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Treating composition, forming a mixed-carbide layer of Va-Group elements and of chromium on a ferrous-alloy surface and resulting product
Assignee: TOYOTA KK
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Filing: 1978-08-08
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Granted: 1980-10-28
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Expires: 1998-08-08
Abstract
Abstract A method and treating material are presented for forming a mixed-carbide layer of at least one Va-Group element and of chromium on the surface of a carbon-containing ferrous-alloy material. A molten treating bath is prepared by introducing one or more Va-Group elements in oxide form and chromium in metal or alloy form or by introducing one or more Va-Group elements in metal or alloy form and at least one chromium oxide into a molten bath composed of boric acid, of at least one borate or of a mixture thereof. An article of carbon-containing ferrous alloy is immersed and maintained in the molten treating bath until a mixed-carbide layer is formed on its surface. The mixed-carbide layer formed on the surface of the article is very smooth, wear resistant and high-temperature-oxidation resistant.
Inventors
- 👤 Noboru Komatsu
- 👤 Tohru Arai
- 👤 Hironori Fujita
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 00:25
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23C; C23C10/00; C23C10/18; C23C10/26
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 40
Claim 1
Independent Claim
66 words
A treating material having as sole initial essential constituent ingredients: I. a member selected from the group consisting of boric acid and a borate and II. a combination selected from the group consisting of: A. a chromium oxide and at least one Va-Group element in metal or alloy form and B. chromium in metal or alloy form and at least one Va-Group element in oxide form.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
66 words
A treating material having as sole initial essential constituent ingredients: I. a member selected from the group consisting of boric acid and a borate and II. a combination selected from the group consisting of: A. a chromium oxide and at least one Va-Group element in metal or alloy form and B. chromium in metal or alloy form and at least one Va-Group element in oxide form.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A treating material according to claim 1 which is a molten treating bath in which the member selected from the group consisting of boric acid and a borate is initially in molten form.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A molten treating bath according to claim 2 which is at a temperature within the range of from 850° to 1100° C.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A treating material according to claim 3 wherein the oxide and metal or alloy are initially in powder or flake form.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
A treating material according to claim 4 wherein the amount of oxide and the amount of metal or alloy are in the range of from 1 percent to 40 percent of the weight of the molten treating bath.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
A treating material according to claim 5 wherein member I comprises at least one molten borate selected from the group consisting of sodium borate, potassium borate, lithium borate and calcium borate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
A treating material according to claim 5 in which the combination is a chromium oxide and at least one Va-Group element in metal or alloy form.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
A treating material according to claim 7 wherein the Va-Group element is in metal form and is a member selected from the group consisting of vanadium, niobium and tantalum.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
A treating material according to claim 7 wherein the Va-Group element is in the form of an alloy selected from the group consisting of ferro-vanadium, ferro-niobium and ferro-tantalum.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
A treating material according to claim 7 having a (Va-Group element)/(chromium oxide) weight ratio in the range of from 0.16 to 3.3.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
40 words
A treating material according to claim 10 wherein the Va-Group element is in alloy form, the alloy is ferro-vanadium, and the weight ratio of vanadium in the ferro-vanadium to chromium oxide is in the range of from 0.16 to 2.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
40 words
A treating material according to claim 10 wherein the Va-Group element is in alloy form, the alloy is ferro-niobium and the weight ratio of niobium in the ferro-niobium to chromium oxide is in the range of from 0.5 to 3.3.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
A treating material according to claim 5 in which the combination is chromium in metal or alloy form and at least one Va-Group element in oxide form.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
28 words
A treating material according to claim 13 wherein the oxide is at least one member selected from the group consisting of vanadium oxide, niobium oxide and tantalum oxide.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
21 words
A treating material according to claim 13 wherein the chromium/oxide weight ratio is in the range of from 0.15 to 6.7.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
36 words
A treating material according to claim 15 wherein chromium is in metal form, the oxide is vanadium oxide, and the weight ratio of chromium to vanadium oxide is in the range of from 0.80 to 2.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
37 words
A treating material according to claim 15 wherein chromium is in metal form and the oxide is niobium oxide, and the weight ratio of chromium to niobium oxide is in the range of from 0.15 to 6.7.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
37 words
