57 results about "Ferritic alloy" patented technology

In one embodiment, an article is provided. The article comprises a soft magnetic component. The soft magnetic component includes a nanostructured ferritic alloy. The nanostructured ferritic alloy includes a plurality of nanofeatures disposed in an iron-containing alloy matrix, wherein the nanofeatures comprise an oxide.

A steam turbine power plant which is provided with an extra-high-pressure turbine 100, a high-pressure turbine 200, an intermediate-pressure turbine 300 and a low-pressure turbine 400, and has high-temperature steam of 650° C. or more introduced into the extra-high-pressure turbine 100, wherein the extra-high-pressure turbine 100 has an outer casing cooling unit which cools an outer casing 111, and a turbine rotor 112, an inner casing 110 and a nozzle box 115 of the extra-high-pressure turbine 100 are formed of an Ni base heat-resisting alloy, and the outer casing 111 is formed of a ferrite-based alloy.

The present invention relates to Fe-Cr-Ar type alloys with additions to improve workability thereof, strength, and heat resistance. The present Fe-Cr-Al alloy for electric resistance wires comprises a basic alloy added with only Be of below 0.01 wt % or with both Be and misch metal composed of rare earth elements wherein the basic alloy consists of a balance element of Fe, a Cr element of 12~30 wt %, an Al element of 3~14 wt %, a Zr element of 0.01~1.5 wt %, and a Ti element of 0.001~0.1 wt %. The present Fe-Cr-Al type alloys remarkably improve physical properties of Fe-Cr-Al ferritic alloys, especially, workability and mechanical properties, and heating characteristic.

An alloy and method of forming the alloy are provided. The alloy includes a matrix phase, and a population of particulate phases dispersed within the matrix. The matrix includes iron and chromium; and the population includes a first subpopulation of particulate phases and a second subpopulation of particulate phases. The first subpopulation of particulate phases include a complex oxide, having a median size less than about 20 nm, and present in the alloy in a concentration from about 0.1 volume percent to about 5 volume percent. The second subpopulation of particulate phases have a median size in a range from about 30 nm to about 10 microns, and present in the alloy in a concentration from about 1 volume percent to about 15 volume percent.

An article, for example a turbomachinery article is presented. The article includes a weldable first component having a base portion and a flange portion. The flange portion is outwardly projecting normal to a surface of the base portion; and is joined with the base portion by a solid state joint. The base portion comprises a nanostructured ferritic alloy; and the flange portion comprises a steel substantially free of oxide nanofeatures. The first component is joined to a second component through the flange portion of the first component by a weld joint.

An article and method of forming the article are disclosed. The article has a surface comprising a duplex nanostructured ferritic alloy. The surface includes a plurality of nanofeatures that include complex oxides of yttrium and titanium disposed in an iron-bearing alloy matrix. The iron-bearing alloy matrix includes both a ferrite phase and an austenite phase. Further, a concentration of a chi phase or a sigma phase in the duplex nanostructured ferritic alloy at the surface is less than about 5 volume percent. The method generally includes the steps of milling, thermo-mechanically consolidating, annealing, and then cooling at a rate that hinders the formation of chi and sigma phases in the duplex nanostructured ferritic alloy at the surface.

The invention relates to a locomotive braking resistance belt and a preparation method thereof. The resistance belt comprises the following main components in percentage by weight: 13.5-14.5 percent of chromium, 3.5-4.5 percent of aluminum, 0.25-0.35 percent of titanium, less than or equal to 0.04 percent of carbon, 0.05-0.10 percent of rare earth and the balance of iron. The preparation method of the resistance belt sequentially comprises the following steps of: performing vacuum melting, electroslag remelting, hammering, hot rolling, annealing heat treatment, acid washing, grinding and trimming, cold rolling, gas protected annealing, stripping and forming. The locomotive braking resistance belt disclosed by the invention is ferrite alloy, and metal nickel is not used, so that the production cost can be greatly reduced. The titanium element is adopted, so that the resistance uniformity of the resistance belt can be improved, meanwhile, the resistance temperature coefficient of the resistance belt can be reduced, and further, the product quality can be improved. The preparation method comprises a vacuum melting process, so that air content in the generated resistance belt can be less, and the purity of a product is guaranteed.

The invention belongs to the technical field of smelting, and in particular relates to a ferritic alloy for adjusting content of dissolved oxygen in molten steel, and preparation and a usage method thereof. The preparation method comprises the steps of: heating a raw material of industrial pure iron, pig iron, scrap steel or low carbon steel to a liquid state; blowing in air or oxygen; when the dissolved oxygen reaches a saturated or supersaturated state, casting the liquid into balls or blocks; and cooling rapidly to obtain the ferritic alloy. A usage method is as below: when steel for high heat input welding is refined in a converter, determining mass fraction W (O) 0 of dissolved oxygen in molten steel with oxygen level to be adjusted; determining a target dissolved oxygen content w [O] T of the molten steel with oxygen level adjusted; calculating and determining the amount of ferritic alloy required to achieve the target value; and adding ferritic alloy in steel liquid and mixing. The method provided by the invention has the high utilization rate of ferritic alloy, stable and accurate oxygen control, and has the advantages of simpleness, fastness and accuracy.

