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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8133333 | Processing method for the production of nanoscale/near nanoscale steel sheet The present disclosure relates to an iron alloy sheet comprising α-Fe, and/or γ-Fe phases wherein the alloy has a melting point in the range of 800 to 1500° C., a critical cooling rate of less than 105 K/s and structural units in the range of about 150... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7883592 | Semi-solid processing of bulk metallic glass matrix composites A method of forming bulk metallic glass engineering materials, and more particularly a method for forming coarsening microstructures within said engineering materials is provided. Specifically, the method forms ‘designed composites’ by introducing ‘soft’ ela... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7806997 | Amorphous Fe and Co based metallic foams and methods of producing the same Amorphous Fe-based metal foams and methods of preparing the same are provided. The Fe-based foams are prepared from Fe-based metal alloys of low hydrogen solubility having an atomic fraction of Fe greater than or equal to the atomic fraction of each other alloying e... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7785428 | Method of forming a hardened surface on a substrate The invention includes a method of producing a hard metallic material by forming a mixture containing at least 55% iron and at least one of B, C, Si and P. The mixture is formed into an alloy and cooled to form a metallic material having a hardness of greater than a... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7645350 | High-density metallic glass alloys A class of high-density bulk metallic glass hafnium alloys, having copper, nickel, aluminum and titanium or niobium as alloying elements is disclosed. This class includes alloys having higher densities and a higher reduced glass-transition temperature than other kno... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7560001 | Method of making dense composites of bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys and articles thereof A method of making composites of bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys, and articles made thereof, containing at least one type or reinforcement material, wherein the composite material preferably comprises a high volume fraction of reinforcement material and is fully-d... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7553382 | Glass stability, glass forming ability, and microstructural refinement The present invention relates to the addition of niobium to iron based glass forming alloys and iron based Cr—Mo—W containing glasses. More particularly, the present invention is related to changing the nature of crystallization resulting in glass formation that... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7449074 | Process for forming a nano-crystalline steel sheet A nano-crystalline steel sheet and a method of making a nano-crystalline steel sheet are provided. The nano-crystalline steel sheet may be produced by supplying a liquid metallic glass forming alloy to counter-rotating casting rolls. The liquid alloy may form partia... | 11/11/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7361239 | High-density metallic-glass-alloys, their composite derivatives and methods for making the same The invention includes a method for producing high-density composites of metallic glass alloy powders in combination with a refractory metal powder, and includes related methods for producing metallic glass alloys. The invention, in one aspect, employs a system of m... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357731 | Golf club made of a bulk-solidifying amorphous metal A golf club is made of a club shaft and a club head. Either the club shaft or the club head is made at least in part of a in-situ composite of bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy. The weights of the various club heads of a set, which have different volumes, may be esta... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354645 | Engineered glasses for metallic glass-coated wire A metallic glass-coated wire is formed by drawing a hollow glass fiber from a container in which molten alloy is entrained and solidified. Interference stresses extant between the glass coating and the alloy core of the wire are produced by systematically controllin... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351369 | Molded twist-on wire connector A wire connector wherein the wire engaging core and electrically insulated housing are molded with an exterior surface of a molded wire engaging core used as a mold surface as the electrically insulated housing is molded around the wire engaging core to provide a wi... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7338629 | Integrated metal processing facility A system and method for forming and heat treating a metal casting are provided. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7332689 | Tacking method and apparatus An apparatus for tacking a multi-lumen tubular assembly together comprises a laser, an optical member and a placement tray for retaining the tubular assembly. A portion of the optical member defines a window that is substantially transparent to laser energy emitted ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7300529 | High-strength beryllium-free moulded body made from zirconium alloys which may be plastically deformed at room temperature High-strength, beryllium-free moulded bodies made from zirconium alloys which may be plastically deformed comprise a material essentially corresponding to the following formula in composition: Zra(E1)b(E2)c(E3)d(E4)e | 11/27/2007 |
| 7275582 | Methods and apparatus for heat treatment and sand removal for castings A system and method for heat treating castings and removing sand cores therefrom. The castings are initially located in indexed positions with their x, y, and z coordinates known. The castings are passed through a heat treatment station typically having a series of ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7258755 | Integrated metal processing facility An integrated metal processing facility in which molten metal is poured into a series of molds at a pouring station to form metal castings, which are then transferred to a heat treatment line. Prior to introduction of the castings into a heat treatment station of th... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7244321 | In-situ ductile metal/bulk metallic glass matrix composites formed by chemical partitioning A composite metal object comprises ductile crystalline metal particles in an amorphous metal matrix. An alloy is heated above its liquidus temperature. Upon cooling from the high temperature melt, the alloy chemically partitions, forming dendrites in the melt. Upon ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7223310 | Soft magnetic co-based metallic glass alloy Disclosed is a soft magnetic Co-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 0.59 and a low... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7153376 | Yttrium modified amorphous alloy An amorphous alloy having a composition consisting essentially of about 45 to about 65 atomic % Zr and/or Hf, about 4 to about 7.5 atomic % Ti and/or Nb, about 5 to about 15 atomic % Al and/or Zn, and the balance comprising a metal selected from the group consisting... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7147727 | Cu-based amorphous alloy composition The present invention relates to a Cu-based amorphous alloy composition having a chemical composition represented by the following general formula, by atomic %: Cu100-a-b-c-dZraAlb(M1)c(M2)d | 12/12/2006 |
