JPWO2017126695A1 - Steel wire for non-tempered machine parts and non-tempered machine parts - Google Patents

Abstract

In mass%, C: 0.40 to 0.65%, Si: 0.05 to 0.50%, Mn: 0.20 to 1.00%, and Al: 0.005 to 0.050% The balance includes Fe and impurities, the metal structure includes pearlite of (35 × [C%] + 65)% or more, the diameter is D, and the average aspect ratio of the pearlite block at a depth of 50 μm in the L cross section is AR, When the average block particle size of the pearlite block at the depth 50 μm position in the C cross section is GD, AR is 1.4 or more, (AR) / (average of the pearlite block at the depth 0.25D position in the L cross section (Aspect ratio) is 1.1 or more, GD is (15 / AR) μm or less, and (GD) / (average block particle size of pearlite block at a depth of 0.25D in the C cross section) is less than 1.0. Non-tempering machine part Use steel wire.

Description

  The present disclosure relates to a steel wire for non-heat treated machine parts and a non-heat treated machine part.

  In recent years, in the fields of various machines such as automobiles and architecture, there is an increasing need for high-strength machine parts from the viewpoint of weight reduction or space saving.

  However, as the strength of the high-strength mechanical component increases, particularly when the tensile strength of the high-strength mechanical component is 1100 MPa or more, fracture due to hydrogen embrittlement is likely to occur (that is, the resistance to hydrogen embrittlement is high). It tends to decrease).

  As a technique for improving the hydrogen embrittlement resistance of high-strength mechanical parts, a technique is known in which the structure is a pearlite structure and the structure is strengthened by wire drawing, and many proposals have been made so far (for example, Patent References 1 to 11).

For example, Patent Document 11 discloses a high-strength bolt having a tensile strength of 1200 MPa or more, in which the structure is a pearlite structure and then subjected to wire drawing.
Patent Document 3 discloses a pearlite-structured wire rod for high-strength bolts having a tensile strength of 1200 MPa or more.

Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 54-101743 Patent Document 2: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-315348 Patent Document 3: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-315349 Patent Document 4: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-144306 Patent Document 5: Special JP 2000-337332 A Patent Literature 6: JP 2001-348618 A Patent Literature 7: JP 2002-069579 A Patent Literature 8: JP 2003-193183 A Patent Literature 9: JP 2004-307929 A Patent Document 10: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-281860 Patent Document 11: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2008-261027

  As a method of manufacturing a high-strength mechanical part (for example, high-strength bolt) having a tensile strength of 1100 MPa or more, for example, a steel wire of alloy steel to which an alloy element such as Cr, Mo, V is added is formed into a predetermined shape. After that, there is a method of manufacturing machine parts by quenching and tempering. On the other hand, in order to reduce the manufacturing cost, a technique for providing a predetermined strength by omitting quenching and tempering after forming and performing wire drawing on a wire whose strength has been increased by rapid cooling, precipitation strengthening, etc. is known. ing. Machine parts (for example, bolts) manufactured using this technology are called non-heat treated machine parts (for example, non-heat treated bolts).

Non-tempered mechanical parts having a tensile strength of 1100 MPa or more can be produced by cold working a steel wire having a tensile strength of 900 MPa or more.
For example, in a non-tempered mechanical part (for example, a non-tempered bolt) that has been strengthened by drawing a pearlite structure, the pearlite structure captures hydrogen at the interface between cementite and ferrite. It is considered that penetration is suppressed and the hydrogen embrittlement resistance is improved. Even in a non-tempered mechanical part (for example, a non-tempered bolt) having a tensile strength of 1100 MPa or more, the hydrogen embrittlement resistance is improved to some extent by a technique for drawing a pearlite structure. However, it is not easy to sufficiently improve the hydrogen embrittlement resistance by this technique alone, and further improvement is desired.
Further, in these conventional techniques, as the strength of a steel wire for obtaining a high-strength mechanical part by cold working increases, the steel wire is cooled particularly when the tensile strength of the steel wire is 900 MPa or more. In some cases, cold workability may deteriorate when hot working to obtain a high-strength machine part. Therefore, it is not easy to improve both the hydrogen embrittlement resistance and the cold workability.
Due to the circumstances described above, in the steel wire having a tensile strength of 900 MPa or more for obtaining a high-strength mechanical component having a tensile strength of 1100 MPa or more, the cold workability when producing a non-tempered machine part by cold working, In some cases, it is difficult to achieve both hydrogen embrittlement resistance in the case of a tempered machine part.

Therefore, the subject of this indication is excellent in cold workability at the time of manufacturing a non-tempered machine part by cold work, although it is a steel wire of tensile strength 900MPa or more, and made it a non-tempered machine part. An object of the present invention is to provide a steel wire for non-tempered mechanical parts having excellent hydrogen embrittlement resistance.
Moreover, the subject of this indication is that it can manufacture using the steel wire excellent in cold workability, and is providing the non-tempered mechanical component excellent in tensile strength and hydrogen embrittlement resistance.

Means for solving the above problems include the following aspects.
<1> The chemical composition is mass%,
C: 0.40 to 0.65%,
Si: 0.05 to 0.50%,
Mn: 0.20 to 1.00%
Al: 0.005 to 0.050%,
P: 0 to 0.030%,
S: 0 to 0.030%,
N: 0 to 0.0050%,
Cr: 0 to 1.00%,
Ti: 0 to 0.050%,
Nb: 0 to 0.050%,
V: 0 to 0.10%,
B: 0 to 0.0050%,
O: 0 to 0.0030%, and
The balance: Fe and impurities,
When the metal structure has C mass% as [C%], the area ratio is (35 × [C%] + 65)% or more of pearlite, and the balance that is at least one of proeutectoid ferrite and bainite. Become
A cross section parallel to the axial direction of the steel wire and including the central axis is an L cross section, a cross section perpendicular to the axial direction of the steel wire is a C cross section, a diameter of the steel wire is D, and a depth from the surface of the steel wire in the L cross section is When the average aspect ratio of the pearlite block measured at a position of 50 μm is AR, and the average block particle size of the pearlite block measured at a position of 50 μm depth from the steel wire surface in the C cross section is GD, AR is 1. 4 or more, (AR) / (average aspect ratio of pearlite block measured at a depth of 0.25D from the surface of the steel wire in the L section) is 1.1 or more, and GD is (15 / AR) μm. (GD) / (average block particle size of pearlite block measured at a position of depth 0.25D from the surface of the steel wire in the C cross section) is less than 1.0,
A steel wire for non-tempered machine parts having a tensile strength of 900 to 1500 MPa.
<2> By mass%
Cr: more than 0 and 1.00% or less,
Ti: more than 0 and 0.050% or less,
Nb: more than 0 and 0.050% or less,
The steel wire for non-heat treated machine parts according to <1>, containing one or more of V: more than 0 and 0.10% or less and B: more than 0 and 0.0050% or less.
<3> The steel wire for non-heat treated machine parts according to <1> or <2>, wherein the D is 3 to 30 mm.
<4> Including a cylindrical shaft part,
Chemical composition is mass%,
C: 0.40 to 0.65%,
Si: 0.05 to 0.50%,
Mn: 0.20 to 1.00%
Al: 0.005 to 0.050%,
P: 0 to 0.030%,
S: 0 to 0.030%,
N: 0 to 0.0050%,
Cr: 0 to 1.00%,
Ti: 0 to 0.050%,
Nb: 0 to 0.050%,
V: 0 to 0.10%,
B: 0 to 0.0050%,
O: 0 to 0.0030%, and
The balance: Fe and impurities,
When the metal structure has C mass% as [C%], the area ratio is (35 × [C%] + 65)% or more of pearlite, and the balance that is at least one of proeutectoid ferrite and bainite. Become
A cross section parallel to the axial direction of the cylindrical shaft portion and including the central axis is an L cross section, a cross section perpendicular to the axial direction of the cylindrical shaft portion is a C cross section, and the diameter of the cylindrical shaft portion is Is D, and the average aspect ratio of the pearlite block measured at a position 50 μm in depth from the surface of the cylindrical shaft portion in the L section is AR, and 50 μm in depth from the surface of the cylindrical shaft portion in the C section. When the average block particle size of the pearlite block measured at the position is GD, AR is 1.4 or more, and (AR) / (depth 0.25D from the surface of the cylindrical shaft portion in the L section) The average aspect ratio of the pearlite block measured at the position is 1.1 or more, GD is (15 / AR) μm or less, and (GD) / (depth from the surface of the cylindrical shaft portion in the C cross section) Measured at 0.25D Average block grain diameter of pearlite blocks) is less than 1.0,
A non-heat treated machine part, wherein the cylindrical shaft portion has a tensile strength of 1100 to 1500 MPa.
<5> By mass%
Cr: more than 0 and 1.00% or less,
Ti: more than 0 and 0.050% or less,
Nb: more than 0 and 0.050% or less,
The non-heat treated machine part according to <4>, containing one or more of V: more than 0 and 0.10% or less and B: more than 0 and 0.0050% or less.
<6> A cold-worked product of the steel wire for non-tempered mechanical parts according to any one of <1> to <3>, including a cylindrical shaft portion, and tensile of the cylindrical shaft portion A non-tempered mechanical part having a strength of 1100 to 1500 MPa.
<7> The non-heat treated machine part according to any one of <4> to <6>, which is a non-heat treated bolt.

