Sumitomo Metal Industries, Inc.

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Nippon Steel Sumitomo Metal Corporation

Shuji Okaguchi

Masahiko Hamada

Yu-ichi Komizo

Kazuki Fujiwara

Nobuaki Takahashi

Narasimha-Rao Venkata Bangaru

Jayoung Koo

Michael J Luton

Akihiro Yamanaka

Clifford W Petersen

Tetsuya Fukuba

Ichirou Seta

Takahiro Kamo

Tomoya Kawabata

In a high-tensile steel plate according to the invention, the carbon equivalent Pcm represented in Expression (1) is from 0.180% to 0.220%, the surface hardness is a Vicker's hardness of 285 or less, the ratio of a Martensite Austenite constituent in the surface layer is not more than 10%, the ratio of a mixed structure of ferrite and bainite inside beyond the surface layer is not less than 90%, the ratio of the bainite in the mixed structure is not less than 10%, the thickness of the lath of bainite is not more than 1 &#x3bc;m, the length of the lath is not more than 20 &#x3bc;m, and the segregation ratio as the ratio of the Mn concentration in the center segregation part relative to the Mn concentration at a part in a depth equal to &#xbc; of the thickness of the plate from the surface is not more than 1.3. Pcm=C+Si/30+(Mn+Cu+Cr)/20+Ni/60+Mo/15+V/10+5B . . . (1) where the element symbols in Expression (1) represent the % by mass of the respective elements. In this way, the high-tensile steel plate according to the invention has a yield strength of at least 551 MPa and a tensile strength of at least 620 MPa as well as high toughness, high propagating shear fracture and high weldability.

High-tensile steel plate, welded steel pipe or tube, and methods of manufacturing thereof

A high-tensile-strength steel having excellent toughness throughout its thickness, excellent properties at welded joints, and a tensile strength (TS) of at least about 900 MPa (130 ksi), and a method for making such steel, are provided. Steels according to this invention preferably have the following composition based on % by weight: carbon (C): 0.02% to 0.1%; silicon (Si): not greater than 0.6%; manganese (Mn): 0.2% to 2.5%; nickel (Ni): 0.2% to 1.2%; niobium (Nb): 0.01% to 0.1%; titanium (Ti): 0.005% to 0.03%; aluminum (Al): not greater than 0.1%; nitrogen (N): 0.001% to 0.006%; copper (Cu): 0% to 0.6%; chromium (Cr): 0% to 0.8%; molybdenum (Mo): 0% to 0.6%; vanadium (V): 0% to 0.1%; boron (B): 0% to 0.0025%; and calcium (Ca): 0% to 0.006%. The value of Vs as defined by Vs&equals;C&plus;(Mn/5)&plus;5P&minus;(Ni/10)&minus;(Mo/15)&plus;(Cu/10) is 0.15 to 0.42. P and S among impurities are contained in an amount of not greater than 0.015% and not greater than 0.003%, respectively. The carbide size in the steel is not greater than 5 microns in the longitudinal direction.

High-tensile-strength steel and method of manufacturing the same

High-tensile-strength steel having excellent arrestability and a TS of not less than 900 MPa, as well as a method of manufacturing the same. The steel of the invention has the following composition (% by weight): C: 0.02% to 0.1%; Si: not greater than 0.6%; Mn: 0.2% to 2.5%; Ni: greater than 1.2% but not greater than 2.5%; Nb: 0.01% to 0.1%; Ti: 0.005% to 0.03%; N: 0.001% to 0.006%; Al: not greater than 0.1%; and optional elements. Ceq of the B-free steel is 0.53-0.7%, and Ceq of the B-bearing steel is 0.4-0.58%. The microstructure of the steel may be a mixed structure of martensite (M) and lower bainite (LB) occupying at least 90 vol. % in the microstructure, LB occupying at least 2 vol. % in the mixed structure, and the aspect ratio of prior austenite grains is not less than 3.

High-toughness, high-tensile-strength steel and method of manufacturing the same

High-toughness, high-tensile-strength steel and method of manufacturing

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