Patent ID: 9487849
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: C21D,C22C

Claim Text:
1. A ferritic stainless steel comprising, by mass %, C: 0.001 to 0.030%, Si: more than 0.3 to 0.55%, Mn: 0.05 to 0.50%, P: not more than 0.05%, S: not more than 0.01%, Cr: 19.0 to 28.0%, Ni: 0.01 to less than 0.30%, Mo: 0.2 to 3.0%, Al: more than 0.08 to 1.2%, V: 0.02 to 0.50%, Cu: less than 0.1%, Nb: 0.005 to 0.50%, Ti: 0.05 to 0.50%, and N: 0.001 to 0.030%, the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, the ferritic stainless steel satisfying the following equations (1) and (2): wherein the chemical symbols in the expressions represent the contents (mass %) of the respective elements; and wherein the ferritic stainless steel sheet has a pitting potential of 0 mVolt or above.