Rare Earth, Magnesium Or Alkaline Earth Metal Containing Patents (Class 420/443)
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Patent number: 12258654Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 4, 2020Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: VDM Metals International GmbHInventors: Heike Hattendorf, Benedikt Nowak
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Patent number: 12241151Abstract: The invention concerns a method for manufacturing an aircraft part, the part comprising a monocrystalline nickel-based superalloy substrate, the method consecutively implementing the steps of moulding the part at a moulding temperature greater than the melting temperature of the superalloy, and cooling the part, such that the monocrystalline superalloy has a ? phase and a ? phase, solution heat treatment of the part at a first temperature between the solves temperature of the ?? phase and the melting temperature of the superalloy, homogenising the crystalline structure or the part, cooling the part to ambient temperature, first tempering and second tempering.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2020Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignees: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS), ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE DE MECANIQUE ET D'AEROTECHNIQUE DE POITIERS, UNIVERSITE DE POITIERSInventors: Satoshi Utada, Joël Delautre, Sarah Hamadi, Jonathan Cormier, Patrick Villechaise, Jérémy Rame
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Patent number: 12152290Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 1, 2020Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: VDM Metals International GmbHInventors: Christina Schmidt, Andreas Heckmann
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Patent number: 12140412Abstract: An automated system is provided. The system includes: a manipulator coupled to: an opening forming device configured to create an opening having a predefined geometry partially into a multilayer component at a selected location on a surface of the multilayer component, where the multilayer component includes a plurality of material layers including at least a substrate and a bond coat, and where the opening exposes each of the plurality of material layers; and an imaging device configured to create an image of the exposed plurality of material layers in the opening; and a processor configured to calculate at least a thickness of the bond coat of the exposed plurality of material layers from the image and based on the predefined geometry of the opening. Methods of using the system to analyze layer thickness of a multilayer component and repair a multilayer component are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2022Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: GE INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Johannes Clemens Schab, Sophie Betty Claire Duval, Piero-Daniele Grasso, Julien Rene Andre Zimmermann, Norbert Lucke, Selim Akin, Yusuf Eren Ozturk, Mustafa Yuvalaklioglu
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Patent number: 12025425Abstract: A system for analyzing layer thickness of a multilayer component is provided. The system includes: an opening forming device configured to create an opening having a predefined geometry partially into the multilayer component at a selected location on a surface of the multilayer component, where the multilayer component includes a plurality of material layers including a substrate and a bond coat and the opening exposes each of the plurality of material layers, and an imaging device configured to create an image of the exposed plurality of material layers in the opening. The system is configured to calculate at least a thickness of the bond coat of the exposed plurality of material layers from the image and based on the predefined geometry of the opening. The system may also include a repairing device configured to repair the opening, allowing the multilayer component to be used for an intended purpose.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2022Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: GE INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Johannes Clemens Schab, Sophie Betty Claire Duval, Piero-Daniele Grasso, Julien Rene Andre Zimmermann, Norbert Lucke
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Patent number: 11913120Abstract: A coating on a substrate is disclosed having layers including yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) and yttrium aluminum monoclinic (YAM).Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Inventors: Eric Jordan, Maurice Gell, Rishi Kumar, Chen Jiang
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Patent number: 11873543Abstract: A nickel-based superalloy includes, in weight percent, 5.9 to 6.5% aluminum, 9.5 to 10.5% cobalt, 4 to 5% chromium, 0.1 to 0.2% hafnium, 0.3 to 0.7% molybdenum, 3.7 to 4.5% rhenium, 7.5 to 8.5% tantalum, 0.2 to 0.7% titanium, 3.2 to 4% tungsten, 0 to 0.1% silicon, the balance being nickel and unavoidable impurities.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2020Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: SAFRANInventors: Jérémy Rame, Edern Menou
