Patent ID: 9624568
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: B22F,C22C,C23C

Claim:
1. A method of forming a powder metal material for use in a thermal spray technique, comprising the steps of: providing a melted iron based alloy consisting of 3.8 wt. % carbon, 13.0 wt. % chromium, 2.5 wt. % tungsten, 6.0 wt. % vanadium, 1.5 wt. % molybdenum, 0.2 wt. % oxygen, 70.0 to 80.0 wt. % iron, and impurities in an amount not greater than 2.0 wt. %, based on the total weight of the melted iron based alloy; and atomizing the melted iron based alloy to provide atomized droplets of the iron based alloy.