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- the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a steel part. Specifically, the present invention is excellent in machinability in the cutting process or cold forgeability at the time of net shape molding, and has high cycle and low cycle bending fatigue strength after carburizing quenching or carbonitriding quenching, and pitting resistance. The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a power transmission component made of steel, which is superior to the above.
- Steel parts of automobiles and industrial machinery, especially steel gears, pulleys, shafts, etc. used as power transmission parts are usually subjected to “surface hardening” such as induction hardening, carburizing and carbonitriding. Is done.
- high-frequency quenching is a process of rapidly heating to a high temperature austenite region of Ac 3 points or higher, and then cooling and quenching.
- Induction hardening has the advantage that the depth of the hardened layer is relatively easy to adjust.
- the material to be treated is, for example, S45C defined in JIS G 4051 (2009), JIS G 4053 (2008). It is common to use medium carbon steel such as SCr440.
- medium carbon steel has a higher material hardness than low carbon steel, it is inferior in machinability in the cutting process and in cold forgeability at the time of net shape forming.
- induction hardening there is also a problem that an induction heating coil must be manufactured for each part.
- carburizing quenching or carbonitriding quenching is increasingly used as the surface hardening treatment for the steel parts.
- the steel part is manufactured by the following method, for example.
- ⁇ 1> Prepare rolled steel bar or wire made of steel for machine structure.
- steel for machine structure steel having a lower C content than steel used for induction hardening, for example, SCr420, SCM420 and SNCM420 defined in JIS G 4053 (2008) are used.
- Steel parts may be obtained by performing shot peening and / or surface grinding after the surface hardening treatment of ⁇ 4> or after tempering.
- steel parts have been reduced in weight and size in order to improve the fuel efficiency of automobiles and industrial machinery, or to realize higher engine output.
- the load on steel parts tends to increase due to the reduction in weight and size.
- steel parts are required to have improved bending fatigue strength in a high cycle range and improved bending fatigue strength and pitting resistance in a low cycle range.
- the tooth root in a high cycle region where the load repetition number is about 1.0 ⁇ 10 7 times from the viewpoint of suppressing tooth root breakage during steady operation or the like. Greater bending fatigue strength is required, and greater bending in a low cycle range with a load repetition rate of about 1.0 ⁇ 10 5 is possible from the viewpoint of suppressing tooth root breakage under heavy loads input at the start of operation. Fatigue strength is also required. Further, the tooth surface is required to have a higher pitching resistance from the viewpoint of suppressing noise during gear engagement and suppressing tooth breakage starting from the peeling portion.
- the bending fatigue strength in the high cycle region is referred to as “high cycle bending fatigue strength”, and the bending fatigue strength in the low cycle region is referred to as “low cycle bending fatigue strength”.
- Patent Document 1 includes elements such as Si: 0.1% or less, Ni: 0.4 to 0.6%, Mo: 0.6 to 1.0%, and Nb: 0.02 to 0.5%. , The balance is Fe, and the carburized abnormal layer is 6 ⁇ m or less.
- a “gear” made of a material having a crystal grain size of 9 or more is disclosed.
- Patent Document 2 C: 0.10 to 0.40%, Si: 0.06% or more and less than 0.15%, Mn: 0.30 to 1.00%, Cr: 0.90 to 1.20% , Mo: More than 0.30% and 0.50% or less, and the remainder comprising Fe is carburized or carbonitrided, and then shot peening is performed. Yes.
- Patent Document 3 contains elements such as Cr: 0.40 to 1.50%, Si: 0.10% or less, and if necessary, Ni: 2.50% or less, Mo: 0.40% or less Nb: one or more of 0.005 to 0.025%, and the balance being substantially made of “steel for gears used by carburizing” is disclosed.
- Patent Document 4 includes "steel for gears with excellent tooth surface strength" containing elements such as Si: 1.0% or less, Cr: 1.50 to 5.0%, and the balance consisting of Fe and impurities, Carburizing quenching tempering or carbonitriding quenching tempering using gear steel is performed, or, if necessary, after the surface hardening treatment, shot peening is further performed. It is disclosed.
- Patent Document 5 contains elements such as Si: 0.35 to 3.0%, Cr: 0.3 to 5.0%, and V: 0.05 to 0.5%.
- Carburized gear steel containing at least one of 3.0% or less, Mo: 1.0% or less, Nb: 0.1% or less, with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities ing.
- Patent Document 1 needs to contain Ni: 0.4 to 0.6%, Mo: 0.6 to 1.0%, and Nb: 0.02 to 0.5% as essential elements. is there. For this reason, it cannot fully respond to the demand for the material cost reduction.
- Patent Document 2 performs shot peening under appropriate conditions. For this reason, as shown in Table 3, an improvement in high cycle bending fatigue strength can be achieved. However, no consideration is given to low cycle bending fatigue. Therefore, it is not possible to sufficiently meet the demand for improvement in low cycle bending fatigue strength associated with weight reduction and downsizing of steel parts.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned present situation, while reducing the content of expensive alloy elements to suppress material costs, while being excellent for steel parts, high cycle bending fatigue strength, low cycle Bending fatigue strength and pitting resistance can be achieved, and sufficient machinability is ensured in the cutting process during component manufacturing, or sufficient cold forgeability is ensured in the net shape forming process. Further, it is possible to suppress the variation in heat treatment strain during carburizing and quenching or carbonitriding and quenching, and a method for manufacturing steel parts, in particular, power transmission parts made of steel such as gears, pulleys, and shafts. It aims at providing the manufacturing method of.
