Patents Assigned to VDM Metals International GmbH
  • Publication number: 20240018635
    Abstract: An alloy with the composition (in mass-%): C: max. 0.02%; S: max. 0.01%; N: max. 0.03%; Cr: 20.0-23.0%; Ni: 39.0-44.0%; Mn: 0.4-<1.0%; Si: 0.1-<0.5%; Mo: >4.0-<7.0%; Nb: max. 0.15%; Cu: >1.5-<2.5%; Al: 0.05-<0.3%; Co: max. 0.5%; B: 0.001-<0.005%; Mg: 0.005-<0.015%; Fe: the rest, as well as smelting related impurities, is further processed as an alloyed solid in the form of wire, strip, rod or powder via the molten phase and is used in the field of wet corrosion applications in the oil and gas as well as the chemical industry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: VDM METALS INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Helena ALVES, Julia BOTINHA, Martin WOLF
  • Patent number: 11807916
    Abstract: Nickel-cobalt alloy for powder, wherein the contents (in wt %) are defined as follows: C>0-max. 0.1% S max. 0.015% Cr 13-23% Ni the rest (>30%) Mn max. 1.0% Si max. 1.0% Mo 1-6% Ti>0-3% Nb+Ta 3-8% Cu max. 0.5% Fe>0-max. 10% Al>0-<4.0% V up to 4% Zr>0-max. 0.1% Co>12-<35% W up to 4% Hf up to 3.0% O max. 0.1% N>0-max. 0.1% Mg>0-max. 0.01% B>0-max. 0.02% P>0-max. 0.03% Ar 0-max. 0.08% Se max. 0.0005% Bi max. 0.00005% Pb max. 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: VDM METALS INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Bodo Gehrmann, Tatiana Hentrich, Christina Schmidt, Katrin Brunnert
  • Patent number: 11767579
    Abstract: A nickel-based alloy for powder has the contents (in wt. %): C 0.01-0.5%, S max. 0.5%, in particular max. 0.03%, Cr 20-25%, Ni radical Mn max. 1%, Si max. 1%, Mo up to 10%, Ti 0.25-0.6%, Nb up to 5.5%, Cu up to 5%, in particular up to 0.5%, Fe up to 25%, P max. 0.03%, in particular max. 0.02%, Al 0.8-1.5%, V max. 0.6%, Zr max. 0.12%, in particular max. 0.1%, Co up to 15%, B 0.001-0.125% O >0.00001-0.1% and impurities dependent on production. The carbon to boron ratio (C/B) is between 4 and 25.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: VDM Metals International GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Wolf
  • Publication number: 20230173621
    Abstract: A welding filler material includes (in wt.-%): C 0.01-0.05%; N 0.05-0.10%; Cr 20.0-23.0 %; Mn 0.25-0.50 %; Si 0.04-0.10 %; Mo 8.0-10.5 %; Ti 0.75-1.0 %; Nb 3.0-5.0%; Fe max. 1.5%; Al 0.03-0.50%; W 4.0-5.0%; Ta max. 0.5%; Co max. 1.0%; Zr 0.10-0.70% Ni remainder; and impurities resulting from the smelting process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: VDM Metals International GmbH
    Inventor: Martin WOLF
  • Publication number: 20230160040
    Abstract: A nickel-chromium-aluminum alloy includes (in mass %) 12 to 30% chromium, 1.8 to 4.0% aluminum, 0.1 to 7.0% iron, 0.001 to 0.50% silicon, 0.001 to 2.0% manganese, 0.00 to 1.00% titanium, 0.00 to 1.10% niobium, 0.00 to 0.5% copper, 0.00 to 5.00% cobalt, in each case 0.0002 to 0.05% magnesium and/or calcium, 0.001 to 0.12% carbon, 0.001 to 0.050% nitrogen, 0.001 to 0.030% phosphorus, 0.0001 to 0.020% oxygen, max. 0.010% sulfur, max. 2.0% molybdenum, max. 2.0% tungsten, and a remainder of nickel with a minimum content of ?50% and the usual process-related impurities for use in solar power towers, using chloride and/or carbonate salt melts as a heat transfer medium, wherein in order to ensure a good processability, the following condition must be met: Fv?0.9 with Fv=4.88050?0.095546*Fe?0.0178784*Cr?0.992452*AI?1.51498*Ti?0.506893*Nb+0.0426004*AI*Fe, where Fe, Cr, AI, Ti, and Nb are the concentration of the respective elements in mass %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: VDM Metals International GmbH
    Inventors: Heike HATTENDORF, Benedikt NOWAK
  • Publication number: 20230106938