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Patent number: 11739407Abstract: The production method of a Ni-based alloy according to the present embodiment includes: a casting step of casting a liquid alloy which is a raw material of the Ni-based alloy to produce a Ni-based alloy starting material; and a segregation reducing step of performing, on the Ni-based alloy starting material produced by the casting step, heat treatment, or the heat treatment and complex treatment including hot working and heat treatment after the hot working, to satisfy Formula (1): where, each symbol in Formula (1) is as follows: V R - 0.294 ? 1.27 × 10 3 ? ? n = 1 N ( 1 - Rd n - 1 100 ) - 1 · exp ? ( - 2.89 × 10 4 T n + 273 ) · t n ( 1 ) VR: Solidification cooling rate (° C./min) of the liquid alloy, Tn: Holding temperature (° C.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2018Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Takamitsu Takagi, Masaaki Terunuma, Kiyoko Takeda
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Patent number: 11692246Abstract: Provided are a Ni-based alloy for hot die having a high high-temperature compressive strength and a good oxidation resistance and being capable of suppressing the deterioration in the working environment and the shape deterioration, and a hot forging die made of the Ni-based alloy for hot die. The Ni-based alloy for hot die comprises, in mass %, W: 7.0 to 15.0%, Mo: 2.5 to 11.0%, Al: 5.0 to 7.5%, Cr: 0.5 to 3.0%, Ta: 0.5 to 7.0%, S: 0.0010% or less, one or two or more selected from rare-earth elements, Y, and Mg in a total amount of 0 to 0.020%, and the balance of Ni with inevitable impurities. In addition to the composition described above, one or two elements selected from Zr and Hf can further be contained in a total amount of 0.5% or less.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2022Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: PROTERIAL, LTD.Inventors: Shogo Suzuki, Tomonori Ueno, Chuya Aoki
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Patent number: 11525172Abstract: A nickel-niobium intermetallic alloy contains, in weight percent, silicon from about 1.5 to about 3.5 percent; chromium from 5 to about 15 percent; nickel from about 45 to about 75 percent; niobium from about 14 to about 30 percent; cobalt up to about 7 percent; and iron up to about 10 percent; wherein the nickel plus niobium content is about 70 to about 90 percent and the total silicon, chromium, cobalt and iron content is about 10 to about 30 percent. The alloy can have a cast microstructure of at least 95 volume percent intermetallic phases and no more than about 5 volume percent solid solution phases. The intermetallic phases can include rod-like intermetallic phases of Ni3Nb and Ni8Nb7. The microstructure can be a lamellar microstructure and/or the microstructure can have less than 5 volume percent Ni—Fe and Ni—Co rich intermetallic phases.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2021Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: L.E. Jones CompanyInventors: Cong Yue Qiao, David M. Doll
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Patent number: 11396686Abstract: The invention relates to a nickel-based superalloy comprising, in percentages by mass, 5.0 to 6.0% aluminum, 6.0 to 9.5% tantalum, 0 to 1.50% titanium, 8.0 to 10.0% cobalt, 6.0 to 7.0% chromium, 0.30 to 0.90% molybdenum, 5.5 to 6.5% tungsten, 0 to 2.50% rhenium, 0.05 to 0.15% hafnium, 0.70 to 4.30% platinum, 0 to 0.15% silicon, the remainder being nickel and unavoidable impurities. The invention also relates to a single-crystal blade comprising such an alloy and a turbomachine comprising such a blade.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2019Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignees: SAFRAN, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, UNIVERSITE DE POITIERS, ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE DE MECANIQUE AEROTECHNIQUEInventors: Jérémy Rame, Jonathan Cormier
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Patent number: 11162165Abstract: Disclosed herein is a nickel-based heat-resistant material with improved cyclic oxidation properties. The nickel-based heat-resistant material containing gadolinium (Gd) according to the present invention is capable of suppressing the de-lamination of an oxide layer and increasing stability of the oxide layer, thereby forming an overall thin and uniform oxide layer, and has an advantage in that the formation of a nitride may be suppressed since nitrogen is prevented from penetrating through the oxide layer. In addition, due to the slow oxidation rate, there is an advantage in that an Al depletion layer (a ?? denuded zone) by the formation of an oxide layer may be formed to be very thin compared to that of a specimen having no gadolinium added.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2018Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCEInventors: Seong-Moon Seo, Dae Won Yun, Hi Won Jeong, Young Soo Yoo
