West Japan Works (Fukuyama)

Contents
JFE Steel Corporation produces various types of special steel sheets under an integrated quality control system at modern facilities in East Japan Works and West Japan Works. JFEs special steel products support technical innovation and improved productivity at customers, and have won an excellent reputation for high dimensional accuracy, quenchability, and formability.
Characteristics ................................................ 1 Application ..................................................... 2 Manufacturing process .................................. 4 Applicable Standard ....................................... 6 Surface finish and heat treatment ................ 6 Chemical composition .................................... 7 Available product size range ......................... 8 Dimensional tolerance ................................. 10 Hardness conversion table ........................... 11 Unit mass per mm ........................................ 11 Mechanical properties by heat treatment ... 12 Effect of chemical elements ........................ 13 Introduction of functional products ........... 14 SUPERHOT ................................................ 14 Hyper-Burring High Carbon Hot Rolled Steel Sheet ............................... 15 UFC Steel (Ultra Fine Carbide High Carbon Cold Rolled Steel Sheet) ........ 16 Non-Oriented High Carbon Cold Rolled Steel Sheet ............................... 17

Characteristics
1. Uniform quality
Integrated operation control and highly computerized production processes ensure a high level of uniformity in product quality.

2. High dimensional accuracy and excellent surface quality

JFEs production plants boast some of the worlds most advanced steelmaking, hot rolling, and cold rolling equipment, ensuring high dimensional accuracy and outstanding surface quality.

3. Wide product line

A wide range of steel grades and product dimensions are available to meet diverse customer requirements.

4. Strict quality control and inspection system

All products can be used with confidence thanks to scientific quality control and strict testing and inspection. (JFEs steel sheet production system is certified under ISO 9001.)

East Japan Works (Chiba)

Characteristics

Application
SK2 ~ SK5 SAE1065 ~ SAE1074
Razor blades Needles Springs Measures Automobile clutch parts

Saws

Alloy tool steels Carbon tool steels

Chains

SKS5 SKS51

Alloy steels for machine structure, others

Knives Tools

Hand saws

Carbon steels for machine structure

Needles, knives

SCM415 SCM435 SNCM220 SAE5046

Automobile reclining seat gear parts Door lock parts Automobile clutch covers
Application
Gears Hose bands, sheet springs Sprocket gears

Application
Knives Automobile seat belt buckles Safety shoes protectors

S35C~S55C
Automobile clutch parts Chain parts Springs Automobile seat belt parts Washers Sprocket gears

Manufacturing process

Blast furnace

Converter

Continuous caster

Continuous hot rolling mill

Continuous cold rolling mill

Hot rolled sheet

Cold rolled sheet

Non pickled hot rolled coil

Pickling

Annealing

1
Manufacturing process 4

Steelmaking (Converter)

Continuous casting

Slab Combines FFC mill technology with 6Hi small diameter rolls in the latter stands and the advanced automatic control system, following characteristics of products are achieved. Thin to thick size is possible in one rolling chance Excellent thickness accuracy Excellent flatness

Hot rolling

The finishing trains have applied pair-cross mill (The most modern mill with freely changeable roll gap widthwise) and most modern thickness control system. Following characteristics of products are achieved. High dimensional accuracy (Thickness tolerance of 0.080mm with SUPERHOT) Excellent surface quality Uniform mechanical properties

Non pickled hot rolled coil

3
Finishing train (Pair-cross mill)

Cold rolling (Continuous)

FFC mill

Rougher

4
Pickled product

Cleaning

Annealing

Skinpassing

Recoiling

4 4

Pickling

5
Shot blasting

Annealing

Annealed product Hot rolled coil without scale Cold rolled coil

Cold rolled sheet

Shot blasted product

Manufacturing process

Applicable standard
Classification JIS G 4051 JIS G 4103 JIS G 4104 JIS G 4105 Hot rolled steel sheet JIS JIS G 4106 JIS G 4401 JIS G 4404 JIS G 4801 JIS G 4805 SAE JIS Cold rolled steel sheet JIS* SAE
* : Cold rolled steel sheets with the corresponding chemical compositions.

