Patent ID: 8623108
Filing Date: 2014-01-07
Classification: B22F,C21D,C22C,C23C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A wear-resistant material, wherein the material comprises, in % by weight: Carbon (C) from more than 0.3 to about 3.5 Nitrogen (N) from about 0.05 to about 4.0 Oxygen (O) from more than 0.002 to about 0.25 Niobium or tantalum or both niobium and tantalum (Nb/Ta) from about 3.0 to about 18.0 remainder metallic elements and impurities, and wherein a microstructure of the material comprises a metal matrix and hard phases embedded therein, the hard phases comprising one or more of carbides, nitrides, and carbonitrides of at least Nb/Ta and having a diameter of from about 0.2 μm to about 50 μm.