| 7090733 | Metallic glasses with crystalline dispersions formed by electric currents Metallic glasses of superior mechanical and magnetic properties are manufactured by annealing the glasses under the influence of an electric current to convert the glass to a composite that includes crystallites, preferably nanocrystallites, dispersed through an amo... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7073559 | Method for producing metal fibers A method of producing metal fibers including melting a mixture of at least a fiber metal and a matrix metal, cooling the mixture to form a bulk matrix comprising at least a fiber phase and a matrix phase and removing at least a substantial portion of the matrix phas... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7070665 | Fractional variation to improve bulk metallic glass forming capability Changing characteristics of relationships between components of a bulk metallic glass to stabilize one phase relative to another. A specific Zr58.47Nb2.76Cu15.4Ni12.6Al10.37 alloy is disclosed. ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7067022 | Method for protecting a surface The invention includes a method of producing a hard metallic material by forming a mixture containing at least 55% iron and at least one of B, C, Si and P. The mixture is formed into an alloy and cooled to form a metallic material having a hardness of greater than a... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7012527 | Resonator for use in electronic article surveillance systems A resonator for use in a marker in an electronic article surveillance system having an amorphous alloy ribbon having a width of 7 mm or less and a thickness of 18 μm to 23 μm. The amorphous alloy ribbon preferably has an average surface roughness Ra of 0.45 μm or... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008463 | Method for producing amorphous metal, method and apparatus for producing amorphous metal fine particles, and amorphous metal fine particles A method and apparatus are invented for producing an amorphous metal, which can readily realize amorphous metal fine particles of sub-micron order to 100 micron order including fine particles of several micrometer of a material from which an amorphous metal cannot b... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7008490 | Method of improving bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy compositions and cast articles made of the same Improved bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy compositions and methods of making and casting such compositions are provided. The improved bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys are preferably subjected to a superheating treatment and subsequently are cast into articles with ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6946040 | Shape memory alloy and method of treating the same A method of treating a shape memory alloy to improve its various characteristics and to cause it to exhibit a two-way shape memory effect. A raw shape memory alloy having a substantially uniformly fine-grained crystal structure is prepared and then its crystal orien... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6918973 | Alloy and method of producing the same In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, an alloy or other composite material is provided formed of a bulk metallic glass matrix with a microstructure of crystalline metal particles. The alloy preferably has a composition of (XaNib... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6908590 | Aluminum alloy All aluminum alloy is disclosed that includes 6.5 to 8.5 percent silicon, 0.6 to 1.0 percent iron, 0.0 to 0.5 percent manganese, 0.35 to 0.65 percent magnesium, 0.0 to 1.0 percent zinc, 0.0 to 0.2 percent titanium, 2.0 to 2.5 percent copper, and aluminum as the rema... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6901990 | Method and system for processing castings A method and system of processing castings is provided in which one or more castings are deposited into a mobile furnace and moved from one station to another of a multi-station casting processing system. The interior of the mobile furnace is heated so as to maintai... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6896750 | Tantalum modified amorphous alloy An amorphous alloy having a composition represented by the formula (Zr,Hf)a(Al,Zn)bTie,Nbf,TagYh(CuxFey(Ni,Co)z)d wherein a ranges from 45 to 65 atomic %, b... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6875293 | Method of forming molded articles of amorphous alloy with high elastic limit A method for forming molded articles of bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys around the glass transition range, which preserves the high elastic limit of the bulk solidifying amorphous alloy upon the completion of molding process is provided. The method comprising prov... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6869566 | Method of fabricating metallic glasses in bulk forms The method of the present invention incorporates an amorphous metal powder coated with a ductile crystalline metal or alloy. The coated powder is consolidated to form a dense compact of isolated or continuous amorphous metal particles within a continuous ductile met... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6818078 | Joining of amorphous metals to other metals utilzing a cast mechanical joint The present invention is directed to a method of joining an amorphous material to a non-amorphous material including, forming a cast mechanical joint between the bulk solidifying amorphous alloy and the non-amorphous material. ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6790298 | Method of fabrication of free standing shape memory alloy thin film Methods of fabricating a free standing thin film of shape memory alloy material, and products made by the methods. A sacrificial layer of a metallic material is deposited onto the surface of a substrate. Then an amorphous shape memory alloy is sputter deposited onto... | 09/14/2004 |
