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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8163109 | High-density hafnium-based metallic glass alloys that include six or more elements A class of high-density bulk metallic glass hafnium-based alloys, having copper, nickel, aluminum, tin, and titanium or niobium as alloying elements is disclosed. This class includes alloys having higher densities and a higher reduced glass-transition temperature th... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8075712 | Amorphous metal formulations and structured coatings for corrosion and wear resistance A system for coating a surface comprising providing a source of amorphous metal that contains more than 11 elements and applying the amorphous metal that contains more than 11 elements to the surface by a spray. Also a coating comprising a composite material made of... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8070891 | Amorphous alloy and manufacturing method thereof The present invention relates to an amorphous alloy and a method for manufacturing thereof. The amorphous alloy according to the present invention includes has a chemical formula of Feioo-a-b-c-d-e-f-gCraMobCcBaYeMflg. Here, the M is at least one selected from a gro... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8066827 | Ni and Cu free Pd-based metallic glasses The invention is directed to Pd-based metallic glass alloys useful in biomedical applications having no Ni or Cu. Exemplary metallic glass alloys are represented by AaBb{(Si)100-c(D)c}d, where A may be selected ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8062436 | Tensile elongation of near metallic glass alloys The present disclosure relates to a near metallic glass based alloy wherein the alloy includes at least 40 atomic percent iron, greater than 10 atomic percent of at least one or more metalloids, and less than 50 atomic percent of at least two or more transition meta... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8052809 | Iron-based brazing foil and method for brazing Disclosed are amorphous, ductile brazing foils with a composition consisting essentially of FeRestNiaCrbSicBdPe, wherein 0 atomic %≦a | 11/08/2011 |
| 8034200 | Metallic glass with nanometer-sized pores and method for manufacturing the same A nanometer-sized porous metallic glass and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The porous metallic glass includes Ti (titanium) at 50.0 at % to 70.0 at %, Y (yttrium) at 0.5 at % to 10.0 at %, Al (aluminum) at 10.0 at % to 30.0 at %, Co (cobalt) at 10... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8016955 | Magnesium based amorphous alloy having improved glass forming ability and ductility Disclosed is a magnesium based amorphous alloy having a good glass forming ability and ductility. The Mg based amorphous alloy has a composition range of Mg100-x-yAxBy where x and y are respectively 2.5≦x≦30, 2.5≦y≦20 in atom... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8016956 | Ce-based amorphous metallic plastic The present invention concerns a Ce-base amorphous metallic plastics being CeaAlbMc, in which 55≦a≦75, 5≦b≦25, 10≦c≦25, and a+b+c=100; said M is Co, Cu or Ni. Otherwise the metallic plastics could be CedAl... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8002911 | Metallic dental prostheses and objects made of bulk-solidifying amorphhous alloys and method of making such articles Metallic dental prostheses made of bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys wherein the dental prosthesis has an elastic strain limit of around 1.2% or more and methods of making such metallic dental prostheses are provided. ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7998286 | High corrosion resistant Zr-Ti based metallic glasses Bulk solidifying amorphous alloys (BMGs) having improved corrosion resistance properties; and more particularly a sub-set of Zr—Ti-based BMGs having improved corrosion resistance properties are provided. The BMG compositions are formed by carefully controlling the... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7955447 | Glassy metal composite material A glassy metal composite material includes: a Mg-based amorphous metal matrix; and a plurality of porous metal particles dispersed in the Mg-based amorphous metal matrix. The Mg-based amorphous metal matrix penetrates into pores in the porous metal particles. The po... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7901521 | Aluminum base alloy An aluminum base alloy is produced by supercooling a molten alloy composed mainly of aluminum. The molten alloy contains an element capable of forming a quasicrystalline phase, an element which aids formation of the quasicrystals, and an element which stabilizes a s... