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US 2021/0254202 A1Published application
Precipitation strengthened carburizable and nitridable steel alloys
AssigneeQuesTek Innovations LLC
InventorsJiadong Gong, Ida Berglund, Amit Behera, Greg Olson
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Abstract
Materials, methods and techniques relate to steel alloys. In some instances, steel alloys can include chromium, molybdenum, vanadium, copper, nickel, manganese, niobium, aluminum, and iron. In some instances, exemplary steel alloys are subjected to solution carburizing, tempering, and/or plasma nitriding. Exemplary steel alloys are typically precipitation strengthened carburizable and nitridable steel alloys.
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An alloy comprising, by weight percentage:
- 3.0% to 8.0% chromium;
- 0.02% to 5.0% molybdenum;
- 0.1% to 1.0% vanadium;
- 0.5% to 2.5% copper;
- 0.5% to 2% nickel;
- 0.2% to 0.4% manganese;
- 0.01% to 0.05% niobium;
- 0.1% to 1.0% aluminum and
- the balance iron and incidental elements and impurities.
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A method for making an alloy, the method comprising:
- preparing a melt, comprising, by weight percentage:
- 3.0% to 8.0% chromium;
- 0.02% to 5.0% molybdenum;
- 0.1% to 1.0% vanadium;
- 0.5% to 2.5% copper;
- 0.5% to 2% nickel;
- 0.2% to 0.4% manganese;
- 0.01% to 0.05% niobium;
- 0.1% to 1.0% aluminum and
- the balance iron and incidental elements and impurities;
- solution carburizing the melt at a temperature of 1000° C. to 1150° C. for 1 hour to 8 hours followed by quenching;
- and
- after quenching, either plasma nitriding at 450° C. to 550° C. or tempering the alloy at 450° C. to 550° C.
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