- the present inventors conducted research and research in order to solve the above-described problems. As a result, the following findings (a) to (n) were obtained.
- the structure before cutting or net shape forming that is, after hot forging
- the normalized structure needs to be a stable mixed structure of ferrite and pearlite.
- bainite the hardness increases and the cutting resistance increases, and the machinability decreases, and the deformation resistance increases and the cold forgeability decreases.
- the low cycle bending fatigue strength decreases due to the generation of cracks from the surface of the part. For this reason, in order to increase the low cycle bending fatigue strength, the crack initiation strain at the time of loading is suppressed, and the limit strength (hereinafter referred to as “crack initiation strength”) at which cracks are generated in the component surface layer. Two things to raise are important. In order to suppress cracking strain at the time of loading, it is effective to increase the core hardness of the component (the hardness of the fabric of the component).
- impurities existing at grain boundaries refer to, for example, P segregating at grain boundaries and cementite generated at grain boundaries during carburizing or carbonitriding.
- Carburizing quenching or carbonitriding quenching is usually performed using oil having a temperature of about 100 to 150 ° C.
- oil at the above temperature oil at the above temperature is used, film-like cementite may be generated at the grain boundary due to self-tempering during the quenching process.
- this film-like cementite is present, the grain boundary strength is lowered, so the low cycle bending fatigue strength is not improved.
- P tends to segregate at the interface between cementite and grain boundaries, and the grain boundary strength further decreases, so the low cycle bending fatigue strength does not improve.
- High cycle bending fatigue strength can also be improved by increasing the surface hardness of the part. Furthermore, the increase in the surface hardness of the component leads to an increase in the pitting resistance.
- the incompletely quenched structure generated in the vicinity of the grain boundary oxide in the part surface layer is pearlite and / or bainite.
- the formation of pearlite during the cooling of the carburizing quenching or the carbonitriding quenching occurs when the temperature of 500 to 600 ° C. is slowly cooled. For this reason, the production
- the present invention has been completed based on the above findings, and the gist of the present invention lies in the method of manufacturing a steel part shown below.
- Step 1 A process of carburizing or carbonitriding while maintaining a carburizing atmosphere or carbonitriding atmosphere at a temperature of 850 to 1000 ° C.
- step 2 The carburizing or carbonitriding treatment in step 1 is performed in the carburizing atmosphere or carbonitriding atmosphere at a temperature of 800 to 900 ° C. following the holding in the carburizing atmosphere or carbonitriding atmosphere at a temperature of 850 to 1000 ° C. Characterized by consisting of holding, The manufacturing method of the steel components as described in said (1).
- the steel material is replaced by a part of Fe in mass%, Nb: 0.08% or less, The manufacturing method of the steel components as described in said (1) or (2).
- impurities in “Fe and impurities” as the remainder refers to those mixed from ore, scrap, or production environment as raw materials when industrially producing steel materials.
- the holding in the carburizing atmosphere or the carbonitriding atmosphere at a temperature of 800 to 900 ° C. following the holding in the carburizing atmosphere or the carbonitriding atmosphere at a temperature of 850 to 1000 ° C. refers to so-called “heat treatment for quenching”.
- the present invention despite having a low content of expensive alloy elements, it has excellent high cycle bending fatigue strength, low cycle bending fatigue strength and anti-pitting strength, and in the cutting process during production. Sufficient machinability or sufficient cold forgeability in the net shape forming process can be ensured, and a steel part in which variation in heat treatment strain during carburizing or carbonitriding and quenching is suppressed can be obtained.
- C Chemical composition of steel: 0.15-0.25%
- C is an essential element for securing the core strength (strength of the dough) of carburized and carbonitrided steel parts, and a content of 0.15% or more is necessary.
- the C content is set to 0.15 to 0.25%.
- the lower limit of the C content is preferably 0.16%, and the upper limit is preferably 0.23%.
- Si 0.01 to 0.10% Si increases the grain boundary oxidation depth during carburizing or carbonitriding. In particular, when the content exceeds 0.10%, the grain boundary oxidation depth is greatly increased, the bending fatigue strength is lowered, and the object of the present invention cannot be achieved. However, in mass production, it is difficult to make the Si content less than 0.01%. Therefore, the Si content is set to 0.01 to 0.10%.
- the upper limit of the Si content is preferably 0.09%. In consideration of the manufacturing cost during mass production, the lower limit of the Si content is preferably 0.03%.
- Mn 0.50 to 0.80% Mn has a large effect of improving hardenability, and is an essential element for securing the core strength of the parts when carburized or carbonitrided and quenched, and a content of 0.50% or more is required. However, if the content of Mn increases and exceeds 0.80%, not only the effect is saturated, but also the machinability in the cutting process is significantly reduced, and cold forgeability at the time of net shape forming The decrease is also remarkable. Therefore, the Mn content is set to 0.50 to 0.80%.
- the lower limit of the Mn content is preferably 0.55%, and the upper limit is preferably 0.75%.
- S 0.003 to 0.030% S combines with Mn to form MnS and improves machinability. However, if the content is less than 0.003%, it is difficult to obtain the above effect. On the other hand, when the S content increases, coarse MnS tends to be generated, and the low cycle bending fatigue strength tends to be reduced. In particular, when the S content exceeds 0.030%, the low cycle bending fatigue is likely to occur. The decrease in strength becomes significant. Therefore, the S content is set to 0.003 to 0.030%.
- the lower limit of the S content is preferably 0.005%, and the upper limit is preferably 0.020%.