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Patent number: 10968504Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an austenitic stainless alloy including in weight % (wt %): C less than 0.03; Si less than 1.0; Mn less than or equal to 1.2; Cr 26.0 to 30.0; Ni 29.0 to 37.0; Mo 6.1 to 7.1 or (Mo+W/2) 6.1 to 7.1; N 0.25 to 0.36; P less than or equal to 0.04 S less than or equal to 0.03; Cu less than or equal to 0.4; and a balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities. The austenitic stainless alloy has a low content of manganese in combination with a high content of nitrogen. The present disclosure also relates to the use of the austenitic stainless alloy, especially in highly corrosive environments and to products made of thereof.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2016Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Sandvik Intellectual Property ABInventors: Ulf Kivisakk, Karin Antonsson, Peter Stenvall
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Patent number: 10914175Abstract: A composite blade includes a composite blade body including reinforced fibers and resin; a metal layer provided on an outer side of a leading edge section including a leading edge that is a part of the composite blade body on an upstream side of an air stream, the metal layer having a thickness of equal to or larger than 5 micrometers and equal to or smaller than 100 micrometers; an adhesive layer provided between the composite blade body and the metal layer to bond the metal layer to the composite blade body; and an electric insulating layer provided in contact with a surface of the leading edge section of the composite blade body, the surface being on the side on which the metal layer is provided, the electric insulating layer having an electric insulating property.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2019Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Ryoji Okabe, Masami Kamiya, Kentaro Shindo
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Patent number: 10675720Abstract: Provided is a high Cr Ni-based alloy welding wire with which tensile strength and weld cracking resistance of a welded portion, the integrity of the microstructure of a welded metal, and inhibition of scale generation are improved. The high Cr Ni-based alloy welding wire is configured to have an alloy composition comprising, by mass, C: 0.04% or less, Mn: 7% or less, Fe: 1 to 12%, Si: 0.75% or less, Al: 0.01 to 0.7%, Ti: 0.01 to 0.7%, Cr: 25.0 to 31.5%, Ta: 1 to 10%, and Mo: 1 to 6%, and as inevitable impurities, Ca+Mg: less than 0.002%, N: 0.1% or less, P: 0.02% or less, O: 0.01% or less, S: 0.0015% or less, H: 0.0015% or less, Cu: 0.08% or less, and Co: 0.05% or less, and the balance: Ni. Then, the high CrNi-based alloy welding wire is configured such that the contents of S, Ta, Al, and Ti satisfy the following relation (1) and the contents of Ta, Mo, and N satisfy the following relation (2): 12000S+0.58Ta?2.6Al?2Ti£19.3??(1) Ta+1.6Mo+187N35.7??(2).Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2012Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., NIPPON WELDING ROD CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenji Kawasaki, Seiichi Kawaguchi, Masahiko Toyoda, Seiji Asada, Akira Konishi, Yusuke Sano, Tamao Takatsu, Teiichiro Saito, Tetsuya Sango, Norihito Ogawa
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Patent number: 10189120Abstract: The invention concerns a welding wire intended for use in welding together parts of parts consisting of F3-36Ni alloy. The welding wire consists of an alloy comprising, in wt. %: 38.6%?Ni+Co?45.0% trace?Co?0.50% 2.25%?Ti+Nb?0.8667×(Ni+Co)?31.20% if 38.6%?Ni+Co?40.33% 2.25%?Ti+Nb?3.75% if 40.33%?Ni+Co?41.4% 0.4167×(Ni+Co)?15.0%?Ti+Nb?3.75% if 41.4%?Ni+Co?45.0% trace?Nb?0.50% 0.01%?Mn?0.30% 0.01%?Si?0.25% trace?C?0.05% trace?Cr?0.50% the rest consisting of iron and inevitable impurities resulting from production.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2013Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: APERAMInventors: Pierre-Louis Reydet, Jean-Louis Roy, Roland André Panier
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Patent number: 10174266Abstract: The invention concern methods for converting carbonaceous feedstock slurry into synthetic fuel gas comprising: (a) introducing a carbonaceous feed stock slurry into a first reaction vessel via a continuous feed; (b) converting said carbonaceous feed stock slurry to a carbon char slurry comprising carbon char, and water by allowing said carbonaceous feed stock slurry to have a residency time of between 5 and 30 minutes in said first reaction vessel, said carbonaceous feed stock slurry being heated to a temperature of between about 260 to about 320° C. at a pressure such that water does not flash to steam.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2015Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: SUSTAINABLE WASTE POWER SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Michael Joseph Gillespie, Christopher Paul Gillespie, Joseph J. Zambito
