Titanium-beryllium base amorphous alloys
AssigneeAllied Chemical Corporation
InventorsLee E. Tanner, Ranjan Ray, Carl F. Cline
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Abstract
Amorphous metal alloys are prepared from titanium-beryllium base compositions comprising about 48 to 68 atom percent titanium and about 32 to 52 atom percent beryllium, with up to about 10 atom percent of beryllium replaced by additional alloying elements such as transition metals and metalloids. These alloys evidence high strength, good ductility and low density. The alloys are potentially useful in applications requiring a high strength-to-weight ratio.
Claims6
A high strength, low density metal alloy that is substantially amorphous, characterized in that the alloy comprises about 48 to 68 atom percent titanium and about 32 to 52 atom percent beryllium, with a maximum of up to 10 atom percent of beryllium replaced by at least one additional alloying element selected from the group consisting of the transition metals listed in Groups IB to VIIB and Group VIII, Rows 4, 5 and 6, of the Periodic Table and of the metalloid elements -- phosphorus, boron, carbon, aluminum, silicon, tin, germanium, indium and antimony.
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