- Cr 0.80 to 1.20% Cr has a great effect of improving hardenability and temper softening resistance, and is an element effective for improving bending fatigue strength and pitting resistance.
- the Cr content is less than 0.80%, the above-mentioned effects are not sufficient, and good bending fatigue strength and anti-pitting strength targeted by the present invention cannot be obtained.
- the Cr content exceeds 1.20%, a structure before cutting or a structure before net shape forming, that is, a structure after hot forging, or a normalizing treatment after hot forging is performed. In some cases, bainite is likely to be formed in the normalized structure.
- the Cr content is set to 0.80 to 1.20%.
- the lower limit of the Cr content is preferably 0.90%, and the upper limit is preferably 1.10%.
- Mo 0.30 to 0.45%
- Mo has a large effect of enhancing hardenability and temper softening resistance, and is an element effective for improving high cycle bending fatigue strength, low cycle bending fatigue strength, and pitting resistance.
- Mo content is less than 0.30%, the formation of pearlite in the vicinity of the grain boundary oxide cannot be suppressed, and therefore, the high cycle bending fatigue strength and the pitting resistance which are the object of the present invention are obtained. I can't.
- the Mo content exceeds 0.45%, the structure before cutting or net shape forming, that is, the structure after hot forging, or when normalizing treatment is performed after hot forging is performed. It becomes easy to produce bainite in the later structure.
- the Mo content is set to 0.30 to 0.45%.
- the lower limit of the Mo content is preferably 0.31%, and the upper limit is preferably 0.40%.
- Al 0.015 to 0.050%
- Al has a deoxidizing action. Further, Al combines with N to form AlN, and is an element effective for preventing coarsening of austenite grains during carburizing or carbonitriding. However, if the Al content is less than 0.015%, the austenite grains cannot be stably coarsened, and if coarse, the high cycle bending fatigue strength and the low cycle bending fatigue strength decrease. On the other hand, if the Al content exceeds 0.050%, it becomes easy to form a coarse oxide, and the bending fatigue strength decreases. Therefore, the Al content is set to 0.015 to 0.050%. The lower limit of the Al content is preferably 0.016%, and the upper limit is preferably 0.040%.
- N 0.010 to 0.025%
- N combines with Al to form AlN
- N combines with Nb to form NbN.
- the above AlN and NbN are effective in preventing austenite grain coarsening during carburizing or carbonitriding.
- the N content is less than 0.010%, the formation of the nitride becomes unstable, and thus austenite grains cannot be stably coarsened.
- the N content exceeds 0.025%, stable production in mass production in the steel making process becomes difficult. Therefore, the N content is set to 0.010 to 0.025%.
- the lower limit of the N content is preferably 0.011%, and the upper limit is preferably 0.022%.
- fn 1.3 to 2.4
- Fn represented by the formula must be 1.3 to 2.4.
- C and Mn in the formula (1) mean the content of the element in mass%.
- the ratio of Cr and Mn content is fn.
- the effect can be used effectively by managing it within a specific range.
- fn is less than 1.3
- grain boundary oxidation due to Mn becomes remarkable, and thus the effect of reducing the grain boundary oxidation depth by reducing the Si content cannot be sufficiently obtained.
- fn exceeds 2.4
- the effect of reducing the grain boundary oxidation depth is saturated.
- Fn is preferably set to a lower limit of 1.4 and an upper limit of 2.2 in the Cr and Mn content ranges already described.
- One of the chemical compositions of the steel material used in the production method of the present invention is that, in addition to the above elements, the balance consists of Fe and impurities, and P and O in the impurities are P: 0.010% or less and O: 0.0. 0020% or less.
- impurities in “Fe and impurities” as the balance are, for example, P mixed from ore as a raw material when manufacturing steel materials industrially, Cu and Ni mixed from scrap, or from the manufacturing environment For example, O (oxygen) is mixed.
- P 0.010% or less
- P is an element that easily segregates at the grain boundaries and embrittles the grain boundaries. Therefore, when its content exceeds 0.010%, the low cycle bending fatigue strength is lowered. Therefore, the content of P in the impurities is set to 0.010% or less.
- the content of P in the impurities is preferably 0.008% or less.
- O 0.0020% or less O tends to bond with Al to form hard oxide inclusions and lower the bending fatigue strength.
- the content of O in the impurities is set to 0.0020% or less.
- the lower limit is about 0.0010% considering the cost in the steelmaking process.
- Another one of the chemical composition of the steel material used in the production method of the present invention is one containing Nb instead of a part of the above-mentioned Fe.
- Nb which is an arbitrary element and the reason for limiting the content
- Nb 0.08% or less Nb easily forms NbC, NbN, Nb (C, N) by combining with C and N, and supplements the above-described prevention of coarsening of austenite grains during carburizing or carbonitriding with AlN. It is an effective element. For this reason, you may contain Nb. However, if the Nb content increases and exceeds 0.08%, the effect of preventing austenite grain coarsening is rather lowered. Therefore, an upper limit is set for the amount of Nb in the case of inclusion, and it is set to 0.08% or less. When Nb is contained, the amount of Nb is preferably 0.06% or less.
- the Nb content is preferably 0.01% or more, and more preferably 0.02% or more.
- Step 1 A process of carburizing or carbonitriding while maintaining a carburizing atmosphere or carbonitriding atmosphere at a temperature of 850 to 1000 ° C.
- Step 2 A process of quenching the carburized or carbonitrided steel using a quenching oil having a temperature of 40 to 80 ° C. and a kinematic viscosity at 40 ° C. of 20 to 25 mm 2 / s.
