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US2708159A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Heat treated, hardened alloy steel elements

Assignee: Huntington Alloys Corp
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Filing: 1954-02-26
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Granted: 1955-05-10
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Expires: 1974-02-26
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Francis B Foley
  • 👤 Charles C Clark

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 09:48
CPC Classifications
C; C22; C22C; C22C38/00; C22C38/18; C22C38/40; C22C38/46

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 150 words
A HARDENED GEAR WHICH IN USE IS SUBJECTED TO WEAR AND HEAVY STATIC AND IMPACT STRESSES, SAID ELEMENT BEING COMPRISED OF A HEAT TREATED STEEL CONTAINING ABOUT 3.5% TO 6% NICKEL, ABOUT 1.5% TO 2,5% ALUMINUM, ABOUT 0.4% TO 1.25% CHROMIUM, VANADIUM, UP TO ABOUT 1% DENUM, ABOUT 0.05 TO 0.15% VANADIUM, UP TO ABOUT 1% SILICON, UP TO 1% MANGANESE, AND ABOUT 0.18% TO 0.3% CARBON, THE CARBON CONTENT BEING CORRELATED TO THE NICKEL AND ALUMINUM CONTENTS IN THE ALLOY EXPRESSED STOICHIOMETRICALLY BY THE FORMULA NIAL, SUCH THAT WHEN THE NIAL CONTENT OF THE STEEL IS WITHIN THE RANGE OF ABOUT 4.5% TO ABOUT 5.5%, THE CARBON CONTENT IS WITHIN THE RANGE OF 0.25% TO 0.30% AND WHEN THE NIAL IS WITHIN THE RANGE OF ABOUT 5.5% TO 7.5%, THE CARBON CONTENT IS WITHIN THE RANGE OF ABOUT 0.18% TO 0.25%, THE BALANCE OF SAID STEEL BEING ESSENTIALLY IRON.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 150 words
A HARDENED GEAR WHICH IN USE IS SUBJECTED TO WEAR AND HEAVY STATIC AND IMPACT STRESSES, SAID ELEMENT BEING COMPRISED OF A HEAT TREATED STEEL CONTAINING ABOUT 3.5% TO 6% NICKEL, ABOUT 1.5% TO 2,5% ALUMINUM, ABOUT 0.4% TO 1.25% CHROMIUM, VANADIUM, UP TO ABOUT 1% DENUM, ABOUT 0.05 TO 0.15% VANADIUM, UP TO ABOUT 1% SILICON, UP TO 1% MANGANESE, AND ABOUT 0.18% TO 0.3% CARBON, THE CARBON CONTENT BEING CORRELATED TO THE NICKEL AND ALUMINUM CONTENTS IN THE ALLOY EXPRESSED STOICHIOMETRICALLY BY THE FORMULA NIAL, SUCH THAT WHEN THE NIAL CONTENT OF THE STEEL IS WITHIN THE RANGE OF ABOUT 4.5% TO ABOUT 5.5%, THE CARBON CONTENT IS WITHIN THE RANGE OF 0.25% TO 0.30% AND WHEN THE NIAL IS WITHIN THE RANGE OF ABOUT 5.5% TO 7.5%, THE CARBON CONTENT IS WITHIN THE RANGE OF ABOUT 0.18% TO 0.25%, THE BALANCE OF SAID STEEL BEING ESSENTIALLY IRON.

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