    Abstract: A titanium-free cobalt-chromium alloy for a powder, contains (in wt.%) C 0.40 -1.50%, Cr 24.0 - 32.0%, W 3.0 - 8.0%, Mo 0.1 - 5.0%, where 4.0 < W + Mo < 9.5 is satisfied by the content of W and Mo in wt.%, Nb max. 0.5%, Ta max. 0.5 %, where Nb + Ta < 0.8 is satisfied by the content of Nb and Ta in wt.%, Ni 0.005 - 25.0%, Fe 0.005 -15.0%, where Ni + Fe > 3.0 is satisfied by the content of Ni and Fe in wt.%, Mn 0.005 -5.0%, Al max. 0.5%, N 0.0005 - 0.15%, Si < 0.3%, Cu max. 0.4%, O 0.0001 - 0.1%, P max. 0.015%, B max. 0.015%, S max. 0.015%, residual Co, and impurities resulting from the production process, in particular Zr max. 0.03% and Ti max. 0.025%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: VDM Metals International GmbH
    Inventors: Tatiana HENTRICH, Christina SOMSEN, Peter STEINBACH
  • Publication number: 20230084075
    Abstract: Alloy with the composition (in wt. %) Ni 33.5-35.0%, Cr 26.0-28.0%, Mo 6.0-7.0%, Fe<33.5%, Mn 1.0-4.0%, Si<0.1%, Cu 0.5-1.5%, Al 0.01%-0.3%, C<0.01%, P<0.015%, S<0.01%, N 0.1-0.25%, B 0.001-0.004%, Se>0-1.0%, if required W<0.2%, Co<0.5%, Nb<0.2%, Ti<0.1%, and impurities from the melting process, is used as a welding-plating material in the area of thermal processing systems, in particular rubbish, biomass, sewage sludge and substitute fuel systems, wherein, after the build-up welding, in the operationally stressed state in a fully austenitic structural matrix, the welding-plating material forms a sigma phase and other hard particles in the weld material microstructure in a targeted manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: VDM Metals International GmbH
    Inventors: Martin WOLF, Helena ALVES, Rainer BEHRENS
  • Publication number: 20230020446
    Abstract: A nickel-chromium-aluminum alloy includes (in mass %) 12 to 30% chromium, 1.8 to 4.0% aluminum, 0.1 to 7.0% iron, 0.001 to 0.50% silicon, 0.001 to 2.0% manganese, 0.00 to 1.00% titanium, 0.00 to 1.10% niobium, 0.00 to 0.5% copper, 0.00 to 5.00% cobalt, in each case 0.0002 to 0.05% magnesium and/or calcium, 0.001 to 0.12% carbon, 0.001 to 0.050% nitrogen, 0.001 to 0.030% phosphorus, 0.0001 to 0.020% oxygen, max. 0.010% sulfur, max. 2.0% molybdenum, max. 2.0% tungsten, and a remainder of nickel with a minimum content of 50% and the usual process-related impurities for use in solar power towers, using chloride and/or carbonate salt melts as a heat transfer medium, wherein in order to ensure a good processability, the following condition must be met: FV 0.9 with FV=4.88050?0.095546*Fe?0.0178784*Cr?0.992452*Al?1.51498*Ti?0.506893*Nb+0.0426004*Al*Fe, where Fe, Cr, Al, Ti, and Nb are the concentration of the respective elements in mass %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: VDM Metals International GmbH
    Inventors: Heike HATTENDORF, Benedikt NOWAK
  • Publication number: 20230002861
    Abstract: A nickel-chromium-iron-aluminum alloy contains (in wt. %)>17 to 33% chromium, 1.8 to <4.0% aluminum, 0.10 to 15.0% iron, 0.001 to 0.50% silicon, 0.001 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 with nickel ?50% and the usual process-related impurities, for use in solar power tower plants using nitrate salt melts as the heat transfer medium, wherein the following relations must be satisfied: Fp?39.9 (2a) with Fp=Cr+0.272*Fe+2.36*Al+2.22*Si+2.48*Ti+0.374*Mo+0.538*W?11.8*C (3a), wherein Cr, Fe, Al, Si, Ti, Mo, W and C is the concentration of the respective elements in % by weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: VDM Metals International GmbH
    Inventors: Heike HATTENDORF, Benedikt NOWAK
  • Patent number: 11441217
    Abstract: A method produces semi-finished products from a nickel-based alloy having the composition (in wt. %): Ni>50-<55%, Cr>17-<21%, Nb>4.8-<5.2%, Mo>2.8-<3.3%, Ti>0.8-<1.15%, Al>0.4-<0.6%, C maximum 0.045%, Co maximum 1.0%, Mn maximum 0.35%, Si maximum 0.35%, S maximum 0.01%, Cu maximum 0.3%, the remainder iron and unavoidable impurities. B 0.0001-0.01%, P 0.0001-0.02% are added. In the method: the alloy is melted, or remelted, to produce preliminary products that then undergo a hot-forming process and subsequently undergo a multi-stage annealing and aging treatment, a solution heat treatment being carried out between 1000 and 1100° C. for 1-3 hours, then cooled in air, water or oil, and made to undergo a precipitation hardening process between 650° C.-<770° C. for 5-9 hours, then cooled to room temperature, the intermediate products undergoing, if necessary, at least one further heating process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: VDM Metals International GmbH