A system for mechanical milling and a method of mechanical milling are disclosed. The system includes a container, a feedstock, and milling media. The container encloses a processing volume. The feedstock and the milling media are disposed in the processing volume of the container. The feedstock includes metal or alloy powder and a ceramic compound. The feedstock is mechanically milled in the processing volume using metallic milling media that includes a surface portion that has a carbon content less than about 0.4 weight percent.

The invention discloses a method for producing tough high chromium ferritic alloy, which comprises the following steps: 1) raw material selection; 2) technological processes: a, vacuum melting; b, high-temperature vacuum refining; c, reductive slagging; d, temperature reduction and solidification; e, temperature rise and deoxidation; f, quenching and tempering and homogenization; and g, casting ingots. The method can reduce the end points C and N contents of liquid steel to below 100 ppm through the steps. The method has the advantages of simple process, short melting time, less short splash and less argon consumption. The product produced by the method not only has excellent corrosion resistance, but also has good toughness.

The invention relates to high-temperature seamless ferritic alloyed steel and a production method thereof. The steel is characterized by consisting of the following chemical components in percentage by mass: 0.05 to 0.09 percent of C, 0.20 to 0.50 percent of Si, 0.10 to 0.60 percent of Mn, 1.95 to 2.55 percent of Cr, 1.50 to 1.75 percent of W, 0.001 to 0.005 percent of B, 0.005 to 0.06 percent of Ti, 0.05 to 0.30 percent of Mo, 0.02 to 0.08 percent of Nb, 0.20 to 0.30 percent of V, less than or equal to 0.015 percent of N, less than or equal to 0.020 percent of P, less than or equal to 0.005 percent of S, less than or equal to 0.015 percent of total Al, less than or equal to 0.003 percent of O, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities. The ratio of Ti to N is more than or equal to 3.5. A normalizing and tempering technology is adopted in heat treatment, the normalizing temperature is 1,040 to 1,080 DEG C, the heat preservation time is not less than 1.5 minutes per 1 milliliter of wall thickness and is not less than 30 minutes, and cooling is performed at an austenitizing speed by accelerating air; and the tempering temperature is 730 to 800 DEG C, the heat preservation time is not less than 1 hour, and cooling is performed in still air. The method is high in production efficiency, high in economic benefits and suitable for large-scale production, and has high popularization value.

An alloy and method of forming the alloy are provided. The alloy includes a matrix phase, and a multimodally distributed population of particulate phases dispersed within the matrix. The matrix includes iron and chromium, and the population includes a first subpopulation of particulate phases and a second subpopulation of particulate phases. The first subpopulation of particulate phases include a complex oxide, having a median size less than about 15 nm, and present in the alloy in a concentration from about 0.1 volume percent to about 5 volume percent. The second subpopulation of particulate phases have a median size in a range from about 25 nm to about 10 microns, and present in the alloy in a concentration from about 0.1 volume percent to about 15 volume percent. Further embodiments include articles, such as turbomachinery components and fasteners, for example, that include the above alloy, and methods for making the alloy.

A method of forming an article including a nanostructured ferritic alloy is provided. The method provides steps for substantially inhibiting grain growth of a workpiece that includes nanostructured ferritic alloy, during heating and deforming at high temperatures and at high strain rates. Advantageously, the article is formed via conventional high strain rate techniques and thus, cost savings are provided. Articles are also provided which are formed by the method, and the articles so produced exhibit good mechanical properties at high operating temperatures, and thus are utilized as turbomachinery components, and in particular, component of a heavy duty gas turbine or steam turbine. A turbomachinery component comprising an NFA is provided.

The invention discloses an improved ferritic square steel roughing roll and a preparation method thereof. Two rolls symmetrically distributed up and down are provided, the rolls are provided with rollmain bodies made of a ferrite alloy, a plurality of rectangular roughing circular grooves are uniformly formed in the roll main bodies along a length direction, the two ends of the roll main bodies are respectively provided with bearing installation parts made of the ferrite alloy, a connecting part made of the ferrite alloy is arranged outside the bearing installation part at one side, and a transmission part made of the ferrite alloy is arranged outside the bearing installation part at the other side; the roughing roll comprises, by weight, 3.2-3.4% of carbon, 2-2.1% of silicon, 0 .5%-0.7%of manganese, 0.2-0.4% of chromium, 0.3-0.5% of molybdenum, 1.4-1.6% of nickel, 0.1-0.3% of niobium and 0 .05-0.15% of vanadium. The tensile strength, wear resistance, thermal crack resistance, impacttoughness and uniform hardness of the roll prepared by the method are improved and enhanced.

The invention discloses a high-temperature-resistant seamless ferrite alloy nominal tube. The high-temperature-resistant seamless ferrite alloy nominal tube comprises ferrite alloy, a first ceramic layer, a first electroplating layer, a hole, a second ceramic layer, a base, a second electroplating layer and a third electroplating layer. The end surface of the ferrite alloy is provided with the hole and the third electroplating layer. The first electroplating layer is arranged on the inner wall of the ferrite alloy. The second electroplating layer is arranged on the outer wall of the ferrite alloy. The second ceramic layer is attached to the surface of the second electroplating layer. The base is arranged on the surface of the second ceramic layer. The first ceramic layer is attached to the surface of the first electroplating layer. Through galvanization treatment, the high-temperature-resistant seamless ferrite alloy nominal tube is resistant to corrosion and can work at high temperature and the service life is largely prolonged.