Standard Carbon steels for machine structural use Nickel chromium molybdenum steels Chromium steels Chromium molybdenum steels Manganese steels and manganese chromium steels for machine structural use Carbon tool steels Alloy tool steels Spring steels High carbon chromium bearing steels Cold rolled special steel strip Carbon steels for machine structural use Carbon tool steels Alloy tool steels

Designation S-C, S-CK SNCM SCr SCM SMn SMnC SK SKS SUP SUJ S-CM, SK-M S-C, S-CK SK SKS

JIS G 3311 JIS G 4051 JIS G 4401 JIS G 4404

Surface finish and heat treatment

Hot rolled steel sheet
Surface
Non pickled

Applicable standard/Surface finish and Heat treatment 6

Annealing Yes No Yes

Remarks
Hot rolled coils are annealed with scale. Decarburized layer is generated at surface. Suitable for applications which needs grinding. As hot rolled with scale. Hardness because not annealed. Availability of working is subject to negotiation. Hot rolled and annealed after descaling at pickling line. Attractive surface and very little decarburized layer. Descaled at pickling line. Comparatively soft material suitable to applications which require no working or will be annealed by customers. Hot rolled and annealed after descaling by shot blasting. Suitable for applications which require rough surface finish and for thicker gauge which can not be pickled. Mechanically descaled by shot blasting. Rough finish surface and hardened surface. Suitable for punch working. Reductive scale is removed by brush after annealing. Useful for removing surface scale from very thick materials. Details are subject to negotiation.

Pickled

No Yes No Yes

Shot blasted

Ground

Cold rolled steel sheet

Surface
Bright finish Dull finish

Annealing Yes No Yes No

Remarks
Carbon is spheroidized by annealing after cold rolling. Bright finish at skinpass after annealing with bright finish rolls. As cold rolled. Suitable for applications which require annealing by customer. Bright finish at cold rolling. Spheroidized by annealing after cold rolling. Dull finish by skinpass rolling after annealing. As cold rolled with dull finish at cold rolling. Has advantage of less risk of defects than in bright finish.

Chemical composition
Classification Designation JIS
S20C S30C(M) S35C(M) S45C(M) S50C(M)

SAE

Si

Mn

P
0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.035 0.030 0.035 0.030 0.030 0.035 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.035 0.035 0.025

S
0.035 0.035 0.035 0.035 0.035 0.035 0.035 0.035 0.035 0.035 0.035 0.035 0.035 0.035 0.035 0.035 0.035 0.030 0.040 0.030 0.040 0.030 0.030 0.040 0.030 0.035 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.035 0.040 0.025

Cu
0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30

Ni
0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20

Cr
0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20

Ni+Cr
0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35

Mo

0.18-0.23 0.15-0.35 0.30-0.60 0.27-0.33 0.15-0.35 0.60-0.90 0.32-0.38 0.15-0.35 0.60-0.90 0.42-0.48 0.15-0.35 0.60-0.90 0.47-0.53 0.15-0.35 0.60-0.90 SAE1050 0.47-0.55 0.15-0.35 0.60-0.90

