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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 1983

Filed:

Mar. 30, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:

Kenneth P Young, Ballwin, MO (US);

Curtis P Kyonka, Maryland Heights, MO (US);

James A Courtois, Florissant, MO (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22F / ; C22F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
148-2 ; 148 / ; 148 / ; 148437 ; 148432 ;
Abstract

A fine grained metal composition suitable for forming in a partially solid, partially liquid condition. The composition is prepared by producing a solid metal composition having an essentially directional grain structure and heating the directional grain composition to a temperature above the solidus and below the liquidus to produce a partially solid, partially liquid mixture containing at least 0.05 volume fraction liquid. The composition, prior to heating, has a strain level introduced such that upon heating, the mixture comprises uniform discrete spheroidal particles contained within a lower melting matrix. The heated alloy is then solidified while in a partially solid, partially liquid condition, the solidified composition having a uniform, fine grained microstructure.


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