- the steel part according to the present invention is manufactured, for example, by the following process.
- steel satisfying the chemical composition described in the section (A) is melted, cast, ingot-rolled, etc., and then hot-rolled steel bar or wire is manufactured by hot rolling as the final step.
- the hot-rolled steel bar or wire is hot-forged to roughly form an intermediate product having a predetermined shape.
- a cutting process is performed on a predetermined part shape with respect to the intermediate product subjected to the rough molding or to the intermediate product further subjected to the normalizing process after the rough molding.
- the rough-formed intermediate product is subjected to a normalizing treatment as necessary instead of the above-described cutting process, and then subjected to net shape molding by cold forging.
- Carburizing quenching or carbonitriding quenching is performed in the order of Step 1 and Step 2 on the intermediate product after the above cutting or net shape molding.
- Tempering may be performed after the carburizing quenching or carbonitriding quenching.
- shot peening and / or surface grinding may be performed after performing the above carburizing quenching or carbonitriding quenching.
- the above tempering may be further performed, and then shot peening and / or surface grinding may be performed.
- the hot-rolled steel bar or wire satisfies the chemical composition described in the item (A), for example, steel melting, casting, ingot rolling, hot rolling, etc. What is necessary is just to manufacture a hot-rolled steel bar or a wire.
- an intermediate having a predetermined shape depending on general conditions such as a temperature for heating a hot forged material (the hot rolled steel bar or wire), a forging degree, a forging finishing temperature, and a cooling condition after forging. What is necessary is just to roughly mold the product.
- the conditions for carrying out the normalizing process on the roughly formed intermediate product are not particularly limited, and the normalizing process may be performed by a general method.
- the conditions for cutting into a predetermined part shape for the intermediate product that has been roughly molded or the intermediate product that has been subjected to normalization after the rough molding need not be particularly limited. It is sufficient to perform cutting by a simple method.
- the conditions for performing net forging into a predetermined part shape by performing cold forging are also included.
- net shape molding may be performed by a general method.
- Step 1 and Step 2 it is necessary to sequentially perform the processing of Step 1 and Step 2 for the intermediate product that has been cut or the net product that has been net-shaped.
- the treatment for carburizing or carbonitriding in step 1 is carried out in a carburizing atmosphere or carbonitriding atmosphere at a temperature of 850 to 1000 ° C., followed by the carburizing atmosphere or carbonitriding atmosphere at a temperature of 800 to 900 ° C. It may consist of holding in.
- tempering may be performed at a temperature of 100 to 200 ° C. as necessary.
- the above tempering is not particularly limited as long as the temperature is 100 to 200 ° C., and may be tempered by a general method.
- shot peening and / or surface grinding may be further performed.
- the above-mentioned shot peening conditions are not particularly limited, and may be shot peened by a general method.
- the surface grinding conditions need not be particularly limited, and may be surface ground by a general method.
- the intermediate product is subjected to the carburizing or carbonitriding while maintaining the treatment in Step 1, that is, the carburizing atmosphere or the carbonitriding atmosphere at a temperature of 850 to 1000 ° C.
- the lower limit of the holding temperature is preferably 900 ° C.
- the upper limit is preferably 980 ° C.
- the time for holding at the above carburizing atmosphere temperature or carbonitriding atmosphere temperature depends on the required hardened layer depth, but may be, for example, about 2 to 15 hours.
- the carbon potential in the carburizing atmosphere is not particularly limited, and may be determined as appropriate from the viewpoint of the target surface carbon concentration, effective hardened layer depth, efficient operation, and the like.
- Carburization includes, for example, endothermic so-called “RX gas” which is a mixed gas of CO, H 2 and N 2 which is modified by mixing hydrocarbon gas such as butane and propane with air, but also so-called butane and propane.
- RX gas a mixed gas of CO, H 2 and N 2 which is modified by mixing hydrocarbon gas such as butane and propane with air, but also so-called butane and propane.
- Gas carburizing in which carburizing is performed using an atmosphere to which a gas called “enrich gas” is added can be applied. In this case, the carbon potential can be controlled solely by the amount of enriched gas added.
- the carbon potential and nitrogen potential in the carbonitriding atmosphere are not particularly limited, and may be appropriately determined from the viewpoint of the target surface carbon concentration, surface nitrogen concentration, effective hardened layer depth, and efficient operation. That's fine.
- Carbonitriding can be applied by “gas carbonitriding” in which carbonitriding is performed using an atmosphere in which ammonia is added to the above carburizing gas.
- the carbon potential and the nitrogen potential can be controlled by the addition amounts of the enriched gas and the ammonia gas, respectively.
- the holding in the carburizing atmosphere or the carbonitriding atmosphere at a temperature of 850 to 1000 ° C. if the holding in the carburizing atmosphere or the carbonitriding atmosphere at a temperature of 800 to 900 ° C. is performed as a heat treatment for quenching, Stable carburization or carbonitriding can be performed with a reduced amount of heat treatment strain.
- the lower limit of the heat treatment temperature for quenching is preferably 830 ° C, and the upper limit is preferably 880 ° C.
- the holding time in the carburizing atmosphere or carbonitriding atmosphere at 800 to 900 ° C. may be, for example, about 0.5 to 2 hours.
- the carbon potential in the carburizing atmosphere during the heat treatment for quenching is not particularly limited, and may be appropriately determined from the viewpoint of the target surface carbon concentration, effective hardened layer depth, and efficient operation. .