S55C(M) Carbon steel

0.52-0.58 0.15-0.35 0.60-0.90 SAE1055 0.52-0.60 0.15-0.35 0.60-0.90

0.30

0.20

0.20

0.35

S60CM

0.55-0.65 0.15-0.35 0.60-0.90 SAE1060 0.55-0.66 0.15-0.35 0.60-0.90

0.30

0.20

0.20

S65CM

0.60-0.70 0.15-0.35 0.60-0.90 SAE1065 0.59-0.70 0.15-0.35 0.60-0.90

0.30

0.20

0.20

S70CM

0.65-0.75 0.15-0.35 0.60-0.90 SAE1070 0.65-0.76 0.15-0.35 0.60-0.90 SAE1074 0.69-0.80 0.15-0.35 0.50-0.80

0.30

0.20

0.20

S75CM

0.70-0.80 0.15-0.35 0.60-0.90 SAE1075 0.69-0.80 0.15-0.35 0.40-0.70

0.30

0.20

0.20

0.17-0.23 0.15-0.35 0.60-0.90 Ni-Cr-Mo SNCM220 steel SAE8620 0.17-0.23 0.15-0.35 0.60-0.90 Cr steel SCr420 0.18-0.23 0.15-0.35 0.60-0.85 SAE5046 0.43-0.48 0.15-0.35 0.75-1.00 SCM415 Cr-Mo steel SCM420 0.13-0.18 0.15-0.35 0.60-0.85 0.18-0.23 0.15-0.35 0.60-0.85 SAE4130 0.27-0.34 0.15-0.35 0.35-0.60 SCM435 Mn steel Mn-Cr steel Carbon tool steel SMnC443 SK85 [SK5(M)] SK95 [SK4(M)] SK120 [SK2(M)] SKS5 SKS51 SUP10 0.33-0.38 0.15-0.35 0.60-0.85 SAE1541 0.36-0.45 0.15-0.35 1.30-1.65 0.40-0.46 0.15-0.35 1.35-1.65 0.80-0.90 0.10-0.35 0.10-0.50 0.90-1.00 0.10-0.35 0.10-0.50 1.15-1.25 0.10-0.35 0.10-0.50 0.75-0.85 0.75-0.85 0.35 0.35 0.50 0.50

0.30 0.35 0.30 0.35 0.30 0.30 0.35 0.30

0.40-0.70 0.40-0.65 0.40-0.70 0.35-0.60 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.90-1.20 0.20-0.35 0.90-1.20 0.90-1.20 0.80-1.15 0.90-1.20

0.15-0.30 0.15-0.25

0.15-0.30 0.15-0.30 0.15-0.25 0.15-0.30

0.30 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.30 0.35 0.25

0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25

0.35-0.70 0.30 0.30 0.30

Alloy tool steel Spring steel Cr-Bearing steel

0.70-1.30 0.20-0.50 1.30-2.00 0.20-0.50 0.80-1.10 0.25 0.25 0.80-1.15 1.30-1.60 0.15-0.25 0.15

0.47-0.55 0.15-0.35 0.65-0.95 SAE6150 0.46-0.54 0.15-0.35 0.60-0.90

SUJ2

0.95-1.10 0.15-0.35

0.50

Reference 1. [ ] means the former standards of the tool steels. 2. (M) means the order as cold rolled special steel strip is possible. 3. Si in SAE standard is 0.15%- 0.35% if not specified. 4. The standards not specified above, or special chemical compositions freely come to negotiation.

Chemical composition

Available product size range

Hot rolled sheet
Available
Discussion

Non pickled, all standards

13.0
10.0 1150

Shot finish, all standards

7.0

10.0

6.0

6.0 800 5.5 1000

Strip thickness (mm)

8.0

Strip thickness (mm)

5.0

5.0 1150

4.0

4.0 1150

3.0

3.0

3.0 1100 2.3 1050

2.0 1.6
1.6 730 1.6 950

2.0 1150

2.0 1.6
1.6 730

2.0 900 1.6 800

700

900 1100 Strip width (mm)

1300

700

900 1100 Strip width (mm)

1300

Pickled, carbon steel, alloy steel

Available product size range 8
7.0
6.0 1100

Pickled, tool steel, alloy tool steel

7.0

6.0

6.0

Strip thickness (mm)

Strip thickness (mm)

5.0

5.0
4.5 1000

4.0

4.0

3.0

3.0

2.0 1.6
1.6 730 1.6 950

2.0 1100

2.0 1.6

2.0 730

2.0 1000

700

900 1100 Strip width (mm)

1300

700

900 1100 Strip width (mm)

1300

Reference 1. The standards not specified above and sizes outside the available area are subject to negotiation. 2. Slit width is also available and is subject to negotiation.

Cold rolled sheet

Available
Discussion

S20C ~ S55C, SCM415, SCr420

3.0
3.00 1050

SAE1060 ~ 1075, SCM430 435

3.0

2.80 1050

2.5
Strip thickness (mm) Strip thickness (mm)

2.5

2.0

1.8 1100

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.0
0.80 1100

1.0

0.5 0.3
0.30 800

0.60 1050 0.30 900

0.5 0.3
0.30 800

0.60 1050 0.30 900

700

900 1100 Strip width (mm)

1300

700

900 1100 Strip width (mm)

1300

SK5
3.0
3.0

SK4, SKS5, SKS51

Available product size range
1300

2.5
Strip thickness (mm)

2.50 1000

2.5
Strip thickness (mm)
2.00 1000

2.0

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.0

1.0

0.5 0.3
0.30 850

0.60 1000 0.30 900

0.5 0.3

0.60 850

0.60 1000

700

900 1100 Strip width (mm)

1300

700

900 1100 Strip width (mm)

Reference 1. The standards not specified above and sizes outside the available area are subject to negotiation. 2. Slit width is also available and is subject to negotiation. 3. Hard materials (As cold rolled) is also available. It is subject to negotiation.

