简介 |
A spring steel according to the present embodiment has a chemical composition consisting of, in mass %, C : 0.4 to 0.7%, Si : 1.1 to 3.0%, Mn : 0.3 to 1.5%, P : 0.03% or less, S : 0.05% or less, Al : 0.01 to 0.05%, rare earth metal : 0.0001 to 0.002%, N : 0.015%, O or less : 0.0030% or less, Ti : 0.02 to 0.1%, with the balance being Fe and impurities. In the spring steel, the number of oxide inclusions having an equivalent circular diameter of equal to or greater than 5 μm is equal to or less than 0.2/mm2, the oxide inclusions each being one of an Al-based oxide, a complex oxide containing REM, O and Al, and a complex oxysulfide containing REM, O, S, and Al. Further, a maximum value among equivalent circular diameters of the oxide inclusions is equal to or less than 40 μm. |