US20080017283A1 - Steel For Machine Structural Use With Excellent Strength, Ductility, And Toughness And Method For Producing The Same - Google Patents

Steel For Machine Structural Use With Excellent Strength, Ductility, And Toughness And Method For Producing The Same Download PDF

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US20080017283A1
US20080017283A1 US11/795,192 US79519206A US2008017283A1 US 20080017283 A1 US20080017283 A1 US 20080017283A1 US 79519206 A US79519206 A US 79519206A US 2008017283 A1 US2008017283 A1 US 2008017283A1
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  • the present invention relates generally to steels for machine structural use, including components of automobiles and industrial machines.
  • the present invention relates to steels for machine structural use which have excellent strength, ductility, and toughness and are particularly suitable for metal belts, for example, used in continuously variable transmission (hereinafter abbreviated as CVT), which are currently produced with expensive steels such as maraging steel.
  • CVT continuously variable transmission
  • the present invention also relates to steel sheets for machine structural use and metal belts produced with such steels.
  • Maraging steel contains, for example, cobalt, molybdenum, and chromium in addition to ten and several percent of nickel while metastable austenitic stainless steel contains chromium and nickel in amounts of ten and several percent.
  • Such steels are significantly costly, and the production thereof can be threatened by the recent shortage of materials.
  • Patent Document 1 Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2000-345302
  • Patent Document 2 Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2002-38251
  • Patent Document 3 Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2003-231921
  • Patent Document 4 Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2002-53936
  • Patent Document 5 Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2003-33803
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a steel and steel sheet for machine structural use which have high strength, high ductility, and high toughness with a minimal increase in production costs, and also provide a metal belt suitable as an endless metal belt for CVT at low cost.
  • the inventors have found a solution to the above problems. That is, the inventors have demonstrated that even a steel system that does not contain such a large amount of nickel or chromium as contained in maraging steel and austenitic stainless steel provides a better balance between tensile strength and elongation and higher toughness than maraging steel if the steel contains appropriate amounts of molybdenum and boron and is quenched and tempered to form a martensitic structure.
  • substructures Further studies on detailed structures constituting the martensitic structure (hereinafter referred to as substructures) have found that an especially excellent strength-elongation balance can be achieved by controlling blocks constituting the martensitic structure to a predetermined size or less. These studies have also found that excellent toughness can be ensure if dissolved boron is contained in at least a predetermined amount and is present at boundaries of prior austenite grains in a concentration at least 1.5 times that in the prior austenite grains.
  • a steel for machine structural use with excellent strength, ductility, and toughness according to the present invention contains, in percent by mass, more than 0.30% to 0.5% of carbon, 1.0% or less of silicon, 1.5% or less of manganese, 0.025% or less of aluminum, 0.3% to 0.5% of molybdenum, and 0.0005% to 0.01% of boron, and the balance is iron and incidental impurities.
  • the steel has a tensile strength of 2,000 MPa or more and a total elongation of 10% or more.
  • the steel according to Item (1) further contains, in percent by mass, at least one of 2.5% or less of chromium, 1.0% or less of copper, 2.0% or less of nickel, and 0.5% or less of vanadium.
  • the steel according to Item (1) or (2) further contains, in percent by mass, at least one of 0.1% or less of titanium and 0.1% or less of niobium.
  • a steel for machine structural use with excellent strength, ductility, and toughness according to the present invention contains, in percent by mass, more than 0.30% to 0.5% of carbon, 1.0% or less of silicon, 1.5% or less of manganese, 0.025% or less of aluminum, 0.3% to 0.5% of molybdenum, and 0.0005% to 0.01% of boron, and the balance is iron and incidental impurities.
  • the steel has a structure including at least 90% by volume of martensitic structure.
  • the martensitic structure includes blocks having a size of 1.5 ⁇ m or less.
  • Dissolved boron is contained in an amount of at least 0.0005% and is present at boundaries of prior austenite grains in a concentration at least 1.5 times that in the prior austenite grains.
  • the steel according to Item (4) further contains, in percent by mass, at least one of 2.5% or less of chromium, 1.0% or less of copper, 2.0% or less of nickel, and 0.5% or less of vanadium.
  • the steel according to Item (4) or (5) further contains, in percent by mass, at least one of 0.1% or less of titanium and 0.1% or less of niobium.