Dimensional tolerance
Hot rolled steel sheet
Basic standard is JIS G 3193 (Dimension, mass and permissible variation of hot rolled steel plates, sheets and strip). For SAE, ASTM is generally applied outside of Japan and JIS 3193 in Japan. For high thickness accuracy, SUPERHOT tolerance can be applied (see figure).
0.60

0.50 Strip thickness tolerance (mm)

JIS G3193

0.40

0.30

0.20 SUPERHOT 0.10

10

11

12

13

Strip thickness (mm)

Strip thickness tolerance (mm)

Dimensional tolerance 10

Cold rolled steel sheet

Basic standard is JIS G 3141(Cold rolled steel coils and strips). For high thickness accuracy, JIS G 3311 (Cold rolled special steel strip ) can be applied.

0.20 JIS G3141 Width 1000mm 0.15

0.10

JIS G3141 Width <1000mm

0.05

JIS G3311 A

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

Strip thickness (mm)

Hardness conversion table

(SAE J 417)
Vickers Hardness HV 940 920 900 880 860 840 820 800 780 760 740 720 700 690 680 670 660 650 640 630 620 610 600 590 580 570 560 550 Rockwell Hardness B Scale HRB C Scale HRC 68.0 67.5 67.0 66.4 65.9 65.3 64.7 64.0 63.3 62.5 61.8 61.0 60.1 59.7 59.2 58.8 58.3 57.8 57.3 56.8 56.3 55.7 55.2 54.7 54.1 53.6 53.0 52.3 Tensile Strength N/mm2 kgf/mm2 2055 (210) 2020 (206) 1985 (202) 1950 (199) 1905 (194) Vickers Hardness HV 540 530 520 510 500 490 480 470 460 450 440 430 420 410 400 390 380 370 360 350 340 330 320 310 300 295 290 285 Rockwell Hardness B Scale HRB (110.0) (109.0) (108.0) (107.0) (105.5) (104.5) C Scale HRC 51.7 51.1 50.5 49.8 49.1 48.4 47.7 46.9 46.1 45.3 44.5 43.6 42.7 41.8 40.8 39.8 38.8 37.7 36.6 35.5 34.4 33.3 32.2 31.0 29.8 29.2 28.5 27.8 Tensile Strength N/mm2 kgf/mm2 1860 (190) 1825 (186) 1795 (183) 1750 (179) 1705 (174) 1660 (169) 1620 (165) 1570 (160) 1530 (156) 1495 (153) 1460 (149) 1410 (144) 1370 (140) 1330 (136) 1290 (131) 1240 (127) 1205 (123) 1170 (120) 1130 (115) 1095 (112) 1070 (109) 1035 (105) 1005 (103) 980 (100) 950 (97) 935 (96) 915 (94) 905 (92) Vickers Hardness HV 280 275 270 265 260 255 250 245 240 230 220 210 200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 95 90 85 Rockwell Hardness B Scale HRB (103.5) (102.0) (101.0) 99.5 98.1 96.7 95.0 93.4 91.5 89.5 87.1 85.0 81.7 78.7 75.0 71.2 66.7 62.3 56.2 52.0 48.0 41.0 C Scale HRC 27.1 26.4 25.6 24.8 24.0 23.1 22.2 21.3 20.3 (18.0) (15.7) (13.4) (11.0) (8.5) (6.0) (3.0) (0.0) Tensile Strength N/mm2 kgf/mm2 890 (91) 875 (89) 855 (87) 840 (86) 825 (84) 805 (82) 795 (81) 780 (79) 765 (78) 730 (75) 695 (71) 670 (68) 635 (65) 605 (62) 580 (59) 545 (56) 510 (53) 490 (50) 455 (46) 425 (44) 390 (40)

Unit mass per mm

2000 1800 1600 Coil outer diameter (mm) 1400 1200 1000 800
(Specific gravity = 7.85 106 kg/mm3)

Inner diameter: 610mm

Inner diameter: 508mm

600 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24

Unit mass per mm

Hardness conversion table/Unit weight per mm 11

Mechanical properties by heat treatment

Relation between strength and [C] contents of hot rolled steel
100 800 Tensile strength (N/mm2) 700 600 500 400
Tensile strength Hardness

