller chains.

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SPECIFICATION Ferritic stainless steel The invention relates to a ferritic stainless steel and its use for high-strength articles resistant to intercrystalline corrosion, especiaily slat band conveyor chains following straight or curved courses.
The German standard steel X 20 Cr 13 (material No. 1.4021) with 0.17 to 0.22% C, 12 to 14% Cr, up to 1.0% Si, up to 1.0% Mn, the remainder iron, needs quenching and tempering to achieve a tensile strength up to 1000 N/mm2. This steel, with a pearlitic-martensite structure, or similar steels have the disadvantage of poor elongation values and also poor weldability. Corrosion resistance is also inadequate.
The ferritic chromium steel, material No. 1.4016 (which has less carbon, and a higher chromium content of 1 6 to 1 8%) also does not meet the requirements of high strength and at the same time a high standard of elongation and toughness in the cold-worked state. In particular, with relatively high degrees of deformation of 10 to 30% there is a steep drop in elongation and toughness. Also, this material is only weldable to a limited extent.
The pearlitic-type material 1.4000, 1.4006 or 1.4512 known at present also do not have optimum static and dynamic strength properties. The tensile strength of bands or strips rolled with a 15 to 25% degree of deformation is of the order of 650 to 740 N/mm2. i Higher strength values can be achieved only at the expense of elongation and toughness. Then there is a risk that in subsequent operations, such as cutting, stamping or rolling, fine incipient cracks may appear at the contours which intensify the risk of fatigue fracture during subsequent operationai use.
According to the present invention a ferritic stainless steel has the following composition by weight: 0.03 to 0.06% carbon O to 1.0 %silicon O to 1.0% manganese 16 to 17.5% chromium O.g to 1.0 % nickel the remainder iron and unavoidable impurities.
The use of suitable steels embodying the invention can overcome or ameliorate the disadvantages of prior steels as described above. A steel according to the invention can have higher strength, elongation and toughness values as compared with the steel qualities specified hereinbefore as being known. It can be less expensive than e.g. austenitic 1 8/8 CrNi steel, have good strength, breaking elongation and toughness and also satisfy requirements regarding corrosion resistance and good weldability.
Preferably the steel in the cold-worked state has a high tensile strength, 0.2 limit, elongation on fracture, and toughness, and is resistant to intercrystalline corrosion in the welded state without subsequent heat treatment. Furthermore a high Fatigue strength may be attained for specific fields of use.
After cold working with a degree of deformation of 18 to 25% the steel according to the invention preferably has: a minimum tensile strength of 750 N/mm2, more preferably 800 N/mm2, an 0.2 limit of over 600 N/mm2, and a breaking elongation of at least 10%. With values like these it is superior to those of comparable known steels.
In addition, after hot rolling, soft annealing and subsequent cold working, the steel according to the invention can advantageously be used as material for the production of articles which have to be resistant to intercrystalline corrosion in the welded state without subsequent heat treatment. In this respect only the 18/8 CrNi steel can compare with it, but it, as already stated, is more expensive owing to the higher alloying element contents.
A steel according to the invention can be suitable for use wherever, in addition to good strength, elongation and toughness properties, it is also important to achieve adequate resistance to intercrystalline corrosion in the welded state without subsequent heat treatment. Because of the advantageous combination of the aforesaid properties, steel according to the invention can be particularly suitable as material for the production of straight-run or curved-run slat band conveyor chains. Slat band conveyor chains should have high strength, elongation and toughness properties in the cold-worked state. Cold rolling is required to reduce the degree of roughness The smoother the surface, the lower are the friction values and thus the wear in the articulations of the slat elements and at the sliding strips or guide rails.A smooth surface also gives better behaviour as regards corrosion than a duller or rougher surface. The known material > ( 22 OrNi 1 7 (material No. 1.4057) has a natural strength of 750 to 800 N/mm2 after soft annealing. in cold rolling the strength rises in the initial phase with relatively small degrees of deformation of 5 to 1 0% to over 900 N/mm2, so that it is then always necessary to carry out soft annealing again. A disadvantage of soft annealing is the precipitation of chromium carbides on the surface, which considerably increases the wear at the cutting die and cutting plate when cutting-out sheet bars or conveyor plates.The small amount of cold working also has a disadvantageous result in the matter of keeping the band or strip thickness within narrow tolerances and also in the matter of surface formation (asperity depth). The articulation components made of material 1,4057 have been exclusively quenched and tempered and then given several hours of aftertreatment (trovalisation or use of a vibratory polisher, pickling and polishing) to smooth the surface. The depth of roughness values were of the order of Ra = 20 ym. The welding behaviour of material 1,4057 is also not satisfactory. The weld zones tend to be affected by embrittlement to varying degrees because of air hardening. Therefore, for safety reasons a subsequent heat treatment has to be carried out.This not only adds to the costs involved in the manufacture of the slat elements but also impairs resistance to corrosion due to the chromium carbide precipitation phenomena which occur on heat treatment.
