IP Library Granted Patent US 11,434,551
Granted Patent B1
US 11,434,551 · App. 17/062,136 · Granted Sep 6, 2022

High entropy alloys, refractory high entropy alloys, methods of selecting and making, and structures formed thereof

Inventors: Salvador B. Rodriguez (Albuquerque, NM); Andrew Kustas (Albuquerque, NM); David Ames (Albuquerque, NM)
Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
C22C30/00B22F10/00C22C1/0458C22C1/1094C22C14/00C22C16/00C22C22/00C22C27/025C22C27/06B22F2301/205B33Y70/00B33Y80/00
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Patent No.
US 11,434,551
App. No.
17/062,136
Granted
Sep 6, 2022
Kind
B1
Abstract

The present disclosure is directed to novel high entropy alloys, including refractory high entropy alloys, and methods of selecting high entropy alloys and refractory high entropy alloys with select nuclear application predetermined properties.

Claims (6)

1. An alloy, comprising:

Mn and four refractory elements in equiatomic or near-equiatomic amounts selected from the group consisting of Cr, Nb, Ti, V and Zr.

2. The alloy of claim 1 , wherein the alloy is selected from the group

consisting of MnNbTiVZr, CrMnTiVZr, CrMnNbVZr, CrMnNbTiZr and CrMnNbTiV.

3. An alloy, comprising:

Cr, Mn, Nb, Ti, V and Zr in in equiatomic or near-equiatomic amounts.

Assignments (3)
CONFIRMATORY LICENSE Recorded Sep 12, 2025
From: NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS OF SANDIA, LLC
To: NNSA
Reel/Frame 072232/0786 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 13, 2021
From: RODRIGUEZ, SALVADOR B.; KUSTAS, ANDREW; AMES, DAVID
To: NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS OF SANDIA, LLC
Reel/Frame 054907/0016 →
CONFIRMATORY LICENSE Recorded Dec 14, 2020
From: NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS OF SANDIA, LLC
To: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Reel/Frame 054637/0249 →
Continuity (1)
Provisional Application 62909901 · Oct 3, 2019