According to the present disclosure, although it is a steel wire having a tensile strength of 900 MPa or more, it is excellent in cold workability when manufacturing a non-tempered mechanical part by cold working, and is a non-heat treated mechanical part. A steel wire for non-tempered mechanical parts having excellent hydrogen embrittlement resistance is provided.
Moreover, according to this indication, it can manufacture using the steel wire excellent in cold workability, and the non-tempered mechanical component excellent in tensile strength and hydrogen embrittlement resistance is provided.

It is a conceptual diagram which shows an example of the pearlite block in the L cross section of the steel wire of this indication.

In this specification, a numerical range expressed using “to” means a range including numerical values described before and after “to” as a lower limit value and an upper limit value.
In this specification, “%” indicating the content of a component (element) means “% by mass”.
In the present specification, the content of C (carbon) may be referred to as “C content”. The content of other elements may be expressed in the same manner.
In this specification, the term “process” is not limited to an independent process, and is included in this term if the intended purpose of the process is achieved even when it cannot be clearly distinguished from other processes. It is.

[Steel wire for non-heat treated machine parts]
The steel wire for non-tempered mechanical parts of the present disclosure (hereinafter also simply referred to as “steel wire”) has a chemical composition of mass%, C: 0.40 to 0.65%, Si: 0.05 to 0. .50%, Mn: 0.20 to 1.00%, Al: 0.005 to 0.050%, P: 0 to 0.030%, S: 0 to 0.030%, N: 0 to 0.0. 0050%, Cr: 0 to 1.00%, Ti: 0 to 0.050%, Nb: 0 to 0.050%, V: 0 to 0.10%, B: 0 to 0.0050%, O: 0 to 0.0030%, and the balance: Fe and impurities,
When the metal structure has C mass% as [C%], the area ratio is (35 × [C%] + 65)% or more of pearlite, and the balance that is at least one of proeutectoid ferrite and bainite. Become
A cross section parallel to the axial direction of the steel wire and including the central axis is an L cross section, a cross section perpendicular to the axial direction of the steel wire is a C cross section, a diameter of the steel wire is D, and a depth from the surface of the steel wire in the L cross section is When the average aspect ratio of the pearlite block measured at a position of 50 μm is AR, and the average block particle size of the pearlite block measured at a position of 50 μm depth from the steel wire surface in the C cross section is GD, AR is 1. 4 or more, (AR) / (average aspect ratio of pearlite block measured at a depth of 0.25D from the surface of the steel wire in the L section) is 1.1 or more, and GD is (15 / AR) μm. (GD) / (average block particle size of pearlite block measured at a position of depth 0.25D from the surface of the steel wire in the C cross section) is less than 1.0,
The tensile strength is 900-1500 MPa.

Although the steel wire of the present disclosure is a steel wire having a tensile strength of 900 MPa or more, cold workability when producing non-tempered mechanical parts by cold working (hereinafter, also simply referred to as “cold workability”) Excellent.
Furthermore, the steel wire of the present disclosure is excellent in hydrogen embrittlement resistance (hereinafter also simply referred to as “hydrogen embrittlement resistance”) when used as a non-heat treated machine part. In other words, by cold working the steel wire of the present disclosure, it is possible to manufacture a non-tempered mechanical component having excellent hydrogen embrittlement resistance.

  In the steel wire of the present disclosure, the chemical composition described above contributes to both cold workability and hydrogen embrittlement resistance. Details of the chemical composition will be described later.

Usually, a steel wire having a low C content (specifically, a C content of 0.65% by mass or less) as in the above-described chemical composition is softened and improved in ductility, and has good cooling performance. Interworkability is obtained.
However, as the C content is reduced, a two-phase structure of pro-eutectoid ferrite and pearlite is likely to be generated. In particular, in the surface layer of the wire rod, the C content is likely to further decrease due to decarburization, and proeutectoid ferrite is likely to be generated. Moreover, since the cooling rate is high in the surface layer of the wire, a bainite structure is easily generated. The two-phase structure of pro-eutectoid ferrite and pearlite, and bainite, generally have lower hydrogen embrittlement resistance than pearlite. When the C content is reduced (specifically, the C content is 0.65% by mass or less), a structure such as pro-eutectoid ferrite and bainite is easily generated. The hydrogen embrittlement resistance of the surface layer is lowered.
In this regard, the metal structure of the steel wire of the present disclosure is a metal structure mainly composed of pearlite, and more specifically, the metal structure of the steel wire of the present disclosure has an area ratio of pearlite of (35 × [C% ] +65)% or more of the metal structure. The pearlite structure is a laminate of a layer mainly composed of cementite phase (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as “cementite layer”) and a layer primarily composed of ferrite phase (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as “ferrite layer”). It has a structure. This laminated structure is considered to provide resistance to crack propagation (hydrogen embrittlement resistance). Thereby, cold workability and hydrogen embrittlement resistance are improved.
In the present disclosure, the reason why the area ratio of pearlite depends on [C%] (that is, C content) is that the lower the C content, the lower the C content within the range of 0.40 to 0.65%. This is because ferrite and bainite are easily generated, and pearlite tends to be hardly generated.

The steel wire of the present disclosure has an average aspect ratio of the pearlite block (ie, “AR” in the present specification) measured at a depth of 50 μm in the L cross section of 1.4 or more, and (AR) / ( The average aspect ratio of the pearlite block measured at a position at a depth of 0.25D from the surface of the steel wire in the L section is 1.1 or more.
In the present specification, a position having a depth of 50 μm from the surface of the steel wire may be referred to as a “depth 50 μm position” or a “surface layer”. In other words, “surface layer” in the present specification means a position having a depth of 50 μm from the surface of the steel wire.
In the present specification, a position having a depth of 0.25D from the surface of the steel wire (that is, a position where the depth from the surface of the steel wire is 0.25 times the diameter of the steel wire (ie, D) Sometimes referred to as "0.25D position" or "0.25D".
In this specification, (AR) / (average aspect ratio of pearlite block measured at a position of depth 0.25D from the surface of the steel wire in the L cross section) is expressed as “aspect ratio ratio [surface layer / 0.25D] of pearlite block. ] ".

