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Method for hardening chromiumnickel stainless steel

Assignee: Armco Inc
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Filing: 1957-07-31
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Granted: 1960-11-01
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Expires: 1977-07-31
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Paul M Allen

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 18:42
CPC Classifications
C; C21; C21D; C21D6/00; C21D6/004

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 95 words
IN THE PRODUCTION OF HEAT-HARDENED CHROMIUMNICKEL STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS, THE ART WHICH COMPRISES ANNEALING A HEAT-HARDENABLE CHROMIUM-NICKEL STAINLESS STEEL AT A TEMPERATURE OF 1900* TO 2050*F., FORMING THE STEEL INTO PRODUCTS OF DESIRED CONFIGURATION, CONDITIONING THE SAME AT A TEMPERATURE OF 1000* TO 1200*F. FOR PERIODS OF TIME RANGING FROM ABOUT 3 MINUTES AT THE 1200* F. TEMPERATURE UP TO ABOUT 48 HOURS AT THE TEMPERATURE OF 1000*F., REFRIGERATING THE PRODUCTS AT A TEMPERTURE OF ABOUT -30* TO -150*F, AND REHEATING THE PRODUCTS AT A TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 700* TO 1150*F. TO HARDEN THE SAME.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 95 words
IN THE PRODUCTION OF HEAT-HARDENED CHROMIUMNICKEL STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS, THE ART WHICH COMPRISES ANNEALING A HEAT-HARDENABLE CHROMIUM-NICKEL STAINLESS STEEL AT A TEMPERATURE OF 1900* TO 2050*F., FORMING THE STEEL INTO PRODUCTS OF DESIRED CONFIGURATION, CONDITIONING THE SAME AT A TEMPERATURE OF 1000* TO 1200*F. FOR PERIODS OF TIME RANGING FROM ABOUT 3 MINUTES AT THE 1200* F. TEMPERATURE UP TO ABOUT 48 HOURS AT THE TEMPERATURE OF 1000*F., REFRIGERATING THE PRODUCTS AT A TEMPERTURE OF ABOUT -30* TO -150*F, AND REHEATING THE PRODUCTS AT A TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 700* TO 1150*F. TO HARDEN THE SAME.

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