    Inventors: Jutta Kloewer, Ali Aghajani, Julia Kraemer geb. Rosenberg
  • Publication number: 20220243306
    Abstract: Nickel-cobalt alloy for powder, wherein the contents (in wt %) are defined as follows: C>0-max. 0.1% S max. 0.015% Cr 13-23% Ni the rest (>30%) Mn max. 1.0% Si max. 1.0% Mo 1-6% Ti>0-3% Nb+Ta 3-8% Cu max. 0.5% Fe>0-max. 10% Al>0-<4.0% V up to 4% Zr>0-max. 0.1% Co>12-<35% W up to 4% Hf up to 3.0% O max. 0.1% N>0-max. 0.1% Mg>0-max. 0.01% B>0-max. 0.02% P>0-max. 0.03% Ar 0-max. 0.08% Se max. 0.0005% Bi max. 0.00005% Pb max. 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: VDM Metals International GmbH
    Inventors: Bodo GEHRMANN, Tatiana HENTRICH, Christina SCHMIDT, Katrin BRUNNERT
  • Publication number: 20220205066
    Abstract: A powder has the contents (in wt. %): C max. 0.5%, S max. 0.15%, in particular max. 0.03%, N max. 0.25%, Cr 14-35%, in particular 17-28%, Ni radical (>38%), Mn max. 4%, Si max. 1.5%, Mo >0-22%, Ti <4%, in particular <3.25%, Nb up to 6.0%, Cu up to 3%, in particular up to 0.5%, Fe <50%, P max. 0.05%, in particular max. 0.04%, Al up to 3.15%, in particular up to 2.5%, Mg max. 0.015%, V max. 0.6%, Zr max. 0.12%, in particular max. 0.1%, W up to 4.5%, in particular up to max. 3%, Co up to 28%, B<0.125%, O>0.00001-0.1% and impurities due to production, wherein Ni+Fe+Co represents 56-80% Nb+Ta<6.0%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: VDM Metals International GmbH
    Inventors: Christina SCHMIDT, Andreas HECKMANN
  • Publication number: 20220195560
    Abstract: A nickel-based alloy for powder has the contents (in wt.%): C 0.01-0.5%, S max. 0.5%, in particular max. 0.03%, Cr 20-25%, Ni radical Mn max. 1%, Si max. 1%, Mo up to 10%, Ti 0.25-0.6%, Nb up to 5.5%, Cu up to 5%, in particular up to 0.5%, Fe up to 25%, P max. 0.03%, in particular max. 0.02%, Al 0.8-1.5%, V max. 0.6%, Zr max. 0.12%, in particular max. 0.1%, Co up to 15%, B 0.001-0.125% O >0.00001-0.1% and impurities dependent on production. The carbon to boron ratio (C/B) is between 4 and 25.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: VDM Metals International GmbH
    Inventor: Martin WOLF
  • Patent number: 11344968
    Abstract: A roll-bonded clad metal sheet and a method for producing a roll-bonded clad metal sheet is provided. The roll-bonded clad sheet includes a metallic base material layer and a metallic cladding material layer which are joined to one another by a metallurgical bond. The metallic cladding material layer includes a nickel-based material whose chemical composition includes, in % by mass, a proportion of more than 50% of Ni and a proportion of 3.1% of Nb. The metallurgical bond is obtained by a thermomechanical rolling process including a first rolling phase for prerolling, a second rolling phase for final forming and a cooling time between the first rolling phase and the second rolling phase, wherein a final rolling temperature of the second rolling phase is set to a value equal to or less than 880° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignees: voestalpine Grobblech GmbH, VDM Metals International GmbH
    Inventors: Franz Winter, Claudius Schindler, Franz-Josef Wahlers, Jutta Kloewer, Bodo Gehrmann, Heike Hattendorf
  • Patent number: 11306380
    Abstract: In a method for preparing a nickel-based alloy, an electrode is produced by VIM, VOF or VLF, heat-treated in a furnace between 500 and 1300° C. for 10 to 336 hours to reduce stresses and aging, the heat-treatment being conducted for at least 10 hours and at most 48 hours at 1000° C. to 1300° C., and cooled to between room temperature and less than 900° C., then remelted using ESR at 3.0 to 10 kg/minute to form an ESR block which is cooled to between room temperature and less than 900° C., and remelted again using VAR at 3.0 to 10 kg/minute and a remelting rate fluctuation range of less than 15%, preferably 10%, ideally 5%; the remelted VAR block is heat-treated between 500 and 1250° C. for 10 to 336 hours, then shaped into the desired product shape and dimension by hot or cold forming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: VDM Metals International GmbH
