US Patent Issued to UDDEHOLMS on June 24 for "Stainless steel and a cutting tool body made of the stainless steel" (Swedish Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,338,517, issued on June 24, was assigned to UDDEHOLMS AB (Hagfors, Sweden).

"Stainless steel and a cutting tool body made of the stainless steel" was invented by Staffan Gunnarsson (Uddeholm, Sweden) and Magnus Tidesten (Hagfors, Sweden).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a stainless steel intended for cutting tool bodies or holders for cutting tools and a cutting tool body made of the stainless steel. The stainless steel includes the following, in weight %: C 0.14-0.25, N 0.06-0.15, Si 0.7-1.2, Mn 0.3-1.0, Cr 12-15, Ni 0.3-0.8, Mo 0.05-0.4, V 0.05-0.4, Al 0.001-0.3, and optional components and balance Fe apart from i...