In the steel wire of the present disclosure, the aspect ratio [surface layer / 0.25D] is 1.1 or more. That is, in the L cross section of the steel wire of the present disclosure, the pearlite block in the surface layer of the steel wire (ie, at a depth of 50 μm) is stretched more than the pearlite block inside the steel wire (ie, at a depth of 0.25D). ing.
Moreover, in the L cross section of the steel wire of this indication, the average aspect ratio (namely, AR) of the pearlite block in a surface layer is 1.4 or more.
In the steel wire of the present disclosure, by satisfying these conditions, the hydrogen embrittlement resistance (that is, the hydrogen embrittlement resistance when a non-heat treated machine part is formed by cold working) is improved. This is because the pearlite block is elongated in the surface layer, the orientation of the layered structure of the pearlite structure in the surface layer becomes more uniform, and resistance to hydrogen intrusion from the surface of the steel wire, and / or cracking. This is considered to be resistance to progress. Therefore, in the steel wire of the present disclosure, the hydrogen embrittlement resistance is improved even if the metal structure includes proeutectoid ferrite and bainite.

In the steel wire of the present disclosure, the average block particle size (GD) of the pearlite block measured at a depth of 50 μm in the C cross section is (15 / AR) μm or less, and (GD) / (depth in the C cross section) The average block particle size of the pearlite block measured at the 0.25D position is less than 1.0.
In this specification, (GD) / (average block particle size of pearlite block measured at a depth of 0.25D position in the C cross section) is expressed as “block particle size ratio [surface layer / 0.25D]” of pearlite block. Sometimes called.

In the steel wire of the present disclosure, the block particle size ratio [surface layer / 0.25D] of the pearlite block is less than 1.0. That is, in the C cross section of the steel wire of the present disclosure, the pearlite block on the surface layer of the steel wire (ie, at a depth of 50 μm) is made finer than the pearlite block inside the steel wire (ie, at a depth of 0.25D). Has been.
Moreover, in the C cross section of the steel wire of the present disclosure, the average block particle size (that is, GD) of the pearlite block in the surface layer is (15 / AR) μm or less.
In the steel wire of the present disclosure, by satisfying these conditions, the cold workability of the steel wire is improved, and the hydrogen embrittlement resistance (that is, the resistance to non-heat treated mechanical parts by cold working). Hydrogen embrittlement characteristics) are improved.
The reason why the cold workability of the steel wire is improved by satisfying the above conditions is that the ductility of the steel wire is improved because the pearlite block of the surface layer is fine (that is, (15 / AR) μm or less). Conceivable.
Moreover, the reason why the hydrogen embrittlement resistance is improved by satisfying the above conditions is related to the fact that the surface pearlite block is fine and that hydrogen tends to segregate at the grain boundaries. it is conceivable that. That is, the fineness of the pearlite block on the surface layer increases the total area of the crystal grain boundaries in the surface layer, and as a result, the ability to capture hydrogen in the surface layer (that is, the ability to prevent hydrogen from penetrating into the steel wire). It is thought to improve.

The steel wire of the present disclosure has a tensile strength of 900-1500 MPa.
The steel wire of the present disclosure having a tensile strength of 900 to 1500 MPa (that is, a steel wire for non-tempered mechanical parts) produces a non-tempered mechanical part having a tensile strength of 1100 to 1500 MPa by cold working. Suitable for use.

Although there is no restriction | limiting in particular as cold work in this indication, Cold forging, rolling, cutting, drawing, etc. are mentioned.
The cold work in the present disclosure may be only one kind of work, or may be a plurality of kinds of work (for example, cold forging and rolling).
Moreover, you may manufacture the non-tempered machine part whose said tensile strength is 1100-1500 Mpa by cold-working the steel wire of this indication, and then hold | maintaining in the temperature range of 100-400 degreeC.

In order to satisfy the above-described conditions, the steel wire of the present disclosure is a steel wire having a tensile strength of 900 MPa or more in order to satisfy the above-described conditions. Excellent workability.
Compared to the steel wire of the present disclosure, a steel wire having a tensile strength of 900 MPa or more and mainly having a pro-eutectoid ferrite-pearlite two-phase structure tends to have low cold workability.

<Chemical composition>
Next, the chemical composition of the steel wire of the present disclosure will be described.
In addition, the chemical composition of the non-heat treated machine part of the present disclosure described later is the same as the chemical composition of the steel wire of the present disclosure.
Hereinafter, the chemical composition of the steel wire or non-heat treated machine part of the present disclosure may be referred to as “chemical composition in the present disclosure”.

・ C: 0.40 to 0.65%
C is an element necessary for ensuring tensile strength.
When the C content is less than 0.40%, it is difficult to obtain a desired tensile strength. Therefore, the C content in the chemical composition in the present disclosure is 0.40% or more, preferably 0.45% or more.
On the other hand, when the C content is more than 0.65%, the cold workability deteriorates. Therefore, the C content in the chemical composition in the present disclosure is 0.65% or less, preferably 0.60% or less.

・ Si: 0.05-0.50%
Si is a deoxidizing element and is an element that increases the tensile strength by solid solution strengthening.
When the Si content is less than 0.05%, the effect of addition is not sufficiently exhibited. Accordingly, the Si content in the chemical composition in the present disclosure is 0.05% or more, preferably 0.15% or more.
On the other hand, when the Si content is more than 0.50%, the effect of addition is saturated, and the ductility during hot rolling is deteriorated, so that wrinkles are easily generated. Accordingly, the Si content in the chemical composition in the present disclosure is 0.50% or less, preferably 0.30% or less.

Mn: 0.20 to 1.00%
Mn is an element that increases the tensile strength of steel after pearlite transformation.
When the Mn content is less than 0.20%, the effect of addition is not sufficiently exhibited. Therefore, the Mn content in the chemical composition in the present disclosure is 0.20% or more, preferably 0.40% or more.
On the other hand, when the Mn content is more than 1.00%, the effect of addition is saturated, and the transformation completion time in the constant temperature transformation treatment of the wire becomes long. Due to the long transformation completion time, the area ratio of the pearlite structure in the surface layer portion of the wire may be less than (35 × [C%] + 65) area%, which may deteriorate the hydrogen embrittlement resistance and cold workability. There is. Furthermore, the production cost increases due to saturation of the additive effect. Therefore, the Mn content in the chemical composition in the present disclosure is 1.00% or less, preferably 0.80% or less.

・ Al: 0.005 to 0.050%
Al is a deoxidizing element and an element that forms AlN that functions as pinning particles. AlN refines crystal grains, thereby improving cold workability. Al is an element having an action of reducing the solid solution N to suppress dynamic strain aging and an action of improving hydrogen embrittlement resistance.
When the Al content is less than 0.005%, the above effects cannot be obtained. Therefore, the Al content in the chemical composition in the present disclosure is 0.005% or more, preferably 0.020% or more.
When the Al content is more than 0.050%, the above effects are saturated and wrinkles are likely to occur during hot rolling. Therefore, the Al content in the chemical composition in the present disclosure is 0.050% or less, preferably 0.040% or less.

