Patents Assigned to VDM Metals GmbH
  • Patent number: 10676808
    Abstract: A method for producing a metal film from an over 50% nickel alloy melts more than one ton of the alloy in a furnace, followed by VOD or VLF system treatment, then pouring off to form a pre-product, followed by re-melting by VAR and/or ESU. The pre-product is annealed 1-300 hours between 800 and 1350° C. under air or protection gas, then hot-formed between 1300 and 600° C., such that the pre-product then has 1-100 mm thickness after the forming and is not recrystallized, recovered, and/or (dynamically) recrystallized having a grain size below 300 ?m. The pre-product is pickled, then cold-formed to produce a film having 10-600 ?m end thickness and a deformation ratio greater than 90%. The film is cut into 5-300 mm strips annealed 1 second to 5 hours under protection gas between 600 and 1200° C. in a continuous furnace, then recrystallized to have a high cubic texture proportion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: VDM METALS GMBH
    Inventors: Nicole De Boer, Stefan Gilges, Karl-Heinz Appel, Zuelfuekil Tas
  • Publication number: 20160319402
    Abstract: Age-hardening nickel-chromium cobalt-titanium-aluminum wrought alloy with very good wear resistance combined with very good creep strength, good high-temperature corrosion resistance and good processability, the alloy including (in % by mass)>18 to 26% chromium, 1.5 to 3.0% titanium, 0.6 to 2.0% aluminum, 5.0 to 40% cobalt, 0.005 to 0.10% carbon, 0.0005 to 0.050% nitrogen, 0.0005 to 0.030% phosphorus, max. 0.010% sulfur, max. 0.020% oxygen, max. 0.70% silicon, max. 2.0% manganese, max. 0.05% magnesium, max. 0.05% calcium, max. 0.5% molybdenum, max. 0.5% tungsten, max. 0.2% niobium, max. 0.5% copper, max. 0.5% vanadium, optionally 0 to 20% Fe, optionally 0 to 0.20% Zr, optionally 0.0001 to 0.008% boron, optionally 0-0.20% Y, La, Ce, Ce mixed metal, and/or Hf, and/or 0-0.60% Ta, remainder nickel and the conventional process-related impurities are adjusted in contents of max. 0.002% Pb, max. 0.002% Zn, max. 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: VDM Metals GmbH
    Inventor: Heike HATTENDORF
  • Publication number: 20160312341
    Abstract: Hardened nickel-chromium-titanium-aluminum wrought alloy with good wear resistance as well as very good resistance to corrosion at a high temperature, good creep resistance, and good workability contains, (in mass %) 5-35% chromium, 1.0-3.0% titanium, 0.6-2.0% aluminum, 0.005-0.10% carbon, 0.0005-0.050% nitrogen, 0.0005-0.030% phosphorus, max. 0.010% sulfur, max. 0.020% oxygen, max. 0.70% silicon, max. 2.0% manganese, max. 0.05% magnesium, max. 0.05% calcium, max. 2.0% molybdenum, max. 2.0% tungsten, max. 0.5% niobium, max. 0.5% copper, max. 0.5% vanadium, if required, 0-20% Fe, if required, 0-15% cobalt, if required 0-0.20% Zr, if required 0.0001-0.008% boron, the remainder being nickel and the usual impurities related to the method. The nickel content is greater than 35%. The relation of Cr+Fe+Co?26% (1) must be fulfilled in order to achieve good wear resistance and the relation fh?0 (2a) in which fh=6.49+3.88 Ti+1.36 Al?0.301 Fe+(0.759?0.0209 Co) Co?0.428 Cr?28.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: VDM Metals GmbH
    Inventors: Heike HATTENDORF, Jutta KLOEWER
  • Publication number: 20160289807