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7896982 | Bulk solidifying amorphous alloys with improved mechanical properties Bulk solidifying amorphous alloys exhibiting improved processing and mechanical properties and methods of forming these alloys are provided. The bulk solidifying amorphous alloys are composed to have high Poisson's ratio values. Exemplary Pt-based bulk solidifying a... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7875131 | L1strengthened amorphous aluminum alloys An improved amorphous aluminum alloy having high strength, ductility, corrosion resistance and fracture toughness is disclosed. The alloy has an amorphous phase and a coherent L12 phase. The alloy has nickel, cerium, at least one of scandium, erbium, thul... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7794553 | Thermoplastically processable amorphous metals and methods for processing same High strength, thermoplastically processable (TPF) amorphous alloys composed of Beryllium and at least one ETM and at least one LTM, as well as methods of processing such alloys are provided. The TPF alloys of the invention demonstrate good glass forming ability, lo... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7763125 | Non-ferromagnetic amorphous steel alloys containing large-atom metals The present invention relates to novel non-ferromagnetic amorphous steel alloys represented by the general formula: Fe—Mn-(Q)-B-M, wherein Q represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Sc, Y, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7758708 | Nanocomposite films A thin-film composition of nanocrystal molybdenum in an amorphous metallic matrix may be formed by co-sputtering Mo with aluminum or nickel. NEMS cantilevers may be formed from the film. The films exhibit high nanoindentation hardness and a reduction in roughness an... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7744703 | Fe-based amorphous alloy strip The present invention provides a Fe—B—Si system amorphous alloy thin strip excellent in high magnetic flux density, thermal stability, amorphous formability improved workability and low core loss. The present invention further provides a Fe—B—Si system amorp... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7628871 | Bulk metallic glass solder material High strength, reliable bulk metallic glass (BMG) solder materials formed from alloys possessing deep eutectics with asymmetric liquidous slopes. BMG solder materials are stronger and have a higher elastic modulus than, and therefore are less likely than crystalline... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7618499 | Fe-base in-situ composite alloys comprising amorphous phase An Fe-base in-situ composite alloy, castable into 3-dimensional bulk objects, where the alloy includes a matrix having one or both of a nano-crystalline phase and an amorphous phase, and a face-centered cubic crystalline phase. The alloy has an Fe content more than ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7618500 | Corrosion resistant amorphous metals and methods of forming corrosion resistant amorphous metals A system for coating a surface comprises providing a source of amorphous metal, providing ceramic particles, and applying the amorphous metal and the ceramic particles to the surface by a spray. The coating comprises a composite material made of amorphous metal that... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7591910 | Bulk amorphous refractory glasses based on the Ni(-Cu-)-Ti(-Zr)-Al alloy system Bulk amorphous alloys based on quaternary Ni—Zr—Ti—Al alloy system, and the extension of this quaternary system to higher order alloys by the addition of one or more alloying elements, methods of casting such alloys, and articles made of such alloys are provid... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591911 | Plated film of gold-cobalt amorphous alloy, electroplating bath, and method for electroplating A gold-cobalt based amorphous alloy plated film consisting of a homogeneous amorphous phase not having microcrystals is formed by electroplating conducted by use of an electroplating bath containing a gold cyanide salt in a concentration of 0.01 to 0.1 mol/dm3 ... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7582172 | Pt-base bulk solidifying amorphous alloys Pt-based bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys and methods of forming articles from Pt-based bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys are provided. The Pt-based alloys of the current invention are based on Pt—Ni—Co—Cu—P alloys. ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7582173 | Monolithic metallic glasses with enhanced ductility Disclosed is a single-phase amorphous alloy having an enhanced ductility. The single-phase amorphous alloy has a composition range of A100-a-bBaCb where a and b are respectively 0 | 09/01/2009 |
