IP Library Granted Patent US 12661709
Granted Patent B2
US 12661709 · App. 18/577,825 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Atomized powder, thermal spray coating, hearth roll, and method for producing hearth roll

Inventors: Yuhei Ohide (Akashi, JP); Tatsuo Suidzu (Akashi, JP); Toshiyuki Sawada (Himeji, JP); Tomoki Hirono (Himeji, JP)
Assignees: TOCALO Co., Ltd; Sanyo Special Steel Co., Ltd.
B22F1/12C22C27/06C22C30/00C22C32/0052C23C4/073C23C4/10C23C4/134B22F2301/15B22F2302/10
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Patent No.
US 12661709
App. No.
18/577,825
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An atomized powder has a heat-resistant alloy phase and a Cr 7 C 3 phase dispersed in the heat-resistant alloy phase, and contains 20 to 46% of Ni, 22 to 43% of Cr, 4 to 13% of Al, 0.1 to 1.0% of Y, and 0.3 to 4.2% of C on a mass basis, and a remainder thereof includes Co and unavoidable impurities.

Claims (13)

1 . An atomized powder comprising a heat-resistant alloy phase and a Cr 7 C 3 phase dispersed in the heat-resistant alloy phase, wherein

the heat-resistant alloy phase is a Co-based alloy phase,

the atomized powder contains 20 to 46% of Ni, 22 to 43% of Cr, 4 to 13% of Al, 0.1 to 1.0% of Y, and 0.3 to 4.2% of C on a mass basis, and a remainder thereof includes Co and unavoidable impurities, and

a content of Cr 7 C 3 in the atomized powder is not less than 5 mass % and not greater than 20 mass %.

2 . The atomized powder according to claim 1 , wherein a part of the Cr 7 C 3 phase is a needle-like structure.

3 . The atomized powder according to claim 1 , wherein a proportion of the Cr 7 C 3 phase in a cross-sectional structure of a particle is not greater than 50 area %.

4 . A thermal spray coating formed using the atomized powder according to claim 1 .

5 . A hearth roll comprising a roll body and a thermal spray coating, the thermal spray coating being provided on a surface thereof, wherein

the thermal spray coating is the thermal spray coating according to claim 4 .

6 . A method for producing a hearth roll including a roll body and a thermal spray coating, the thermal spray coating being provided on a surface thereof, the method comprising:

forming a thermal spray coating on a surface of the roll body using the atomized powder according to claim 1 ; and

then hardening the thermal spray coating by heat-treating the thermal spray coating.

7 . The method for producing the hearth roll according to claim 6 , further comprising decreasing a hardness of the heat-treated thermal spray coating by melting and solidifying a surface of the heat-treated thermal spray coating by applying a laser beam to the thermal spray coating after heat-treating the thermal spray coating.