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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 14, 1997
Kenji Kato, Tokai, JP;
Akihiro Miyasaka, Tokai, JP;
Nippon Steel Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a steel having excellent corrosion resistance and workability and more particularly to a steel having excellent corrosion resistance and workability in an exhaust system of internal combustion engines in, for example, internal combustion engines in automobiles and ships. A steel having excellent corrosion resistance and a steel having excellent corrosion resistance and workability, characterized by comprising Si: not less than 0.01 to less than 1.2%, Mn: 0.1 to 1.5%, Cr: 2.5 to 9.9%, and Al: more than 3.0 to 8.0%, and, reduced to, C: not more than 0.02%, P: not more than 0.03%, S: not more than 0.01%, and N: not more than 0.02%, and further comprising 0.01 to 0.5% in total of Nb, V, Ti, Zr, Ta, and Hf so as to meet a particular conditional formula, or further comprising at least one member selected from Cu, Mo, Sb, Ni, W, rare earth elements, and Ca, with the balance consisting of Fe and unavoidable impurities.