(Material: spheroidizing annealed) Hardness (HRB) 100

SAE1065

Relation between hardness and cold reduction

90 80

S50C

Hardness (HRB)

90

S35C

80

0.2

0.4 0.6 Carbon content (%)

0.8

20 40 Cold reduction (%)

Relation between hardness and quenching condition (As-hot rolled)

Relation between hardness and quenching temperature
70 Hardness (HRC)
Holding for 30 min then oil quench Specimen: 2.0 40 40mm

Relation between hardness and holding time

Oil quenching from 850C Specimen: 2.0 40 40mm

60

SAE1065 S50C

Hardness (HRC)

70
SAE1065 S50C

Hardness (HRC)

Hardness (HRC)

Mechanical properties by heat treatment 12

50

S35C

60

40 750 900 800 850 Quenching temperature (C)

50

S35C

40 20 Holding time (min)

60

Relation between hardness and tempering condition (As-hot rolled)

Relation between hardness and tempering temperature
70 60 50 40 30 20 As quenched 200 400 600 Tempering temperature (C) 0
SAE1065 S50C S35C
850C Tempering 30 min TC 30 min Oil quench Air cool

Relation between hardness and tempering time

70 60 50 40
850C Tempering 30 min 400C t min Oil quench Air cool

Specimen: 2.0 40 40mm

Specimen: 2.0 40 40mm

SAE1065 S50C S35C

20 40 Tempering time (min)

60

Relation between hardness and quenching condition (Cold rolled steel)

Relation between hardness and quenching temperature
70 Hardness (HRC) 60 50 40
SK5M

Relation between hardness and holding time

Hardness (HRC)

S65CM S50CM

70

SK5M S65CM

60
S50CM

Holding for 30 min then oil quench Specimen: 1.2 40 40mm

50 20 40 Holding time (min) 60

750

800 850 900 Quenching temperature (C)

Relation between hardness and tempering condition (Cold rolled steel)

Relation between hardness and tempering temperature
60 Hardness (HRC) 50 40 30 20 10
S50CM
850C 30 min Tempering TC 30 min Air cool Specimen: 1.2 40 40mm

Relation between hardness and tempering time

SK5M
850C 30 min Tempering 400C t min Air cool

Hardness (HRC)

SK5M S65CM

60 50 40

Oil quench

S65CM S50CM

Oil quench

As quenched 200 400 600 Tempering temperature (C)

20 40 Tempering time (min)

60

Effect of chemical elements

C Forms semi-stable Fe3C (Cementite) carbide. Stable phase is graphite. Improves quenchability, strength and anti-abrasion properties. C content of 0.77% is eutectoid, 0.02% - 0.77% is hypo-eutectoid and over 0.77% is hyper-eutectoid. The strength of carbon steel is increased by transformation of perlite, bainite to martensite in cooling from high temperature. Increases strength as a solid solution strengthening element. Promotes spheroidization of cementite and graphitization. Improves impact values in the low temperature temperbrittlement range below 300C in the same manner of Cr, Mo and V. Cu Improves quenchability. Dissolves cementite and promotes graphitization. Increases strength by generating precipitates at high temperature. Improves corrosion resistance. Forms stable austenite and lowers the transformation temperature. Multiple addition with Cr and Mo strengthens ferrite and extremely improves low temperature embrittlement. Promotes graphitization by dissolving cementite. Improves quenchability and prevents softening during temper by forming secondary carbides. Extremely suppresses graphitization by refining carbide particles. Improves corrosion resistance and anti-abrasion resistance.

Ni

Si

Cr

Mn Stabilizes austenite and lowers the transformation temperature, improving quenchability. Increases strength without reducing toughness. Stabilizes cementite and suppresses graphitization. Fixes S as MnS and thereby prevents red brittleness. P Generally contained as an impurity. Segregates at grain boundaries reducing impact properties. Increases temper brittleness, but also increases strength, grindability and corrosion resistance. Generally contained as an impurity. Lowers ductility during hot rolling. Red brittleness is caused by FeS. Red brittleness is prevented by adding Mn to form MnS, also resulting in improved grindability.

