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US 2026/0158546 A1Published application
Additive steel alloys for contoured cooling inserts, and methods thereof
AssigneeTesla, Inc.
InventorsChristopher Paul Kern, Ricardo Kiyohiro Komai, Mulin Liu
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Abstract
A steel alloy composition comprising Fe is described, wherein the alloy includes a hardness of at least about 40 HRC and a toughness of at least about 40 J. A contoured cooling insert may comprise the steel alloy composition described for use in a molding apparatus. Methods of forming the molding apparatus are further disclosed.
Claims22
A steel alloy composition, comprising:
- C:
- 0.05-0.6 wt. %;
- Ni:
- 0.8-6 wt. %;
- Mn:
- 0.18-4.5 wt. %;
- Mo:
- 0.5-4 wt. %;
- V:
- 0.1-0.8 wt. %;
- Fe:
- Balance;
- a hardness of at least about 40 HRC;
- and
- a toughness of at least about 40 J.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.