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US 12,195,828 · App. 17/954,052 · Granted Jan 14, 2025

Cobalt-based alloy product and method for producing cobalt-based alloy product

Inventors: Shigenobu Eguchi (Tokyo, JP); Shinya Imano (Tokyo, JP); Atsuo Ota (Tokyo, JP); Kenji Sugiyama (Nagoya, JP); Yoshiki Kumagai (Nagoya, JP)
Assignee: DAIDO STEEL CO., LTD.
C22C19/07
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Patent No.
US 12,195,828
App. No.
17/954,052
Granted
Jan 14, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a Co-based alloy product including a polycrystal of a Co-based alloy, the Co-based alloy including: 0.001 mass %≤C<0.100 mass %; 9.0 mass %≤Cr<20.0 mass %; 2.0 mass %≤Al<5.0 mass %; 13.0 mass %≤W<20.0 mass %; and 39.0 mass %≤Ni<55.0 mass %, with the balance being Co and unavoidable impurities, in which the Co-based alloy product comprises segregated cells formed inside a crystal grain of the polycrystal, the segregated cells have an average size of 1 μm or larger and 100 μm or smaller, and the segregated cells contain Al and Cr, and a method for producing the Co-based alloy product.

Claims (36)

1. A Co-based alloy product, comprising:

a polycrystal of a Co-based alloy;

a γ phase that is a matrix phase inside a crystal grain of the polycrystal;

segregated cells formed inside the crystal grain of the polycrystal in the γ phase that is a matrix phase, wherein the segregated cells have an average size of 1 μm or larger and 100 μm or smaller and contain Al and Cr of the Co-based alloy; and

a γ′ phase coherently precipitated inside the crystal grain of the polycrystal,

wherein the Co-based alloy comprises a composition by mass % of:

0.001 mass %≤C<0.100 mass %;

13.5 mass %≤Cr<20.0 mass %;

2.0 mass %≤Al<5.0 mass %;

13.0 mass %≤W<20.0 mass %; and

39.0 mass %≤Ni<55.0 mass %,

with the balance being Co and unavoidable impurities.

2. The Co-based alloy product according to claim 1 , wherein the Co-based alloy further comprises at least one element selected from the group consisting of:

Mo≤3.0 mass %;

Nb≤2.0 mass %;

Ti≤2.0 mass %; and

Ta≤2.0 mass %.

3. The Co-based alloy product according to claim 2 , wherein the Co-based alloy further comprises at least one element selected from the group consisting of:

0.001 mass %≤B<0.020 mass %;

0.0001 mass %≤Zr<0.010 mass %;

Mg≤0.10 mass %; and

Ca≤0.20 mass %.

4. The Co-based alloy product according to claim 3 , having a 0.2% proof stress at 800° C. of 650 MPa or higher.

5. The Co-based alloy product according to claim 3 , having a tensile strength at 800° C. of 850 MPa or higher.

6. The Co-based alloy product according to claim 2 , having a 0.2% proof stress at 800° C. of 650 MPa or higher.

7. The Co-based alloy product according to claim 2 , having a tensile strength at 800° C. of 850 MPa or higher.

8. The Co-based alloy product according to claim 1 , wherein the Co-based alloy further comprises at least one element selected from the group consisting of:

0.001 mass %≤B<0.020 mass %;

0.0001 mass %≤Zr<0.010 mass %;

Mg≤0.10 mass %; and

Ca≤0.20 mass %.

9. The Co-based alloy product according to claim 8 , having a 0.2% proof stress at 800° C. of 650 MPa or higher.

10. The Co-based alloy product according to claim 8 , having a tensile strength at 800° C. of 850 MPa or higher.

11. The Co-based alloy product according to claim 1 , having a 0.2% proof stress at 800° C. of 650 MPa or higher.

12. The Co-based alloy product according to claim 1 , having a tensile strength at 800° C. of 850 MPa or higher.

13. The Co-based alloy product according to claim 1 , wherein the inside of the segregated cell comprises Co, Ni and W, and the boundary of the segregated cell comprises Al and Cr.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 28, 2022
From: EGUCHI, SHIGENOBU; IMANO, SHINYA; OTA, ATSUO; SUGIYAMA, KENJI; KUMAGAI, YOSHIKI
To: DAIDO STEEL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061245/0982 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2021-160757 · Sep 30, 2021 · national
JP 2022-091284 · Jun 6, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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