  • a steel sheet for machine structural use with excellent strength, ductility, and toughness according to the present invention is formed of the steel for machine structural use according to one of Items (1) to (6) and has a thickness of 0.5 mm or less.
  • a metal belt according to the present invention is formed of the steel sheet according to Item (7) and has an annular shape.
  • a method for producing a steel for machine structural use with excellent strength, ductility, and toughness according to the present invention includes quenching a steel material by heating at a rate of temperature rise of 100° C./s or more and tempering the steel material at 100° C. to 400° C.
  • the steel material contains, in percent by mass, more than 0.30% to 0.5% of carbon, 1.0% or less of silicon, 1.5% or less of manganese, 0.025% or less of aluminum, 0.3% to 0.5% of molybdenum, and 0.0005% to 0.01% of boron, and the balance is iron and incidental impurities.
  • the steel material further contains, in percent by mass, at least one of 2.5% or less of chromium, 1.0% or less of copper, 2.0% or less of nickel, and 0.5% or less of vanadium.
  • the steel material further contains, in percent by mass, at least one of 0.1% or less of titanium and 0.1% or less of niobium.
  • a method for producing a steel sheet for machine structural use with excellent strength, ductility, and toughness according to the present invention includes quenching a steel sheet by heating at a rate of temperature rise of 100° C./s or more and tempering the steel sheet at 100° C. to 400° C.
  • the steel sheet contains, in percent by mass, more than 0.30% to 0.5% of carbon, 1.0% or less of silicon, 1.5% or less of manganese, 0.025% or less of aluminum, 0.3% to 0.5% of molybdenum, and 0.0005% to 0.01% of boron, and the balance is iron and incidental impurities.
  • the steel sheet has a thickness of 0.5 mm or less.
  • the steel sheet further contains, in percent by mass, at least one of 2.5% or less of chromium, 1.0% or less of copper, 2.0% or less of nickel, and 0.5% or less of vanadium.
  • the steel sheet further contains, in percent by mass, at least one of 0.1% or less of titanium and 0.1% or less of niobium.
  • a method for producing a metal belt according to the present invention includes quenching a metal belt by heating at a rate of temperature rise of 100° C./s or more and tempering the metal belt at 100° C. to 400° C.
  • the metal belt contains, in percent by mass, more than 0.30% to 0.5% of carbon, 1.0% or less of silicon, 1.5% or less of manganese, 0.025% or less of aluminum, 0.3% to 0.5% of molybdenum, and 0.0005% to 0.01% of boron, and the balance is iron and incidental impurities.
  • the metal belt has a thickness of 0.5 mm or less and has an annular shape.
  • the metal belt further contains, in percent by mass, at least one of 2.5% or less of chromium, 1.0% or less of copper, 2.0% or less of nickel, and 0.5% or less of vanadium.
  • the metal belt further contains, in percent by mass, at least one of 0.1% or less of titanium and 0.1% or less of niobium.
  • the present invention can provide a steel for machine structural use which has excellent strength, ductility, and toughness without containing large quantities of expensive alloying elements, a metal sheet for machine structural use produced with the steel, and a metal belt produced with the metal sheet.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a method for a fatigue evaluation test with an endless metal belt.
  • Carbon is an element essential for ensuring required strength and toughness. If the carbon content is not more than 0.30%, a predetermined strength is difficult to ensure. The upper limit is 0.5% because more than 0.5% of carbon decreases ductility and toughness and promotes formation of huge carbide grains in the structure of the steel, which significantly degrade fatigue properties.
  • the steel can contain silicon because it serves as a deoxidant during the production of the steel.
  • the upper limit is 1.0% because more than 1.0% of silicon significantly decreases the ductility of the steel.
  • the steel can contain manganese because it serves as a deoxidant during the production of the steel.
  • the upper limit is 1.5% because more than 1.5% of manganese significantly decreases the ductility of the steel.
  • Aluminum is an element effective for deoxidation.
  • aluminum is an element effective to maintain strength and toughness because it inhibits growth of austenite grains during quenching.
  • the aluminum content is limited to the above range because an aluminum content exceeding 0.025% results in a saturated effect and the disadvantage of increased costs.
