March 2021

Contents

Preface

• Remarks on Special Issue on Stainless Steel
  Naoto HIRAMATSU (269KB)

Technical Review

• Research and Development Trends of Stainless Steel and Its Future Prospects
  Masayuki ABE (5.9MB)
• Product Development on Market Trend of Stainless Steel and Its Future Prospect
  Kazuhiro FUJIIKE, Tetsuya KANEKO, Hiroshi IZAKI (4.9MB)

Technical Report

• Development of New Lean Duplex Stainless Steel Series NSSC 2120^TM, NSSC^TM 2351
  Yusuke OIKAWA, Shinji TSUGE, Fuminori GOHNOME (2.5MB)
• Work-hardening Behavior and Springback Simulation of Lean Duplex Stainless Steel (NSSC 2120^TM)
  Eiichiro ISHIMARU, Toyohiko KAKIHARA, Yuji KAGA (3.3MB)
• Improvement of the Square Shell Drawability of the NSSC 2120^TM Sheet Using a Servo Press Machine
  Takuya SAKURABA, Eiichiro ISHIMARU, Masatomo KAWA (1.8MB)
• Development of Sn-containing Stainless Steel, NSSC^TM FW1 & 2
  Masaharu HATANO, Hiroyuki MATSUYAMA, Yuuichi TAMURA, Tomohiko MORITA (3.9MB)
• Corrosion Resistance of Sn-added Stainless Steels
  Nobuhiko HIRAIDE, Hiroyuki MATSUYAMA, Shunji SAKAMOTO, Haruhiko KAJIMURA (1.4MB)
• Development of Ferritic Stainless Steel, NSSC^TM ECO Series for Hot Water Supply Systems
  Toru MATSUHASHI, Ryo MATSUHASHI, Eiichiro ISHIMARU, Akihiko TAKAHASHI (1.5MB)
• Development of Austenitic Steel with Reduced Amount of Nickel and Molybdenum for Hydrogen Use
  Masaharu HATANO, Kazuhisa MATUMOTO, Mitsuki SUGEOI, Kenji HATTORI (4.2MB)
• Development of Stainless Steel Applications to ENE-FARM
  Mitsuki SUGEOI, Masaharu HATANO, Atsutaka HAYASHI, Hiroyuki MATSUYAMA (3.5MB)
• Development of Heat-resistant Stainless Steel, NSSC^TM NCA-F
  Yoshikazu TAI, Yoshitomo FUJIMURA, Kazunari IMAKAWA, Manabu OKU (2.4MB)
• Development of NSSC^TM EM-T Stainless Steel for Automotive Exhaust Systems
  Yoshitomo FUJIMURA, Yoshihiro OKA, Kazunari IMAKAWA, Manabu OKU (1.2MB)
• Development of Heat-resistant Stainless Steel NSSC^TM 429NF for Automotive Exhaust Systems
  Atsutaka HAYASHI, Jun-ichi HAMADA, Norihiro KANNO, Nobuhiko HIRAIDE, Atsuhisa YAKAWA, Yoshiharu INOUE, Shin-ichi TERAOKA (1.4MB)
• Thermal Strain Measurement Technology of Stainless Steel Exhaust System Parts
  Kazunari IMAKAWA, Yoshihiro OKA, Manabu OKU (2.4MB)
• Evaluation Technology of Heat Resistant Gasket and Application of NSSC^TM 302BN
  Naohito KUMANO, Takahito HAMADA, Kazunari IMAKAWA, Manabu OKU (6.7MB)
• Brazing Ability of an Ni-based Brazing Filler for Ferritic Stainless Steels
  Atsutaka HAYASHI, Nobuhiko HIRAIDE, Taichiro MIZOGUCHI, Naoto ONO (2.2MB)
• Effect of Retained Austenite Phase on Ductility of Martensitic Stainless Steel
  Naoki HIRAKAWA, Kohichi TSUBOI, Yuta YOSHIMURA, Eiichiro ISHIMARU (2MB)
• Effect of the Microstructure on the Spring Properties of Stainless Steel Rods for High Performance Springs
  Shota YAMASAKI, Kohji TAKANO, Masayuki TOHJO, Hiroki SAKAI, Masayuki TENDO, Toshihiro ISHIKAWA (1.4MB)

Technology

• Development to Improve the Accuracy of Refining Control of Vacuum Argon Oxygen Decarburization (V-AOD)
  Shin KIKUCHI, Tomoaki TANAKA, Yohsuke KINOSHITA, Hiroshi TOWATARI, Tadanori MATSUNAMI, Satoshi KANEKAWA (2.5MB)
• Development of Technology for Preventing Nitrogen Absorption by Using CaCO₃
  Tomoki NAKAGAWA, Hiroshi MORIKAWA, Masayuki SUGIURA, Nobuaki WAKATSUKI (3MB)
• Application of High Efficiency Electrolytic Descaling Technology to the Cold Rolled Stainless Steel Continuous Annealing and Pickling Line
  Masayuki SAKURAI, Atsushi OKAMOTO, Satoshi SAMPEI, Toru MATSUHASHI, Masahiro TAKAHASHI (1.2MB)
• Introduction of New Type Laser Welding Technology (Installation of New Coil Build-up Line)
  Shinichi OBARA, Kenji HYOHDOH, Shigeru TOMITA, Yuusuke TAKAFUJI, Takayuki YAMASAKI (3MB)
• Set Up of Laser Thickness Gauge in No.2 Tension Leveler
  Keiichi ITO, Kazutaka JO (1.6MB)
• Rough Rolling Improvement at Wire Rod and Bar Mill in the Hikari Area of Nippon Steel Stainless Steel Corporation
  Hiroki MORITA, Akinori YOSHIZAWA, Takaki FUJII, Kohji TAKANO (1.6MB)
• Production Capacity Reinforcement of Duplex Stainless Steel Quarto Plates
  Yoshiteru YAMAMOTO (1.3MB)
• Corrosion Protection for Offshore Steel Structures Using a Metallic Sheathing Technology with Seawater-resistant Stainless Steel
  Shuhei MATSUNAGA, Tsubasa KATAYAMA, Hirotaka SATO, Fumiaki KIMURA, Taro SEKIGUCHI (3MB)