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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joel Marandel, Varennes-Vauzelles, FR;
Jean-Michel Hauser, Ugine, FR;
Assignees:
Sprint Metal Societe de Production Internationale de Trefiles, Puteaux, FR;
Imphy S.A., Puteaux, FR;
Ugine Savoie, Ugine, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C21D / ; C22C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
148327 ; 148580 ; 148597 ; 148608 ; 148908 ; 428606 ;
Abstract
Stainless steel wire of diameter smaller than 2 mm and with a tensile strength greater than 2100 MPa, consisting of a steel whose chemical composition includes, by weight: 0%.ltoreq.C.ltoreq.0.03%, 0%.ltoreq.Mn.ltoreq.2%, 0%.ltoreq.Si.ltoreq.0.5%, 8%.ltoreq.Ni.ltoreq.9%, 17%.ltoreq.Cr.ltoreq.18%, 0%.ltoreq.Mo.ltoreq.0.4%, 3%.ltoreq.Cu.ltoreq.3.5%, 0%.ltoreq.N.ltoreq.0.03%, S.ltoreq.0.01%, P.ltoreq.0.04%, the remainder being iron and impurities resulting from the production. Process of manufacture of the wire and uses.