・ P: 0 to 0.030%
P is an element that segregates at the grain boundaries to deteriorate the resistance to hydrogen embrittlement and to deteriorate the cold workability.
When the P content exceeds 0.030%, the deterioration of hydrogen embrittlement resistance and the deterioration of cold workability become significant. Therefore, the P content in the chemical composition in the present disclosure is 0.030% or less, preferably 0.015% or less.
Since the steel wire of this indication does not need to contain P, the lower limit of P content is 0%. However, from the viewpoint of reducing the manufacturing cost (dephosphorization cost), the P content may be more than 0%, 0.002% or more, or 0.005% or more. .

・ S: 0 to 0.030%
S, like P, is an element that segregates at the crystal grain boundaries to deteriorate the resistance to hydrogen embrittlement and the cold workability.
When the S content exceeds 0.030%, the deterioration of hydrogen embrittlement resistance and the deterioration of cold workability become significant. Therefore, the S content is 0.030% or less, preferably 0.015% or less, and more preferably 0.010% or less.
Since the steel wire of this indication does not need to contain S, the lower limit of S content is 0%. However, from the viewpoint of reducing manufacturing costs (desulfurization costs), the S content may be more than 0%, 0.002% or more, or 0.005% or more.

・ N: 0 to 0.0050%
N is an element that degrades cold workability due to dynamic strain aging and may further degrade hydrogen embrittlement resistance. In order to avoid such adverse effects, the N content is set to 0.0050% or less in the chemical composition of the present disclosure. The N content is preferably 0.0040% or less.
The lower limit of the N content is 0%. However, from the viewpoint of reducing manufacturing costs (denitrification costs), the N content may be greater than 0%, may be 0.0010% or more, or may be 0.0020% or more. 0.0030% or more may be sufficient.

・ Cr: 0 to 1.00%
Cr is an arbitrary element. That is, the lower limit of the Cr content in the chemical composition in the present disclosure is 0%.
Cr is an element that increases the tensile strength of steel after pearlite transformation. From the viewpoint of obtaining such an effect, the Cr content is preferably more than 0%, more preferably 0.01% or more, still more preferably 0.03% or more, and further preferably 0.05% or more. And particularly preferably 0.10% or more.
On the other hand, when the Cr content is more than 1.00%, martensite is liable to occur, thereby deteriorating cold workability. Therefore, the Cr content in the chemical composition in the present disclosure is 1.00% or less, preferably 0.70% or less, and more preferably 0.50% or less.

・ Ti: 0 to 0.050%
Ti is an arbitrary element. That is, the lower limit value of the Ti content in the chemical composition in the present disclosure is 0%.
Ti is a deoxidizing element, and is an element that forms TiN, reduces solid solution N to suppress dynamic strain aging, and enhances hydrogen embrittlement resistance. From the viewpoint of obtaining these effects, the Ti content is preferably more than 0%, more preferably 0.005% or more, and still more preferably 0.015% or more.
On the other hand, when the Ti content is more than 0.050%, the above-described effects are saturated and wrinkles are likely to occur during hot rolling. Therefore, the Ti content in the chemical composition in the present disclosure is 0.050% or less, preferably 0.035% or less.

・ Nb: 0 to 0.050%
Nb is an arbitrary element. That is, the lower limit value of the Nb content in the chemical composition in the present disclosure is 0%.
Nb is an element that forms NbN, reduces solid solution N to suppress dynamic strain aging, and enhances hydrogen embrittlement resistance. From the viewpoint of obtaining these effects, the Nb content is preferably more than 0%, more preferably 0.005% or more, and still more preferably 0.015% or more.
On the other hand, when the Nb content is more than 0.05%, the above effect is saturated and wrinkles are likely to occur during hot rolling. Therefore, the Nb content in the chemical composition in the present disclosure is 0.050% or less, preferably 0.035% or less.

・ V: 0 to 0.10%
V is an arbitrary element. That is, the lower limit value of the V content in the chemical composition in the present disclosure is 0%.
V is an element that forms VN, reduces solid solution N to suppress dynamic strain aging, and enhances hydrogen embrittlement resistance. From the viewpoint of obtaining these effects, the V content is preferably more than 0%, more preferably 0.02% or more.
On the other hand, when the V content is more than 0.10%, the above-described effects are saturated and wrinkles are easily generated during hot rolling. Therefore, the V content in the chemical composition in the present disclosure is 0.10% or less, preferably 0.05% or less.

・ B: 0 to 0.0050%
B is an arbitrary element. That is, the lower limit of the B content in the chemical composition in the present disclosure is 0%.
B has the effect of suppressing grain boundary ferrite and grain boundary bainite, improving the cold workability and hydrogen embrittlement resistance, and increasing the tensile strength after pearlite transformation. From the viewpoint of obtaining these effects, the B content is preferably more than 0%, more preferably 0.0003% or more.
On the other hand, when the B content exceeds 0.0050%, the above-described effect is saturated. Therefore, the B content in the chemical composition in the present disclosure is 0.0050% or less.

  The chemical composition in the present disclosure is, in terms of mass%, Cr: more than 0 and 1.00%, Ti: more than 0 and less than 0.050%, Nb: more than 0 and 0 from the viewpoint of obtaining the effects of each of the above-described arbitrary elements. It may contain one or more of 0.050% or less, V: more than 0 and 0.10% or less, and B: more than 0 and 0.0050% or less.

・ O: 0 to 0.0030%
O exists in the steel wire as oxides such as Al and Ti.
When the O content exceeds 0.0030%, coarse oxides are generated in the steel, and fatigue failure is likely to occur. Accordingly, the O content in the chemical composition in the present disclosure is 0.0030% or less, preferably 0.0020% or less.
Since the steel wire of this indication does not need to contain O, the lower limit of O content is 0%. However, from the viewpoint of reducing the manufacturing cost (deoxidation cost), the O content may be more than 0%, may be 0.0002% or more, and may be 0.0005% or more. .

-Remainder: Fe and impurities In the chemical composition in the present disclosure, the remainder excluding the above-described elements is Fe and impurities.
Here, the impurity refers to a component contained in the raw material or a component mixed in the manufacturing process and not intentionally contained in the steel.
Examples of impurities include all elements other than the elements described above. The element as the impurity may be only one type or two or more types.

<Metallic structure>
Next, the metal structure of the steel wire of the present disclosure will be described.

(Perlite area ratio)
The metal structure of the steel wire according to the present disclosure includes at least one of pearlite having an area ratio of (35 × [C%] + 65)% or more, pro-eutectoid ferrite, and bainite when the mass% of C is [C%]. And the rest.
Thereby, cold workability and hydrogen embrittlement resistance are improved.

  When the area ratio of pearlite in the metal structure of the steel wire is less than (35 × [C%] + 65)%, the strength (tensile strength, hardness, etc.) of the steel wire becomes non-uniform. Cracks are likely to occur during cold working of parts (that is, cold workability is reduced).

  Further, when the area ratio of pearlite in the metal structure of the steel wire is less than (35 × [C%] + 65)%, even in the non-heat treated machine part obtained by cold working the steel wire, the metal structure The area ratio of pearlite is less than (35 × [C%] + 65)%. As a result, the hydrogen embrittlement resistance of the non-tempered mechanical part deteriorates.

From the viewpoint of further improving cold workability and hydrogen embrittlement resistance, the area ratio of pearlite is preferably (35 × [C%] + 70)% or more, and (35 × [C%] + 75)%. More preferably.
From the viewpoint of production suitability, the area ratio of pearlite is preferably 99% or less, more preferably 97% or less, and still more preferably 95% or less.

  In the metal structure of the steel wire of the present disclosure, the specific preferable range of the pearlite area ratio depends on [C%], but is preferably 80 to 99%, more preferably 83 to 97%, and more preferably 85 to 95%. Is particularly preferred.