  • Molybdenum a particularly important element in the present invention, increases strength and toughness without significantly decreasing ductility. Addition of 0.3% or more of molybdenum is required to realize its effect. The upper limit is 0.5% because addition of more than 0.5% of manganese does not contribute to a further increase in strength and toughness and results in increased costs. Also, the addition of an excessive amount of manganese decreases ductility.
  • Boron is a useful element effective to improve quenching properties and provides grain boundary strengthening, which contributes to an increase in the strength of the entire steel.
  • a boron content of 0.0005% or more is required to realize its effect.
  • the boron content is limited to the above range because a boron content exceeding 0.01% results in a saturated effect.
  • the steel can optionally contain the following elements:
  • Chromium 2.5% or less
  • Chromium is effective to improve quenching properties and is useful to ensure hardening depth.
  • An excessive content of chromium however, promotes formation of carbide residues by a carbide stabilization effect, thus decreasing strength.
  • a minimal content of chromium is preferred, although a chromium content of up to 2.5% is acceptable.
  • a chromium content of 0.2% or more is preferred to realize the effect of improving quenching properties.
  • Copper is effective to improve quenching properties, and also increases strength when dissolved in ferrite. If the copper content exceeds 1.0%, the steel can be cracked during hot rolling. Thus, the copper content is limited to the above range. A copper content of 0.2% or more is preferred to realize the effect of improving quenching properties and strength.
  • Nickel 2.0% or less
  • Nickel is effective to improve quenching properties, and also contributes to an increase in strength and toughness because it can inhibit growth of carbides and formation of carbide films at grain boundaries to increase grain boundary strength.
  • nickel is an extremely expensive element, and addition of more than 2.0% of nickel significantly increases steel costs.
  • the nickel content is preferably limited to 2.0% or less.
  • a nickel content of 0.5% or more is preferred to realize the effect of improving quenching properties, strength, and toughness.
  • Vanadium 0.5% or less
  • Vanadium can be expected to serve as a strengthening element by combining with carbon in the steel. Vanadium also has the effect of increasing softening resistance in tempering, thus contributing to increased strength.
  • the vanadium content is limited to the above range because a vanadium content exceeding 0.5% results in a saturated effect.
  • a vanadium-content of 0.1% or more is preferred to realize the effect of increasing strength.
  • the steel according to the present invention can further contain at least one of the following components:
  • Titanium 0.1% or less
  • Titanium combines with nitrogen, contained as an incidental impurity, to prevent formation of BN. This avoids attenuation of the effect of boron, that is, improving quenching properties.
  • the titanium content is preferably limited to 0.1% or less because a titanium content exceeding 0.1% results in formation of a large quantity of TiN, which decreases strength and fatigue strength.
  • a titanium content of 0.005% or more is preferred to realize its effect.
  • Niobium 0.1% or less
  • Niobium has the effect of improving quenching properties and also serves as a precipitation strengthening element to contribute to increased strength and toughness.
  • the niobium content is preferably limited to 0.1% or less because a niobium content exceeding 0.1% results in a saturated effect.
  • a niobium content of 0.005% or more is preferred to realize its effect.
  • incidental impurities include sulfur, phosphorus, nitrogen, and oxygen, which can be contained in amounts of up to 0.05%, up to 0.05%, up to 0.01%, and up to 0.01%, respectively.
  • Martensite is a structure essential to achieve strength.
  • the steel according to the present invention provides excellent properties if it contains at least 90% by volume of martensitic structure. Accordingly, the volume percentage of martensitic structure is limited to the above range. If the volume percentage of martensite falls below 90%, the steel contains excessive quantities of untransformed phases such as residual austenitic phase and precipitates such as carbides, which do not contribute to increased strength. This makes it difficult to achieve high strength, namely, 2,000 MPa or more.
  • Martensitic structure the structure includes blocks having a size of 1.5 ⁇ m or less
  • a finer martensitic structure is preferred in terms of, for example, fatigue resistance.
  • the martensitic structure which is a typical structure transformed from austenite, has complicated substructures divided generally into the following structure units: martensite laths, the smallest unit, which have only slight differences in crystal orientation from adjacent ones and thus have no dominant effect on mechanical properties; blocks, groups of adjacent laths with substantially equivalent crystal planes and orientations, several blocks being contained in each austenite grain before transformation; and packets, groups of blocks with equivalent crystal planes but different growth directions.
