Ut-battelle, Inc.

Olin Corporation

Shell Oil Comapny

Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc.

The University of Tennessee Research Foundation

Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Inc.

Michael Leonard Santella

Vinod Kumar Sikka

Philip J Maziasz

Harold J Vinegar

Michael J Pryor

Michael P Brady

Yukinori Yamamoto

Dong Sub Kim

Randy Carl John

Chain-tsuan Liu

Joachim Hugo Schneibel

Phillip James Maziasz

John Paul Shingledecker

Eugene Shapiro

Bruce A Pint

Ronald L Klueh

Srinath Viswanathan

Sudarsanam Suresh Babu

Robert W Swindeman

Karren Leslie More

Gene M Goodwin

C Randal Howell

Jeffrey D McNabb

Joseph Vought

Maan H Jawad

High strength metal alloys are described herein. At least one composition of a metal alloy includes chromium, nickel, copper, manganese, silicon, niobium, tungsten and iron. System, methods, and heaters that include the high strength metal alloys are described herein. At least one heater system may include a canister at least partially made from material containing at least one of the metal alloys. At least one system for heating a subterranean formation may include a tublar that is at least partially made from a material containing at least one of the metal alloys.

High strength alloys

High strength metal alloys are described herein. At least one composition of a metal alloy includes chromium, nickel, copper, manganese, silicon, niobium, tungsten and iron. System, methods, and heaters that include the high strength metal alloys are described herein. At least one heater system may include a canister at least partially made from material containing at least one of the metal alloys. At least one system for heating a subterranean formation may include a tubular that is at least partially made from a material containing at least one of the metal alloys.

An austenitic stainless steel alloy includes, in weight percent: &#x3e;4 to 15 Mn; 8 to 15 Ni; 14 to 16 Cr; 2.4 to 3 Al; 0.4 to 1 total of at least one of Nb and Ta; 0.05 to 0.2 C; 0.01 to 0.02 B; no more than 0.3 of combined Ti+V; up to 3 Mo; up to 3 Co; up to 1W; up to 3 Cu; up to 1 Si; up to 0.05 P; up to 1 total of at least one of Y, La, Ce, Hf, and Zr; less than 0.05 N; and base Fe, wherein the weight percent Fe is greater than the weight percent Ni, and wherein the alloy forms an external continuous scale including alumina, nanometer scale sized particles distributed throughout the microstructure, the particles including at least one of NbC and TaC, and a stable essentially single phase FCC austenitic matrix microstructure that is essentially delta-ferrite-free and essentially BCC-phase-free.

High Mn austenitic stainless steel

An austenitic stainless steel HTUPS alloy includes, in weight percent: 15 to 30 Ni; 10 to 15 Cr; 2 to 5 Al; 0.6 to 5 total of at least one of Nb and Ta; no more than 0.3 of combined Ti+V; up to 3 Mo; up to 3 Co; up to 1 W; up to 0.5 Cu; up to 4 Mn; up to 1 Si; 0.05 to 0.15 C; up to 0.15 B; up to 0.05 P; up to 1 total of at least one of Y, La, Ce, Hf, and Zr; less than 0.05 N; and base Fe, wherein the weight percent Fe is greater than the weight percent Ni wherein said alloy forms an external continuous scale comprising alumina, nanometer scale sized particles distributed throughout the microstructure, said particles comprising at least one composition selected from the group consisting of NbC and TaC, and a stable essentially single phase fcc austenitic matrix microstructure, said austenitic matrix being essentially delta-ferrite-free and essentially BCC-phase-free.

High Nb, Ta, and Al creep- and oxidation-resistant austenitic stainless steel

A wrought stainless steel alloy composition includes 12% to 25% Cr, 8% to 25% Ni, 0.05% to 1% Nb, 0.05% to 10% Mn, 0.02% to 0.15% C, 0.02% to 0.5% N, with the balance iron, the composition having the capability of developing an engineered microstructure at a temperature above 550&#xb0; C. The engineered microstructure includes an austenite matrix having therein a dispersion of intragranular NbC precipitates in a concentration in the range of 10to 10precipitates per cm.