The balance in the metal structure of the steel wire of the present disclosure is at least one of proeutectoid ferrite and bainite.
When the balance contains martensite, cold workability and hydrogen embrittlement resistance when used as a non-tempered mechanical part are deteriorated.

In the present specification, the area ratio (%) of pearlite refers to a value obtained by the following procedure.
First, the C cross section of the steel wire is etched using picral to reveal a metal structure.
Next, four observation positions are selected at 90 ° intervals in the circumferential direction from the 50 μm depth position (that is, the circumferential position) in the C cross-section after etching, and FE-SEM ( Using a Field Emission-Scanning Electron Microscope), take an SEM photograph at a magnification of 1000 times.
Similarly, four observation positions are selected at 90 ° intervals in the circumferential direction from the depth 0.25D position (that is, the circumferential position) in the C cross-section after etching, and the FE− Using a SEM, take an SEM photograph at a magnification of 1000 times.
In the obtained eight SEM photographs, a structure other than pearlite (proeutectoid ferrite, bainite, etc.) is visually marked, and an area ratio (%) of the structure other than pearlite with respect to the entire metal structure is obtained by image analysis. The area ratio (%) of pearlite is obtained by subtracting the area ratio (%) of the tissue other than the obtained pearlite from 100%.

(AR)
The steel wire of the present disclosure has an AR (that is, an average aspect ratio of the pearlite block measured at a depth of 50 μm in the L cross section) of 1.4 or more. This improves the hydrogen embrittlement resistance. The reason is considered as follows. As described above, the pearlite structure has a laminated structure of a cementite layer and a ferrite layer, and the elongated pearlite block on the surface layer (that is, the pearlite block having an AR of 1.4 or more) is the orientation of the layered structure of the pearlite structure. Becomes more uniform. This uniform layered structure is considered to be resistance to hydrogen intrusion from the surface of the steel wire and / or resistance to crack propagation.
When the AR of the steel wire is less than 1.4, the AR of the non-heat treated machine part obtained by cold working the steel wire is also less than 1.4. In this case, since the above effect (an effect of resistance to hydrogen penetration and / or an effect of resistance to crack propagation) is difficult to obtain, the hydrogen embrittlement resistance of non-tempered mechanical parts does not improve.

From the viewpoint of further improving the hydrogen embrittlement resistance, AR is preferably 1.5 or more, and more preferably 1.6 or more.
AR is preferably 2.5 or less, and more preferably 2.0 or less, from the viewpoint of suitability for manufacturing a steel wire.

  In this specification, the pearlite block means a pearlite structural unit in which the orientation of ferrite is within 15 degrees from the crystal orientation map of ferrite obtained by an electron back scattering diffraction (EBSD) method. . That is, the boundary where the azimuth difference is 15 ° or more is a block grain boundary of the pearlite block.

In this specification, AR means a value measured by the following procedure.
First, four observation positions are selected every 2.0 mm from the straight line indicating the position of the depth of 50 μm in the L cross section of the steel wire, and in the region of the depth direction of 50 μm and the axial direction of 250 μm centering on each observation position. Each of the ferrite crystal orientation maps is obtained using an EBSD device.
In the obtained four crystal orientation maps as a whole, ten pearlite blocks are selected in order from the group having the largest equivalent circle diameter from the group of pearlite blocks traversed by a straight line indicating a position having a depth of 50 μm.
Next, the aspect ratio of each of the 10 selected pearlite blocks is obtained, and the average value of the aspect ratios (that is, 10 values) in the 10 pearlite blocks is determined as AR (that is, the depth in the L cross section is 50 μm). Average aspect ratio of pearlite block measured at the position).

  In the present specification, the aspect ratio of the pearlite block means a value obtained by dividing the major axis of the pearlite block by the minor axis (that is, the major axis / minor axis). Here, the major axis of the pearlite block means the maximum length of the pearlite block, and the minor axis of the pearlite block means the maximum value of the length in the direction orthogonal to the major axis direction.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an example of a pearlite block in an L cross section of a steel wire according to an example of the present disclosure.
In FIG. 1, not only the grain boundary of the pearlite block but also the major axis and minor axis of the pearlite block are shown.
The shape of the pearlite block may be a polygonal shape as shown in FIG. 1, an elliptical shape, or a shape other than the polygonal shape and the elliptical shape (for example, an indefinite shape).
In short, the pearlite block only needs to have an AR of 1.4 or more, and the shape is not particularly limited.

(Aspect ratio ratio [surface layer / 0.25D])
The steel wire of the present disclosure has an aspect ratio ratio [surface layer / 0.25D] (that is, (AR) / (average aspect ratio of pearlite block measured at a depth of 0.25D position in the L cross section)) of 1. 1 or more.

The steel wire of the present disclosure has improved hydrogen embrittlement resistance as described above when the aspect ratio [surface layer / 0.25D] is 1.1 or more. This is because the orientation of the layered structure of the pearlite structure in the pearlite block elongated in the surface layer is made more uniform, and this layered structure becomes resistant to hydrogen intrusion from the surface of the steel wire and / or the progress of cracks. This is thought to be a resistance to
Further, since the steel wire of the present disclosure has an aspect ratio ratio [surface layer / 0.25D] of 1.1 or more, strain concentrates on the surface layer of the steel wire, so that the hydrogen embrittlement resistance can be effectively improved. Can be improved.
If the ratio of the aspect ratio [surface layer / 0.25D] is less than 1.1, it is necessary to increase not only the surface layer of the steel wire but also the internal strain of the steel wire. In some cases, it cannot be improved, or the productivity of the steel wire may be reduced.

The aspect ratio [surface layer / 0.25D] is preferably 1.2 or more from the viewpoint of improving the hydrogen embrittlement resistance.
The aspect ratio ratio [surface layer / 0.25D] is preferably 2.0 or less, more preferably 1.8 or less, and 1.6 or less, from the viewpoint of the suitability for manufacturing the steel wire. Is particularly preferred.

  In this specification, the average aspect ratio of the pearlite block measured at the depth 0.25D position in the L cross section is to change the observation position from the 50 μm depth position in the L cross section to the depth 0.25D position in the L cross section. Except for the above, it is measured by the same method as the AR measurement method described above.

(GD)
The steel wire of the present disclosure has a GD (that is, an average block particle size of a pearlite block measured at a depth of 50 μm in the C cross section) of (15 / AR) μm or less. Since the pearlite block is fine (that is, GD is (15 / AR) μm or less), as described above, cold workability and hydrogen embrittlement resistance are improved.
The reason is considered as follows. When the pearlite block in the surface layer of the steel wire is coarse (that is, when the average block particle size of the pearlite block exceeds (15 / AR) μm), the ductility of the steel wire is lowered, thereby causing the coldness of the steel wire. Workability is reduced. Furthermore, the block particle diameter of the pearlite block on the surface layer of the machine part obtained by cold working this steel wire becomes coarse. Hydrogen tends to segregate at the pearlite block grain boundaries. When the pearlite block on the surface layer of the steel wire is coarsened, the total area of the block grain boundaries of the pearlite block is reduced, so that the hydrogen capturing ability of the surface layer (that is, the ability to prevent hydrogen from penetrating into the wire) is reduced. . Thereby, when the pearlite block of a surface layer becomes coarse, it is thought that a hydrogen embrittlement resistance characteristic falls.

From the viewpoint of further improving cold workability and hydrogen embrittlement resistance, GD is preferably 11.0 μm or less, and more preferably 10.0 μm or less.
GD is preferably 7.0 μm or more, and more preferably 8.0 μm or more, from the viewpoint of manufacturing suitability of the steel wire.

