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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2011
Tetsushi Taguchi, Tsukuba, JP;
Yasuyuki Katada, Tsukuba, JP;
Ryozo Nagai, Tokyo, JP;
Ichiro Manabe, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuhito Fujiu, Tokyo, JP;
Tetsushi Taguchi, Tsukuba, JP;
Yasuyuki Katada, Tsukuba, JP;
Ryozo Nagai, Tokyo, JP;
Ichiro Manabe, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuhito Fujiu, Tokyo, JP;
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE, Ibaraki, JP;
Abstract
A nickel-free stainless steel stent using a stainless steel which does not substantially contain Ni in the stainless steel, has a metal allergy onset-preventing effect, and is excellent in terms of precision workability, strength, and ductility, is provided. The nickel-free stainless steel stent is characterized by using a stainless steel containing, as a chemical composition, from 15 to 30% by mass of Cr, from 0.97 to 2% by mass of Mo, and from 0.5 to 1% by mass of N, with the remainder being Fe, and optionally containing inevitable impurities.