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Patent number: 10109874Abstract: A multi-stage shift reactor includes a vessel having an inner chamber configured to contain a first shift catalyst, the first shift catalyst configured to receive anode exhaust gas form a fuel cell and to output a first shifted gas, and an outer chamber annularly disposed about the inner chamber and configured to contain a second shift catalyst, the second shift catalyst configured to receive the first shifted gas and output a second shifted gas. The shift reactor further includes a water injection port downstream from the inner chamber and packing between the water injection port and the outer chamber, the packing configured to prevent liquid water from passing therethrough.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2016Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: FUELCELL ENERGY, INC.Inventors: Fred C. Jahnke, Matthew Lambrech
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Patent number: 9856553Abstract: A subject for the invention is to diminish the occurrence of streak-type segregation in producing a material comprising a Ni-based superalloy. The invention relates to a Ni-based superalloy having excellent unsusceptibility to segregation, characterized by comprising: 0.005 to 0.15 mass % of C; 8 to 22 mass % of Cr; 5 to 30 mass % of Co; equal or greater than 1 and less than 9 mass % of Mo; 5 to 21 mass % of W; 0.1 to 2.0 mass % of Al; 0.3 to 2.5 mass % of Ti; up to 0.015 mass % of B; and up to 0.01 mass % of Mg, with the remainder comprising Ni and unavoidable impurities.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2009Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD.Inventors: Satoru Ohsaki, Tatsuya Takahashi, Koji Kajikawa, Eiji Maeda, Yoshikuni Kadoya, Ryuichi Yamamoto, Takashi Nakano
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Nickel-chromium-aluminum alloy having good processability, creep resistance and corrosion resistance
Patent number: 9657373Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 15, 2013Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: VDM Metals International GmbHInventor: Heike Hattendorf -
Patent number: 9650698Abstract: The invention relates to a nickel-chromium alloy comprising (in wt.-%) 29 to 37% chromium, 0.001 to 1.8% aluminum, 0.10 to 7.0% iron, 0.001 to 0.50% silicon, 0.005 to 2.0% manganese, 0.00 to 1.00% titanium and/or 0.00 to 1.10% niobium, 0.0002 to 0.05% each of magnesium and/or calcium, 0.005 to 12% carbon, 0.001 to 0.050% nitrogen, 0.001 to 0.030% phosphorus, 0.0001 to 0.020% oxygen, 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?30 (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: GrantFiled: May 15, 2013Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: VDM Metals International GmbHInventor: Heike Hattendorf
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Patent number: 9551051Abstract: A weldable, high temperature oxidation resistant alloy with low solidification crack sensitivity and good resistance to strain age cracking. The alloy contains by weight percent, 25% to 32% iron, 18% to 25% chromium, 3.0% to 4.5% aluminum, 0.2% to 0.6% titanium, 0.2% to 0.43% silicon, up to 0.5% manganese and the balance nickel plus impurities. The Al+Ti content should be between 3.4 and 4.2 and the Cr/Al ratio should be from about 4.5 to 8.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2013Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: Haynes International, Inc.Inventors: Dwaine L. Klarstrom, Steven J. Matthews, Venkat R. Ishwar
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Patent number: 9476110Abstract: The invention relates to a nickel-chromium-aluminum-iron alloy, comprising (in wt %) 12 to 28% chromium, 1.8 to 3.0% aluminum, 1.0 to 15% iron, 0.01 to 0.5% silicon, 0.005 to 0.5% manganese, 0.01 to 0.20% yttrium, 0.02 to 0.60% titanium, 0.01 to 0.2% zirconium, 0.0002 to 0.05% magnesium, 0.0001 to 0.05% calcium, 0.03 to 0.11% carbon, 0.003 to 0.05% nitrogen, 0.0005 to 0.008% boron, 0.0001 to 0.010% oxygen, 0.001 to 0.030% phosphorus, max. 0.010% sulfur, max. 0.5% molybdenum, max. 0.5% tungsten, the remainder nickel and the common contaminants resulting from the process, wherein the following relations must be satisfied: 7.7C?x·a<1.0, wherein a=PN if PN>0 or a=0 if PN?0. Here, x=(1.0 Ti+1.06 Zr)/(0.251 Ti+0.132 Zr), PN=0.251 Ti+0.132 Zr?0.857 N, and Ti, Zr, N, and C are the concentration of the respective element in mass percent.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2012Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: VDM Metals International GmbHInventors: Heike Hattendorf, Jutta Kloewer
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Patent number: 9464343Abstract: To provide, in producing a large product through casting, a Ni-based alloy with a composition that minimizes variations in strength at different locations even when the solidification rate becomes slow and the amount of micro segregation increases. The Ni-based casting alloy of the present invention has a composition of, in mass %, 0.001% to 0.1% C, 15% to 23% Cr, 0% to 11.5% Mo, 3% to 18% W, 5 or less % Fe, 10 or less % Co, 0.4 or less % Ti, 0.4 or less % Al, and Nb and Ta (where 0.5%?Nb+Ta?4.15%), in which 7%?Mo+1/2W?13% is satisfied, and the composition also contains inevitable impurities and Ni.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2013Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Hironori Kamoshida, Shinya Imano, Kenichi Murata
