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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 1980
Filed:
Feb. 21, 1978
Masamichi Kowaka, Amagasaki, JP;
Hisao Fujikawa, Amagasaki, JP;
Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Herein disclosed is a low carbon austenitic steel having an improved resistance to stress corrosion cracking. The austenitic steel consists essentially of, by weight; less than 0.029% of carbon; 1.5 to 4.0% of silicon; 0.1 to 3.0% of manganese; 23 to 45% of nickel; 20 to 35% of chromium; 0.5 to 4.0% of vanadium; titanium in an amount of at least 5 times carbon content and up to 1% of the total composition, and/or niobium in an amount of at least 7 times carbon content and up to 1% of the total composition, and/or zirconium in an amount of at least 7 times carbon content and up to 1% of the total composition, and/or tantalum in an amount of at least 7 times carbon content and up to 2% of the total composition, and/or tungsten in an amount of at least 5 times carbon content and up to 2% of the total composition, the total amount of titanium and/or niobium and/or zirconium and/or tantalum and/or tungsten being in the range of at least 5 times carbon content and up to 2% of the total composition; if desired, copper and/or molybdenum in a total amount of 0.3 to 4%; and the balance of iron. This steel has outstanding utility as the materials of heat exchangers or pipes for generation of steam in nuclear reactors.