Abstract:
A method of manufacturing an article, the method comprising: controlling an additive manufacturing printer to build an article in a cavity of a build chamber from a powdered material, the build chamber being removable from the additive manufacturing printer and including one or more heaters configured to provide thermal energy to the cavity of the building chamber; and controlling the one or more heaters of the build chamber to heat the article to a predetermined temperature while building the article to prevent the article from cracking while the build chamber and the article are transferred from the additive manufacturing printer to a heater, the predetermined temperature being between the upper temperature of the ductility drop temperature range of the powdered material and the sintering temperature of the powdered material.
Abstract:
In a hot isostatic pressing (HIP) method, the component to be treated, affected by imperfections, like porosity, cracks and cavities in its structure, is placed into a container together with non-metallic material in form of powder or grains having size greater than the porosity and the cracks and imperfections of the component. During the HIP process, the non-metallic material presses on the whole surface of the embedded component in order to generate a combination of temperature and forces capable to reduce defects, embedded and not embedded, in the component itself. The component is not contaminated during the process thus allowing easily removal of the non-metallic material by a simple operation of mechanical cleaning or chemical washing.
Abstract:
A process for forming knife blades such as for kitchen or sport knife use comprises injecting a compound including a binder and a metallic powder into a mold having a shape of the knife blade, removing a green blank from the mold and sintering the green blank to produce a sintered blank. The sintered blank is then subjected to a hot-isostatic-pressure to produce a finished blank. An insert may be placed in the mold to impose a desired feature, such as a logo or legend, on the green blank during the molding process. The mold is so configured as to changeably receive the insert so that a first series of blanks can be made using the insert, then a new insert may be emplaced to impose a different feature on succeeding blanks formed in the mold. An edge component may be placed in the mold, around which the blank is injected, to form a compound blade.
Abstract:
A cold work steel has the following chemical composition in weight-%: 1.25-1.75% (C+N), however at least 0.5% C 0.1-1.5% Si 0.1-1.5% Mn 4.0-5.5% Cr 2.5-4.5% (Mo+W/2), however max. 0.5% W 3.0-4.5% (V+Nb/2), however max. 0.5% Nb max 0.3% S balance iron and unavoidable impurities, and a microstructure which in the hardened and tempered condition of the steel contains 6-13 vol-% of vanadium-rich MX-carbides, -nitrides and/or carbonitrides which are evenly distributed in the matrix of the steel, where X is carbon and/or nitrogen, at least 90 vol-% of said carbides, nitrides and/or carbonitrides having an equivalent diameter, Deq, which is smaller than 3.0 μm; and totally max. 1 vol-% of other, possibly existing carbides, nitrides or carbonitrides.
Abstract translation:冷加工钢具有重量%以下的化学成分:1.25-1.75%(C + N),然而至少0.5%C 0.1-1.5%Si 0.1-1.5%Mn 4.0-5.5%Cr 2.5-4.5%( Mo + W / 2),但最大。 0.5%W 3.0-4.5%(V + Nb / 2),但最大。 0.5%Nb最大0.3%S平衡铁和不可避免的杂质,并且在钢的硬化和回火状态下的微观组织含有6-13体积%的富含钒的MX-碳化物, - 氮化物和/或碳氮化物,其均匀 分布在钢基质中,其中X是碳和/或氮,至少90vol%的所述碳化物,氮化物和/或碳氮化物具有小于3.0μm的当量直径Deq; 最大 1vol%的其他可能存在的碳化物,氮化物或碳氮化物。
Abstract:
A strain-hardenable stainless steel alloy includes hard secondary phases dispersed in an austenitic primary phase, the alloy including 0.3-0.6% nitrogen by weight.
Abstract:
Material and method for the production of material with isotropic, mechanical properties and improved wear resistance and high hardness potential. Method includes producing in a powder metallurgical (PM) method a slug or ingot from a material of ledeburite tool steel alloy, and subjecting one of the slug or ingot or a semi-finished product produced from the slug or ingot to full annealing at a temperature of over 1100° C., but at least 10° C. below the fusing temperature of the lowest melting structure phase with a duration of over 12 hrs. In this manner, an average carbide phase size of the material is increased by at least 65%, a surface shape of the material is rounded and a matrix is homogenized. Method further includes subsequently processing the material into thermally tempered tools with high wear resistance occurs or into parts to which abrasive stress is applied.
Abstract:
A cold work steel has the following chemical composition in weight-%: 1.25-1.75% (CnullN), however at least 0.5 % C 0.1-1.5% Si 0.1-1.5% Mn 4.0-5.5% Cr 2.5-4.5% (MonullW/2), however max. 0.5% W 3.0-4.5% (VnullNb/2), however max. 0.5% Nb max 0.3% S balance iron and unavoidable impurities, and a microstructure which in the hardened and tempered condition of the steel contains 6-13 vol-% of vanadium-rich MX-carbides, -nitrides and/or carbonitrides which are evenly distributed in the matrix of the steel, where X is carbon and/or nitrogen, at least 90 vol-% of said carbides, nitrides and/or carbonitrides having an equivalent diameter, Deq, which is smaller than 3.0 nullm; and totally max. 1 vol-% of other, possibly existing carbides, nitrides or carbonitrides.
Abstract translation:冷加工钢具有重量%以下的化学成分:1.25-1.75%(C + N),然而至少0.5%C 0.1-1.5%Si 0.1-1.5%Mn 4.0-5.5%Cr 2.5-4.5%( Mo + W / 2),但最大。 0.5%W 3.0-4.5%(V + Nb / 2),但最大。 0.5%Nb最大0.3%S平衡铁和不可避免的杂质,并且在钢的硬化和回火状态下的微观组织含有6-13体积%的富含钒的MX-碳化物, - 氮化物和/或碳氮化物,其均匀 分布在钢基质中,其中X是碳和/或氮,至少90vol%的所述碳化物,氮化物和/或碳氮化物具有小于3.0μm的当量直径Deq; 最大 1vol%的其他可能存在的碳化物,氮化物或碳氮化物。
Abstract:
A method for the densification of a shaped nickel base single crystal alloy article utilizing a pre-HIP, a hot isostatic pressing (HIP) step, and post-HIP solution heat treatment to enhance removal of casting porosity in a finished article.
Abstract:
A carburisable steel alloy suitable for bearing components comprising, in percent by weight: C 0.05-0.5 wt. % Cr 2.5-5.0 wt. %, Mo 4-6 wt. %, W 2-4.5 wt. %, V 1 -3 wt. %, Ni 2-4 wt. %, Co 2-8 wt. %, optionally one or more of the following elements: Nb 0-2 wt. % N 0-0.5 wt. % Si 0-0.7 wt. %, Mn 0-0.7 wt. %, Al 0-0.1 5 wt. %, wherein the combined amount of Nb+V is within the range 1 -3.5 wt. %, the combined amount of C+N is within the range 0.05-0.5 wt. %, the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities.
Abstract:
A method of cooling a load provided in a load compartment in a furnace chamber of a furnace of a hot isostatic pressing device includes releasing hot pressure medium from the load compartment. Cool pressure medium is provided for enabling it to fall through the released hot pressure medium outside the load compartment. The thus obtained mixed pressure medium is led into the load compartment. A hot isostatic pressing device includes a load compartment having an aperture near an upper portion thereof configured to vent warm pressure medium into a region surrounding the compartment, and a conduit configured to introduce cool pressure medium into the region surrounding the compartment for mixing with the warm medium. The compartment also includes an aperture near a lower portion thereof configured to receive a mix of warm and cool pressure medium from the region surrounding the compartment.