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Research and development
Our world-leading R&D system is pioneering new steel bar and wire rod technologies.
JFE Steel Research Laboratory is one of the world’s largest research laboratories.(in the steel industry)
- We offer total solutions on material development and its processing.
- Creation of new technologies through the integration of different fields of technology
- Challenging research aimed at the development of ultimate products including processes and analyses
Process analysis technology
We will contribute to the optimization of our customers’ manufacturing processes by fully utilizing the thermomechanical treatment process analysis technology.
List of our developed products
We provide products that meet the needs of our customers.
A: Energy-saving
B: Property advancing
C: Process omitting
B: Property advancing
C: Process omitting
| Product area | Developed product | Example application, purpose | Needs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C | |||
| Case hardening steels | Case hardening steels for high-strength gear (tooth root bending, tooth surface, impact fatigue) | Transmission gears, differential gears, etc. | ● | ● | |
| Case hardening steels with high forginability | Gears, splines, etc. | ● | ● | ||
| Case hardening steels with constant and low quench distortion | Gears, other gears with splines in general | ● | ● | ||
| Steels for induction hardening | Low deformation resistance steel for forging | Constant-velocity joints | ● | ● | |
| Heat treatment free steel | Microalloyed steel (THF, NH48MV, TBH) | Companion flanges, tie bars for industrial machinery, etc. | ● | ● | ● |
| On-line quenched and self tempered steel (TQF) | Cylinder rods, pins, etc. | ● | ● | ● | |
| Normalizing free steel (TNF) | Shafts, gears (machined parts) | ● | ● | ||
| Free cutting steel without lead addition | BN free cutting steel (CCBN) | Motor shafts, hose joints, etc. | ● | ||
| Free cutting steel substituted for 12L14 (CCC:12C14) | Spool valves, printer shafts, brake pistons, etc. | ● | |||
| Steels for bolts | Steels for high-strength bolts | Bolts in general | ● | ● | |
| Steels for tapping bolts with carburization | Fastening of components to seat frames, etc. | ● | ● | ||
Functional and structural evaluation technologies
In order to respond to our customers’ needs, we have many kinds of testing equipment based on manufacturing process analysis technologies for evaluating various mechanical properties.
