US Patent:
20200063248, Feb 27, 2020
Inventors:
- Detroit MI, US
Qigui Wang - Rochester Hills MI, US
Daniel J. WILSON - Rochester Hills MI, US
James D. Cremonesi - Waterford MI, US
Paul J. Gelazin - Clarkston MI, US
International Classification:
C22C 38/60
C22C 38/42
C22C 38/54
C22C 38/50
C22C 38/46
C22C 38/44
C22C 38/06
C22C 38/02
C22C 38/04
C22C 38/00
Abstract:
A steel alloy and automotive components, such as crankshafts, produced therefrom are provided. The steel alloy includes iron, about 0.34 to about 0.40 weight percent carbon, about 0.8 to about 1.2 weight percent manganese, about 0.40 to about 0.60 weight percent silicon, about 0.04 to about 0.07 weight percent sulfur, about 0.9 to about 1.2 weight percent chromium, about 0.20 to about 0.35 weight percent molybdenum, about 0.08 to about 0.15 weight percent vanadium, and about 0.02 to about 0.06 weight percent aluminum. The steel alloy may also include up to 0.03 weight percent phosphorus, up to 0.25 weight percent nickel, up to 0.20 weight percent copper, up to 0.03 weight percent titanium, up to 0.03 weight percent nitrogen, and up to 0.002 weight percent boron.