Mo Forms carbides, increasing resistance to temper softening. Promotes secondary hardening. Improves brittleness by preventing temper embrittlement. Al Used as deoxidizer in steelmaking. Combines with N to form AlN and improves toughness by suppressing abnormally enlarged austenitic grains. Combines with nitride creators. Improve toughness by refining grains and preventing abnormal coarsening of austenite.

Effect of chemical elements 13

Introduction of functional products

In addition to products specified in JIS and other public standards, JFE Steel has developed various new functional products. Examples are introduced below.

SUPERHOT
JFE produces high quality hot rolled special steel SUPERHOT, which is characterized by excellent thickness accuracy, surface quality, and workability in comparison with conventional hot rolled special steels, by applying an advanced hot rolling mill, proprietary technologies, and strict controls. SUPERHOT is widely used in items which cannot be substituted with cold rolled products, such as chain plates, seat belt tongues, recliner gears, and pole parking.

Characteristics
1. Excellent accuracy of thickness Longitudinal thickness deviation extremely small and the crown also flat. Actual measured data thickness deviation and profi le shown. 2. Excellent quality thick sheet is is of is

200 100

(m)

Example of thickness measurement of 3.2mm 930mm (S55C)

Thickness chart

0
100 200 (m)

Descaling at the coil form of the strip more than 9mm is possible. 3. Excellent surface quality Red scale is controlled in minimum. The example is shown below. Comparison of surface between SUPERHOT and Conventional one
Introduction of functional products 14

Longitudinal direction

20 0

20 40 60 80 100

Profile chart Widthwise direction

Application

Parts of reclining seat

Conventional one

SUPERHOT
1cm Gear plate

4 .Excellent workability It is suitable to fine blanking, tough standing and slight curvature bending.

Standard
Excellent thickness accuracy product and excellent surface quality products are applicable to all standards. Excellent quality thick sheet and excellent workability products are mainly applicable to SC, SCM and SCr.

1cm Lock gear

Hyper-Burring High Carbon Hot Rolled Steel Sheet

Hyper-Burring is a high carbon steel for machine structural use with uniformly dispersed fine carbides. This new product was developed by applying JFEs Super OLAC H technology, and provides extremely high performance in burring (hole expansion), press forming, and heat treatment in comparison with conventional high carbon hot rolled steels. (Super OLAC H: Super On-Line Accelerated Cooling for Hot strip mill)

Characteristics
1. Hole expanding ratio is two times larger with conventional products. 2. Softer steel sheet can be produced.

Hole expanding ratio strength balance

400 90 Strength /TS (N/mm2) 450 500 550 Hyper-burring S35C 600

Standards S30C-S45C are applicable with spheroidizing annealed steel in thickness of 2.3-6.5mm. (Details are subject to negotiation.)

Hole expanding ratio/%

Standard and dimension

80 70 60 50 40 Conventional hot rolled S35C 130 Cold rolled S35CM

Examples of application
Applicable to parts which require strength, such as automobile drive train, as a substitute for cast and forged parts. Can be used in solid (unitary) parts.

30 120

140 150 160 Hardness (Hv)

170

180

Low Thickening ratio High

Example of hole expansion (S35C)

Conventional

Hyper-Burring

Microstructure of Hyper-Burring (S35C)

Conventional

Hyper-Burring

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UFC Steel (Ultra Fine Carbide High Carbon Cold Rolled Steel Sheet)
Proper selection of cold rolling and annealing conditions enables uniform dispersion of fine spheroidized carbides 1/10 the size of those in conventional steel. Has won an excellent reputation with customers for improving efficiency in the quenching process and uniform product quality. (UFC Steel: Ultra Fine Carbide Steel)

Characteristics
1) Possible shortening of heat treatment due to easy carbide dissolution. 2) Uniform quality after heat treatment.
2 m

Introduction of functional products 16

Microstructure of conventional steel

Microstructure of UFC steel

Standard
Applicable to SK4, SK5. (Other standards are subject to negotiation.)

Examples for application

Round saw

Handy saw

Non-Oriented High Carbon Cold Rolled Steel Sheet

High carbon steel products with excellent uniformity of mechanical properties in the sheet surface direction. By properly controlling the pearlite structure during hot rolling, the cold reduction ratio, and annealing conditions, and by balancing fine carbide generation and the specified crystal orientation, it is possible to minimize anisotropic characteristics, resulting in improved formability and quenchability.

