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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2020
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Koki Takasawa, Suwa, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G04B 37/22 (2006.01); C22C 38/48 (2006.01); C22C 38/44 (2006.01); C22C 38/42 (2006.01); C22C 38/02 (2006.01); C22C 38/00 (2006.01); C22C 38/04 (2006.01); C22C 38/40 (2006.01); C21D 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G04B 37/22 (2013.01); C21D 1/06 (2013.01); C22C 38/001 (2013.01); C22C 38/002 (2013.01); C22C 38/02 (2013.01); C22C 38/04 (2013.01); C22C 38/40 (2013.01); C22C 38/42 (2013.01); C22C 38/44 (2013.01); C22C 38/48 (2013.01); C21D 2211/001 (2013.01); Y10T 428/12958 (2015.01);
Abstract
A watch component includes a metal material obtained by performing a nitrogen absorption treatment on a base material, the base material being a ferritic stainless steel that contains, by mass %, 18 to 22% of Cr, 1.3 to 2.8% of Mo, 0.05 to 0.50% of Nb, less than 0.5% of Ni, less than 0.8% of Mn, less than 0.5% of Si, less than 0.10% of P, less than 0.05% of S, less than 0.05% of N, and less than 0.05% of C, with a remainder thereof being composed of Fe and an unavoidable impurity.