    Abstract: Age-hardening nickel-chromium-iron-titanium-aluminum wrought alloy with very good wear resistance and at the same time good creep strength, good high-temperature corrosion resistance and good processability, with (in mass-%)>18 to 26% chromium, 1.5 to 3.0% titanium, 0.6 to 2.0% aluminum, 7.0 to 40% iron, 0.005 to 0.10% carbon, 0.0005 to 0.050% nitrogen, 0.0005 to 0.030% phosphorus, max. 0.010% sulfur, max. 0.020% oxygen, max. 0.70% silicon, max. 2.0% manganese, max. 0.05% magnesium, max. 0.05% calcium, max. 0.5% molybdenum, max. 0.5% tungsten, max. 0.2% niobium, max. 0.5% copper, max. 0.5% vanadium, if necessary 0 to 15% Co, if necessary 0 to 0.20% Zr, if necessary 0.0001 to 0.008% boron, wherein optionally the following elements may also be contained in the alloy: Y 0-0.20% and/or La 0-0.20% and/or Ce 0-0.20% and/or Ce mixed metal 0-0.20% and/or Hf 0-0.20% and/or Ta 0-0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: VDM Metals GmbH
    Inventor: Heike HATTENDORF
  • Publication number: 20160097112
    Abstract: The invention relates to an alloy comprising (in mass %) Ni 33-35%, Cr 26-28%, Mo 6-7%, Cu 0.5-1.5%, Mn 1.0-4%, Si max. 0.1%, Al 0.01-0.3%, C max. 0.01%, N 0.1-0.25%, B 0.001-0.004%, SE>0 to 1%, and Fe remainder, including unavoidable impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: VDM METALS GMBH
    Inventors: Helena ALVES, Rainer BEHRENS
  • Publication number: 20160083827
    Abstract: A method for producing a metal film composed of an alloy having more than 50% nickel (a) melts the alloy in amounts of more than one ton in a vacuum induction furnace, or openly in an induction or arc furnace, followed by treatment in a VOD or VLF installation, (b) the alloy is cast into blocks, electrodes or as continuous casting to form a pre-product, (c) the pre-product is annealed if necessary at temperatures between 800° C.-1350° C. for 1-300 hours under air or protective gas, and (d) hot rolled between 1300° C.-600° C. to reduce the thickness of the starting material by a factor of 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: VDM Metals GmbH
    Inventors: Nicole DE BOER, Stefan GILGES, Karl-Heinz APPEL, Zuelfuekil TAS
  • Publication number: 20160071632
    Abstract: A method for producing a metal film from an alloy having more than 50% nickel includes the following steps: (a) the alloy is melted in volumes of more than one ton in a vacuum induction furnace, or open in an induction or arc furnace, followed by treatment in a VOD or VLF system, (b) the alloy is then poured off in blocks, electrodes or as continuous casting to form a pre-product, followed by single or multiple re-melting by VAR and/or ESU (c) the pre-product is then annealed between 800 and 1350° C. for 1-300 hours under air or protection gas, (d) the pre-product is then hot-formed between 1300 and 600° C. to reduce the thickness of the input material by the factor 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: VDM METALS GMBH
    Inventors: Nicole DE BOER, Stefan GILGES, Heike HATTENDORF, Andreas HECKMANN
  • Publication number: 20160032425
    Abstract: A nickel-based alloy, consisting of (in mass %) 1.5-3.0% Si, 1.5-3.0% Al, and >0.1-3.0% Cr, where Al+Si+Cr is ?4.0 and ?8.0 for the contents of Si, Al, and Cr in %; 0.005-0.20% Fe, 0.01-0.20% Y, and <0.001-0.20% of one or more the elements Hf, Zr, La, Ce, Ti, where Y+0.5*Hf+Zr+1.8*Ti 0.6*(La+Ce) is ?0.02 and ?0.30 for the contents of Y, Hf, Zr, La, Ce, and Ti in %; 0.001-0.10% C; 0.0005-0.10% N; 0.001-0.20% Mn; 0.0001-0.08% Mg; 0.0001-0.010% O; max. 0.015% S; max. 0.80% Cu; Ni remainder; and the usual production-related impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: VDM Metals GmbH
