Semba, Hiroyuki; Igarashi, Masaaki;

Austenitic stainless steel

An austenitic stainless steel excellent in high temperature strength, high temperature ductility and hot workability, consisting of, by mass %, C: more than 0.05% to 0.15%, Si: 2% or less, Mn: 0.1 to 3%, P: 0.04% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Cr: more than 20% to less than 28%, Ni: more than 15% to 55%, Cu: more than 2% to 6%, Nb: 0.1 to 0.8%, V: 0.02 to 1.5%, sol. Al: 0.001 to 0.1%, but sol.Al≦0.4×N, N: more than 0.05% to 0.3% and O (Oxygen): 0.006% or less, but O≦1/(60×Cu), and the balance Fe and impurities. The austenitic stainless steel may contain at least one of Co, Mo, W, Ti, B, Zr, Hf, Ta, Re, Ir, Pd, Pt and Ag, and/or at least one of Mg, Ca, Y, La, Ce, Nd and Sc.

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1. An austenitic stainless steel characterized by consisting of, by mass %, C: more than 0.05% to 0.15%, Si: 2% or less, Mn: 0.1 to 3%, P: 0.04% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Cr: more than 20% to less than 28%, Ni: more than 15% to 55%, Cu: more than 2% to 6%, Nb: 0.1 to 0.8%, V: 0.02 to 1.5%, sol.Al: 0.001 to 0.1%, N: more than 0.05% to 0.3% and O (Oxygen): 0.006% or less, and the balance Fe and impurities, further characterized by satisfying the following formulas (1) and (2):



wherein each element symbol in the formulas (1) and (2) represents the content (mass %) of each element.

2. An austenitic stainless steel characterized by consisting of, by mass %, C: more than 0.05% to 0.15%, Si: 2% or less, Mn: 0.1 to 3%, P: 0.04% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Cr: more than 20% to less than 28%, Ni: more than 15% to 55%, Cu: more than 2% to 6%, Nb: 0.1 to 0.8%, V: 0.02 to 1.5%, sol.Al: 0.001 to 0.1%, N: more than 0.05% to 0.3% and O (Oxygen): 0.006% or less, and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Co: 0.05 to 5%, Mo: 0.05 to 5%, W: 0.05 to 10%, Ti: 0.002 to 0.2%, B: 0.0005 to 0.05%, Zr: 0.0005 to 0.2%, Hf: 0.0005 to 1%, Ta: 0.01 to 8%, Re: 0.01 to 8%, Ir: 0.01 to 5%, Pd: 0.01 to 5%, Pt: 0.01 to 5% and Ag: 0.01 to 5%, and the balance Fe and impurities, further characterized by satisfying the following formulas (1) to (3):




wherein each element symbol in the formulas (1) to (3) represents the content (mass %) of each element.

3. An austenitic stainless steel characterized by consisting of, by mass %, C: more than 0.05% to 0.15%, Si: 2% or less, Mn: 0.1 to 3%, P: 0.04% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Cr: more than 20% to less than 28%, Ni: more than 15% to 55%, Cu: more than 2% to 6%, Nb: 0.1 to 0.8%, V: 0.02 to 1.5%, sol.Al: 0.001 to 0.1%, N: more than 0.05% to 0.3% and O (Oxygen): 0.006% or less, and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg: 0.0005 to 0.05%, Ca: 0.0005 to 0.05%, Y: 0.0005 to 0.5%, La: 0.0005 to 0.5%, Ce: 0.0005 to 0.5%, Nd: 0.0005 to 0.5% and Sc: 0.0005 to 0.5%, and the balance Fe and impurities, further characterized by satisfying the following formulas (1) and (2)



wherein each element symbol in the formulas (1) and (2) represents the content (mass %) of each element.

4. An austenitic stainless steel characterized by consisting of, by mass %, C: more than 0.05% to 0.15%, Si: 2% or less, Mn: 0.1 to 3%, P: 0.04% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Cr: more than 20% to less than 28%, Ni: more than 15% to 55%, Cu: more than 2% to 6%, Nb:0.1 to 0.8%, V: 0.02 to 1.5%, sol.Al: 0.001 to 0.1%, N: more than 0.05% to 0.3% and O (Oxygen): 0.006% or less, and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Co: 0.05 to 5%, Mo: 0.05 to 5%, W: 0.05 to 10%, Ti: 0.002 to 0.2%, B: 0.0005 to 0.05%, Zr: 0.0005 to 0.2%, Hf: 0.0005 to 1%, Ta: 0.01 to 8%, Re: 0.01 to 8%, Ir: 0.001 to 5%, Pd: 0.01 to 5%, Pt: 0.01 to 5% and Ag: 0.01 to 5%, and further at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg: 0.0005 to 0.05%, Ca: 0.0005 to 0.05%, Y: 0.0005 to 0.5%, La: 0.0005 to 0.5%, Ce: 0.0005 to 0.5%, Nd: 0.0005 to 0.5% and Sc: 0.0005 to 0.5%, and the balance Fe and impurities, further characterized by satisfying the following formulas (1) to (3)




wherein each element symbol in the formulas (1) to (3) represents the content (mass %) of each element.

5. An austenitic stainless steel according to claim 1, further characterized by satisfying the following formula (4)


wherein each element symbol in the formula (4) represents the content (mass %) of each element.

6. An austenitic stainless steel according to claim 2, further characterized by satisfying the following formula (4)


wherein each element symbol in the formula (4) represents the content (mass %) of each element.

7. An austenitic stainless steel according to claim 3, further characterized by satisfying the following formula (4)


wherein each element symbol in the formula (4) represents the content (mass %) of each element.

8. An austenitic stainless steel according to claim 4, further characterized by satisfying the following formula (4)


wherein each element symbol in the formula (4) represents the content (mass %) of each element.