Abstract
A process for manufacturing an iron-based alloy comprising forming targeted fine oxide and/or carbide dispersoids in a melt, and sequentially precipitating transition-metal nitrides on the dispersoids for heterogeneous nucleation of equiaxed grains. An iron-based cast alloy having a highly equiaxed fine grain structure.
Recommended Citation
S. N. Lekakh et al., "Grain Refinement in Iron-Based Materials," U.S. Patents, Nov 2019.
Department(s)
Materials Science and Engineering
Research Center/Lab(s)
Peaslee Steel Manufacturing Research Center
Patent Application Number
US15/567,142
Patent Number
US10465258B2
Document Type
Patent
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2019 The Curators of the University of Missouri, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
05 Nov 2019
