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Method of heat treating cast iron

Assignee: Huntington Alloys Corp
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Filing: 1954-01-08
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Granted: 1958-05-20
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Expires: 1974-01-08
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Millis Keith Dwight
  • 👤 Gagnebin Albert Paul
  • 👤 Pilling Norman Boden

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 18:22
CPC Classifications
C; C22; C22C; C22C37/00; C22C37/10; C21; C21D; C21D5/00; C22C33/00; C22C33/08; C22C37/04; C22C38/00; C22C38/02; C22C38/04; C21D2211/00; C21D2211/009

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 144 words
A METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FERROUS ALLOY HAVING IMPROVED DUCTILITY IN COMBINATION WITH SUBSTANTIAL STRENGTH PROPERTIES, WHICH COMPRISES SUBJECTING A CASTING MADE OF A FERROUS ALLOY HAVING A MATRIX CONTAINING COMBINED CARBON AND HAVING IRON IN THE ALPHA FORM AND SAID ALLOY CONTAINING CARBON IN EXCESS OF THAT REQUIRED TO FORM SAID MATRIX PREDOMINANTLY IN THE UNCOMBINED FORM AND CONTAINING MAGNESIUM IN AT LEAST A SMALL BUT EFFECTIVE AMOUNT UP TO LESS THAN 0.5% TO CAUSE THE OCCURRENCE OF SAID UNCOMBINED CARBON IN THE FORM OF SPHEROIDAL PARTICLES DISPERSED IN SAID MATRIX, THE BALANCE OF SAID ALLOY BEING A GRAY CAST IRON COMPOSITION, TO A HEAT TREATMENT FOR AT LEAST ABOUT ONE HOUR AT AN ELEVATED TEMPERATURE WITHIN ABOUT 75*F. BELOW THE ALPHA-GAMMA TRANSFORMATION TEMPERATURE FOR SAID ALLOY TO DECOMPOSE SAID COMBINED CARBON AND TO PROVIDE AN INCREASE IN THE DUCTILITY OF SAID ALLOY.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 144 words
A METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FERROUS ALLOY HAVING IMPROVED DUCTILITY IN COMBINATION WITH SUBSTANTIAL STRENGTH PROPERTIES, WHICH COMPRISES SUBJECTING A CASTING MADE OF A FERROUS ALLOY HAVING A MATRIX CONTAINING COMBINED CARBON AND HAVING IRON IN THE ALPHA FORM AND SAID ALLOY CONTAINING CARBON IN EXCESS OF THAT REQUIRED TO FORM SAID MATRIX PREDOMINANTLY IN THE UNCOMBINED FORM AND CONTAINING MAGNESIUM IN AT LEAST A SMALL BUT EFFECTIVE AMOUNT UP TO LESS THAN 0.5% TO CAUSE THE OCCURRENCE OF SAID UNCOMBINED CARBON IN THE FORM OF SPHEROIDAL PARTICLES DISPERSED IN SAID MATRIX, THE BALANCE OF SAID ALLOY BEING A GRAY CAST IRON COMPOSITION, TO A HEAT TREATMENT FOR AT LEAST ABOUT ONE HOUR AT AN ELEVATED TEMPERATURE WITHIN ABOUT 75*F. BELOW THE ALPHA-GAMMA TRANSFORMATION TEMPERATURE FOR SAID ALLOY TO DECOMPOSE SAID COMBINED CARBON AND TO PROVIDE AN INCREASE IN THE DUCTILITY OF SAID ALLOY.

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