IP Library Granted Patent US 11,946,554
Granted Patent B2
US 11,946,554 · App. 17/311,726 · Granted Apr 2, 2024

Fluid contact member and method of manufacturing fluid contact member

Inventors: Hirotsugu Kawanaka (Tokyo, JP); Yoshihisa Kiyotoki (Hitachi, JP); Sei Hirano (Hitachi, JP); Daisuke Hirasawa (Hitachi, JP); Junya Kaneda (Hitachi, JP)
Assignee: HITACHI-GE NUCLEAR ENERGY, LTD.
F16K25/04B22F10/64B33Y40/20B33Y80/00C22C19/07C22F1/10B22F10/28B22F2301/15B33Y10/00F16K3/30
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Patent No.
US 11,946,554
App. No.
17/311,726
Granted
Apr 2, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

To provide a fluid contact member whose corrosion resistance is particularly further improved than that in the related art. In order to solve this problem, a fluid contact member 10 includes a fluid contact portion 1 configured to be in contact with a fluid, the fluid contact portion 1 has a cobalt-based alloy phase 2 having a dendrite, and a compound phase 3 formed in an arm space of the dendrite and containing chromium carbide, and among a plurality of secondary arms 5 extending from one primary arm 4 constituting the dendrite, an average interval between adjacent secondary arms 5 is 5 μm or less. At this time, the average interval is preferably 3 μm or less. Further, the compound phase 3 is preferably formed discontinuously in the dendrite arm space.

Claims (23)

1. A fluid contact member, comprising:

a fluid contact portion configured to be in contact with a fluid; wherein

the fluid contact portion has a cobalt-based alloy phase having a dendrite, and

a compound phase formed in an arm space of the dendrite and containing chromium carbide, and

among a plurality of secondary arms extending from one primary arm constituting the dendrite, an average interval between adjacent secondary arms is 5 μm or less.

2. The fluid contact member according to claim 1 , wherein

the average interval is 3 μm or less.

3. The fluid contact member according to claim 1 , wherein

the compound phase is discontinuously formed in the dendrite arm space.

4. The fluid contact member according to claim 1 , wherein

the fluid contact portion contains:

0.9% by mass or more of carbon,

26% by mass or more and 32% by mass or less of chromium,

0% by mass or more and 6% by mass or less of tungsten,

0% by mass or more and 1% by mass or less of nickel,

0% by mass or more and 1% by mass or less of iron,

0% by mass or more and 1% by mass or less of molybdenum, and

cobalt and inevitable impurities as balance.

5. The fluid contact member according to claim 1 , wherein the fluid contact portion contains tungsten in a proportion of 3% by mass or more and 6% by mass or less.

6. The fluid contact member according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a fluid contact member for a nuclear facility.

7. The fluid contact member according to claim 1 , further comprising:

at least one of a valve disc and a valve seat.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 5, 2026
From: HITACHI-GE NUCLEAR ENERGY, LTD.
To: HITACHI GE VERNOVA NUCLEAR ENERGY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 074188/0822 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2021
From: KAWANAKA, HIROTSUGU; KIYOTOKI, YOSHIHISA; HIRANO, SEI; HIRASAWA, DAISUKE; KANEDA, JUNYA
To: HITACHI-GE NUCLEAR ENERGY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 056464/0794 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-001434 · Jan 8, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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