US1943347A - Spring steel - Google Patents
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- US1943347A US1943347A US556324A US55632431A US1943347A US 1943347 A US1943347 A US 1943347A US 556324 A US556324 A US 556324A US 55632431 A US55632431 A US 55632431A US 1943347 A US1943347 A US 1943347A
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- 229910000639 Spring steel Inorganic materials 0.000 title description 4
- OKTJSMMVPCPJKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N Carbon Chemical compound [C] OKTJSMMVPCPJKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 8
- ZOKXTWBITQBERF-UHFFFAOYSA-N Molybdenum Chemical compound [Mo] ZOKXTWBITQBERF-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 8
- 229910052799 carbon Inorganic materials 0.000 description 8
- 229910052750 molybdenum Inorganic materials 0.000 description 8
- 239000011733 molybdenum Substances 0.000 description 8
- VYZAMTAEIAYCRO-UHFFFAOYSA-N Chromium Chemical compound [Cr] VYZAMTAEIAYCRO-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 7
- 229910052804 chromium Inorganic materials 0.000 description 7
- 239000011651 chromium Substances 0.000 description 7
- XEEYBQQBJWHFJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N Iron Chemical compound [Fe] XEEYBQQBJWHFJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 6
- 229910000831 Steel Inorganic materials 0.000 description 6
- 229910052790 beryllium Inorganic materials 0.000 description 6
- ATBAMAFKBVZNFJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N beryllium atom Chemical compound [Be] ATBAMAFKBVZNFJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 6
- 239000010959 steel Substances 0.000 description 6
- PWHULOQIROXLJO-UHFFFAOYSA-N Manganese Chemical compound [Mn] PWHULOQIROXLJO-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 5
- 239000011572 manganese Substances 0.000 description 5
- 229910052748 manganese Inorganic materials 0.000 description 5
- 229910052742 iron Inorganic materials 0.000 description 3
- 239000000203 mixture Substances 0.000 description 3
- 238000005275 alloying Methods 0.000 description 2
- 229910045601 alloy Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 239000000956 alloy Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000000470 constituent Substances 0.000 description 1
- 238000010438 heat treatment Methods 0.000 description 1
- 229910052751 metal Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 239000002184 metal Substances 0.000 description 1
- 150000002739 metals Chemical class 0.000 description 1
- 230000000630 rising effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 239000010703 silicon Substances 0.000 description 1
- 229910052710 silicon Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 239000000126 substance Substances 0.000 description 1
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
- C22C—ALLOYS
- C22C38/00—Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys
- C22C38/18—Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys containing chromium
- C22C38/22—Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys containing chromium with molybdenum or tungsten
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- This invention relates to a series of compositions of steel characterized by high tensile strength, great flexibility and extremely high fatigue resistance, the essential feature of all mem- 5 bers of the series being the presence of metallic beryllium, always in quantities less than 5% of thetotal, and preferably less than 1% of the total.
- the steels of the series of my invention lend themselves readily to substantially the heat treatment standard for steel of the corresponding carbon content.
- One simple example of the invention is a spring steel of the composition for which the invention is especially useful.
- chromium, molybdenum and mananese are best held under 1.5% each.
- Spring steel comprising carbon approximately 0.35%, chromium approximately 1.00%, molybdenum approximately 0.35%, manganese approximately 1.00% and beryllium approximately 0.30%, and the balance iron.
- a steel comprising from about 0.30% to 7 about 5% beryllium; about 0.35% but not more than 1.5% molybdenum; about 1% but not more than 1.5% chromium; about 0.35% but not more than 0.50% carbon; about 1% but not more than 1.5% manganese; and the balance iron.
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Description
Patented Jan. 16, 1934 1 ,UNITED STATES SPRING STEEL Joseph Kent Smith, Detroit, Mich., assignor to The Beryllium Corporation, New York, N. Y., a corporation of Delaware No Drawing. Application August 10, 1931 Serial No. 556,324
'2 Claims. (01. 75-1 This invention relates to a series of compositions of steel characterized by high tensile strength, great flexibility and extremely high fatigue resistance, the essential feature of all mem- 5 bers of the series being the presence of metallic beryllium, always in quantities less than 5% of thetotal, and preferably less than 1% of the total.
In addition to iron and carbon, present in all in steels, and the beryllium which is the parent alloying substance of my invention, I have found it necessary, for best results, to add one or more of the metals chromium and molybdenum. While I do not mean to be limited to such compositions,
I have found that when molybdenum is used, best results are obtained when the carbon content is kept under 0.80%. Similarly, when chromium alone is present without any'molybdenum, the carbon had best not exceed 0.70%, and when both molybdenum and chromium are present in the alloy, carbon of 0.50% had best not be exceeded.
The usual steel constituents, manganese and silicon, are, of course, also present, the manganese frequently rising into the range of 1.0% to 1.5%, where it, too, may be considered an alloying element. The steels of the series of my invention lend themselves readily to substantially the heat treatment standard for steel of the corresponding carbon content.
One simple example of the invention is a spring steel of the composition for which the invention is especially useful.
Per cent Carbon 0.35 Chromium 1.00 Molybdenum 0.35 Manganese 1.00 Beryllium 0.30
In general, chromium, molybdenum and mananese are best held under 1.5% each.
I claim:-
1. Spring steel comprising carbon approximately 0.35%, chromium approximately 1.00%, molybdenum approximately 0.35%, manganese approximately 1.00% and beryllium approximately 0.30%, and the balance iron.
2. A steel comprising from about 0.30% to 7 about 5% beryllium; about 0.35% but not more than 1.5% molybdenum; about 1% but not more than 1.5% chromium; about 0.35% but not more than 0.50% carbon; about 1% but not more than 1.5% manganese; and the balance iron.
JOSEPH KENT SMITH.
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| US556324A US1943347A (en) | 1931-08-10 | 1931-08-10 | Spring steel |
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| US556324A US1943347A (en) | 1931-08-10 | 1931-08-10 | Spring steel |
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