Oxidation resistant rhenium alloys
US6749803B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 3, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 15, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/16
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An alloy based on a refractory metal such as rhenium resists oxidation by the inclusion of alloying substances with affinity for oxygen or other oxidizing substances. This alloy has excellent high temperature strength and will resist oxidation. The alloy includes oxidation resistant substances, such as soluble metals, that attract oxygen and may form a protective oxide layer over the remaining portion of the rhenium-alloy part or piece. Such soluble alloying constituents may include chromium, cobalt, nickel, titanium, thorium, aluminum, hafnium, vanadium, silicon, aluminum, and yttrium.
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