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Molybdenum-iron thermal sprayable alloy powders
AssigneeSulzer Plasma Technik, Inc.
InventorFrank N. Longo
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AssigneeSulzer Plasma Technik, Inc.
InventorFrank N. Longo
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An improved thermal sprayable molybdenum-iron alloy powder useful for forming wear and abrasion resistant coatings having high thermal conductivity and preferably good corrosion resistance. The preferred embodiment of the alloy powder includes two distinct substantially uniformly dispersed solid solution phases of molybdenum, including a first low molybdenum concentration matrix phase and a second higher molybdenum concentration phase for forming improved dual phase molybdenum coatings. The preferred alloy powder composition includes 15-60% by weight molybdenum, 20-60% by weight iron and the preferred corrosion resistant alloy includes 3-35% by weight nickel plus chromium. A more preferred composition includes by weight 25-50% molybdenum, 4-10% chromium, 10-18% nickel and 1-3% carbon, plus silicon as required to promote fluidity and atomization. The most preferred composition comprises by weight 25-40% molybdenum, 4 to 8% chromium, 12 to 18% nickel, 1-2.5% carbon, 2-3% silicon, 0.2-1% boron and 25-50% iron.
A thermal sprayable molybdenum-iron alloy powder having an average particle size of less than about 80 mesh, said alloy powder having the following composition in weight percent:
A thermal sprayable molybdenum-iron alloy powder having generally the following composition, in weight percent:
A thermal sprayable molybdenum-iron powder having the following general composition, in weight percent:
A thermal sprayable molybdenum-iron powder wherein said powder comprises particles having two distinct solid solution phases of molybdenum, including a first high molybdenum concentration phase having at least about 40% by weight molybdenum and a second low molybdenum concentration phase having less than about 20% by weight molybdenum, said alloy powder having less than about 20% by weight molybdenum, said alloy powder having an overall composition including 15-60% by weight molybdenum, 30-60% by weight iron and 5-35% by weight nickel plus chromium, said alloy powder having an average particulate size of less than about 80 mesh and wherein said alloy powder has the following overall composition, in weight percent:
A thermal sprayable molybdenum-iron alloy powder having the following composition, in weight percent:
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