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Metal composition and process for producing same
Assignee: INSTITUT KHIMICHESKOI FIZIKI AKADEMI NAUK SSSR USSR MOSKOVSKAYA OBLAST NOGINSKY RAION P/O CHERNOGOLOVKA
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Filing: 1980-12-25
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Granted: 1986-11-18
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Expires: 2000-12-25
Abstract
Abstract PCT No. PCT/SU80/00217 Sec. 371 Date Sep. 21, 1981 Sec. 102(e) Date Sep. 21, 1981 PCT Filed Dec. 25, 1980 PCT Pub. No. WO81/02168 PCT Pub. Date Aug. 6, 1981.The metal composition and the process for producing same relate to the art of alloy metallurgy. The metal composition based on metals of VIII Group and nitrides of metals of III-VII Groups is characterized in that at least one alloy containing at least one metal of VIII Group and at least one metal of III-VII Groups are disintegrated to powder, placed into a nitrogen-containing atmosphere with an excess of nitrogen, burning is initiated by way of a local ignition of the mixture at any point thereof and the excess of nitrogen is maintained till completion of the reaction. The metal composition and process for producing same according to the present invention are useful in the manufacture of hard alloys based on refractory or high-melting compounds.
Inventors
- 👤 Jury M. Maximov
- 👤 Mansur K. Ziatdinov
- 👤 Anatoly D. Kolmakov
- 👤 Larisa G. Raskolenko
- 👤 Alexandr G. Merzhanov
- 👤 Inna P. Borovinskaya
- 👤 Fedor I. Dubovitsky
Bibliographic Details
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CPC Classifications
C; C22; C22C; C22C1/00; C22C1/04; C22C1/05; C22C1/051; C22C1/053; C22C1/056
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
222 words
A process for producing a metal composition from a starting material consisting essentially of at least one alloy, each said alloy consisting essentially of from 30 to 70% by weight of one or two metals selected from the group consisting of iron, nickel and cobalt, and one, two or three metals selected from the group consisting of aluminum, titanium, zirconium, niobium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese and vanadium, said process comprising: a. pulverizing said starting material to a powder having a particle size of 0.01 to 2.0 mm; b. placing said powder in an atmosphere containing an excess of nitrogen, said atmosphere being maintained at a pressure of from 1 to 1000 bar; c. locally igniting the powder by means of an electric coil, electric spark or electric arc to produce combustion, wherein combustion is ignited at any point of the powder mass to produce a combustion zone, which combustion zone moves along the powder mass and has a temperature sufficient to melt said one or two metals selected from said first group as the metals of said first group are evolved during the formation of nitrides of said one, two, or three metals of said second group and ranges from 1420°-1820° C., and wherein an excess of nitrogen is maintained until completion of the combustion to thereby produce said metal composition.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
222 words
A process for producing a metal composition from a starting material consisting essentially of at least one alloy, each said alloy consisting essentially of from 30 to 70% by weight of one or two metals selected from the group consisting of iron, nickel and cobalt, and one, two or three metals selected from the group consisting of aluminum, titanium, zirconium, niobium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese and vanadium, said process comprising: a. pulverizing said starting material to a powder having a particle size of 0.01 to 2.0 mm; b. placing said powder in an atmosphere containing an excess of nitrogen, said atmosphere being maintained at a pressure of from 1 to 1000 bar; c. locally igniting the powder by means of an electric coil, electric spark or electric arc to produce combustion, wherein combustion is ignited at any point of the powder mass to produce a combustion zone, which combustion zone moves along the powder mass and has a temperature sufficient to melt said one or two metals selected from said first group as the metals of said first group are evolved during the formation of nitrides of said one, two, or three metals of said second group and ranges from 1420°-1820° C., and wherein an excess of nitrogen is maintained until completion of the combustion to thereby produce said metal composition.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the starting material is a mixture of two alloys, wherein at least one alloy contains at least one metal from the group consisting of Al, Ti, Zr, V, Nb and Ta.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein an excess of nitrogen is maintained under a pressure of from 1 to 500 bar.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A process according to claim 3, wherein an excess of nitrogen is maintained under a pressure of from 1 to 300 bar.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A process according to claim 4, wherein an excess of nitrogen is maintained under a pressure of from 2 to 160 bar.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the starting materials are pulverized to a powder with a particle size of from 0.01 to 0.6 mm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
A process according to claim 6, wherein the starting materials are pulverized to a powder with a particle size of from 0.02 to 0.3 mm.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
A process according to claim 6, wherein the starting materials are pulverized to a powder with a particle size of from 0.04 to 0.15 mm.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the starting materials are briquetted prior to being placed in said atmosphere.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
A process according to claim 1, including the further step of preheating said powder to a temperature of from 100 to 700° C., prior to the step of locally igniting the powder.
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