- the carbon potential and nitrogen potential in the carbonitriding atmosphere during the heat treatment for quenching need not be particularly limited, and target surface carbon concentration, surface nitrogen concentration, effective hardened layer depth and efficient What is necessary is just to determine suitably from viewpoints, such as operation.
- quenching oil having a temperature of 40 to 80 ° C. during carburizing or carbonitriding.
- a preferable upper limit of the temperature of the quenching oil is 60 ° C.
- the kinematic viscosity of the quenching oil at 40 ° C. is set to 20 to 25 mm 2 / s.
- the kinematic viscosity at a temperature as low as 40 ° C. is as large as 100 mm 2 / s or more. For this reason, at the oil temperature of 40 to 80 ° C., the fluidity is low and the effect of convection stirring of the oil is small. Therefore, the difference in cooling ability occurs between the upper and lower positions of the oil tank, and the heat treatment distortion variation increases.
- the preferable lower limit of the kinematic viscosity at 40 ° C. of the quenching oil is 21 mm 2 / s, and the preferable upper limit is 24 mm 2 / s.
- Example 1 Steels a to e having the chemical compositions shown in Table 1 were melted in a 180 kg vacuum melting furnace, then cast into a mold having a diameter of 210 mm to obtain an ingot, and cooled to room temperature.
- the steel d in Table 1 is a steel whose chemical composition is within the range specified by the present invention.
- steels a to c and steel e are comparative steels whose chemical compositions deviate from the conditions defined in the present invention.
- the steel e is a high Ni-high Mo steel.
- the ingots of the steels a to e were held at 1250 ° C. for 120 minutes, then hot forged, finished into a steel bar having a diameter of 70 mm at a temperature of 1000 ° C. or higher, and allowed to cool to room temperature in the atmosphere.
- test pieces for measuring the amount of variation in heat treatment strain variation in the shape shown in FIG. 1 were produced for each steel from the center of the steel bar.
- the test piece was extract
- the amount of quenching strain variation during carburizing and quenching was evaluated using the above test pieces.
- the spacing of part A in FIG. 1 is measured in advance with a micrometer before carburizing and quenching at the upper left back, center, and lower right front of the heat treatment basket.
- Five test pieces were arranged and carburized and quenched in a batch-type gas carburizing furnace. After quenching, tempering was performed. Note that “1”, “2”, and “3” in FIG. 2 respectively represent “upper left rear”, “center”, and “lower right front” at positions arranged in the basket.
- Fig. 3 shows the heat pattern of the above "carburizing and tempering".
- Cp represents “carbon potential”.
- OQ represents “oil quenching” and was performed using oils having the conditions [i] to [iv] shown in Table 2. Cooling after tempering was allowed to cool in the atmosphere, and was represented as “AC” in FIG.
- the distance between the A parts was measured with a micrometer, and the difference in the A part before and after the “carburizing and quenching” was determined.
- the average value of the A-part interval difference of each of five (total 15) test pieces arranged at positions 1 to 3 of the heat treatment basket was defined as the strain amount.
- interval difference of the said 15 test pieces was computed, and quenching distortion variation was evaluated.
- one piece is arbitrarily selected for each condition from the test pieces measured with a micrometer at the interval of A part, and the B part in FIG.
- a microscope observe the outer surface of the B section cross section at a magnification of 1000 times, further corrode with nital, and using a scanning electron microscope (hereinafter referred to as “SEM”) at a magnification of 3000 times. The surface layer was observed.
- SEM scanning electron microscope
- the grain boundary oxidation depth was measured by observation with an optical microscope at a magnification of 1000 times.
- the presence or absence of an incompletely quenched structure particularly in the structure near the grain boundary oxide was investigated.
- strain amount refers to the average value of the interval differences of 15 parts A in total, 5 at each of positions 1 to 3.
- grain boundary oxidation depth refers to the maximum grain boundary oxidation depth observed in part B.
- the incompletely hardened structure is as follows.
- the grain boundary oxidation depth is shallow at 4.7 to 5.5 ⁇ m regardless of the condition of the quenching oil in the case of steel d whose chemical composition is within the range specified in the present invention.
- the grain boundary oxidation depth is as large as 11.1 ⁇ m or more, compared with the case of steel d. Inferior.
- Example 2 Steels 1 to 31 having the chemical compositions shown in Tables 4 and 5 were melted in a 180 kg vacuum melting furnace, then cast into a mold having a diameter of 210 mm to obtain an ingot, and cooled to room temperature.
- steels 1 to 13 in Table 4 are steels whose chemical compositions are within the range defined by the present invention.
- steels 14 to 31 in Tables 4 and 5 are comparative steels whose chemical compositions deviate from the conditions defined in the present invention.
- steel 15 is steel corresponding to SCr420 defined in JIS G 4053 (2008).
- the ingots of steels 1 to 31 were held at 1250 ° C. for 120 minutes, then hot forged, finished into a steel bar having a diameter of 35 mm at a temperature of 1000 ° C. or higher, and allowed to cool to room temperature in the atmosphere.
- Each round bar having a diameter of 10 mm, 20 mm and 30 mm and a length of 100 mm was cut out from the center part of the steel bar after normalization having a diameter of 35 mm obtained in this way.
- the above-mentioned round bars having a diameter of 10 mm, 20 mm and 30 mm and having a length of 100 mm were further subjected to “normalization” which was kept at 925 ° C. for 60 minutes and then allowed to cool to room temperature in the atmosphere.
- the cooling rate from 800 ° C. to 500 ° C. during the cooling was 0.8 to 1.2 ° C./s.
