Method for heat treating a metal tube or pipe, metal tube or pipe, and heat treatment furnace

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9745642
APP PUB NO 20150047735A1
SERIAL NO

14385830

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A method for heat treating a metal tube or pipe is provided to perform heat treatment in such a manner that metal tubes or pipes (1) to be accommodated in a heat treatment furnace are laid down on a plurality of cross beams (22) arranged along a longitudinal direction of the metal tubes or pipes with the distance between adjacent cross beams being in a range of 200 to 2500 mm. This makes it possible to inhibit bending and scratches of the metal tubes or pipes without causing discoloration and deterioration of the manufacturing efficiency for the metal tubes or pipes. When the metal tubes or pipes (1) are laid down on the cross beams (22), spacers may be interposed between the metal tubes or pipes (1) and the cross beams (22) on which they are laid down.

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NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION6-1 MARUNOUCHI 2-CHOME CHIYODA-KU TOKYO 1008071 ?1008071

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Imoto, Toshihiro Tokyo, JP 4 27
Miyahara, Osamu Tokyo, JP 38 290

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