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Lepand et a1.
[54] DREDGER TEETH
4,710,244
Dec. 1, 1987
479901
[73] Assignee:
Patent Number:
Date of Patent:
[11]
[45]
3/1972
l/1984
148/333
of Germany
[57]
[22] Filed:
Nov. 4, 1986
ABSTRACT
[30]
[56]
phosphorus
maximum 0.025%
References Cited
3,973,951
4,459,162
carbon
silicon
manganese
chromium
maximum 0.025%
sulfur
the remainder iron and limited contaminants.
[52]
[58]
0.30 to 0.40%
[.0 to 1.60%
0.50 to 0.80%
2.0 to 2.6%
2000 -
1900 -
1000 -
1700
NE
E
1600
Z
Z
5 1500
E
E
3 M00 <
1300 -
1200
1160
1100
1000
0
100
200
300
400
500
000
US Patent
Dec. 1, 1987
Sheet 1 012
4,710,244
2000 -
1900 ~
1800 -
1 18002 51.6HRC
1700
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1 60 0
S00 -
11.00
1300 -
1200"
1100
1000
100
200
300
L00
TEMPERING TEMPERATURE IN C
'
500
600
US Patent
Dec. 1, 1987
Sheet 2 of2
Fig.2A
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4,710,244
ature.
0.30 to 0.40%
1.0 to 1.60%
50 to 0.80%
2.0 to 2.6%
carbon
silicon
manganese
chromium
Maximum 0.025%
phosphorus
Maximum 0.025%
sulfur
Remainder iron and limited contaminants.
35
to
to
to
to
0.38%
l.50%
0.80%
2.50%
Maximum 0.025%
carbon
silicon
manganese
chromium
phosphorus
Maximum 0.025%
sulfur
Remainder iron and limited contaminants.
CrNiMo 747, 34 CrNiMo 6, 48 CrMoV 67, X 38 60 reduction of area of more than 35%, as well as a hard
CrMoV 51. Apart from the relatively high basic cost of
ness of more than 51 HRC and an impact value of more
the work material because of the high alloying constitu
than 40 J at room temperature (measured on ISO-V
ents, cast dredger teeth with about 30 J at room temper
Tester).
ature exhibit collectively relatively poor toughness
The advantages of the invention are particularly to be
4,710,244
Tensile
Work
Point Strength
Material N/rmrr2 N/mmz
A
1610
1610
1401
1439
Elongation %
Reduction of
Area %
10.4
10.8
3.6
5.0
48.0
46.5
4.0
4.0
1880
1870
1631
1656
45/44/44
510
29/36/27
For determining the most advantageous tempering 20 and impact strength values, in comparison to the cast
temperature a portion of the rods were tempered at
work mammal;
HARDENED
880 c. 30 minutes in Oil
HV l0 593_
200 C.
530
571
565
562
53.7
53.1
52.8
52.6
350" c.
The results show that the hardness of the work material falls off only slightly with increasing tempering
The test was carried out with a cutter head with six
temperatures. After tempering at 350" C. the steel still 35 was a middle heavy limestone soil under seawater with
possesses a hardness of 52.6 HRC. This hardness aca compression strength of from 30 to 80 kp/cm2.
cordingly is somewhat higher than the working hardTwo investigations were carried out:
ness of 48 to 50 HRC required for suction dredger teeth.
1. First Investigation:
The good temper resisting quality shown by the hardAll blades were equipped with teeth from work mate
ness measurements of the developed work material was 40 rial C according to the invention; the running time of
veri?ed by hot tensile strength tests at 100 to 600 C.
the cutter head was 17 hours, 50 minutes; during this
The temper curve according to FIG. 1 shows initially
time a mass of 24,100 m3, corresponding to 1.351 m3 per
with increasing temperature a slight decrease and then
hour was delivered.
an abrupt fall off in strength beginning at 400 C. Start2. Second Investigation:
ing with a tensile strength of 2,000 N/mm2 set by the 45
All teeth were equipped with teeth made of work
material D; the running time of the cutter head was 19
hardening (880 C. in oil) the steel still has a tensile
strength of 1,800 N/mm2 at a tempering temperature of
hours, 50 minutes; during this time a mass of 18,200 m3
corresponding to 918 m3 per hour was delivered.
400 C., that is at 400 C. it has a hardness of about 51.5
The teeth were measured and weighed at the begin
HRC which is still above the required working hard
ness for dredger teeth, and shows therefore a good 50 ning and at the end of the investigations.
Table 1 shows the tabulation and evaluation of the
resistance to tempering. This means also that after the
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0.32-0.38%
l.l0l.50%
carbon
silicon, and
2. lO-2.50%
chromium
TABLE 1
INVESTIGATION
WORK
MATERIAL
c
WORK
MATERIAL
LENGTH
WEIGHT
DELIVERED MAss
Loss
Loss
(m3) per
DELIVERY RATE
(1113/11) per
RUNNING
DELIVERED
DELIVERY
OF THE TEETH
1 cm of
1 kg of
1 cm of
1 kg of
TIME
HR MIN
MASS
(m3)
RATE
(m3/h)
gAvERAGE VALUE)
(cm)
(kg)
length
loss
weight
loss
length
loss
weight
loss
17
50
24,100
1,351
6.40
2.05
3,766
11,756
211
659
19
50
18,200
918
8.94
2.97
2,036
6,128
103
309
We 01 aim:
1. A wear resistant and temper resisting steel which
has been forged, hardened and tempered for use as a
work material in dredger teeth, said steel consisting of: 35 few ?ne embedded carbides (M3C) and a carbide size of
from 30-80 nm as well as a compact ?ow pattern, a
yield point of more than 1,500 N/mmz, a tensile
carbon
silicon
manganese
chromium
maximum 0.025%
phosphorus
maximum 0.025%
sulfur, and
45
50
55
60
65
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