Patent ID: 8882941
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: C21D,C22C

Abstract:
1. A method of forming spinodal microconstituents in an alloy comprising: melting alloy constituents including 52 atomic percent to 60 atomic percent iron, 15.5 to 21 atomic percent nickel, 6.3 to 11.6 atomic percent cobalt, 10.3 to 13.2 atomic percent boron, 3.7 to 4.8 atomic percent carbon, and 0.3 to 0.5 atomic percent silicon to form an alloy; cooling said alloy; and forming one or more spinodal microconstituents in a glass matrix through spinodal decomposition wherein said alloy separates into distinct regions with different chemical compositions and physical properties and is not nucleation controlled, wherein said spinodal microconstituents are present in the range of 5% to 95% by volume and said spinodal microconstituents exhibit a length scale less than 50 nm in a glass matrix.