Free cutting alloy
US7381369B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 18, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC22C38/60
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Provided is free cutting alloy excellent in machinability, preserving various characteristics as alloy. The free cutting alloy contains: one or more of Ti and Zr as a metal element component; and C being an indispensable element as a bonding component with the metal element component, wherein a (Ti,Zr) based compound including one or more of S, Se and Te is formed in a matrix metal phase. The free cutting alloy is more excellent in machinability, preserving various characteristics as alloy at similar levels to a conventional case. The effect is especially conspicuous, for example, when a compound expressed in a chemical form of (Ti,Zr)4C2(S,Se,Te)2 as the (Ti,Zr) based compound is formed at least in a dispersed state in the alloy structure.
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