  • Formation of a finer martensitic structure substantially means formation of smaller structure units. Most effectively, this can be achieved by forming finer blocks. Martensite laths in blocks can be assumed as substantially continuous structures with low-angle tilt grain boundaries.
  • the sizes of blocks, packets, and austenite grains before transformation probably have a direct effect on the mechanical properties of the material because of high-angle tilt grain boundaries.
  • the size of blocks can be evaluated by, for example, orientation imaging microscopy or transmission electron microscopy (TEM).
  • TEM transmission electron microscopy
  • packets are another substructure unit of martensitic structure
  • the size of packets is preferably controlled with a structure unit smaller than packets with high-angle tilt grain boundaries, namely, blocks. It is not practical in actual processes to check all products for the size of austenitic structure before transformation before final heat treatment.
  • the size of blocks in the martensitic structure should be controlled because they constitute a substructure which can readily be evaluated for final products (particularly, after the final heat treatment) and which affects the mechanical properties of the material.
  • the steel according to the present invention provides a particularly excellent strength-ductility balance and toughness if the blocks have an average size of 1.5 ⁇ m or less.
  • size used herein means an average grain size generally used for evaluation of steel structure. For example, an average grain size determined by an intercept method can be used.
  • dissolved boron is contained in the steel in an amount of at least 0.0005% and is present at boundaries of prior austenite grains in a concentration at least 1.5 times that in the grains after, for example, quenching
  • the steel according to the present invention provides stable mechanical properties if the distribution of dissolved boron is controlled as described below.
  • the content of boron is specified for obtaining improved quenching properties and grain boundary strengthening.
  • a sufficient amount of dissolved boron and the distribution thereof is very important to realize the effect of boron.
  • the amount of boron dissolved in the steel is decreased with, for example, formation of BN and M 23 (C,B) 6 (where M is a metal element). Addition of an element that combines readily with nitrogen, such as titanium, is effective to inhibit the formation of BN. In a carbon-rich steel system, however, the added element is dissolved in carbides by substitution and thus fails to provide the expected effect.
  • the dissolved boron is preferably present mainly at boundaries of prior austenite grains. Grain boundary strength, which significantly affects mechanical properties including strength, elongation, and toughness, is increased if the dissolved boron is present mainly at boundaries of prior austenite grains with a difference in concentration from the interior of the grains (i.e., grain boundary segregation). The grain boundary segregation of the dissolved boron will prevent grain boundary segregation of phosphorus, which could cause grain boundary embrittlement.
  • the studies by the inventors have confirmed that the steel can more reliably achieve stable toughness if the dissolved boron is contained in an amount of at least 0.0005% after final heat treatment, such as high-frequency heating quenching or low-temperature tempering at 400° C. or less, and is present at boundaries of prior austenite grains in a concentration 1.5 times that in the prior austenite grains after the final heat treatment.
  • the amount of dissolved boron can be determined by subtracting the amount of precipitated boron from the amount of boron added.
  • the amount of precipitated boron is determined by extracting and separating boron-containing precipitates occurring as oxides, nitrides, carbides, or intermetallic compounds through electrolysis, for example, and directly measuring the content of boron in the precipitates.
  • the concentration distribution of dissolved boron in and at boundaries of prior austenite grains can be determined by, for example, secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) to confirm that the ionic strength of the boundaries of the prior austenite grains is at least 1.5 times that of the interior of the grains if the grains have a grain size of 10 ⁇ m or more.
  • SIMS secondary ion mass spectrometry
  • EELS electron energy loss spectrum
  • ATE ⁇ -ray track etching
  • SIMS is the most suitable in terms of detection sensitivity and quantitative determination for a trace amount of boron.
  • grain boundary embrittlement can be avoided if the dissolved boron is contained in an amount of at least 0.0005% and is present mainly at boundaries of prior austenite grains.
  • Tensile strength 2,000 Mpa or more; total elongation: 10% or more
  • the strength and total elongation of the steel according to the present invention are limited to the above ranges because the steel requires at least such strength and ductility levels to achieve properties comparable to those of maraging steel, a currently expensive steel intended to be replaced with the steel according to the present invention. If the steel has the composition and structure described above, it can achieve a tensile strength of 2,000 MPa or more, a total elongation of 10% or more, and high toughness. The studies by the inventors have also demonstrated that a metal belt for CVT produced with a steel having the above composition, a tensile strength of 2,000 MPa or more, and a total elongation of 10% or more has durability comparable to that of a metal belt produced with a conventional maraging steel.
