An apparatus for forming aluminum-transition metal alloys having high strength at elevated temperatures
US4805686A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 15, 1987 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC22C45/08
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention provides an aluminum based alloy consisting essentially of the formula Al.sub.bal Fe.sub.a X.sub.b, wherein X is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Zn, Co, Ni, Cr, Mo, V, Zr, Ti, Y and Ce, "a" ranges from about 7-15 wt. %, "b" ranges from about 2-10 wt. % and the balance is aluminum. The alloy has a predominately microeutectic microstructure, and is produced by a method and apparatus for forming rapidly solidified metal within an ambient atmosphere. Generally stated, the apparatus includes a moving casting surface which has a quenching region for solidifying molten metal thereon. A reservoir holds molten metal and has orifice means for depositing a stream of molten metal onto the casting surface quenching region. A heating mechanism heats the molten metal contained within the reservoir, and a gas source provides a non-reactive gas atmosphere at the quenching region to minimize oxidation of the deposited metal. A conditioning mechanism disrupts a moving gas boundary layer carried along by the moving casting surface to minimize disturbances of the molten metal stream that would inhibit quenching of the molten metal on the casting surface at a que…
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