    Inventors: Bodo Gehrmann, Burkhard Erpenbeck
  • Publication number: 20220098704
    Abstract: A nickel alloy includes (in wt. %) Ni 50-55%, Cr 17-21%, Mo>0-9%, W 0-9%, Nb 1-5.7%, Ta>0-4.7%, Ti 0.1-3.0%, Al 0.4-4.0%, Co max. 3.0%, Mn max. 0.35%, Si max. 0.35%, Cu max. 0.23%, C 0.001-0.045%, S max. 0.01%, P 0.001-0.02%, B 0.001-0.01%, the remainder Fe and the conventional process-related impurities, wherein the following relations are provided: Nb+Ta 1-5.7% (1), Al+Ti>1.2-5% (2), Mo+W 3-9% (3), where Nb, Ta, Al and Ti are the concentration of the elements in question in wt. %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: VDM Metals International GmbH
    Inventors: Julia BOTINHA, Bodo GEHRMANN, Helena ALVES
  • Patent number: 11193186
    Abstract: A high-temperature nickel-base alloy consists of (in wt. %): C: 0.04-0.1%, S: max. 0.01%, N: max. 0.05%, Cr: 24-28%, Mn: max. 0.3%, Si: max. 0.3%, Mo: 1-6%, Ti: 0.5-3%, Nb: 0.001-0.1%, Cu: max. 0.2%, Fe: 0.1-0.7%, P: max. 0.015%, Al: 0.5-2%, Mg: max. 0.01%, Ca: max. 0.01%, V: 0.01-0.5%, Zr: max. 0.1%, W: 0.2-2%, Co: 17-21%, B: max. 0.01%, O: max. 0.01%, with the rest being Ni, as well as melting-related impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: VDM Metals International GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Kiese, Nicole De Boer, Heike Hattendorf
  • Publication number: 20210371963
    Abstract: In a method for preparing a nickel-based alloy, an electrode is produced by VIM, VOF or VLF, heat-treated in a furnace between 500 and 1300° C. for 10 to 336 hours to reduce stresses and aging, the heat-treatment being conducted for at least 10 hours and at most 48 hours at 1000° C. to 1300° C., and cooled to between room temperature and less than 900° C., then remelted using ESR at 3.0 to 10 kg/minute to form an ESR block which is cooled to between room temperature and less than 900° C., and remelted again using VAR at 3.0 to 10 kg/minute and a remelting rate fluctuation range of less than 15%, preferably 10%, ideally 5%; the remelted VAR block is heat-treated between 500 and 1250° C. for 10 to 336 hours, then shaped into the desired product shape and dimension by hot or cold forming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: VDM Metals International GmbH
    Inventors: Bodo GEHRMANN, Burkhard ERPENBECK
  • Patent number: 11162160
    Abstract: A nickel-chromium-aluminum alloy as powder is used for additive manufacturing, wherein the powder consists of spherical particles of a size of 5 to 250 pm, and wherein this alloy consists of (in % by weight) 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, 0.0 to 0.05% magnesium and/or calcium respectively, 0.005 to 0.12% carbon, 0.001 to 0.050% nitrogen, 0.00001-0.100% oxygen, 0.001 to 0.030% phosphorus, a maximum of 0.010% sulfur, a maximum of 2.0% molybdenum, a maximum of 2.0% tungsten, the remainder nickel and the usual process-related impurities, wherein, with a pore size >1 pm, the powder has total inclusions of 0.0-4% of the pore surface area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: VDM Metals International GmbH
    Inventors: Heike Hattendorf, Christina Schmidt
  • Patent number: 11098389
    Abstract: Hardened nickel-chromium-titanium-aluminum wrought alloy 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. of each (next eleven) 0.010% sulfur 0.020% oxygen 0.70% silicon 2.0% manganese 0.05% magnesium 0.05% calcium 2.0% molybdenum 2.0% tungsten 0.5% niobium 0.5% copper 0.5% vanadium, 0-20% Fe, 0-15% cobalt, 0-0.20% Zr, 0.0001-0.008% boron, the remainder nickel and usual impurities. The nickel content is greater than 35%. Cr+Fe+Co?26% fh?0 fh=6.49+3.88 Ti+1.36 Al?0.301 Fe+(0.759?0.0209 Co) Co?0.428 Cr?28.2 C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: VDM Metals International GmbH
    Inventors: Heike Hattendorf, Jutta Kloewer