| CPC C21D 9/46 (2013.01) [C21D 6/002 (2013.01); C21D 6/005 (2013.01); C21D 6/008 (2013.01); C21D 8/0205 (2013.01); C21D 8/0236 (2013.01); C22C 38/001 (2013.01); C22C 38/002 (2013.01); C22C 38/02 (2013.01); C22C 38/04 (2013.01); C22C 38/20 (2013.01); C22C 38/26 (2013.01); C22C 38/28 (2013.01); C21D 2211/004 (2013.01); C21D 2211/005 (2013.01)] | 9 Claims |

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1. A ferritic stainless steel with improved high temperature creep resistance comprising, in percent by weight (wt %), 0.005 to 0.03% of carbon (C), 0.005 to 0.03% of nitrogen (N), 0.05 to 0.9% of silicon (Si), 0.05 to 0.9% of manganese (Mn), 14.0 to 19.0% of chromium (Cr), 0.1 to 0.6% of titanium (Ti), 0.1 to 0.6% of niobium (Nb), 0.1 to 0.6% of copper (Cu), 0.01 to 0.04% of phosphorus (P), 0.01% or less of sulfur (S, except for 0), and the balance of iron (Fe) and inevitable impurities, and
satisfying Expressions (1) and (2) below,
wherein 7*105/mm2 or more of precipitates including Nb, Fe, and Cr are distributed in a region of the ferritic stainless steel from T/3 to T/5 based on thickness T:
0.5≤Nb/Cu≤3 Expression (1):
20≤[2Nb+Ti]/[C+N] Expression (2):
wherein Nb, Cu, Ti, C, and N denote contents (wt %) of the elements.
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