Characteristics
1. Because anisotropic characteristics of mechanical properties are extremely low, high dimensional accuracy is achieved in the cup cylinder test. 2. Ductility and press formability are excellent. 3. Quenchability is also excellent.

Standard Application

S35C S55C. Other standards are subject to negotiation. Appearance change after cup cylinder tested pieces
(mm)

Axially symmetrical parts which require high dimensional accuracy, such as transmission parts (Rotating part).

26.35 26.30 26.25 26.20 26.15 26.10

Characteristics of newly developed steel

(Example of S35C cold rolled and spheroidizing annealed)
270

Conventional steel Newly developed steel

90

Appearance of cup cylinder tested pieces

180

Change in wall height and wall thickness after cup cylinder deep drawing
Conventional steel Newly developed steel
Wall height (mm) 42
Arrow is rolling direction means measured points.
0 90 180 270 30mmh

Hardness distribution after high currency quenching

800 700 Hardness (Hv) 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 5 Distance from the outer surface (mm) 10 Conventional steel
100

40

Newly developed steel

Newly developed steel

Induction Coil

38
Conventional steel

36 Thickness increase (%) 18 16 14 12 10 8 0

Conventional steel

Specimen: 100mm Heating condition: After reaching 1000C at the outer surface (3.4s), water cooled. (Average cooling speed is 582C/s)

Newly developed steel

45

90

135

180

Introduction of functional products 17

Cat.No.B1E-005-01

TOKYO HEAD OFFICE

Hibiya Kokusai Building, 2-3 Uchisaiwaicho 2-chome, Chiyodaku, Tokyo 100-0011, Japan Phone : (81)3-3597-3111 Fax : (81)3-3597-4860 350 Park Avenue, 27th FI., New York, NY 10022, U.S.A. Phone : (1)212-310-9320 Fax : (1)212-308-9292 2000 Town Center, Suite 1900, Southfield, MI 48075, U.S.A. Phone : (1)248-351-6290 Fax : (1)248-351-6291 10777 Westheimer, Suite 1010, Houston, TX 77042, U.S.A. Phone : (1)713-532-0052 Fax : (1)713-532-0062 P Box 49168, Three Bentall Centre, 2383-595, Burrard Street, Vancouver, B.C. V7X 1J1 .O. Phone : (1)604-687-0091 Fax : (1)604-688-7020 Praia de Botafogo 228, Setor B, Salas 508 & 509, CEP 22359-900, Botafogo, Brazil Phone : (55)21-2553-1132 Fax : (55)21-2553-3430 8th Floor, International Press Centre, 76 Shoe Lane, London EC4A 3JB, U.K. Phone : (44)20-7583-1133 Fax : (44)20-7583-1144 16 Raffles Quay, No. 15-03, Hong Leong Building, Singapore 048581 Phone : (65)6-220-1174 Fax : (65)6-224-8357 Unit C-13A-5, Block-C, Megan Avenue II. 12, Jalan Yap Kwan Seng, 50450, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Phone : (60)3-2164-6618 Fax : (60)3-2164-6695 22nd Floor, Abdulrahim Place 990, Rama IV Road, Bangkok 10500, Thailand Phone : (66)2-636-1886 Fax : (66)2-636-1891 15th Floor Summitmas II, JI Jendral Sudirman Kav. 61-62, Jakarta 12190, Indonesia Phone : (62)21-522-6405 Fax : (62)21-522-6408 23rd Floor 6788 Ayala Avenue, Oledan Square, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines Phone : (63)2-886-7432 Fax : (63)2-886-7315 Room No.1301, Donghwa Bldg., 58-7 Seosomun-dong, Chung-ku, Seoul 100-110, Korea Phone : (82)2-779-8246 Fax : (82)2-779-8958 1720, Beijing Fortune Building, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100004, Peoples Republic of China Phone : (86)10-6590-9051 Fax : (86)10-6590-9056 Room No.2112, Lippo Plaza, 222 Huai Hai Road(M), Shanghai 200021, Peoples Republic of China Phone : (86)21-5396-5610 Fax : (86)21-5396-5611 2904, 1Exchange Square, 8 Connaught Place, Central, Hong Kong SAR, Peoples Republic of China Phone : (85)2-2537-2176 Fax : (85)2-2537-5339

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