| 7563332 | Metallic glass with nanometer-sized pores and method for manufacturing the same A nanometer-sized porous metallic glass and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The porous metallic glass includes Ti (titanium) at 50.0 at % to 70.0 at %, Y (yttrium) at 0.5 at % to 10.0 at %, Al (aluminum) at 10.0 at % to 30.0 at %, Co (cobalt) at 10... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7540929 | Metallic glass alloys of palladium, copper, cobalt, and phosphorus Metallic glass alloys of palladium, copper, cobalt, and phosphorus, that are bulk-solidifying having an amorphous structure. Other embodiments are described and claimed. ... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7520944 | Method of making in-situ composites comprising amorphous alloys A method of forming in-situ composites of metallic alloys comprising an amorphous phase are provided. The method generally comprising the steps of transforming a molten liquid metal at least partially into a crystalline solid solution by cooling the molten liquid me... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7517415 | Non-ferromagnetic amorphous steel alloys containing large-atom metals The present invention relates to novel non-ferromagnetic amorphous steel alloys represented by the general formula: Fe—Mn-(Q)-B-M, wherein Q represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Sc, Y, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7517416 | Bulk-solidifying high manganese non-ferromagnetic amorphous steel alloys and related method of using and making the same Iron based amorphous steel alloy having a high Manganese content and being non-ferromagnetic at ambient temperature. The bulk-solidifying ferrous-based amorphous alloys are multicomponent systems that contain about 50 atomic percent iron as the major component. The ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7425239 | Fe-based amorphous alloy ribbon An Fe-based amorphous alloy ribbon having a composition comprising FeaSibBcCd and inevitable impurities, wherein a is 80 to 83 atomic %, b is 0.1 to 5 atomic %, c is 14 to 18 atomic %, and d is 0.01 to 3 atomic %, the conc... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7413621 | Aluminum base alloys High strength, high ductility aluminum base alloys containing from 3 to 18.5 atomic percent nickel and 3 to 14.0 atomic percent yttrium, said alloy being in the devitrified state and containing less than 40 percent intermetallic phases. ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7399370 | Cu-base amorphous alloy To provide a Cu-based amorphous alloy having a glass-forming ability higher than that of a Cu—Zr—Ti amorphous alloy and a Cu—Hf—Ti amorphous alloy, as well as excellent workability and excellent mechanical properties without containing large amounts of Ti. | 07/15/2008 |
| 7370404 | Method for resetting pinned layer magnetization in a magnetoresistive sensor A spin valve sensor in a read head has a spacer layer which is located between a self-pinned AP pinned layer structure and a free layer structure. The free layer structure is longitudinally stabilized by first and second hard bias layers which abut first and second ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368022 | Bulk amorphous refractory glasses based on the Ni-Nb-Sn ternary alloy system Bulk amorphous alloys based on a ternary Ni—Nb—Sn alloy system, and the extension of this ternary system to higher order alloys by the addition of one or more alloying elements, methods of casting such alloys and articles made of such alloys are provided. ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368023 | Zirconium-rich bulk metallic glass alloys Zirconium-rich bulk metallic glass alloys include quinary alloys containing zirconium, aluminum, titanium, copper and nickel. The bulk metallic glass alloys may be provided as completely amorphous pieces having cross-sectional diameters of at least about 5 mm or eve... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7357844 | Soft magnetic metallic glass alloy Disclosed is a soft magnetic Fe—B—Si-based metallic glass alloy with high glass forming ability which has a supercooled-liquid temperature interval (ΔTχ) of 40 K or more, a reduced glass-transition temperature (Tg/Tm) of 0.56 o... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7352044 | Photoelectric transducer, photoelectric transducer apparatus, and iron silicide film A solar battery 10 comprises a metal electrode layer 12, a pin junction 100, and a transparent electrode layer 16 which are successively laminated on a substrate 11 such as a silicon substrate. The pin junction 100 comprises... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7323071 | Method for forming a hardened surface on a substrate The invention encompasses a method of forming a metallic coating. A metallic glass coating is formed over a metallic substrate. After formation of the coating, at least a portion of the metallic glass can be converted into a crystalline material having a nanocrystal... | 01/29/2008 |