In this specification, GD means a value measured by the following procedure.
First, on the circumference showing the position of 50 μm depth in the C cross section of the steel wire, eight observation positions are selected at intervals of 45 ° in the circumferential direction, and ferrite in a 50 μm × 50 μm region centering on each observation position. Each crystal orientation map is acquired using an EBSD device.
The equivalent circle diameters of all pearlite blocks included in the entire eight crystal orientation maps obtained are measured. The average value of the measured values obtained is defined as GD (that is, the average block particle size of the pearlite block measured at a depth of 50 μm in the C cross section).

(Particle size ratio [surface layer / 0.25D])
The steel wire of the present disclosure has a particle size ratio [surface layer / 0.25D] (that is, (GD) / (average block particle size of pearlite block measured at a depth of 0.25D position in the C cross section)) of 1 Less than 0.0.

  The steel wire of the present disclosure has an improved particle size ratio [GD / 0.25D] of less than 1.0, thereby improving cold workability and hydrogen embrittlement resistance.

The particle size ratio [GD / 0.25D] is preferably 0.98 or less, and more preferably 0.96 or less, from the viewpoint of further improving cold workability and hydrogen embrittlement resistance. 0.94 or less is particularly preferable.
The particle size ratio [GD / 0.25D] is preferably 0.80 or more, more preferably 0.85 or more, and 0.90 or more, from the viewpoint of the suitability for manufacturing the steel wire. Is particularly preferred.

  In this specification, the average block particle size of the pearlite block measured at the depth 0.25D position in the C section changes the observation position from the 50 μm position in the C section to the 0.25D position in the C section. Except for this, the measurement is carried out by the same method as the above-mentioned GD measurement method.

The tensile strength (Tensile Strength; TS) of the steel wire of the present disclosure is 900-1500 MPa.
When the TS of the steel wire of the present disclosure is 900 MPa or more, non-tempered mechanical parts having a TS of 1100 MPa or more can be easily manufactured by cold working the steel wire.
Moreover, in the conventional steel wire, there exists a tendency for cold workability to fall that TS of a steel wire is 900 Mpa or more.
However, since the steel wire of the present disclosure has the above-described chemical composition and metal structure, it is excellent in cold workability while being a steel wire having a TS of 900 MPa or more.
Moreover, when TS of the steel wire of this indication is 1500 Mpa or less, it is excellent in the manufacture aptitude and cold workability of a steel wire.

  In this specification, the tensile strength (TS) of the steel wire and the tensile strength (TS) of the non-heat treated machine part are both JIS Z 2201 (2011) using JIS Z 2201 (2011). 2011) means a value measured in accordance with the test method described.

  The steel wire TS of the present disclosure is preferably 900 to 1300 MPa, and more preferably 900 to 1200 MPa, from the viewpoint of further improving the suitability of the steel wire and the cold workability.

  In the steel wire of the present disclosure, D (that is, the diameter of the steel wire) is preferably 3 to 30 mm, more preferably 5 to 25 mm, and particularly preferably 5 to 20 mm.

  The steel wire of the present disclosure preferably has a critical compressibility of 75% or more from the viewpoint of cold workability. The method for measuring the limit compression rate is as shown in the examples described later.

The following manufacturing method A is mentioned as an example of the method of manufacturing the steel wire of this indication.
The manufacturing method A is a step of obtaining a wire by heating a steel slab having a chemical composition in the present disclosure to 1000 to 1150 ° C. and performing hot rolling at a finish rolling temperature of 800 to 950 ° C .;
A step of isothermal transformation treatment by immersing the wire having a temperature of 800 to 950 ° C in a molten salt bath at 400 to 550 ° C for 50 seconds or more;
A step of water-cooling the wire material subjected to the constant temperature transformation treatment to a temperature of 300 ° C. or less;
A step of obtaining a steel wire by performing wire drawing processing with a total area reduction of 15 to 25% on the water-cooled wire,
including.

  The chemical composition of the steel wire (target product) obtained by the manufacturing method A can be regarded as the same as the chemical composition of the steel slab (raw material) in the manufacturing method A. The reason is that the hot rolling, the isothermal transformation treatment, the water cooling, and the wire drawing do not affect the chemical composition of the steel.

  The manufacturing method A includes the step of performing the isothermal transformation treatment and the step of water cooling, so that the steel wire of the present disclosure can be easily manufactured in which the area ratio of pearlite and the balance satisfy the above-described conditions.

For example, in the step of performing the isothermal transformation treatment, when the immersion time for immersing the wire in the molten salt bath is 50 seconds or more, the area ratio of the pearlite and the remaining part easily satisfy the above-described conditions.
The upper limit of the immersion time is not particularly limited. From the viewpoint of steel wire productivity, the immersion time is preferably 100 seconds or shorter, and more preferably 80 seconds or shorter.

Further, in the step of obtaining the steel material (that is, the step including wire drawing process; hereinafter also referred to as “wire drawing step”), the total area reduction is 15% or more, so that the tensile strength is 900 MPa or more. It is easy to manufacture a certain steel material.
Further, in the wire drawing step, a steel material having an AR of 1.4 or more and an aspect ratio ratio [surface layer / 0.25D] of 1.1 or more because the total area reduction rate is 25% or less. That is, it is easier to manufacture a steel material in which the pearlite block on the surface of the steel material is elongated compared to the pearlite block inside the steel material.

The wire drawing process may be a process that includes the wire drawing process only once, or may be a process that includes the wire drawing process a plurality of times.
That is, the total area reduction rate of 15 to 25% in the wire drawing process may be achieved by a single wire drawing process or may be achieved by a plurality of wire drawing operations.
When the wire drawing process includes wire drawing only once, it is preferable to use a die having an approach half angle exceeding 10 ° as a die used for wire drawing. Thereby, it is easy to manufacture a steel material having an aspect ratio ratio [surface layer / 0.25D] of 1.1 or more.
Moreover, when the wire drawing process includes wire drawing multiple times, it is preferable to perform wire drawing multiple times under the condition that the area reduction rate in the final pass is 10% or less. Thereby, it is easy to manufacture a steel material having an aspect ratio ratio [surface layer / 0.25D] of 1.1 or more.
The area reduction rate in the final pass when the wire drawing process includes wire drawing multiple times is more preferably 5 to 10%, more preferably 5 to 9%, and 5 to 8%. It is particularly preferred.

The steel wire of the present disclosure is particularly suitable as a steel wire for manufacturing a non-tempered mechanical part including a cylindrical shaft portion having a tensile strength of 1100 to 1500 MPa.
That is, the steel wire of the present disclosure is cold worked (and preferably held at 100 to 400 ° C. after cold working), thereby including a non-cylindrical shaft portion having a tensile strength of 1100 to 1500 MPa. Easy to manufacture tempered machine parts.

Here, the chemical composition of the non-tempered mechanical part obtained by cold working the steel wire of the present disclosure (and preferably holding at 100 to 400 ° C. after the cold working) is the steel composition of the present disclosure. It can be considered the same as the chemical composition of the wire. The reason is that cold work and heat treatment do not affect the chemical composition of the steel.
Further, the metal structure of the non-tempered mechanical part obtained by cold working the steel wire of the present disclosure (and performing a heat treatment at 100 to 400 ° C. after the cold working as necessary) It can be considered the same as the metal structure of the steel wire. The reason is that the amount of cold working for obtaining a non-tempered mechanical part having a cylindrical shaft portion is very small.

[Non-tempered machine parts]
Hereinafter, a first embodiment and a second embodiment of the non-heat treated mechanical component (hereinafter, also simply referred to as “mechanical component”) of the present disclosure will be described.

