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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2003
Applicants:
Bruce A. Cook, Ankeny, IA (US);
Alan Russell, Ames, IA (US);
Joel Harringa, Ames, IA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc., Ames, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22C029/00 ; C22C029/14 ; C09K003/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention relates to a ductile binder phase for use with AlMgBand other hard materials. The ductile binder phase, a cobalt-manganese alloy, is used in appropriate quantities to tailor good hardness and reasonable fracture toughness for hard materials so they can be used suitably in industrial machining and grinding applications.