Fig. 1 shows a comparison of strength and elongation values of the steel according to the invention (lines A) with those of the steel material No. 1.401 6. Fig. 2 shows a comparison of the fatigue strength (under a fatigue pulsating load) of the steel according to the invention (line A) with that of the known steel 1.4021 in the quenched and tempered state and with steel 1.4021 containing 0.9 to 1.4% nickel in the soft-annealed, cold-worked state (see German published specification 2,618,305). The two diagrams illustrate the superiority of the ferritic stainless steel according to the invention to comparable known steels.
Since, in the case of slat band conveyor chains, guide shoes or holding-down elements have to be welded to the underside of the plates in order to ensure good guidance, it is very desirable that no intercrystalline corrosion should occur at these weids even without subsequent heat treatment. Welding behaviour has been tested by means of samples. The connecting of the guide shoes or holding-down elements was carried out by the pressure welding process at two or four points respectively on a resistance welding machine. Microscopic structure examinations reveal in the region of the weld seam and at the transition zones no precipitation phenomena and no considerable precipitation hardening such as could lead to embrittlement with diminished toughness or to corrosive attack.Whereas samples from the known steels 1.4000 and 1.4006 used for comparison purposes in the welded state withstood only a mean compression load of 10500 N, the value for a sample made from the steel according to the present invention was 1 6500 N.
Corrosion behaviour was investigated in various media, and the austenitic material 1.4310 was used for comparison purposes. The test results are brought together in the following table.
Medium Result Copper sulphate test Very good, no difference from the comparison steel Alternate immersion test Good, no difference from in a 5% NaCI solution the comparison steel Alternate immersion test Very good, again no in 5% sulphuric acid and difference from the 5% nitric acid comparison material The duration of testing in all cases was five days. The tests carried out show that the steel according to the invention has a corrosion resistance in every respect comparable with those of higher-alloy steels.
The steel according to the invention can be suitable not only for slat band conveyor chains but also for other chains e.g. roller chains with attached parts, and for all articles which have to satisfy the aforesaid requirements regarding strength, elongation, toughness, welding behaviour and corrosion resistance.
The steel according to the invention used in the tests described above had the following analysis: 0.04% carbon 16.35% chromium 0.92% nickel 0.37% silicon 0.42% manganese substantially all of the remainder being iron. The characteristics of steel according to the invention with other compositions are generally similar.

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1. Ferritic stainless steel, having the following composition by weight: 0.03 to 0.06% carbon; 16 to 17.5% chromium; 0.8 to 1.0 % nickel; and optionally up to 1.0% silicon and/or up to 1.0% manganese; the remainder iron and unavoidable impurities.
2. Steel according to claim 1 which after cold working with a degree of deformation of 1 8 to 25% has a minimum tensile strength of 750 N/mm2, an 0.2 limit of over 600 N/mm2, and a breaking elongation of at least 10%.
3. Steel according to claim 2 wherein said tensile strength is at least 800 N/mm2.
4. Process for the production of a steel according to any one of the preceding claims for the production of articles which are resistant to intercrystalline corrosion in the welded state without subsequent heat treatment, wherein the steel after hot rolling is soft annealed and then cold worked.
5. Process for the production of a steel according to claim 2 or claim 3 for the production of articles which are resistant to intercrystalline corrosion in the welded state without subsequent heat treatment wherein the steel has the defined strength properties after cold-working with a degree of deformation of 18 to 25%.
6. Straight-run or curved-run slat band conveyor chain or roller chain when produced at least in part from a steel according to any of claims 1 to 3.
7. Straight-run or curved-run slat band conveyor chain or roller chain when produced at least in part from a steel made by a process according to claim 4 or claim 5.
8. Ferritic stainless steel according to claim 1 and as described and exemplified herein with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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US5759304A (en) * 1993-01-23 1998-06-02 Rexnord Kette Gmbh & Co. Kg Process for producing hot rolled steel strip with adjusted strength
NL1023383C2 (en) * 2003-05-09 2004-11-15 Rexnord Flattop Europe Bv Chain pin for hinge band chains.
US7097032B2 (en) 2003-05-09 2006-08-29 Rexnord Flattop Europe B.V. Chain pin for hinge conveyor chains
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