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Prealloyed high-vanadium, cold work tool steel particles

US5344477A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 4, 1993
Grant dateSep 6, 1994
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Expiry dateMar 4, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S75/956
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Prealloyed high-vanadium, cold work tool steel particles are provided for use in the powder-metallurgy production of tool steel articles. The particles are of a cold work tool steel alloy having an MC-type vanadium carbide dispersion of a carbide particle size substantially entirely less than 6 microns and in an amount of 18.5 to 34.0% by volume. The particles are produced by atomizing a molten tool steel alloy at a temperature above 2910.degree. F. and rapidly cooling the atomized alloy to form solidified particles therefrom. The particles have the MC-type vanadium carbide dispersion therein.

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