Abstract:
A steel composition and method from making a dual phase steel therefrom. In at least one embodiment, the dual phase steel comprises carbon in an amount of about 0.05% by weight to about 0.12 wt%; niobium in an amount of about 0.005 wt % to about 0.03 wt%; titanium in an amount of about 0.005 wt% to about 0.02 wt%; nitrogen in an amount of about 0.001 wt% to about 0.01 wt%; silicon in an amount of about 0.01 wt% to about 0.5 wt%; manganese in an amount of about 0.5 wt% to about 2.0 wt%; and a total of molybdenum, chromium, vanadium and copper less than about 0.15 wt%. The steel has a first phase consisting of ferrite and a second phase comprising one or more constituents selected from the group consisting of carbide, pearlite, martensite, lower bainite, granular bainite, upper bainite, and degenerate upper bainite. A solute carbon content in the first phase is about 0.01 wt% or less.
Abstract:
Multimodal cermet compositions comprise a multimodal grit distribution of the ceramic phase. The compositions include a) a ceramic phase and b) a metal binder phase, wherein the ceramic phase is a metal boride with a multimodal distribution of particles, wherein a metal is a Group IV, V, or Vl metal, and wherein the metal binder phase comprises (i) Fe, Ni, Co or Mn and (ii) Cr, Al, Si, Y or Ti. The method of making multimodal boride cermets includes mixing multimodal ceramic phase particles, pressing the particle, liquid phase sintering of the compresses mixture at elevated temperatures, and finally cooling the multimodal cermet composition. Advantages of the multimodal cermets are high packing density, high fracture toughness and improved erosion resistance at up to 100 deg C. The multimodal cermets are suitable in high temperature erosion/corrosion chemical and petroleum environments.
Abstract:
A dual phase, high strength steel having a composite microstructure of soft and hard phases providing a low yield ratio, high strain capacity, superior weldability, and high" toughness is provided. The dual phase steel includes from, about 10% by volume to about 60% by volume of a first phase or constituent consisting essentially of fine-grained ferrite. The first phase has a ferrite mean grain size of about 5 microns or less. The dual phase steel further includes from about 40% by volume to about 90% by volume of a second phase or constituent comprising fine-grained martensite, fine-grained lower bainite, fine-grained granular bainite, fine-grained degenerate upper bainite, or any mixture thereof. Methods for making the same are also provided.
Abstract:
The invention includes a cermet composition represented by the formula (PQ)(RS) comprising: a ceramic phase (PQ) and a binder phase (RS) wherein, P is a metal selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Fe, Mn and mixtures thereof, Q is carbonitride, R is a metal selected from the group consisting of Fe, Ni, Co, Mn and mixtures thereof, S comprises at least one element selected from Cr, Al, Si and Y.
Abstract:
A cermet composition represented by the formula (PQ)(RS) comprising : a ceramic phase (PQ) and binder phase (RS) wherein, P is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Group IV, Group V, Group VI elements, Q is boride, R is selected from the group consisting of Fe, Ni, Co, Mn and mixtures thereof, S comprises at least one element selected from Cr, Al, Si and Y.