    Inventors: Heike HATTENDORF, Frank SCHEIDE, Larry PAUL
  • Patent number: 9228250
    Abstract: The invention relates to an alloy comprising (in mass %) Ni 33-35%, Cr 26-28%, Mo 6-7%, Cu 0.5-1.5%, Mn 1.0-4%, Si max. 0.1%, Al 0.01-0.3%, C max. 0.01%, N 0.1-0.25%, B 0.001-0.004%, SE>0 to 1%, and Fe remainder, including unavoidable impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: VDM Metals GmbH
    Inventors: Helena Alves, Rainer Behrens
  • Publication number: 20150354031
    Abstract: A Ni—Co alloy includes 30 to 65 wt % Ni, >0 to max. 10 wt % Fe, >12 to <35 wt % Co, 13 to 23 wt % Cr, 1 to 6 wt % Mo, 4 to 6 wt % Nb+Ta, >0 to <3 wt % Al, >0 to <2 wt % Ti, >0 to max. 0.1 wt % C, >0 to max. 0.03 wt % P, >0 to max. 0.01 wt % Mg, >0 to max. 0.02 wt % B, >0 to max. 0.1 wt % Zr, which fulfils the following requirements and criteria: a) 900° C.<?? solvus temperature<1030° C. with 3 at %<Al+Ti (at %)<5.6 at % and 11.5 at %<Co<35 at %; b) stable microstructure after 500 h of ageing annealing at 800° C. with a ratio Al/Ti>5 (on the basis of the contents in at %).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: VDM Metals GmbH
    Inventors: Budo GEHRMANN, Jutta KLOEWER, Tatiana FEDOROVA, Joachim ROESLER
  • Publication number: 20150344995
    Abstract: A nickel-molybdenum-iron alloy with high corrosion resistance with respect to reducing media at high temperatures, consisting of (in % by mass): 61 to 63% nickel, 24 to 26% molybdenum, 10 to 14% iron, 0.20 to 0.40% niobium, 0.1 to 0.3% aluminum, 0.01 to 1.0% chromium, 0.1 to 1.0% manganese, at most 0.5% copper, at most 0.01% carbon, at most 0.1% silicon, at most 0.02% phosphorus, at most 0.01% sulphur, at most 1.0% cobalt, and further smelting-related impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: VDM METALS GMBH
    Inventors: Rainer BEHRENS, Helena ALVES
  • Patent number: 9011764
    Abstract: A nickel-chromium-cobalt-molybdenum alloy includes (in weight %) Cr 21-23%, Fe 0.05-1.5%, C 0.05-0.08%, Mn?0.5%, Si?0.25%, Co 11-13%, Cu?0.15%, Mo 8.0-10.0%, Ti 0.3-0.5%, Al 0.8-1.3%, P<0.012%, S<0.008%, B>0.002-<0.006%, Nb>0-1%, N?0.015%, Mg?0.025%, Ca?0.01%, V 0.005-0.6%, optionally W in contents between 0.02-max. 2%, Ni rest as well as smelting-related impurities, in the form of tubes, sheets, wire, bars, strips or forgings, wherein the alloy satisfies the following formula: X3=5?50, wherein X ? ? 3 = 100 * X ? ? 1 X ? ? 2 and X1=C+5N and X2=0.5Ti+Nb+0.5 V.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: VDM Metals GmbH
    Inventors: Jutta Kloewer, Juergen Tewes, Ralf-Udo Husemann
  • Publication number: 20150050182
    Abstract: A nickel-chromium-aluminum-iron alloy includes (in wt.-%) 24 to 33% chromium, 1.8 to 4.0% aluminum, 0.10 to 7.0% iron, 0.001 to 0.50% silicon, 0.005 to 2.0% manganese, 0.00 to 0.60% titanium, 0.0002 to 0.05% each of magnesium and/or calcium, 0.005 to 0.12% carbon, 0.001 to 0.050% nitrogen, 0.0001 to 0.020% oxygen, 0.001 to 0.030% phosphorus, not more than 0.010% sulfur, not more than 2.0% molybdenum, not more than 2.0% tungsten, the remainder nickel and the usual process-related impurities, wherein the following relations must be satisfied: Cr+Al?28 (2a) and Fp?39.9 (3a) with Fp=Cr+0.272* Fe+2.36*Al+2.22 *Si+2.48*Ti+0.374*Mo+0.538*W?11.8*C (4a), wherein Cr, Fe, Al, Si, Ti, Mo, W and C is the concentration of the respective elements in % by mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: VDM Metals GmbH
    Inventor: Heike Hattendorf