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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2015
Applicant:
Ati Properties Llc, Albany, OR (US);
Inventors:
Ronald E. Bailey, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Thomas R. Parayil, New Kensington, PA (US);
Glenn J. Swiatek, Palos Heights, IL (US);
Assignee:
ATI PROPERTIES LLC, Albany, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22C 38/54 (2006.01); C21D 9/00 (2006.01); C21D 9/46 (2006.01); C21D 6/00 (2006.01); C22C 38/52 (2006.01); C22C 38/50 (2006.01); C22C 38/46 (2006.01); C22C 38/06 (2006.01); C22C 38/00 (2006.01); C21D 1/56 (2006.01); C21D 7/13 (2006.01); C21D 8/02 (2006.01); C21D 9/42 (2006.01); C22C 38/02 (2006.01); C22C 38/04 (2006.01); C22C 38/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C22C 38/54 (2013.01); C21D 1/56 (2013.01); C21D 6/004 (2013.01); C21D 6/005 (2013.01); C21D 6/008 (2013.01); C21D 7/13 (2013.01); C21D 8/0226 (2013.01); C21D 8/0263 (2013.01); C21D 9/0075 (2013.01); C21D 9/42 (2013.01); C21D 9/46 (2013.01); C22C 38/001 (2013.01); C22C 38/005 (2013.01); C22C 38/02 (2013.01); C22C 38/04 (2013.01); C22C 38/06 (2013.01); C22C 38/44 (2013.01); C22C 38/46 (2013.01); C22C 38/50 (2013.01); C22C 38/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
One aspect of the present disclosure is directed to low-alloy steels exhibiting high hardness and an advantageous level of multi-hit ballistic resistance with minimal crack propagation imparting a level of ballistic performance suitable for military armor applications. Certain embodiments of the steels according to the present disclosure have hardness in excess of 550 HBN and demonstrate a high level of ballistic penetration resistance relative to conventional military specifications.