- Each round bar after normalization having a diameter of 10 mm, 20 mm, and 30 mm was mirror-polished across the position of 50 mm in length, and the Vickers hardness at 2.5 mm, 5 mm, and 7.5 mm position from the center was 4 respectively.
- Each point was measured with a Vickers hardness tester in accordance with “Vickers hardness test-test method” described in JIS Z 2244 (2009).
- the test force was 9.8N.
- HV Vickers hardness
- test piece produced as described above was subjected to an ono type rotary bending fatigue test, a four-point bending fatigue test, a roller pitching test, and surface layer observation using an SEM.
- test code T in Table 6 for the notched portion of the Ono type rotating bending fatigue test piece and the four-point bending fatigue test piece subjected to “carburizing quenching and tempering”, the diameter of the roller pitching small roller test piece is 26 mm.
- the roller pitching large roller test piece having the shape shown in FIG. 7 used for the roller pitching test is a general manufacturing process using SCM420H defined in JIS G 4052 (2008). It was produced by the steps of “processing, eutectoid carburizing by gas carburizing furnace, low temperature tempering and polishing”.
- the target was that there was no incompletely quenched structure in the surface layer.
- test results were standardized with 100 ⁇ 10 7 rotation bending fatigue strength of test code V in Table 6 using steel 15 corresponding to SCr420 defined in JIS G 4053 (2008) as 100. And the thing whose rotation bending fatigue strength exceeds 1.15 times of evaluation criteria, ie, exceeds 115, was considered to be excellent in high cycle bending fatigue strength.
- ⁇ C> Four-point bending fatigue test A four-point bending fatigue test was performed using two four-point bending fatigue test pieces by the method shown in FIG. With regard to the test load, the maximum load was 10 kN, the minimum load was 1 kN, the number of repetitions until breaking at a repetition rate of 20 Hz was investigated, and “low cycle bending fatigue strength” was evaluated.
- test results were normalized with the rupture life of test code V using steel 15 corresponding to the above-mentioned SCr420 as 100. And the thing whose fracture life becomes 2 times or more of the evaluation criteria, that is, 200 or more, is excellent in low cycle fatigue strength.
- roller pitching test As shown in FIG. 9, the roller pitching test was performed under the conditions shown below using a combination of a roller pitching small roller test piece having the shape shown in FIG. 6 and a roller pitching large roller having the shape shown in FIG.
- test results were standardized with the anti-pitting strength of test code V using steel 15 corresponding to the above-mentioned SCr420 as 100. And it was supposed that the pitching strength was 1.20 times or more of the evaluation standard, that is, 120 or more, excellent in the pitching strength.
- the lubrication was performed by jetting the lubricating oil onto the contact portion between the roller pitching small roller test piece and the roller pitching large roller test piece.
- slip rate refers to a value calculated by the following formula. ⁇ (V2-V1) / V2 ⁇ ⁇ 100.
- Table 6 summarizes the above test results.
- HV after normalization column in Table 6, the highest value of HV measured for round bars having diameters of 10 mm, 20 mm, and 30 mm for each test code is shown.
- the target hardness, surface layer structure, high cycle bending fatigue strength, low cycle bending fatigue strength and pitting fatigue resistance One or more of the characteristics are not obtained.
- the quenching oil conditions are within the range defined by the present invention
- the chemical compositions of the steels 14 to 31 used are all defined by the present invention. Out of condition. For this reason, one or more characteristics of hardness, surface layer structure, high cycle bending fatigue strength, low cycle bending fatigue strength, and pitting fatigue strength have not reached the target.
- the present invention despite having a low content of expensive alloy elements, it has excellent high cycle bending fatigue strength, low cycle bending fatigue strength and anti-pitting strength, and in the cutting process during production. Sufficient machinability or sufficient cold forgeability in the net shape forming process can be ensured, and a steel part in which variation in heat treatment strain during carburizing or carbonitriding and quenching is suppressed can be obtained.
