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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2009
Applicants:
Christopher A. Schuh, Marlborough, MA (US);
Koichi Kita, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Christopher A. Schuh, Marlborough, MA (US);
Koichi Kita, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C21D 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods to enhance the quality of grain boundary networks are described. The process can result in the production of a metal including a relatively large fraction of special grain boundaries (e.g., a fraction of special grain boundaries of at least about 55%).