  • the steel is produced by quenching and tempering a steel material having the above composition.
  • the rate of temperature rise in quenching and tempering temperature which are important in the present invention, must be controlled as follows:
  • Rate of temperature rise in heating for quenching 100° C./s or more
  • the rate of temperature rise in heating for quenching falls below 100° C./s, the blocks of martensitic structure grow to a size exceeding 1.5 ⁇ m. In this case, the steel cannot have a good strength-ductility balance. Hence, the rate of temperature rise in heating for quenching must be 100° C./s or more.
  • Tempering temperature 100° C. to 400° C.
  • the tempering temperature falls within the range of 100° C. to 400° C.
  • the boron contained in the steel is concentrated at the grain boundaries without diffusion or precipitation, thus contributing to grain boundary strengthening.
  • the tempering temperature is 400° C. or less, the steel maintains its high strength, high ductility, and high toughness in synergy with a fine grain effect. Excessive tempering temperatures result in decreased strength and decreased concentration of boron at the grain boundaries, thus significantly decreasing toughness. From this viewpoint, the tempering temperature must be 400° C. or less. If the tempering temperature is less than 100° C., the steel exhibits insufficient elongation and fails to provide a total elongation of 10% or more. Accordingly, the tempering temperature should fall within the range of 100° C. to 400° C.
  • the steel material used can be one prepared by subjecting a steel ingot with the above composition to hot or cold working, such as rolling or forging.
  • the steel ingot with the above composition can be one produced by converter melting or vacuum melting.
  • the steel material used is a steel sheet
  • a steel ingot or a continuously cast slab is subjected to hot rolling with heating, scale removal by pickling, and cold rolling to produce a steel sheet with a predetermined thickness.
  • a metal belt is to be produced with the steel sheet, the sheet is cold-rolled to a thickness of 0.5 mm or less, is cut into a predetermined width and length, and is formed into an annular shape to produce a metal belt.
  • the above steel material (including a steel sheet and a metal belt) is subjected to quenching and tempering to form a martensitic structure.
  • the heating means used for these treatments can be high-frequency heating, furnace heating, infrared heating, or electrical heating.
  • the steel thus produced (including a steel sheet and a metal belt) has a strength-ductility balance comparable to that of maraging steel despite low production costs and can be used for automobile parts requiring high strength, high ductility, and high toughness.
  • a metal belt produced with the steel is suitable for use as an endless metal belt for CVT, which is currently produced with maraging steel.
  • the structures of the steels, which are to be subjected to high-frequency heating quenching, after the final heat treatment are expected to contain only a martensitic phase formed by transformation from the austenite temperature range, an untransformed ferrite phase that can result from insufficient heating, and undissolved inclusions and precipitates such as carbides.
  • These phases can be discriminated by developing the structures by nital etching, one of the generally used methods, and observing them using an optical microscope. Accordingly, the volume percentage of martensitic structure was determined by the method described below. The above materials were cut to a size of 20 mm ⁇ 20 mm, were heated to 920° C. by high-frequency heating, were quickly quenched, and were tempered at 170° C. for 20 minutes to prepare samples.
  • the surfaces of the samples were etched with nital and were observed using an optical microscope to determine the area percentage of the region of phases other than martensitic phase which were discriminated by optical microscopy (i.e., untransformed ferrite phase and undissolved inclusions and precipitates such as carbides).
  • the volume percentage of martensitic phase in the examples was determined by converting the area percentage of the region of the phases other than the martensitic phase to volume percentage and subtracting it from 100%.
  • the martensitic phase accounted for most of the structure because the temperature for high-frequency quenching was 920° C., which falls within the austenite range.
  • Blocks one of the substructures of martensitic structure, were evaluated by the method described below.
  • the above materials were cut into samples with a size of 20 mm ⁇ 20 mm. These samples were heated to 920° C. by high-frequency heating, were quickly quenched, and were tempered at 170° C. for 20 minutes. Subsequently, the samples were cut into samples for microscopy with a size of 10 mm ⁇ 10 mm. These samples were evaluated for blocks by orientation imaging microscopy.
