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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2021
Oerlikon Metco (Us) Inc., Westbury, NY (US);
Zhongming Wang, Houston, TX (US);
Andy Bell, Conroe, TX (US);
Zhe Zhang, Houston, TX (US);
Bob Horswell, Cypress, TX (US);
James Nathaniel Vecchio, San Diego, CA (US);
Justin Lee Cheney, San Diego, CA (US);
Roland Facundo, Splendora, TX (US);
Oerlikon Metco (US) Inc., Westbury, NY (US);
Abstract
The disclosure relates generally to tungsten carbide particles, and more particularly to textured spheroidal tungsten carbides, composites formed thereof, and methods of applying the composites. In one aspect, a powder blend comprises fused tungsten carbide particles. The fused tungsten carbide particles have a spheroidal or substantially spherical shape having ratio of a first length along a major axis to second length along a minor axis that is 1.20 or lower. The fused tungsten carbide particles have a surface that is textured to have a grain boundary area fraction greater than 5.0%.