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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2017
Applicant:
Kennametal Inc., Latrobe, PA (US);
Inventors:
Zhiquan Guo, Shanghai, CN;
Mark Han, Shanghai, CN;
Chandler Du, Shanghai, CN;
Jason Goldsmith, Greensburg, PA (US);
Rob Lattimer, Wilton, CT (US);
Assignee:
KENNAMETAL INC., Latrobe, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 14/24 (2006.01); B23B 3/02 (2006.01); B28B 3/02 (2006.01); C23C 14/14 (2006.01); C23C 14/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 14/243 (2013.01); B28B 3/025 (2013.01); C23C 14/14 (2013.01); C23C 14/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one aspect, evaporator boats are provided which, in some embodiments, exhibit resistance to corrosion and associated performance degradation imparted by exposure to molten metals, including aluminum. An evaporator boat described herein comprises a body and an evaporator surface, the body comprising a boron nitride (BN) component and a TiBcomponent including a solid solution of TiBand one or more elements selected from the group consisting of silicon and metallic elements of Groups IVB-VIIIB of the Periodic Table.