Wrought stainless steel compositions having engineered microstructures for improved heat resistance

A high-strength, high-toughness steel alloy includes, generally, about 2.5% to about 4% chromium, about 1.5% to about 3.5% tungsten, about 0.1% to about 0.5% vanadium, and about 0.05% to 0.25% carbon with the balance iron, wherein the percentages are by total weight of the composition, wherein the alloy is heated to an austenitizing temperature and then cooled to produce an austenite transformation product.

Wrought Cr&#x2014;W&#x2014;V bainitic/ferritic steel compositions

Nickel aluminum alloys are welded utilizing a nickel based alloy containing zirconium but substantially free of titanium and niobium which reduces the tendency to crack.

Ductile filler metal alloys for welding nickel aluminide alloys

A Ni Al alloy with improved weldability is described. It contains about 6-12 wt % Al, about 6-12 wt % Cr, about 0-3 wt % Mo, about 1.5-6 wt % Zr, about 0-0.02 wt % B and at least one of about 0-0.15 wt % C, about 0-0.20 wt % Si, about 0-0.01 wt % S and about 0-0.30 wt % Fe with the balance being Ni.

Wedlable nickel aluminide alloy

A method of aluminizing metals with a coating of aluminum or aluminides.

Method of aluminizing metal alloys by weld overlay using aluminum and aluminum alloy filler metal

A body centered cubic and a highly oxidation and corrosive resistant Fe&mdash;Cr&mdash;Si-alloy.

Iron-chromium-silicon alloys for high-temperature oxidation resistance

A filler metal alloy used as a filler for welding east nickel aluminide alloys contains from about 15 to about 17 wt. % chromium, from about 4 to about 5 wt. % aluminum, equal to or less than about 1.5 wt. % molybdenum, from about 1 to about 4.5 wt. % zirconium, equal to or less than about 0.01 wt. % yttrium, equal to or less than about 0.01 wt. % boron and the balance nickel. The filler metal alloy is made by melting and casting techniques such as are melting the components of the filler metal alloy and east in copper chill molds.

Filler metal alloy for welding cast nickel aluminide alloys

Welding wires for welding together intermetallic alloys of nickel aluminides, nickel-iron aluminides, iron aluminides, or titanium aluminides, and preferably including additional alloying constituents are fabricated as two-component, clad structures in which one component contains the primary alloying constituent(s) except for aluminum and the other component contains the aluminum constituent. This two-component approach for fabricating the welding wire overcomes the difficulties associated with mechanically forming welding wires from intermetallic alloys which possess high strength and limited ductilities at elevated temperatures normally employed in conventional metal working processes. The composition of the clad welding wires is readily tailored so that the welding wire composition when melted will form an alloy defined by the weld deposit which substantially corresponds to the composition of the intermetallic alloy being joined.

Intermetallic alloy welding wires and method for fabricating the same

Weldable nickel aluminide alloys which are essentially free, if not entirely free, of weld hot cracking are provided by employing zirconium concentrations in these alloys of greater than 2.6 wt. % or sufficient to provide a substantial presence of Ni--Zr eutectic phase in the weld so as to prevent weld hot cracking. Weld filler metals formed from these so modified nickel aluminide alloys provide for crack-free welds in previously known nickel aluminide alloys.

Nickel aluminide alloys with improved weldability

The present invention relates to iron-nickel alloys having improved glass sealing properties. Alloys of the present invention contain from about 30% to about 60% nickel, from about 0.5% to about 3% silicon, from about 0.5% to about 3.5% aluminum and the balance essentially iron. Preferably, the alloys have a total aluminum plus silicon content of less than about 4%. The alloys of the present invention have particular utility in electronic and electrical applications. For example, they may be used as a lead frame or a similar component in a semiconductor package.

Iron-nickel alloys having improved glass sealing properties

A method for producing a metallic strip is disclosed. A metallic melt containing above about 20% by weight of iron is formed into a strip so that fine iron particles are distributed throughout. The strip may be rolled to elongate the iron particles.

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