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Patent number: 9464730Abstract: An exhaust valve spindle for an exhaust valve in an internal combustion engine has a shaft and a valve disc at the lower end of the shaft, which valve disc at its upper surface has a seat area. The seat area is of a seat material comprising at least from 34.0 to 44.0% Cr, an aggregate amount of Nb and Ta in the range from at least 2.8 to 6.1%, from 0.3 to 2.0% Ti, at the most 0.2% Al, at the most 0.04% B, at the most 0.8% Fe, at the most 0.04% C, at the most 0.4% Si, and a balance of Ni, where the amount of Ti+Nb+0.5×Ta is in the range from 3.4 to 6.6%, and where the amount of Nb+0.5×Ta is less than 3.0% if the amount of Ti is larger than 1.5%.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2013Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: MAN DIESEL & TURBO. FILIAL AF MAN DIESEL & TURBO SE. TYSKLANDInventor: Uffe Bihlet
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Patent number: 9175369Abstract: A Ni-based superalloy component includes a bond coat layer having a chemical composition not allowing interdiffusion to occur on a Ni-base superalloy substrate, and by allowing the bond coat layer to have Pt and/or Ir content equal to or higher than 0.2% but not exceeding 15% by mass, generation of an SRZ, which occurs at an interface between the Ni-base superalloy substrate and the bond coat layer in a high-temperature oxidizing atmosphere, can be suppressed, and at the same time adhesion at the interface between a ceramic thermal barrier coat layer and the bond coat layer is improved. Thus, a long-life Ni-based superalloy component with suppressed elemental interdiffusion between the Ni-base superalloy substrate and the bond coat layer even at temperatures exceeding 1100° C. is provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2011Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCEInventors: Rudder Wu, Kyoko Kawagishi, Kazuhide Matsumoto, Hiroshi Harada
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Patent number: 9074476Abstract: A nickel-base alloy having the following composition (in weight percent unless otherwise stated): Cr 13.7-17.5; Co 2.5-5.6; Fe 8.0-9.3; Si 0-0.6; Mn 0-0.95; Mo 0.5-2.3; W 2.7-3.0; Al 2.2-3.5; Nb 2.7-7.2; Ti 0-0.85; Ta 0-3.25; Hf 0.0-0.5; C 0.01-0.05; B 0.02-0.04; Zr 0.04-0.06; Mg 0.015-0.025; S<50 ppm; P<50 ppm; the balance being Ni and incidental impurities. The alloy has an improved combination of properties (principally resistance to surface environmental damage and dwell fatigue crack growth) compared with known alloys, and is intended to operate for prolonged periods of time above 700° C., and up to peak temperatures of 800° C.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2012Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plcInventor: Mark Christopher Hardy
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Publication number: 20150093288Abstract: The invention relates to a nickel-chromium alloy comprising (in wt.-%) 29 to 37% chromium, 0.001 to 1.8% aluminum, 0.10 to 7.0% iron, 0.001 to 0.50% silicon, 0.005 to 2.0% manganese, 0.00 to 1.00% titanium and/or 0.00 to 1.10% niobium, 0.0002 to 0.05% each of magnesium and/or calcium, 0.005 to 12% carbon, 0.001 to 0.050% nitrogen, 0.001 to 0.030% phosphorus, 0.0001 to 0.020% oxygen, 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?30 (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: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2013Publication date: April 2, 2015Inventor: Heike Hattendorf
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NICKEL-CHROMIUM-ALUMINUM ALLOY HAVING GOOD PROCESSABILITY, CREEP RESISTANCE AND CORROSION RESISTANCE
Publication number: 20150050182Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2013Publication date: February 19, 2015Applicant: VDM Metals GmbHInventor: Heike Hattendorf -
Patent number: 8920883Abstract: Alloy composition for the manufacture of protective coatings, comprising cobalt, nickel, chromium, aluminium, yttrium and iridium in amounts so as to obtain the phases ?, ? and ?, in particular for coating a super-alloy article. Preferably, such super-alloy article is a turbine component.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2005Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Ansaldo Energia S.p.A.Inventors: Sergio Corcoruto, Tatiana Falcinelli, Fabrizio Casadei
