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US 12,195,827 · App. 17/422,069 · Granted Jan 14, 2025

Nickel alloy having good resistance to corrosion and high tensile strength, and method for producing semi-finished products

Inventors: Julia Botinha (Hagen, DE); Bodo Gehrmann (Plettenberg, DE); Helena Alves (Dortmund, DE)
Assignee: VDM Metals International GmbH
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Patent No.
US 12,195,827
App. No.
17/422,069
Granted
Jan 14, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A nickel alloy includes (in wt. %) Ni 50-55%, Cr 17-21%, Mo>0-9%, W 0-9%, Nb 1-5.7%, Ta>0-4.7%, Ti 0.1-3.0%, Al 0.4-4.0%, Co max. 3.0%, Mn max. 0.35%, Si max. 0.35%, Cu max. 0.23%, C 0.001-0.045%, S max. 0.01%, P 0.001-0.02%, B 0.001-0.01%, the remainder Fe and the conventional process-related impurities, wherein the following relations are provided: Nb+Ta 1-5.7% (1), Al+Ti>1.2-5% (2), Mo+W 3-9% (3), where Nb, Ta, Al and Ti are the concentration of the elements in question in wt. %.

Claims (57)

1. A nickel alloy having (in wt %)

Ni

 50-55%

Cr

 17-21%

Mo

  >0-9%

W

  0-9%

Nb

 1-5.7%

Ta

>0-4.7% 

Ti

0.1-3.0% 

Al

0.4-4.0% 

Co

max. 3.0% 

Mn

max. 0.35%  

Si

max. 0.35%  

Cu

max. 0.23%  

C

0.001-0.045%   

S

max. 0.01%  

P

0.001-0.02%   

B

0.001-0.01%   

Fe the rest and the usual process-related impurities, wherein the following relationships are fulfilled

Nb + Ta

1-5.7%

(1)

Al + Ti

>1.2-5% 

(2)

Mo + W 

  3-9%

(3)

wherein Nb, Ta, Al and Ti are the concentrations of the elements in question in wt %.

2. The alloy according to claim 1 , with a chromium content of 17 to 20%.

3. The alloy according to claim 1 , wherein the relationship molybdenum plus tungsten is 3 to 8%.

4. The alloy according to claim 1 , wherein the following relationship is fulfilled between niobium and tantalum:

Nb+Ta=2 to 4.5%,

wherein Nb and Ta are the concentrations of the elements in question in mass %.

5. The alloy according to claim 1 , with a titanium content of 0.5 to 2.0%.

6. The alloy according to claim 1 , with an aluminum content of 0.6 to 2.5%.

7. The alloy according to claim 1 , with a carbon content of 0.001 to max. 0.035%.

8. The alloy according to claim 1 , wherein the following relationship is fulfilled between aluminum and titanium:

Al+Ti=1.4 to 4%,

wherein Al and Ti are the concentrations of the elements in question in mass %.

9. A product made of the alloy according to claim 1 , in the product form of bar, wire, strip, sheet, longitudinally welded pipe, seamless pipe, or powder.

10. A structural part made of the alloy according to claim 1 for use in the oil & gas industry or in the chemical process industry.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 9, 2021
From: BOTINHA, JULIA; GEHRMANN, BODO; ALVES, HELENA
To: VDM METALS INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Reel/Frame 056820/0368 →
Priority Claims (2)
DE 10 2019 106 776.6 · Mar 18, 2019 · national
DE 10 2020 106 433.0 · Mar 10, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220098704A1 · Mar 31, 2022
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