The mechanical component of the first embodiment of the present disclosure includes a cylindrical shaft portion,
The chemical composition is the chemical composition in the present disclosure described above,
When the metal structure has C mass% as [C%], the pearlite having an area ratio of (35 × [C%] + 65)% or more and the balance that is at least one of pro-eutectoid ferrite and pearlite, Become
A cross section parallel to the axial direction of the cylindrical shaft portion and including the central axis is an L cross section, a cross section perpendicular to the axial direction of the cylindrical shaft portion is a C cross section, and the diameter of the cylindrical shaft portion is D. The average aspect ratio of the pearlite block measured at a position of 50 μm depth from the surface of the cylindrical shaft portion in the L section is AR, and the pearlite measured at a depth of 50 μm from the surface of the cylindrical shaft portion in the C section. When the average block particle size of the block is GD, AR is 1.4 or more, and (AR) / (perlite block measured at a depth of 0.25D from the surface of the cylindrical shaft portion in the L cross section (Average aspect ratio) is 1.1 or more, GD is (15 / AR) μm or less, and (GD) / (measured at a depth of 0.25D from the surface of the cylindrical shaft portion in the C cross section) Average of perlite blocks Lock particle size) is less than 1.0,
The tensile strength (TS) of the columnar shaft portion is 1100 to 1500 MPa.

In the mechanical component of the first embodiment, the chemical composition and the metal structure of the cylindrical shaft portion (that is, the ratio of pearlite area ratio, AR, aspect ratio ratio [surface layer / 0.25D], GD, and average block particle size) The ratio [surface layer / 0.25D] (the same applies hereinafter) is the same as the chemical composition and metal structure of the steel wire of the present disclosure.
Therefore, the mechanical component of the first embodiment is excellent in hydrogen embrittlement resistance.
The machine part of the first embodiment can be manufactured by a steel wire excellent in cold workability (for example, a steel wire of the present disclosure).

  The preferable aspects of the chemical composition and the metal structure of the cylindrical shaft portion in the mechanical component of the first embodiment are the same as the preferable aspects of the chemical composition and the metal structure of the steel wire of the present disclosure, respectively.

The mechanical component of the second embodiment of the present disclosure is a cold-worked product of the steel wire of the present disclosure (that is, a mechanical component obtained by cold-working the steel wire of the present disclosure), and is cylindrical. The shaft portion has a tensile strength of 1100 to 1500 MPa.
Therefore, the mechanical component of the second embodiment is excellent in hydrogen embrittlement resistance.

  The preferred aspects of the chemical composition and the metal structure of the cylindrical shaft portion in the mechanical component of the second embodiment are the same as the preferred aspects of the chemical composition and the metal structure of the steel wire of the present disclosure, respectively.

In the mechanical component of the present disclosure, the first embodiment and the second embodiment may have overlapping portions.
That is, not only the machine parts corresponding to one of the first embodiment and the second embodiment but also the machine parts corresponding to both the first embodiment and the second embodiment are naturally included in the machine parts of the present disclosure. Included in the range.

  The mechanical component of the present disclosure is not particularly limited as long as it is a non-tempered mechanical component including a cylindrical shaft portion, and among them, a non-tempered bolt is particularly preferable.

The following manufacturing method X is mentioned as an example of the method of manufacturing the mechanical component of this indication.
The manufacturing method X includes the process of obtaining a machine part by cold-working the steel wire of this indication.
The production method X preferably includes a step of holding a mechanical part obtained by cold working within a temperature range of 100 to 400 ° C. (hereinafter also referred to as “holding step”).
By including the holding step, it is easier to manufacture a mechanical component having a tensile strength of 1100 to 1500 MPa.
Although the holding temperature in a holding process is 100-400 degreeC, it is preferable that it is 200-400 degreeC, and it is more preferable that it is 300-400 degreeC.
The holding time in the holding step (that is, the time for holding the machine part within the above temperature range) is preferably 10 to 120 minutes, and more preferably 10 to 60 minutes.

  The steel wire for non-heat treated machine parts and the non-heat treated machine parts of the present disclosure described above can be used for various machines such as automobiles, buildings, and the like.

  Examples of the present disclosure will be described below, but the present disclosure is not limited to the following examples.

[Level 1 to 28]
<Manufacture of steel wire>
A steel wire having a diameter (D) shown in Table 3 was manufactured using billets having a chemical composition shown in Table 1.
In the chemical composition of each steel type in Table 1, the balance other than the elements shown in Table 1 is Fe and impurities.

In levels 1 to 6, 8 to 9, 11 to 13, 15 to 24, and 27 to 28, hot rolling, isothermal transformation treatment, water cooling, and wire drawing of the conditions shown in Table 2 are performed on the steel pieces. By sequentially applying, a steel wire having a diameter (D) as shown in Table 3 was obtained.
At levels 14, 25, and 26, the steel slabs were hot rolled under the conditions shown in Table 2, then air-cooled, reheated at a heating temperature of 950 ° C., and lead at a lead bath temperature of 580 ° C. Patenting and cooling were sequentially performed, and then wire drawing under the conditions shown in Table 2 was performed to obtain a steel wire having a diameter (D) as shown in Table 3.
At levels 7 and 10, the steel slab is hot rolled under the conditions shown in Table 2, then air-cooled, and then subjected to wire drawing under the conditions shown in Table 2, so that the diameter (D) is expressed. A steel wire as shown in 3 was obtained.

<Measurement in steel wire>
For each level of steel wire,
Measurement of pearlite area ratio,
Check the rest,
Measurement of AR (that is, average aspect ratio of pearlite block at a depth of 50 μm in the L cross section),
Aspect ratio ratio [surface layer / 0.25D] (that is, (AR) / (average aspect ratio of pearlite block measured at a depth of 0.25D position in the L cross section)),
Measurement of GD (that is, the average block particle size of the pearlite block at a depth of 50 μm in the C cross section),
Measurement of particle size ratio [surface layer / 0.25D] (ie, (GD) / (average block particle size of pearlite block measured at a depth of 0.25D position in C cross section)), and
Tensile strength (TS) was measured.
Table 3 shows the measurement results.

<Cold workability of steel wire (measurement of critical compressibility)>
The cold workability was evaluated by measuring the following critical compressibility for each level of steel wire.
First, a steel wire was machined to prepare a sample having a diameter D (that is, the diameter of the steel wire) and a length of 1.5 × D.
Both end faces of the obtained sample were constrained using a pair of molds. As the pair of molds, molds each having a concentric groove on the contact surface with the end surface of the sample were used. In this state, the sample was compressed in the longitudinal direction. By performing a test in which the compression ratio of the sample in this compression was variously changed, the maximum compression ratio at which the sample did not crack was determined.
The maximum compression ratio at which no cracking of the sample occurred was defined as the critical compression ratio (%).
As a result, it is judged that the cold workability is good (G) when the critical compression ratio is 70% or more, and the cold workability is poor (NG) when the critical compression ratio is less than 70%. Judged that there was.
The above results are shown in Table 3.

<Manufacture of machine parts>
Each level of steel wire was cold worked (cold forging) to form a flanged bolt shape. The processed steel wire was heated to 350 ° C. and held at this temperature for 30 minutes to obtain a non-tempered bolt as a machine part.

<Measurement of tensile strength (TS) of machine parts>
The TS of the shaft portion of the obtained machine part (non-heat treated bolt) was measured by the measurement method described above.
The results are shown in Table 3.

