Method of treating an article
    2.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11549171B1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-10

    申请号:US17669180

    申请日:2022-03-11

    IPC分类号: C23C8/50 C23C8/80 C21D1/06

    摘要: An embodiment of the invention describes a method of treating an article to improve its corrosion resistance. The method includes the step of nitriding the article in a cyanide-free nitriding bath to obtain a nitrided article, heating the nitrided article in an atmosphere having nitrogen and carbon-carburizing to obtain a nitrided oxidised article. Further, in certain embodiments, the oxidised nitrided article may be coated with a metallic layer. The oxidised nitrided article with the metallic coating has improved corrosion resistance.

    Method and system for cooling metal parts after nitriding

    公开(公告)号:US11352689B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-07

    申请号:US16629751

    申请日:2018-07-05

    发明人: Luc Mainville

    摘要: A method and a system for cooling treating metal parts exiting a nitriding/nitrocarburizing treatment in molten salt baths, comprising a cooling chamber in direct relation with a nitriding/nitrocarburizing station for receiving parts therefrom; a gaseous nitrogen feeding unit connected to the cooling chamber and configured to create an inert atmosphere within the cooling chamber; and a screened transfer path between the nitriding/nitrocarburizing station and the cooling chamber; wherein after exiting molten salt baths of the nitriding/nitrocarburizing station, the treated parts are transferred to the cooling chamber through the screened transfer path, and cooled therein to a minimum temperature above a temperature at which salts congeal.

    Preservation of strain in iron nitride magnet

    公开(公告)号:US11217370B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-04

    申请号:US15546387

    申请日:2016-01-22

    摘要: A permanent magnet may include a Fe16N2 phase in a strained state. In some examples, strain may be preserved within the permanent magnet by a technique that includes etching an iron nitride-containing workpiece including Fe16N2 to introduce texture, straining the workpiece, and annealing the workpiece. In some examples, strain may be preserved within the permanent magnet by a technique that includes applying at a first temperature a layer of material to an iron nitride-containing workpiece including Fe16N2, and bringing the layer of material and the iron nitride-containing workpiece to a second temperature, where the material has a different coefficient of thermal expansion than the iron nitride-containing workpiece. A permanent magnet including an Fe16N2 phase with preserved strain also is disclosed.

    Wear resistant turbine blade tip
    8.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11203943B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-21

    申请号:US16862830

    申请日:2020-04-30

    摘要: A gas turbine engine includes: a turbine section including a casing extending circumferentially about a plurality of turbine blades and having at least one seal member coated with an abradable coating. At least one turbine blade has sides and a tip and at least one seal member is located adjacent to the tip of the at least one turbine blade. The tip of the at least one turbine blade has a wear resistant layer and an abrasive coating disposed on the wear resistant layer. The wear resistant layer has a thickness less than or equal to 10 mils (254 micrometers) and includes metal boride compounds.

    Iron-based nanoparticles and grains

    公开(公告)号:US11161175B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-02

    申请号:US16340031

    申请日:2017-10-06

    摘要: Example nanoparticles may include an iron-based core, and a shell. The shell may include a non-magnetic, anti-ferromagnetic, or ferrimagnetic material. Example alloy compositions may include an iron-based grain, and a grain boundary. The grain boundary may include a non-magnetic, anti-ferromagnetic, or ferrimagnetic material. Example techniques for forming iron-based core-shell nanoparticles may include depositing a shell on an iron-based core. The depositing may include immersing the iron-based core in a salt composition for a predetermined period of time. The depositing may include milling the iron-based core with a salt composition for a predetermined period of time. Example techniques for treating a composition comprising core-shell nanoparticles may include nitriding the composition.