Seamless precision steel tubes with improved isotropic toughness at low temperature for hydraulic cylinders and process for obtaining the same
First Claim
1. A method for manufacturing seamless precision steel tubes with improved isotropic toughness at low temperature for hydraulic cylinders comprising the following steps:
- (i) providing a steel having a composition comprising 0.06-0.15% by weight of carbon, 0.30-2.5% by weight of Mn, and 0.10-0.60% by weight of Si,(ii) hot-rolling the steel at a temperature higher than Ac3 to obtain a seamless steel tube,(iii) holding the seamless steel tube at a temperature in the range between Ac1 and Ac3,(iv) quenching the heated seamless steel tube to establish a multi-phase microstructure in the steel comprising ferrite and non-tempered martensite,(v) cold drawing the quenched seamless steel tube comprising ferrite and non-tempered martensite to provide a seamless precision steel tube of desired dimensions, and(vi) subjecting the seamless precision steel tube to stress relieving treatment to improve isotropic toughness.
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Abstract
Process for manufacturing seamless precision steel tubes with improved isotropic toughness at low temperature for hydraulic cylinders comprising the following steps; —(i) providing a steel having a composition comprising 0.06-0.15% by weight of carbon, 0.30-2.5% by weight of Mn, and 0.10-0.60% by weight of Si, —(ii) hot-rolling the said steel at a temperature higher than Ac3 such as to obtain a seamless steel tube, —(iii) heating the said seamless steel tube at a temperature in the range between Ac1 and Ac3, —(iv) quenching the said heated seamless steel tube, such as to establish a dual (or multi-) phase microstructure in the steel employed, composed of ferrite and martensite and optionally bainite and/or retained austenite, —(v) cold drawing the quenched seamless steel tube such as to provide a seamless precision steel tube of the desired dimensions, —(vi) subjecting the so-obtained seamless precision steel tube to stress relieving treatment to improve its isotropic toughness, and optionally —(vii) straightening the so-obtained seamless precision steel tube with improved toughness.
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1. A method for manufacturing seamless precision steel tubes with improved isotropic toughness at low temperature for hydraulic cylinders comprising the following steps:
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(i) providing a steel having a composition comprising 0.06-0.15% by weight of carbon, 0.30-2.5% by weight of Mn, and 0.10-0.60% by weight of Si, (ii) hot-rolling the steel at a temperature higher than Ac3 to obtain a seamless steel tube, (iii) holding the seamless steel tube at a temperature in the range between Ac1 and Ac3, (iv) quenching the heated seamless steel tube to establish a multi-phase microstructure in the steel comprising ferrite and non-tempered martensite, (v) cold drawing the quenched seamless steel tube comprising ferrite and non-tempered martensite to provide a seamless precision steel tube of desired dimensions, and (vi) subjecting the seamless precision steel tube to stress relieving treatment to improve isotropic toughness. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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