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〈3’〉上記〈2〉の粗成形した中間製品に対して、必要に応じて焼準処理を実施した後、冷間鍛造によるネットシェイプ成形を施すこともある。
[1]素材コストを抑制すること、
[2]鋼製部品に対して、優れた、高サイクル曲げ疲労強度、低サイクル曲げ疲労強度および耐ピッチング強度を具備させること、
[3]部品製造時の、切削加工工程においては十分な被削性を、あるいは、ネットシェイプ成形工程においては十分な冷間鍛造性を、確保すること、
を同時に達成することができる。
C:0.15~0.25%、
Si:0.01~0.10%、
Mn:0.50~0.80%、
S:0.003~0.030%、
Cr:0.80~1.20%、
Mo:0.30~0.45%、
Al:0.015~0.050%および
N:0.010~0.025%
を含有するとともに、
下記の(1)式で表されるfnが1.3~2.4であり、
残部がFeおよび不純物からなり、不純物中のPおよびOがそれぞれ、
P:0.010%以下および
O:0.0020%以下
である鋼材に次のステップ1およびステップ2の処理を順に施すことを特徴とする、
鋼製部品の製造方法。
ステップ1:温度が850~1000℃の浸炭雰囲気または浸炭窒化雰囲気に保持して、浸炭または浸炭窒化を施す処理。
ステップ2:当該浸炭または浸炭窒化が施された鋼材に、温度が40~80℃で、かつ40℃における動粘度が20~25mm2/sである焼入れ油を用いて焼入れを行う処理。
fn=Cr/Mn・・・(1)
ただし、(1)式におけるCrおよびMnは、その元素の質量%での含有量を表す。
上記(1)に記載の鋼製部品の製造方法。
Nb:0.08%以下
を含有する、
上記(1)または(2)に記載の鋼製部品の製造方法。
C:0.15~0.25%
Cは、浸炭焼入れまたは浸炭窒化焼入れした鋼製部品の芯部強度(生地の強度)を確保するために必須の元素であり、0.15%以上の含有量が必要である。しかしながら、Cの含有量が多くなって0.25%を超えると、浸炭焼入れまたは浸炭窒化焼入れしたときの部品の変形量(熱処理ひずみ)の増加が顕著になる。したがって、Cの含有量を0.15~0.25%とした。Cの含有量は、下限を0.16%とすることが好ましく、また上限を0.23%とすることが好ましい。
Siは、浸炭処理または浸炭窒化処理の際、粒界酸化深さを増加させてしまう。特に、その含有量が0.10%を超えると、粒界酸化深さが大幅に増加して曲げ疲労強度が低下し、本発明の目的が達せられない。しかしながら、量産時、Siの含有量を0.01%未満にすることは困難である。したがって、Siの含有量を0.01~0.10%とした。Siの含有量は上限を0.09%とすることが好ましい。なお、量産時の製造コストを考慮すると、Si含有量の下限は0.03%とすることが好ましい。
Mnは、焼入れ性を高める効果が大きく、浸炭焼入れまたは浸炭窒化焼入れした際の部品の芯部強度を確保するために必須の元素であり、0.50%以上の含有量が必要である。しかしながら、Mnの含有量が多くなって0.80%を超えると、その効果が飽和するだけでなく、切削加工工程における被削性の低下が顕著になり、ネットシェイプ成形時の冷間鍛造性の低下も顕著になる。したがって、Mnの含有量を0.50~0.80%とした。Mnの含有量は、下限を0.55%とすることが好ましく、また上限を0.75%とすることが好ましい。
Sは、Mnと結合してMnSを形成し、被削性を向上させる。しかし、その含有量が0.003%未満では、前記の効果が得難い。一方、Sの含有量が多くなると、粗大なMnSを生成しやすくなり、低サイクル曲げ疲労強度を低下させる傾向があり、特に、Sの含有量が0.030%を超えると、低サイクル曲げ疲労強度の低下が顕著になる。したがって、Sの含有量を0.003~0.030%とした。Sの含有量は、下限を0.005%とすることが好ましく、また上限を0.020%とすることが好ましい。
Crは、焼入れ性および焼戻し軟化抵抗を高める効果が大きく、曲げ疲労強度および耐ピッチング強度の向上に有効な元素である。しかしながら、Crの含有量が0.80%未満では、上記の効果が十分でなく、本発明の目的とする良好な、曲げ疲労強度および耐ピッチング強度が得られない。一方、Crの含有量が1.20%を超えると、切削加工する前の組織、あるいはネットシェイプ成形する前の組織、すなわち、熱間鍛造後の組織、または熱間鍛造後に焼準処理を施す場合には焼準後の組織にベイナイトが生成しやすくなる。このため、素材硬さの増加によって、切削抵抗が高くなって被削性が低下し、また、変形抵抗が高くなって冷間鍛造性が低下する。したがって、Crの含有量を0.80~1.20%とした。Crの含有量は、下限を0.90%とすることが好ましく、また上限を1.10%とすることが好ましい。
Moは、焼入れ性および焼戻し軟化抵抗を高める効果が大きく、高サイクル曲げ疲労強度、低サイクル曲げ疲労強度および耐ピッチング強度の向上に有効な元素である。しかしながら、Moの含有量が0.30%未満では、粒界酸化物近傍におけるパーライトの生成を抑制することができないため、本発明の目的とする良好な高サイクル曲げ疲労強度および耐ピッチング強度が得られない。一方、Moの含有量が0.45%を超えると、切削加工あるいはネットシェイプ成形する前の組織、すなわち、熱間鍛造後の組織、または熱間鍛造後に焼準処理を施す場合には焼準後の組織にベイナイトが生成しやすくなる。このため、素材硬さの増加によって、切削抵抗が高くなって被削性が低下し、また、変形抵抗が高くなって冷間鍛造性が低下する。したがって、Moの含有量を0.30~0.45%とした。Moの含有量は、下限を0.31%とすることが好ましく、上限を0.40%とすることが好ましい。