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Publication number: 20140370258Abstract: An electrode material contains, on a mass percent basis, Al: 0.005% to 0.2%, Si: 0.2% to 1.6%, Cr: 0.05% to 1.0%, Ti: 0.05% to 0.5%, and Y: 0.2% to 1.0%. The remainder are Ni and inevitable impurities. The Si/Cr mass ratio is 1 or more. Because of the inclusion of specific amounts of Al, Si, Cr, and Y and the Si content higher than the Al content, the electrode material has an oxidation inhibiting effect. The inclusion of the specific amount of Ti can reduce the occurrence of expansion and cracking of the oxide film. Because of the inclusion of the specific amount of Y, the oxide film can maintain the microstructure even at high temperatures and have high resistance to high-temperature oxidation. Having a Si/Cr ratio of 1 or more, the oxide film has improved corrosion resistance and is resistant to corrosion by corrosive liquids.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2012Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventors: Hajime Ota, Taichiro Nishikawa, Masao Sakuta, Kazuo Yamazaki, Takeshi Tokuda, Shin Tomita, Yoshiyuki Takaki
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Patent number: 8906296Abstract: The present invention relates to an oxidation resistant Nickel alloy, characterized in the following chemical composition (in % by weight): 4-7 Cr, 4-5 Si, 0.1-0.2 Y, 0.1-0.2 Mg, 0.1-0.2 Hf, remainder Ni and unavoidable impurities. A preferred embodiment has the following chemical composition (in % by weight): 6 Cr, 4.4 Si, 0.1 Y, 0.15 Mg, 0.1 Hf, remainder Ni and unavoidable impurities. This alloy has an improved oxidation resistance and good creep properties at high temperatures.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2013Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: ALSTOM Technology LtdInventors: Mohamed Youssef Nazmy, Andreas Künzler, Hanspeter Zinn, Giuseppe Bandiera
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Patent number: 8858875Abstract: A Ni based alloy material consists of by mass percent, C?0.03%, Si: 0.01 to 0.5%, Mn: 0.01 to 1.0%, P?0.03%, S?0.01%, Cr: not less than 20% to less than 30%, Ni: more than 40% to not more than 50%, Cu: more than 2.0% to not more than 5.0%, Mo: 4.0 to 10%, Al: 0.005 to 0.5%, W: 0.1 to 10%, N: more than 0.10% to not more than 0.35%, optionally one or more elements selected from Ca?0.01% and Mg?0.01%, with the balance being Fe and impurities, and the formula of “0.5Cu+Mo?6.5” is satisfied. The material has a surface hardness of a Vickers hardness of not less than 350 at 500° C., a corrosion resistance equivalent to that of Ni based alloys having high Mo contents, and excellent erosion resistance in a severe environment.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2012Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal CorporationInventors: Masaki Ueyama, Masaaki Terunuma
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Publication number: 20140261910Abstract: Disclosed herein are nickel beryllium alloys having improved corrosion and hardness characteristics relative to known nickel beryllium alloys. The alloys have a chemical composition with about 1.5% to 5% beryllium (Be) by weight, about 0.5% to 7% niobium (Nb) by weight; and nickel (Ni). Up to about 5 wt % chromium (Cr) may also be included. The alloys display improved hardness and corrosion resistance properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: MATERION CORPORATIONInventors: Carole L. Trybus, John C. Kuli, Fritz C. Grensing
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Publication number: 20140234652Abstract: Coatings as may be used in a gas turbine are provided. A nickel based coating may include 15 to 40 wt % cobalt, 10 to 25 wt % chromium, 5 to 15 wt % aluminum, 0.05 to 1 wt % yttrium and/or at least one of elements from lanthanum series, 0.05 to 8 wt % ruthenium or iron, 0 to 1 wt % iridium, 0.05 to 5 wt % molybdenum, 0 to 3 wt % silicon, 0 to 5 wt % tantalum, 0 to 2 wt % hafnium, unavoidable impurities, and a balance of nickel. A cobalt based coating may include 15 to 40 wt % nickel, 15 to 28 wt % chromium, 5 to 15 wt % aluminum, 0.05 to 1 wt % yttrium and/or at least one of elements from lanthanum series, 0.05 to 5 wt % ruthenium and/or molybdenum, 0 to 2 wt % iridium, 0 to 3 wt % silicon, 0 to 5 wt % tantalum, hafnium, unavoidable impurities, and a balance of cobalt.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2012Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventor: Xin-Hai Li
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Publication number: 20140234155Abstract: A Ni-based heat resistant alloy as pipe, plate, rod, forgings and the like consists of C?0.15%, Si?2%, Mn?3%, P?0.03%, S?0.01%, Cr: 15% or more and less than 28%, Mo: 3 to 15%, Co: more than 5% and not more than 25%, Al: 0.2 to 2%, Ti: 0.2% to 3%, Nd: fn to 0.08%, and O?0.4Nd, further containing, as necessary, at least one kind of Nb, W, B, Zr, Hf, Mg, Ca, Y, La, Ce, Ta, Re and Fe of specific amounts, the balance being Ni and impurities, wherein, fn=1.7×10?5d+0.05{(Al/26.98)+(Ti/47.88)+(Nb/92.91)}. In the formula, d denotes an average grain size (?m), and each element symbol denotes the content (mass %) of that element. If the alloy contains W, Mo+(W/2)?15% holds. The alloy has improved ductility after long-term use at high temperatures, and cracking due to welding can be avoided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2012Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki Semba, Hirokazu Okada, Hiroyuki Hirata, Mitsuru Yoshizawa, Atsuro Iseda
