EP2343390A4 - PERLITE RAIL HAVING SUPERIOR ABRASION RESISTANCE AND EXCELLENT TENACITY - Google Patents

PERLITE RAIL HAVING SUPERIOR ABRASION RESISTANCE AND EXCELLENT TENACITY

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EP2343390A4
EP2343390A4 EP20090823351 EP09823351A EP2343390A4 EP 2343390 A4 EP2343390 A4 EP 2343390A4 EP 20090823351 EP20090823351 EP 20090823351 EP 09823351 A EP09823351 A EP 09823351A EP 2343390 A4 EP2343390 A4 EP 2343390A4
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Prior art keywords
abrasion resistance
superior abrasion
excellent tenacity
perlite rail
perlite
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP2343390A1 (en
EP2343390B1 (en
Inventor
Masaharu Ueda
Kazunori Seki
Takuya Satou
Takeshi Yamamoto
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Nippon Steel Corp
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Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corp
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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
    • C22C38/02—Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys containing silicon
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21C—PROCESSING OF PIG-IRON, e.g. REFINING, MANUFACTURE OF WROUGHT-IRON OR STEEL; TREATMENT IN MOLTEN STATE OF FERROUS ALLOYS
    • C21C7/00—Treating molten ferrous alloys, e.g. steel, not covered by groups C21C1/00 - C21C5/00
    • C21C7/0025—Adding carbon material
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21C—PROCESSING OF PIG-IRON, e.g. REFINING, MANUFACTURE OF WROUGHT-IRON OR STEEL; TREATMENT IN MOLTEN STATE OF FERROUS ALLOYS
    • C21C7/00—Treating molten ferrous alloys, e.g. steel, not covered by groups C21C1/00 - C21C5/00
    • C21C7/04—Removing impurities by adding a treating agent
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21C—PROCESSING OF PIG-IRON, e.g. REFINING, MANUFACTURE OF WROUGHT-IRON OR STEEL; TREATMENT IN MOLTEN STATE OF FERROUS ALLOYS
    • C21C7/00—Treating molten ferrous alloys, e.g. steel, not covered by groups C21C1/00 - C21C5/00
    • C21C7/04—Removing impurities by adding a treating agent
    • C21C7/064—Dephosphorising; Desulfurising
    • 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
    • C22C38/002—Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys containing In, Mg, or other elements not provided for in one single group C22C38/001 - C22C38/60
    • 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
    • C22C38/04—Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys containing manganese
    • 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
    • C22C38/40—Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys containing chromium with nickel
    • C22C38/58—Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys containing chromium with nickel with more than 1.5% by weight of manganese

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Metallurgy (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Heat Treatment Of Steel (AREA)
  • Treatment Of Steel In Its Molten State (AREA)
EP09823351.3A 2008-10-31 2009-10-30 Pearlite rail having superior abrasion resistance and excellent toughness Not-in-force EP2343390B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

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PL09823351T PL2343390T3 (en) 2008-10-31 2009-10-30 Pearlite rail having superior abrasion resistance and excellent toughness

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JP2008281847 2008-10-31
PCT/JP2009/005800 WO2010050238A1 (en) 2008-10-31 2009-10-30 Pearlite rail having superior abrasion resistance and excellent toughness

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EP2343390A1 EP2343390A1 (en) 2011-07-13
EP2343390A4 true EP2343390A4 (en) 2014-06-25
EP2343390B1 EP2343390B1 (en) 2015-08-19

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EP (1) EP2343390B1 (en)
JP (1) JP4757957B2 (en)
KR (1) KR101263102B1 (en)
CN (1) CN102137947B (en)
AU (1) AU2009308639B2 (en)
BR (1) BRPI0918859B1 (en)
CA (1) CA2734980C (en)
ES (1) ES2550793T3 (en)
PL (1) PL2343390T3 (en)
RU (1) RU2461639C1 (en)
WO (1) WO2010050238A1 (en)

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CN102137947A (en) 2011-07-27
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