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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 2006280936', 'Application No. 2', 'Application No. 200710084138', 'Application No. 05729193', 'Application No. 06813610', 'Application No. 200680038569', 'Application No. 200710084138', 'Application No. 07717159']

High-performance hardmetal materials - Patent # 7645315 - PatentGenius
High-performance hardmetal materials
7645315 High-performance hardmetal materials
Application: 11/081,928
Inventors: Liu; Shaiw-Rong Scott (Arcadia, CA)
Assignee: Worldwide Strategy Holdings Limited (Temple City, CA)
U.S. Class: 75/236
Field Of Search: 75/236; 75/241; 75/239; 75/240
International Class: C22C 29/08
Foreign Patent Documents: 1592795; 2350403; 61-194146; 61-201752; 02-111823; 07-503997; 11-502260; 11-504074; 2001-181775; 2001-198710; 2001-303233; 2002-180175; 2002-322505; 1279445; 1993/017141; 1996/027687; WO98/22631; 2004/065645
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Abstract: Hardmetal compositions each including hard particles having a first material and a binder matrix having a second, different material comprising rhenium or a Ni-based superalloy. Tungsten may also be used a binder matrix material. A two-step sintering process may be used to fabricate such hardmetals at relatively low sintering temperatures in the solid-state phase to produce substantially fully-densified hardmetals. A hardmetal coating or structure may be formed on a surface by using a thermal spray method.
1. A material, comprising: hard particles comprising WC and TaC; and a binder matrix that binds the hard particles and comprisesrhenium and a nickel-based superalloy, and wherein WC and TaC are between about 44% to about 98%, and up to about 24% of a total weight of the material, respectively, and wherein rhenium and the nickel-based superalloy in the binder matrix are up toabout 47% and about 25% of the total weight of the material, respectively, and wherein rhenium is in an amount of 25% or higher of a total weight of the binder matrix.
2. A material, comprising: hard particles comprising WC, TiC and TaC; and a binder matrix that binds the hard particles and comprises rhenium and a nickel-based superalloy, and wherein WC, TiC and TaC are between about 40% to about 98%, up toabout 23%, and up about 26% of a total weight of the material, respectively, and wherein rhenium and the nickel-based superalloy are up to about 53% and about 30% of the total weight of the material, respectively, and wherein rhenium is in an amount of25% or higher of a total weight of the binder matrix.
3. A material, comprising: hard particles comprising WC and TiC; and a binder matrix that binds the hard particles and comprises cobalt, rhenium and a nickel-based superalloy, and wherein WC and TiC are between about 40% to about 98%, and upto about 24% of a total weight of the material, respectively; and wherein cobalt is up to about 32% of the total weight of the material, rhenium and the nickel-based superalloy are up to about 54% and about 29% of the total weight of the material,respectively, and wherein rhenium is in an amount of 25% or higher of a total weight of the binder matrix.
4. A material, comprising: hard particles comprising WC and TaC; and a binder matrix that binds the hard particles and comprises cobalt, rhenium and a nickel-based superalloy, and wherein WC and TaC are between about 45% to about 98%, and upto about 24% of a total weight of the material, respectively; and wherein cobalt is up to about 28% of the total weight of the material, rhenium and a nickel-based superalloy are up to about 47% and about 26% of the total weight of the material,respectively, and wherein rhenium is in an amount of 25% or higher of a total weight of the binder matrix.
5. A material, comprising: hard particles comprising WC, TiC and TaC; and a binder matrix that binds the hard particles and comprises cobalt, rhenium and a nickel-based superalloy, and wherein WC, TiC and TaC are between about 35% to about93%, up to about 25%, and up to about 26% of a total weight of the material, respectively; and wherein cobalt is up to about 44% of the total weight of the material, rhenium and a nickel-based superalloy which are up to about 65% and about 41% of thetotal weight of the material, respectively, and wherein rhenium is in an amount of 25% or higher of a total weight of the binder matrix.
6. The material of claim 1, wherein the material has a hardness (Hv) of about 2000 Kg/mm.sup.2 or higher at room temperature under 10 Kg.
7. The material of claim 2, wherein the material has a hardness (Hv) of about 2000 Kg/mm.sup.2 or higher at room temperature under 10 Kg.
8. The material of claim 1, wherein the material has a surface fracture toughness of about 6 MPa*m.sup.1/2 or higher estimated by Palmvist crack length at a load of 10 Kg.
9. The material of claim 2, wherein the material has a surface fracture toughness of about 6 MPa*m.sup.1/2 or higher estimated by Palmvist crack length at a load of 10 Kg.
10. The material of claim 1, wherein the material is fabricated by a two-step process comprising sintering a mixture of the hard particles and the binder matrix material in vacuum at a temperature of 1700.degree. C. or higher that is below theeutectic temperature of the mixture, followed by sintering the mixture at a temperature of 1600.degree. C. or higher that is below the eutectic temperature of the mixture and under pressure in the presence of an inert gas.
11. The material of claim 2, wherein the material is fabricated by a two-step process comprising sintering a mixture of the hard particles and the binder matrix material in vacuum at a temperature of 1700.degree. C. or higher that is below theeutectic temperature of the mixture, followed by sintering the mixture at a temperature of 1600.degree. C. or higher that is below the eutectic temperature of the mixture and under pressure in the presence of an inert gas.
12. The material of claim 3, wherein the material has a hardness (Hv) of about 2100 Kg/mm.sup.2 or higher at room temperature under 10 Kg.
13. The material of claim 4, wherein the material has a hardness (Hv) of about 2100 Kg/mm.sup.2 or higher at room temperature under 10 Kg.
14. The material of claim 5, wherein the material has a hardness (Hv) of about 2100 Kg/mm.sup.2 or higher at room temperature under 10 Kg.
15. The material of claim 3, wherein the material has a surface fracture toughness of about 7 MPa*m.sup.1/2 or higher estimated by Palmvist crack length at a load of 10 Kg.
16. The material of claim 4, wherein the material has a surface fracture toughness of about 7 MPa*m.sup.1/2 or higher estimated by Palmvist crack length at a load of 10 Kg.
17. The material of claim 5, wherein the material has a surface fracture toughness of about 7 MPa*m.sup.1/2 or higher estimated by Palmvist crack length at a load of 10 Kg.
18. The material of claim 3, wherein the material is fabricated by a two-step, solid-state sintering process comprising sintering a mixture of the hard particles and the binder matrix material in vacuum at a temperature of 1475.degree. C. orhigher that is below the eutectic temperature of the mixture, followed by sintering the mixture at a temperature of 1305.degree. C. or higher that is below the eutectic temperature of the mixture and under pressure in the presence of an inert gas.
19. The material of claim 4, wherein the material is fabricated by a two-step, solid-state sintering process comprising sintering a mixture of the hard particles and the binder matrix material in vacuum at a temperature of 1475.degree. C. orhigher that is below the eutectic temperature of the mixture, followed by sintering the mixture at a temperature of 1305.degree. C. or higher that is below the eutectic temperature of the mixture and under pressure in the presence of an inert gas.
20. The material of claim 5, wherein the material is fabricated by a two-step, solid-state sintering process comprising sintering a mixture of the hard particles and the binder matrix material in vacuum at a temperature of 1475.degree. C. orhigher that is below the eutectic temperature of the mixture, followed by sintering the mixture at a temperature of 1305.degree. C. or higher that is below the eutectic temperature of the mixture and under pressure in the presence of an inert gas.
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