  • Crystal orientation information was obtained at a total of about 11,000 points in two fields of view of 10 ⁇ m ⁇ 10 ⁇ m regions on each sample. In each field of view, the boundaries of closed regions of the same colors were recognized as blocks. The size of the blocks in the field of view was determined by the same intercept method as generally used for determination of average grain size. The simple arithmetic average of all measurements of the fields of view was determined as the average size of the blocks of the material.
  • the content of dissolved boron in each steel was determined by subtracting the amount of precipitated boron from the amount of boron added.
  • the amount of precipitated boron was determined by electrolytic extraction analysis. First, the above materials were cut into samples with a size of 30 mm ⁇ 30 mm. These samples were heated to 920° C. by high-frequency heating, were quickly quenched, and were tempered at 170° C. for 20 minutes. Subsequently, 1 g of each tempered sample was electrolyzed in a 10% acetylacetone electrolytic solution, and electrolysis residues were filtered out to determine the amount of precipitated boron.
  • the concentration distribution of dissolved boron in each sample was measured by the method described below.
  • the samples with a size of 10 mm ⁇ 10 mm used in the evaluation of block size were mirror-polished again for concentration distribution measurement by SIMS.
  • the primary ions O 2 + were used to obtain two fields of view of ion images of the secondary ions BO 2 ⁇ with a mass number of 43 from regions with a field stop of 150 ⁇ m (in diameter).
  • Average secondary ion strengths at boundaries of grains and in the interior of the grains in each field of view were determined, and the ratio therebetween was determined. Finally, the arithmetic average of the ion strength ratios of the two fields of view was determined as the concentration distribution ratio of the sample.
  • Boundaries of prior austenite grains were inspected as follows.
  • the samples with a size of 10 mm ⁇ 10 mm used in the measurement of concentration distribution of dissolved boron were used as samples for microscopy.
  • L-shaped cross sections, parallel to the rolling direction, of the samples used in the measurement of concentration distribution of dissolved boron were mirror-polished and were exposed to an etchant, to develop boundaries of prior austenite grains.
  • the etchant was prepared by dissolving 50 g of picric acid in 500 g of water and adding 11 g of sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate, 1 g of ferrous chloride, and 1.5 g of oxalic acid to the picric acid aqueous solution.
  • the boundaries of prior austenite grains were inspected using an optical microscope at a magnification of ⁇ 1,000.
  • the materials were cut into tensile test pieces (JIS No. 5) by electrical discharge machining.
  • the test pieces were heated to 920° C. by high-frequency heating, were quickly quenched, and were tempered at 170° C. for 20 minutes.
  • the test pieces were subjected to a tensile test.
  • a maraging steel (Fe—18Ni—10Co—5Mo—0.4Ti) was processed until cold rolling and was cut into a test piece with the same shape as above.
  • the test piece was heated to 820° C., was quenched by air cooling, and was subjected to aging by heating being to 520° C.
  • the steels were hot-rolled to a thickness of 15 mm and were cut into charpy test pieces with U-notches extending in the C direction of the rolled sheets.
  • the test pieces were heated to 920° C. by high-frequency heating, were quickly quenched, and were tempered at 170° C. for 30 minutes.
  • the test pieces were subjected to a charpy test, which was conducted under two different conditions, namely, test temperatures of ⁇ 40° C. and 40° C., and the measured absorption energies were compared.
  • Table 1 shows measurements of the volume percentage of martensitic structure, tensile strength, total elongation, and toughness. According to Table 1, the steels within the scope of the present invention had a better strength-ductility balance than the maraging steel and also had high toughness.
  • Example 1 The effect of the rate of temperature rise in heating for quenching was examined.
  • a steel having the same composition as Steel No. 1-4 of Example 1 was subjected to furnace heating rather than high-frequency heating and was tempered under the same conditions as used in Example 1. This steel was examined for structure and properties.
  • Table 4 shows a comparison of the rates of temperature rise, structures, and properties of the steel subjected to furnace heating (Steel No. 4-1) with the steel subjected to high-frequency heating (Steel No. 1-4 in Table 1).
  • Table 5 shows that the tempering temperature exceeding 400° C. resulted in a decreased concentration of boron at grain boundaries and significantly decreased toughness.
  • a steel according to the present invention has a better balance between tensile strength and elongation and higher toughness than maraging steel and can therefore be used for components that to date have been conventionally produced with maraging steel.

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