Patents Assigned to VDM Metals International GmbH
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Publication number: 20240018635Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2022Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicant: VDM METALS INTERNATIONAL GMBHInventors: Helena ALVES, Julia BOTINHA, Martin WOLF
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Patent number: 11807916Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 1, 2020Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: VDM METALS INTERNATIONAL GMBHInventors: Bodo Gehrmann, Tatiana Hentrich, Christina Schmidt, Katrin Brunnert
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Patent number: 11767579Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 1, 2020Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: VDM Metals International GmbHInventor: Martin Wolf
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Publication number: 20230173621Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2023Publication date: June 8, 2023Applicant: VDM Metals International GmbHInventor: Martin WOLF
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Publication number: 20230160040Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2020Publication date: May 25, 2023Applicant: VDM Metals International GmbHInventors: Heike HATTENDORF, Benedikt NOWAK
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Publication number: 20230106938Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2021Publication date: April 6, 2023Applicant: VDM Metals International GmbHInventors: Tatiana HENTRICH, Christina SOMSEN, Peter STEINBACH
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Publication number: 20230084075Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2021Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: VDM Metals International GmbHInventors: Martin WOLF, Helena ALVES, Rainer BEHRENS
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Publication number: 20230020446Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2020Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: VDM Metals International GmbHInventors: Heike HATTENDORF, Benedikt NOWAK
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Publication number: 20230002861Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2020Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicant: VDM Metals International GmbHInventors: Heike HATTENDORF, Benedikt NOWAK
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Patent number: 11441217Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 7, 2018Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: VDM Metals International GmbHInventors: Jutta Kloewer, Ali Aghajani, Julia Kraemer geb. Rosenberg
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Publication number: 20220243306Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2020Publication date: August 4, 2022Applicant: VDM Metals International GmbHInventors: Bodo GEHRMANN, Tatiana HENTRICH, Christina SCHMIDT, Katrin BRUNNERT
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Publication number: 20220205066Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2020Publication date: June 30, 2022Applicant: VDM Metals International GmbHInventors: Christina SCHMIDT, Andreas HECKMANN
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Publication number: 20220195560Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2020Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicant: VDM Metals International GmbHInventor: Martin WOLF
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Patent number: 11344968Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 10, 2017Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignees: voestalpine Grobblech GmbH, VDM Metals International GmbHInventors: Franz Winter, Claudius Schindler, Franz-Josef Wahlers, Jutta Kloewer, Bodo Gehrmann, Heike Hattendorf
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Patent number: 11306380Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 3, 2018Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: VDM Metals International GmbHInventors: Bodo Gehrmann, Burkhard Erpenbeck
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Publication number: 20220098704Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2020Publication date: March 31, 2022Applicant: VDM Metals International GmbHInventors: Julia BOTINHA, Bodo GEHRMANN, Helena ALVES
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Patent number: 11193186Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 24, 2018Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: VDM Metals International GmbHInventors: Juergen Kiese, Nicole De Boer, Heike Hattendorf
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Publication number: 20210371963Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2018Publication date: December 2, 2021Applicant: VDM Metals International GmbHInventors: Bodo GEHRMANN, Burkhard ERPENBECK
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Patent number: 11162160Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 14, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: VDM Metals International GmbHInventors: Heike Hattendorf, Christina Schmidt
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Patent number: 11098389Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 12, 2015Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: VDM Metals International GmbHInventors: Heike Hattendorf, Jutta Kloewer