EP2096186A4 - Free-cutting steel excellent in manufacturability - Google Patents

Free-cutting steel excellent in manufacturability

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EP2096186A4
EP2096186A4 EP07849980A EP07849980A EP2096186A4 EP 2096186 A4 EP2096186 A4 EP 2096186A4 EP 07849980 A EP07849980 A EP 07849980A EP 07849980 A EP07849980 A EP 07849980A EP 2096186 A4 EP2096186 A4 EP 2096186A4
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manufacturability
free
cutting steel
steel excellent
cutting
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French (fr)
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EP2096186B1 (en
EP2096186A1 (en
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Masayuki Hashimura
Atsushi Mizuno
Kenichiro Miyamoto
Jun Aoki
Seiji Ito
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Nippon Steel Corp
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Nippon Steel Engineering Co Ltd
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    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22CALLOYS
    • C22C38/00Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys
    • C22C38/02Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys containing silicon
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21DMODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS; GENERAL DEVICES FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS METALS OR ALLOYS; MAKING METAL MALLEABLE, e.g. BY DECARBURISATION OR TEMPERING
    • C21D6/00Heat treatment of ferrous alloys
    • C21D6/005Heat treatment of ferrous alloys containing Mn
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22CALLOYS
    • C22C38/00Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys
    • C22C38/001Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys containing N
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22CALLOYS
    • C22C38/00Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys
    • C22C38/002Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys containing In, Mg, or other elements not provided for in one single group C22C38/001 - C22C38/60
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22CALLOYS
    • C22C38/00Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys
    • C22C38/004Very low carbon steels, i.e. having a carbon content of less than 0,01%
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22CALLOYS
    • C22C38/00Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys
    • C22C38/008Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys containing tin
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22CALLOYS
    • C22C38/00Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys
    • C22C38/04Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys containing manganese
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22CALLOYS
    • C22C38/00Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys
    • C22C38/06Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys containing aluminium
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22CALLOYS
    • C22C38/00Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys
    • C22C38/60Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys containing lead, selenium, tellurium, or antimony, or more than 0.04% by weight of sulfur

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  • Metallurgy (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
  • Treatment Of Steel In Its Molten State (AREA)
  • Heat Treatment Of Steel (AREA)
EP07849980A 2006-11-28 2007-11-27 Free-cutting steel excellent in manufacturability Not-in-force EP2096186B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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JP2006319895 2006-11-28
PCT/JP2007/073277 WO2008066194A1 (en) 2006-11-28 2007-11-27 Free-cutting steel excellent in manufacturability

Publications (3)

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EP2096186A1 EP2096186A1 (en) 2009-09-02
EP2096186A4 true EP2096186A4 (en) 2011-07-13
EP2096186B1 EP2096186B1 (en) 2012-10-24

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US (1) US20100054984A1 (en)
EP (1) EP2096186B1 (en)
JP (1) JP5212111B2 (en)
KR (1) KR101118852B1 (en)
CN (1) CN101573463A (en)
AU (1) AU2007326255B2 (en)
BR (1) BRPI0719310B1 (en)
TW (1) TW200840875A (en)
WO (1) WO2008066194A1 (en)

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KR101118852B1 (en) 2012-03-16
TWI363804B (en) 2012-05-11
EP2096186A1 (en) 2009-09-02
JP5212111B2 (en) 2013-06-19
TW200840875A (en) 2008-10-16
JPWO2008066194A1 (en) 2010-03-11
CN101573463A (en) 2009-11-04
KR20090055648A (en) 2009-06-02
BRPI0719310A2 (en) 2014-07-15
AU2007326255A1 (en) 2008-06-05
US20100054984A1 (en) 2010-03-04
WO2008066194A1 (en) 2008-06-05

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