Patent ID: 7235116

Claim:
A powder metal component formed from a mixture which includes a hard phase intermetallic material, the powder metal component having a chemical composition on a weight percent basis, consisting of: about 0.1 to about 2.0% C; about 8.0 to about 18.0% Cr; about 1.0 to about 15.0% Mo; about 0.1 to about 3.5% S; about 0.1 to about 2.0% Si upto about 5.0% other elements, wherein said other elements comprise upto about 0.6% W, upto about 2.0% Ni, upto about 0.5% V, and upto about 1.9% Cu; and the balance being substantially iron, said powder metal component having a microstructure which includes an intermetallic Laves phase.