Patent ID: 11318640

Abstract:
A martensitic stainless steel is produced by continuously casting a melt comprising 0.0.04%-0.065% by weight C, about 0.25%-0.5% by weight Si, about 0.9%-1.2% by weight Mn, up to 0.025% P by weight, about 0.1%-0.16% by weight S, about 11.9%-12.8% by weight Cr, up to about 0.35% by weight Ni, about 0.5%-0.65% by weight Cu, about 0.03%-0.06% by weight N, about 0.02%-0.1% by weight V, and the balance being Fe with residual impurities, at a temperature between 2730° F. to 2820° F. and a specific casting speed to form a continuous strand of the alloy while not splitting or cracking. The strand is cut to length to form a slab which is descaled and hot worked during the subsequent hot working process where its thickness is reduced to form a plate of a specific gauge and width while not splitting or cracking at a segregation line through the slab and plate during hot working. Hot working of the continuously cast slab may be provided by either rolling or forging or a combination of both. The mold plate is air cooled.