Alは、脱酸作用を有する。Alは、さらに、Nと結合してAlNを形成し、浸炭時または浸炭窒化時のオーステナイト粒粗大化防止に有効な元素である。しかし、Alの含有量が0.015%未満では、安定してオーステナイト粒の粗大化を防止できず、粗大化した場合は、高サイクル曲げ疲労強度および低サイクル曲げ疲労強度が低下する。一方、Alの含有量が0.050%を超えると、粗大な酸化物を形成しやすくなり、曲げ疲労強度が低下する。したがって、Alの含有量を0.015~0.050%とした。Alの含有量は、下限を0.016%とすることが好ましく、また上限を0.040%とすることが好ましい。
Nは、Alと結合してAlNを形成し、また、Nbと結合してNbNを形成する。上記のAlNおよびNbNは浸炭時または浸炭窒化時のオーステナイト粒粗大化防止に効果を有する。しかし、Nの含有量が0.010%未満では、上記窒化物の形成が不安定となるため、安定してオーステナイト粒の粗大化を防止できない。一方、Nの含有量が0.025%を超えると、製鋼工程における量産での安定した製造が難しくなる。したがって、Nの含有量を0.010~0.025%とした。Nの含有量は、下限を0.011%とすることが好ましく、また上限を0.022%とすることが好ましい。
本発明の製造方法で用いる鋼材は、
fn=Cr/Mn・・・(1)
で表されるfnが1.3~2.4でなければならない。ただし、(1)式におけるCおよびMnは、その元素の質量%での含有量を意味する。
Pは、粒界偏析して粒界を脆化させやすい元素のため、その含有量が0.010%を超えると、低サイクル曲げ疲労強度を低下させる。したがって、不純物中のPの含有量を0.010%以下とした。不純物中のPの含有量は0.008%以下とすることが好ましい。
Oは、Alと結合して硬質な酸化物系介在物を形成しやすく、曲げ疲労強度を低下させてしまう。特に、Oの含有量が0.0020%を超えると、曲げ疲労強度の低下が著しくなる。したがって、不純物中のOの含有量を0.0020%以下とした。なお、不純物中のOの含有量はできる限り少なくすることが望ましいが、製鋼工程でのコストを考慮すると、その下限は0.0010%程度になる。
NbはC、Nと結合してNbC、NbN、Nb(C、N)を形成しやすく、前述したAlNによる浸炭時または浸炭窒化時のオーステナイト粒粗大化防止を補完するのに有効な元素である。このため、Nbを含有させてもよい。しかしながら、Nbの含有量が多くなって0.08%を超えると、オーステナイト粒粗大化防止の効果がむしろ低下する。したがって、含有させる場合のNbの量に上限を設け、0.08%以下とした。含有させる場合のNbの量は、0.06%以下であることが好ましい。
本発明に係る鋼製部品の製造方法は、前記(A)項に記載の化学組成を有する鋼材に、次のステップ1およびステップ2の処理を順に施すことを特徴とする。
あるいは、粗成形された中間製品に対して、上記の切削加工に代えて、必要に応じて焼準処理を実施した後、冷間鍛造によるネットシェイプ成形を施す。
表1に示す化学組成を有する鋼a~eを180kg真空溶解炉で溶製した後、直径210mmの鋳型に鋳造してインゴットを得、室温まで冷却した。
表4および表5に示す化学組成を有する鋼1~31を180kg真空溶解炉で溶製した後、直径210mmの鋳型に鋳造してインゴットを得、室温まで冷却した。
小野式回転曲げ疲労試験片の切欠部の横断面を鏡面研磨した後、光学顕微鏡を使って、倍率1000倍で表層部の観察を実施し、粒界酸化深さを測定した。さらに、ナイタールで腐食し、SEMを使って倍率3000倍で表層部を観察し、特に粒界酸化物近傍の組織における不完全焼入れ組織の有無を調査した。
小野式回転曲げ疲労試験片を8本用いて、下記の試験条件によって小野式回転曲げ疲労試験を実施し、繰返し数が1.0×107回において破断しない最大の強度で「高サイクル曲げ疲労強度」を評価した。
・雰囲気:大気中、
・回転数:3000rpm。
4点曲げ疲労試験片を2本用いて、図8に示す方法で、4点曲げ疲労試験を実施した。試験荷重は最大荷重を10kN、最小荷重を1kNとし、繰返し数20Hzで破断するまでの繰返し数を調査して、「低サイクル曲げ疲労強度」を評価した。
ローラピッチング試験は、図9に示すように、図6に示す形状のローラピッチング小ローラ試験片と図7に示す形状のローラピッチング大ローラの組み合わせで、下記に示す条件で行った。
・面圧:1600~3000MPa、
・小ローラー試験片の回転数:1500rpm、
・周速:大ローラー試験片の周速V1:2.86m/s、
小ローラー試験片の周速V2:2.04m/s、
・潤滑油:種類:オートマチックトランスミッション油、
油温:90℃、
油量:1.0L/min。
{(V2-V1)/V2}×100。
Claims (3)
- 質量%で、
C:0.15~0.25%、
Si:0.01~0.10%、
Mn:0.50~0.80%、
S:0.003~0.030%、
Cr:0.80~1.20%、
Mo:0.30~0.45%、
Al:0.015~0.050%および
N:0.010~0.025%
を含有するとともに、
下記の(1)式で表されるfnが1.3~2.4であり、
残部がFeおよび不純物からなり、不純物中のPおよびOがそれぞれ、
P:0.010%以下および
O:0.0020%以下
である鋼材に次のステップ1およびステップ2の処理を順に施すことを特徴とする、
鋼製部品の製造方法。
ステップ1:温度が850~1000℃の浸炭雰囲気または浸炭窒化雰囲気に保持して、浸炭または浸炭窒化を施す処理。
ステップ2:当該浸炭または浸炭窒化が施された鋼材に、温度が40~80℃で、かつ40℃における動粘度が20~25mm2/sである焼入れ油を用いて焼入れを行う処理。
fn=Cr/Mn・・・(1)
ただし、(1)式におけるCrおよびMnは、その元素の質量%での含有量を表す。 - ステップ1の浸炭または浸炭窒化処理が、温度が850~1000℃の浸炭雰囲気または浸炭窒化雰囲気での保持と該保持に続く、温度が800~900℃の浸炭雰囲気または浸炭窒化雰囲気での保持からなることを特徴とする、
請求項1に記載の鋼製部品の製造方法。 - 鋼材が、Feの一部に代えて、質量%で、
Nb:0.08%以下
を含有する、
請求項1または2に記載の鋼製部品の製造方法。
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