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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 1991
Filed:
Apr. 24, 1990
David M Scruggs, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Gerald A Croopnick, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);
Amorphous Metals Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A matrix-bonded carbide-containing material of high hardness is prepared using a mixture containing a matrix alloy having a composition in weight percent of from about 15 to about 45 percent chromium, from 0 to about 3 percent silicon, from about 2 to about 6 percent boron, from about 3 to about 11 percent titanium (either as metal or as a compound), balance iron and impurities, and a mass of tungsten carbide particles, the tungsten carbide particles preferably being present in an amount of from about 15 to about 60 percent by weight of the total mixture and the matrix alloy preferably being present in an amount of from about 85 to about 40 percent by weight of the total mixture. The matrix alloy is melted to produce a flowable mixture having a liquid phase and solid tungsten carbide particles, and thereafter solidified. During melting, the tungsten carbide particle size is reduced by interaction with the liquid phase. The melting can be accomplished by a conventional melt casting procedure, or by welding or other technique that produces a liquid matrix phase. The fine tungsten carbide particles produced during melting exhibit little if any settling, so that the final solidified product is macroscopically homogeneous.