The Nanosteel Company, Inc.

Lincoln Global, Inc.

William D Kiilunen

Daniel James Branagan

Brian E Meacham

Brian D Merkle

William Thomas Matthews

David Paratore

James N Milloway

Davis Paratore

The disclosed technology generally relates to coatings, and more particularly to metallic alloy coatings for rotors having nanocrystalline grains. In one aspect, a brake rotor comprises a disc-shaped friction area and a coating having a metallic alloy composition formed on the friction area to form a friction surface configured to contact a brake pad. The metallic alloy composition comprises Fe, Cr, B, C, Mn, Si and Mo as alloying elements that are present at concentrations exceeding impurity concentrations, and wherein the coating comprises nanocrystalline grains having an average grain size less than 100 nm.

Devitrified metallic alloy coating for rotors

A method of applying a metallic alloy overlay including providing an iron based feedstock powder including 10 to 75 weight percent iron and manganese, 10 to 60 weight percent of chromium, 1 to 30 weight percent of an interstitial element selected from boron, carbon, silicon or combinations thereof, 0 to 40 weight percent of a transition metal selected from molybdenum, tungsten or combinations thereof and 1 to 25 weight percent niobium. The method also includes providing an electrode including at least 50 weight percent iron and depositing a weld overlay with the feedstock powder and the electrode to create a metallic alloy exhibiting a grain size in the range of 1,000 &#x3bc;m or less.

Feedstock powder for production of high hardness overlays

A drill pipe and a method of applying hardbanding thereto. A hardbanding alloy comprising iron and manganese present in the range of 67 to 87 weight percent (wt. %), niobium and chromium present in the range of 9 to 29 wt. %, and boron, carbon and silicon present in the range of 3 to 6.5 wt. % may be welded around at least a portion of a tool joint circumference. The hardbanding alloy may exhibit a hardness of 45 Rc to 70 Rc and a wear rate in the range of 0.08 grams to 1.60 grams of mass loss after 6,000 cycles as measured using ASTM G65-04, Procedure A.

Glass forming hardbanding material

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William D Kiilunen