A treating material according to claim 15 wherein chromium is in metal form and the oxide is tantalum oxide, and the weight ratio of chromium to tantalum oxide is in the range of from 0.15 to 6.7.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
87 words
A composition suitable (without electrolysis or an unspecified reducing agent) for forming a mixed carbide layer on an article of a carbon-containing ferrous alloy, the composition having as initial constituent ingredients: I. a member selected from the group consisting of boric acid and a borate and II. a combination selected from the group consisting of: A. a chromium oxide and at least one Va-Group element in metal or alloy form and B. chromium in metal or alloy form and at least one Va-Group element in oxide form.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
87 words
A composition suitable (without electrolysis or an unspecified reducing agent) for forming a mixed carbide layer on an article of a carbon-containing ferrous alloy, the composition having as initial constituent ingredients: I. a member selected from the group consisting of boric acid and a borate and II. a combination selected from the group consisting of: A. a chromium oxide and at least one Va-Group element in metal or alloy form and B. chromium in metal or alloy form and at least one Va-Group element in oxide form.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
86 words
A method of preparing a treating material according to claim 2 which comprises: I. heating to its molten state at least one member selected from the group consisting of boric acid and a borate to form a molten bath, and II. introducing into the molten bath a combination selected from the group consisting of: A. a chromium oxide and at least one Va-Group element in metal or alloy form and B. chromium in metal or alloy form and at least one Va-Group element in oxide form.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method according to claim 20 which comprises introducing the oxide and metal or alloy into the molten bath in powder or flake form.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
79 words
A method for forming a mixed carbide layer of one or more Va-group elements of the Periodic Table and chromium on an article of a carbon-containing ferrous alloy which comprises: I. immersing the article into a treating material according to claim 3; II. maintaining said article in the treating material to form a mixed carbide layer of at least one Va-group element and chromium on the surface of the article; and III. removing said article from said treating material.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
7 words
A nonelectrolytic method according to claim 22.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method according to claim 22 wherein the amount of oxide and of metal or alloy is in the range of from 1 percent to 40 percent of the weight of the molten treating bath.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method according to claim 22 wherein said carbon-containing ferrous alloy is a member selected from the group consisting of carbon steel and alloy steel containing at least 0.1 percent by weight of carbon.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method according to claim 22 wherein the molten treating bath comprises at least one borate selected from the group consisting of sodium borate and potassium borate.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method according to claim 22 wherein the combination in the treating material is a chromium oxide and at least one Va-Group element in metal or alloy form.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method according to claim 27 wherein the Va-Group element is in metal form and is a member selected from the group consisting of vanadium, niobium and tantalum.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method according to claim 27 wherein the Va-Group element is in the form of an alloy selected from the group consisting of ferro-vanadium, ferro-niobium and ferro-tantalum.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method according to claim 27 wherein the weight ratio of Va-group element in metal or alloy form to chromium oxide is in the range of from 0.16 to 3.3.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method according to claim 30 wherein the Va-Group element is in the alloy form, the alloy is ferro-vanadium, and the weight ratio of vanadium in the ferro-vanadium to chromium oxide is in the range of from 0.16 to 2.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method according to claim 30 wherein the Va-Group element is in alloy form, the alloy is ferro-niobium and the weight ratio of niobium in the ferro-niobium to chromium oxide is in the range of from 0.5 to 3.3.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method according to claim 22 wherein the combination in the treating material is chromium in metal or alloy form and at least one Va-Group element in oxide form.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method according to claim 33 wherein the oxide is at least one member selected from the group consisting of a vanadium oxide, a niobium oxide and a tantalum oxide.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method according to claim 33 wherein the weight ratio of chromium in metal or alloy form to Va-Group element oxide is in the range of from 0.15 to 6.7.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method according to claim 35 wherein chromium is in metal form, the oxide is vanadium oxide, and the weight ratio of chromium to vanadium oxide is in the range of from 0.80 to 2.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method according to claim 35 wherein chromium is in metal form and the oxide is niobium oxide, and the weight ratio of chromium to niobium oxide is in the range of from 0.15 to 6.7.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method according to claim 35 wherein chromium is in metal form and the oxide is tantalum oxide, and the weight ratio of chromium to tantalum oxide is in the range of from 0.15 to 6.7.
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