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US 11,629,393 B2Granted
Niobium-based alloy that is resistant to aqueous corrosion
AssigneeMaterion Newton Inc.
InventorsPaul Aimone, Mei Yang
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Abstract
In various embodiments, a metal alloy resistant to aqueous corrosion consists essentially of or consists of niobium with additions of tungsten, molybdenum, and one or both of ruthenium and palladium.
Claims8
A piece of chemical-processing equipment shaped to contain an acidic process fluid and composed of a metallic alloy consisting essentially of (i) 1 weight percent—10 weight percent tungsten, (ii) 0.5 weight percent—10 weight percent molybdenum, (iii) at least one of ruthenium or palladium collectively present at 0.2 weight percent—5 weight percent, and (iv) the balance niobium.
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