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Patent number: 8784730Abstract: Nickel-based alloy consisting of (in % by mass) Si 0.8-2.0%, Al 0.001-0.1%, Fe 0.01-0.2%, C 0.001-0.10%, N 0.0005-0.10%, Mg 0.0001-0.08%, O 0.0001-0.010%, Mn max. 0.10%, Cr max. 0.10%, Cu max. 0.50%, S max. 0.008%, balance Ni and the usual production-related impurities.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2011Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Outokumpu VDM GmbHInventor: Heike Hattendorf
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Patent number: 8771398Abstract: An alloy composition includes a blend of a first alloy and a second, different alloy. The blend has a combined composition including about 17.2 wt %-24.25 wt % of chromium, about 6 wt %-10.51 wt % of aluminum, about 3 wt %-23 wt % of cobalt, about 1.5 wt %-3.6 wt % of silicon, about 0.1 wt %-0.175 wt % of boron, up to about 0.163 wt % of hafnium, about 0.075 wt %-0.7 wt % of yttrium, and a balance of nickel.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2012Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventor: Michael Minor
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Publication number: 20140134353Abstract: A nickel-based super alloy includes, by weight, about 1.5% to about 5.5% chromium, about 8% to about 12% aluminum, about 4% to about 8% tantalum, about 1.5% to about 5.5% tungsten, less than about 1% of one or more of elements selected from a group consisting of carbon, boron, zirconium, yttrium, hafnium, and silicon, and a balance of nickel.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2012Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventor: Don Mittendorf
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Publication number: 20140076467Abstract: Nickel based alloys capable of forming bulk metallic glass are provided. The alloys include Ni—Cr—Si—B compositions, with additions of P and Mo, and are capable of forming a metallic glass rod having a diameter of at least 1 mm. In one example of the present disclosure, the Ni—Cr—Mo—Si—B—P composition includes about 4.5 to 5 atomic percent of Cr, about 0.5 to 1 atomic percent of Mo, about 5.75 atomic percent of Si, about 11.75 atomic percent of B, about 5 atomic percent of P, and the balance is Ni, and wherein the critical metallic glass rod diameter is between 2.5 and 3 mm and the notch toughness between 55 and 65 MPa m1/2.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2013Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: Glassimetal Technology Inc.Inventors: Jong Hyun Na, Michael Floyd, Glenn Garrett, Marios D. Demetriou, William L. Johnson
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Publication number: 20140050609Abstract: The present invention relates to an oxidation resistant Nickel alloy, characterized in the following chemical composition (in % by weight): 4-7 Cr, 4-5 Si, 0.1-0.2 Y, 0.1-0.2 Mg, 0.1-0.2 Hf, remainder Ni and unavoidable impurities. A preferred embodiment has the following chemical composition (in % by weight): 6 Cr, 4.4 Si, 0.1 Y, 0.15 Mg, 0.1 Hf, remainder Ni and unavoidable impurities. This alloy has an improved oxidation resistance, good creep properties at high temperatures and.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2013Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: ALSTOM Technology LtdInventors: Mohamed Youssef NAZMY, Andreas Künzler, Hanspeter Zinn, Giuseppe Bandiera
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Publication number: 20130337286Abstract: Known protective coatings having a high Cr content, as well as silicon, have brittle phases that become additionally brittle under the influence of carbon during use. A protective coating is provided. The protective coating includes the composition of 24% to 26% cobalt, 10% to 12% aluminum, 0.2% to 0.5% yttrium, 12% to 14% chromium, and the remainder nickel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2011Publication date: December 19, 2013Inventors: Friedhelm Schmitz, Werner Stamm
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Publication number: 20130323113Abstract: The invention relates to a nickel-chromium-aluminum-iron alloy, comprising (in wt %) 12 to 28% chromium, 1.8 to 3.0% aluminum, 1.0 to 15% iron, 0.01 to 0.5% silicon, 0.005 to 0.5% manganese, 0.01 to 0.20% yttrium, 0.02 to 0.60% titanium, 0.01 to 0.2% zirconium, 0.0002 to 0.05% magnesium, 0.0001 to 0.05% calcium, 0.03 to 0.11% carbon, 0.003 to 0.05% nitrogen, 0.0005 to 0.008% boron, 0.0001 to 0.010% oxygen, 0.001 to 0.030% phosphorus, max. 0.010% sulfur, max. 0.5% molybdenum, max. 0.5% tungsten, the remainder nickel and the common contaminants resulting from the process, wherein the following relations must be satisfied: 7.7C?x·a<1.0, wherein a=PN if PN>0 or a=0 if PN?0. Here, x=(1.0 Ti+1.06 Zr)/(0.251 Ti+0.132 Zr), PN=0.251 Ti+0.132 Zr?0.857 N, and Ti, Zr, N, and C are the concentration of the respective element in mass percent.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2012Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: OUTOKUMPU VDM GMBHInventors: Heike Hattendorf, Jutta Kloewer
