IP Library Granted Patent US 12,612,685
Granted Patent B2
US 12,612,685 · App. 18/602,344 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Alloy compositions

Inventors: Christopher Schade (Marlton, NJ); Kerri Horvay (Philadelphia, PA); Jon Baumgartner (Columbus, NJ)
Assignee: Hoeganaes Corporation
C22C38/48B22F1/052B22F9/082B22F10/14B22F10/64B33Y10/00B33Y40/10B33Y40/20B33Y70/00C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/44C22C38/46B22F2301/35B22F2304/10
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Patent No.
US 12,612,685
App. No.
18/602,344
Granted
Apr 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides compositions comprising iron, about 0.01 to about 0.4% w/w of manganese; about 1.3 to about 1.9% w/w of chromium; about 0.1% w/w or less of nickel; about 1.2 to about 1.7% w/w of molybdenum; about 0.01 to about 0.4% w/w of niobium; about 0.01 to about 0.4% w/w of vanadium; about 1.5 to about 2% w/w of silicon; and about 0.01 to about 0.20% w/w of carbon. The present disclosure also provides methods of preparing a metal powder, comprising atomizing a composition described herein and methods of preparing a metal object, comprising subjecting metal powder described herein to metal binder jetting.

Claims (66)

1 . A method of preparing a dual-phase microstructure sintered metal object, comprising:

(i) atomizing an iron-based composition to form a metal powder, wherein the iron-based composition comprises:

0.01 to 0.4% w/w of manganese;

1.3 to 1.9% w/w of chromium;

0.1% w/w or less of nickel;

1, 2 to 1.7% w/w of molybdenum;

0.01 to 0.4% w/w of niobium;

0.01 to 0.4% w/w of vanadium;

1.5 to 2% w/w of silicon; and

0.01 to 0.16% w/w of carbon;

wherein the balance of the iron-based composition comprises iron and the iron comprises no more than 1.0% w/w, based on the total weight of the iron-based composition, of normal impurities;

(ii) depositing two or more layers of the metal powder to form a component; and

(iii) sintering the component at a temperature for the sintering is 700 to 1500° C. to provide a two phase microstructure comprising austenite and ferrite and having a density of at least 7 g/cm 3 ; and

(iv) cooling the component of (iii) to provide the dual-phase microstructure sintered metal object comprising (a) ferrite and (b) at least one of martensite or bainite.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the iron-based composition comprises 0% w/w of nickel.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the iron-based composition comprises 0.04 to 0.1% w/w of nickel.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the iron-based composition comprises 0.1 to 0.3% w/w of manganese.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the iron-based composition comprises 1.4 to 1.8% w/w of chromium.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the iron-based composition comprises 1.3 to 1.6% w/w of molybdenum.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the iron-based composition comprises 0.1 to 0.3% w/w of niobium.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the iron-based composition comprises 0.1 to 0.3% w/w of vanadium.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the iron-based composition comprises 1.5 to 1.8% w/w of silicon.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the iron-based composition comprises 0.05 to 0.14% w/w of carbon.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the iron-based composition further comprises sulfur.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the iron-based composition comprises 0.001 to 0.015% w/w of sulfur.

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the iron-based composition further comprises oxygen.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the iron-based composition comprises 0.01 to 0.1% w/w of oxygen.

15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the iron-based composition further comprises nitrogen.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the iron-based composition comprises 0.01 to 0.02% w/w of nitrogen.

17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the metal powder has a d 10 particle size of 1 to 10μ, a d 50 particle size of 10 to 20μ, or a do particle size of 20 to 30μ, or combinations thereof.

18 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the atomizing is gas or water atomizing.

19 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the layers are bound together using a liquid binding agent.

20 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the depositing is performed on a metal substrate.

21 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising annealing the sintered metal object.

22 . The method of claim 21 , wherein an intercritical temperature for the annealing is 600 to 1000° C.

23 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the iron-based composition further comprises:

0.001 to 0.015% w/w of sulfur;

0.01 to 0.1% w/w of oxygen; and

0.01 to 0.02% w/w of nitrogen.

24 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the iron-based composition comprises:

0.1 to 0.3% w/w of manganese;

1.4 to 1.8% w/w of chromium;

0.04 to 0.1% w/w of nickel;

1.3 to 1.6% w/w of molybdenum;

0.1 to 0.3 w/w of niobium;

0.1 to 0.3 w/w of vanadium;

1.5 to 1.8% w/w of silicon; and

0.05 to 0.14% w/w of carbon.

25 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the iron-based composition comprises:

0.01 to 0.4% w/w of manganese;

1.3 to 1.9% w/w of chromium;

0.1% w/w or less of nickel;

1, 2 to 1.7% w/w of molybdenum;

0.01 to 0.4% w/w of niobium;

0.01 to 0.4% w/w of vanadium;

1.5 to 2% w/w of silicon; and

0.01 to 0.16% w/w of carbon.

26 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the iron-based composition consists essentially of:

0.01 to 0.4% w/w of manganese;

1.3 to 1.9% w/w of chromium;

0.1% w/w or less of nickel;

1, 2 to 1.7% w/w of molybdenum;

0.01 to 0.4% w/w of niobium;

0.01 to 0.4% w/w of vanadium;

1.5 to 2% w/w of silicon; and

0.01 to 0.16% w/w of carbon.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 2, 2026
From: AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING, INC.; GKN SINTER METALS, LLC; GKN DRIVELINE NORTH AMERICA, INC.; GKN DRIVELINE NEWTON, LLC; HOEGANAES CORPORATION
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 075331/0836 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 1, 2026
From: AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING, INC.; GKN SINTER METALS, LLC; GKN DRIVELINE NORTH AMERICA, INC.; GKN DRIVELINE NEWTON, LLC; HOEGANAES CORPORATION
To: U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 075325/0112 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 11, 2024
From: SCHADE, CHRISTOPHER; HORVAY, KERRI; BAUMGARTNER, JON
To: HOEGANAES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 067682/0017 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17725607 · Apr 21, 2022
Provisional Application 63255670 · Oct 14, 2021
Related Publication 20240254604A1 · Aug 1, 2024
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