Use of a Steel for an Additive Manufacturing Process, Method for Producing a Steel Component and Steel Component

摘要

The production of steel components in an additive process using a steel powder having a mean grain diameter of 5-150 μm, and comprising (in wt % ) 0.08-0.35% C, up to 0.80% Si, 0.20-2.00% Mn, up to 4.00% Cr, 0.3-3.0% Mo, 0.004-0.020% N, 0.004-0.050% Al, up to 0.0025% B, up to 0.20% Nb, up to 0.02% Ti, up 0.40% V, up to 1.5% Ni, up to 0.3% Cu, up to 2.0% Co, at least one of Nb, Ti, V, and S, wherein Nb is 0.003-0.20%, Ti is 0.001-0.02%, V is 0.02-0.40% and/or S is 0.001-0.4%, and the remainder being iron and unavoidable impurities, where % Al/27+% Nb/45+% Ti/48+% V/25% N/3.5. The steel component has a structure including at least 80 vol % of bainite, with the remainder being retained austenite, ferrite, perlite and/or martensite. and after shaping and before an optional heat treatment, has a tensile strength of ≥900 MPa, a yield strength of ≥560 MPa and an elongation at break A5.65 of ≥8%.