Use of a steel alloy for making tubes to produce compressed gas containers or for making formed structures in light weight steel construction

摘要

A method of using a steel alloy, the steel alloy having a composition containing in mass %, 0.09-0.13% C, 0.10-0.50% Si, 1.10-1.80% Mn, max. 0.02% P, max. 0.02% S, 1.00-2.00% Cr, 0.20-0.60% Mo, 0.02-0.06 Al, 0.10-0.25% V, the balance iron and incidental impurities, includes the steps of forming a tube from the steel alloy; air hardening the tube in the presence of inert gas, and incorporating the tube in the production of a compressed gas container. The steel composition may also be used as material for producing formed structures in light weight steel construction.