<Evaluation of hydrogen embrittlement resistance of machine parts>
About the obtained machine part (non-tempered bolt), the hydrogen embrittlement resistance was measured by the following method.
First, 0.5 ppm of diffusible hydrogen was contained in the mechanical component by subjecting the mechanical component to electric field hydrogen charging.
Next, the sample was subjected to Cd plating in order to prevent hydrogen from being released from the mechanical parts into the atmosphere during the test.
Next, a load of 90% of the maximum tensile load of the machine part was applied to the machine part in the atmosphere, and this state was maintained for 100 hours or more.
As a result, when no fracture occurred after 100 hours, the hydrogen embrittlement resistance was judged to be good (G), and when fracture occurred after 100 hours, the hydrogen embrittlement resistance was poor (NG). It was judged that.
The above results are shown in Table 3.

-Description of Table 3-
In the balance structure column, F and B mean pro-eutectoid ferrite and bainite, respectively.

As shown in Table 3, it has a chemical composition in the present disclosure, has a pearlite area ratio of (35 × [C%] + 65)% or more, and the remaining structure is at least pro-eutectoid ferrite (F) and bainite (B). On the other hand, the AR is 1.4 or more, the aspect ratio [surface layer / 0.25D] is 1.1 or more, the GD is (15 / AR) μm or less, and the particle size ratio [GD /0.25D] is less than 1.0 and TS is 900 to 1500 MPa. Each level of steel wire in the examples is a steel wire of TS 900 MPa or more, and is excellent in cold workability and mechanical parts. In this case, the hydrogen embrittlement resistance was also excellent.
In addition, a machine part having a TS of 1100 MPa or more could be produced by cold working the steel wires of each level in the examples.

Compared to the examples, the steel wire of levels 7 and 10 (both are comparative examples) having a pearlite area ratio of less than (35 × [C%] + 65)% is a hydrogen embrittlement resistance when used as a machine part. It was inferior to.
Further, steel wires of levels 3, 5, 12, and 27 (all of which are comparative examples) having an AR of less than 1.4 were inferior in hydrogen embrittlement resistance when used as machine parts.
Further, steel wires of levels 9, 21, 22, and 27 (all of which are comparative examples) having an aspect ratio ratio [surface layer / 0.25D] of less than 1.1 are resistant to hydrogen embrittlement when used as mechanical parts. It was inferior in chemical characteristics.
Moreover, the steel wire of the level 14 and 25 (all are comparative examples) whose GD is more than (15 / AR) micrometer was inferior to the cold workability of a steel wire.
Moreover, the steel wire of the level 14 and 26 (all are comparative examples) whose particle size ratio [GD / 0.25D] is 1.0 or more was inferior to the cold workability of the steel wire.
Moreover, in the steel wires of levels 23 and 24 (both are comparative examples) having a TS of less than 900 MPa, it was not possible to manufacture mechanical parts having a TS of 1100 MPa or more.
In steel wires with poor cold workability (limit compression ratio is less than 70%), the frequency of occurrence of work cracks was high when manufacturing machine parts. Furthermore, mechanical parts manufactured using steel wires with poor cold workability (limit compressibility is less than 70%) have poor dimensional accuracy.

The disclosure of Japanese Patent Application No. 2006-008708 is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
All documents, patent applications, and technical standards mentioned in this specification are to the same extent as if each individual document, patent application, and technical standard were specifically and individually described to be incorporated by reference, Incorporated herein by reference.

Claims (7)

Chemical composition is mass%,
C: 0.40 to 0.65%,
Si: 0.05 to 0.50%,
Mn: 0.20 to 1.00%
Al: 0.005 to 0.050%,
P: 0 to 0.030%,
S: 0 to 0.030%,
N: 0 to 0.0050%,
Cr: 0 to 1.00%,
Ti: 0 to 0.050%,
Nb: 0 to 0.050%,
V: 0 to 0.10%,
B: 0 to 0.0050%,
O: 0 to 0.0030%, and
The balance: Fe and impurities,
When the metal structure has C mass% as [C%], the area ratio is (35 × [C%] + 65)% or more of pearlite, and the balance that is at least one of proeutectoid ferrite and bainite. Become
A cross section parallel to the axial direction of the steel wire and including the central axis is an L cross section, a cross section perpendicular to the axial direction of the steel wire is a C cross section, a diameter of the steel wire is D, and a depth from the surface of the steel wire in the L cross section is When the average aspect ratio of the pearlite block measured at a position of 50 μm is AR, and the average block particle size of the pearlite block measured at a position of 50 μm depth from the steel wire surface in the C cross section is GD, AR is 1. 4 or more, (AR) / (average aspect ratio of pearlite block measured at a depth of 0.25D from the surface of the steel wire in the L section) is 1.1 or more, and GD is (15 / AR) μm. (GD) / (average block particle size of pearlite block measured at a position of depth 0.25D from the surface of the steel wire in the C cross section) is less than 1.0,
A steel wire for non-tempered machine parts having a tensile strength of 900 to 1500 MPa. % By mass
Cr: more than 0 and 1.00% or less,
Ti: more than 0 and 0.050% or less,
Nb: more than 0 and 0.050% or less,
The steel wire for non-tempered machine parts according to claim 1, containing one or more of V: more than 0 and 0.10% or less and B: more than 0 and 0.0050% or less.   The steel wire for non-heat treated machine parts according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the D is 3 to 30 mm. Including a cylindrical shaft,
Chemical composition is mass%,
C: 0.40 to 0.65%,
Si: 0.05 to 0.50%,
Mn: 0.20 to 1.00%
Al: 0.005 to 0.050%,
P: 0 to 0.030%,
S: 0 to 0.030%,
N: 0 to 0.0050%,
Cr: 0 to 1.00%,
Ti: 0 to 0.050%,
Nb: 0 to 0.050%,
V: 0 to 0.10%,
B: 0 to 0.0050%,
O: 0 to 0.0030%, and
The balance: Fe and impurities,
When the metal structure has C mass% as [C%], the area ratio is (35 × [C%] + 65)% or more of pearlite, and the balance that is at least one of proeutectoid ferrite and bainite. Become
A cross section parallel to the axial direction of the cylindrical shaft portion and including the central axis is an L cross section, a cross section perpendicular to the axial direction of the cylindrical shaft portion is a C cross section, and the diameter of the cylindrical shaft portion is Is D, and the average aspect ratio of the pearlite block measured at a position 50 μm in depth from the surface of the cylindrical shaft portion in the L section is AR, and 50 μm in depth from the surface of the cylindrical shaft portion in the C section. When the average block particle size of the pearlite block measured at the position is GD, AR is 1.4 or more, and (AR) / (depth 0.25D from the surface of the cylindrical shaft portion in the L section) The average aspect ratio of the pearlite block measured at the position is 1.1 or more, GD is (15 / AR) μm or less, and (GD) / (depth from the surface of the cylindrical shaft portion in the C cross section) Measured at 0.25D Average block grain diameter of pearlite blocks) is less than 1.0,
A non-heat treated machine part, wherein the cylindrical shaft portion has a tensile strength of 1100 to 1500 MPa. % By mass
Cr: more than 0 and 1.00% or less,
Ti: more than 0 and 0.050% or less,
Nb: more than 0 and 0.050% or less,
The non-tempered mechanical part according to claim 4, comprising one or more of V: more than 0 and 0.10% or less and B: more than 0 and 0.0050% or less.   It is a cold work product of the steel wire for non-tempered machine parts according to any one of claims 1 to 3, including a columnar shaft portion, and the tensile strength of the columnar shaft portion is Non-tempered mechanical parts that are 1100-1500 MPa.   The non-tempered mechanical part according to any one of claims 4 to 6, which is a non-tempered bolt.