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Publication number: 20130302638Abstract: Known protective layers with a high Cr content and additionally silicon form brittle phases which additionally embrittle during use under the influence of carbon. A protective layer including the composition of from 24% to 26% cobalt, from 10% to 12% aluminium, from 0.2% to 0.5T yttrium, from 12% to 14% chromium, remainder nickel is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2011Publication date: November 14, 2013Inventors: Friedhelm Schmitz, Werner Stamm
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Publication number: 20130294964Abstract: A weldable, high temperature oxidation resistant alloy with low solidification crack sensitivity and good resistance to strain age cracking. The alloy contains by weight percent, 25% to 32% iron, 18% to 25% chromium, 3.0% to 4.5% aluminum, 0.2% to 0.6% titanium, 0.2% to 0.43% silicon, up to 0.5% manganese and the balance nickel plus impurities. The Al+Ti content should be between 3.4 and 4.2 and the Cr/Al ratio should be from about 4.5 to 8.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Applicant: HAYNES INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Dwaine L. Klarstrom, Steven J. Matthews, Venkat R. Ishwar
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Publication number: 20130288072Abstract: An alloy to a protective layer for protecting a component against corrosion and/or oxidation, in particular at high temperatures is proposed. Known protective layers with a high Cr content and in addition silicon form brittle phases which additionally embrittle during use under the influence of carbon. The proposed protective layer has the composition of from 24% to 26% cobalt, from 10% to 12% aluminum, from 0.2% to 0.5% yttrium, from 12% to 14% chromium, from 0.3% to 5.0% tantalum, nickel.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2011Publication date: October 31, 2013Inventors: Friedhelm Schmitz, Werner Stamm
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Patent number: 8568901Abstract: An alloy for use as a welding overlay for boiler tubes in a low NOx coal-fired boiler comprising in % by weight: 36 to 43% Cr, 0.2 to 5.0% Fe, 0-2.0% Nb, 0-1% Mo, 0.3 to 1% Ti, 0.5 to 2% Al, 0.005 to 0.05% C, 0.005 to 0.020% (Mg+Ca), 0-1% Mn, 0-0.5% Si, less than 0.01% S, balance substantially Ni and trace additions and impurities. The alloy provides exceptional coal ash corrosion resistance in low partial pressures of oxygen. The alloy also increases in hardness and in thermal conductivity at service temperature over time. The increased hardness improves erosion resistance of the tubes while the increased thermal conductivity improves the thermal efficiency of the boiler and its power generation capabilities.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2007Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Huntington Alloys CorporationInventors: Samuel D. Kiser, Brian A. Baker
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Patent number: 8545643Abstract: An alloy designed for use in gas turbine engines which has high strength and a low coefficient of thermal expansion is disclosed. The alloy may contain in weight percent 7% to 9% chromium, 21% to 24% molybdenum, greater than 5% tungsten, up to 3% iron, with a balance being nickel and impurities. The alloy must further satisfy the following compositional relationship: 31.95<R<33.45, where the R value is defined by the equation: R=2.66Al+0.19Co+0.84Cr?0.16Cu+0.39Fe+0.60Mn+Mo+0.69Nb+2.16Si+0.47Ta+1.36Ti+1.07V+0.40W The alloy has better hardness after being age-hardened at 1400° F. (760° C.) if tungsten is present from greater than 5% up to 10% and a preferred density if the alloy contains greater than 5% up to 7% tungsten.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2012Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Haynes International, Inc.Inventors: Lee Pike, S. Krishna Srivastava
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Publication number: 20130224068Abstract: A metallic coating or alloy is provided. The metallic coating includes iron, cobalt, chromium, and aluminum. Tantalum may also be included. A new addition in nickel based coating with stabilized gamma/gamma? phases at high temperatures lead to a reduction of local stresses. A component including the metallic coating or alloy is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2010Publication date: August 29, 2013Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Anand A. Kulkarni, Jonathon E. Shipper, JR., Werner Stamm
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Patent number: 8506883Abstract: A weldable, high temperature oxidation resistant alloy with low solidification crack sensitivity and good resistance to strain age cracking. The alloy contains by weight percent, 25% to 32% iron, 18% to 25% chromium, 3.0% to 4.5% aluminum, 0.2% to 0.6% titanium, 0.2% to 0.4% silicon, 0.2% to 0.5% manganese and the balance nickel plus impurities. The Al+Ti content should be between 3.4 and 4.2 and the Cr/Al ratio should be from about 4.5 to 8.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2007Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Haynes International, Inc.Inventors: Dwaine L. Klarstrom, Steven J. Matthews, Venkat R. Ishwar