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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 1994
Filed:
Aug. 16, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
William C Mack, Wadsworth, OH (US);
James M Tanzosh, Silver Lake, OH (US);
Mark J Topolski, Canton, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Babcock & Wilcox Company, New Orleans, LA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C21D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
148236 ; 148225 ;
Abstract
The surface hardening diffusion process for an austenitic material such as 300-series stainless steel uses a pack carburization process at a temperature range from about 1500.degree. F. to about 2500.degree. F. for a period of time ranging from about one (1) to about eight (8) hours. Chromium carbides are formed on the surface of the austenitic material for increasing its wear resistance.