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Process for the production of tools

US5028386A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 17, 1990
Grant dateJul 2, 1991
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Expiry dateOct 17, 2010

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC22C1/10
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

In a process for making tools from medium and high alloy steels or stellites by superplastic precision forming a powder metallurgically produced starting material with an equiaxed structure and more than 30% by volume of carbidic and/or boridic precipitated phase of particle size 1 to 0.2 .mu.m is given a matrix grain size of 1 to 3 .mu.m by thermomechanical processing (hot forming) and formed in the superplastic state.

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