HUNTINGTON ALLOYS CORPORATION Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130327447 | High-Strength Corrosion-Resistant Tubing for Oil and Gas Completion and Drilling Applications, and Process for Manufacturing Thereof - A high strength corrosion resistant tubing comprises about 35 to about 55% Ni, about 12 to about 25% Cr, about 0.5 to about 5% Mo, up to about 3% Cu, about 2.1 to about 4.5% Nb, about 0.5 to about 3% Ti, about 0.05 to about 1.0% Al, about 0.005 to about 0.04% C, balance Fe plus incidental impurities and deoxidizers. The composition also satisfies the equation: (Nb−7.75 C)/(Al+Ti)=about 0.5 to about 9. A process for manufacturing the tubing includes: extruding the alloy to form a tubing; cold working the extruded tubing; annealing the cold worked tubing; and applying at least one age hardening step to the annealed tubing. Another process includes extruding the alloy at a temperature of about 2050° F. or less; annealing the extruded tubing; and applying at least one age hardening step to the annealed tubing. | 12-12-2013 |
20130206274 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING LARGE DIAMETER, HIGH STRENGTH, CORROSION-RESISTANT WELDED PIPE AND PIPE MADE THEREBY - A method of roll-forming sheet or plate into a round hollow, welding the round hollow with a welding alloy that matches the alloy of the round hollow to form a welded pipe, annealing the welded pipe at a minimum of 1950° F. to provide a carbide-free microstructure, ultrasonic inspecting to assure sound welds, and cold-working the annealed and inspected pipe via drawing or pilgering to the desired tensile strength. The compositional range alloys suitable for use in the method of the present invention in weight % is: 25.0-65.0% Ni, 15.0-30.0% Cr, 0-18.0% Mo, 2.5-48.0% Fe, 0-5.0% Cu, 0-5.0% Mn, 0-5.0% Nb, 0-2.0 Ti, 0-5.0% W, 0-1.0% Si, and 0.005-0.1% C. The process has been most preferably optimized for an alloy range consisting of 32.0-46% Ni, 19.5-28.0% Cr, 18.0-40.0% Fe, 3.0-8.0% Mo, 1.0-3.0% Cu, 0.6-1.2% Ti, 0.5-2.0% Mn, 0.1-0.5% Si, 0.01-0.08% C. The present invention also includes the pipe made thereby. | 08-15-2013 |
20110011500 | ULTRA HIGH STRENGTH ALLOY FOR SEVERE OIL AND GAS ENVIRONMENTS AND METHOD OF PREPARATION - A Ni—Fe—Cr—Mo alloy containing a small amount of Cu and correlated percentages of Nb, Ti and Al to develop a unique microstructure to produce 145 ksi minimum yield strength. The unique microstructure is obtained by special annealing and age hardening conditions, by virtue of which the alloy has an attractive combination of yield strength, impact strength, ductility, corrosion resistance, thermal stability and formability, and is especially suited for corrosive oil well applications that contain gaseous mixtures of carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide. The alloy comprises in weight percent the following: 0-15% Fe, 18-24% Cr, 3-9% Mo, 0.05 3.0% Cu, 3.6-6.5% Nb, 0.5-2.2% Ti, 0.05-1.0% Al, 0.005-0.040% C, balance Ni plus incidental impurities and a ratio of Nb/(Al+Ti) in the range of 2.5-7.5. To facilitate formability, the composition range of the alloy is balanced to be Laves phase free. According to the disclosed method of manufacture, the above alloy is provided and hot worked to a desired shape such as a bar or tube for corrosive oil and gas deep wells. The shaped alloy is heat treated by solution annealing, quenching or air cooling, followed by one or two aging steps to precipitate.y′ and y″ phases. | 01-20-2011 |
20100136368 | WELDING ALLOY AND ARTICLES FOR USE IN WELDING, WELDMENTS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING WELDMENTS - A nickel, chromium, iron alloy and method for use in producing weld deposits and weldments formed therefrom. The alloy comprises, in weight percent, about 28.5 to 31.0% chromium; about 0 to 16% iron, preferably 7.0 to 10.5% iron, less than about 1.0% manganese, preferably 0.05 to 0.35% manganese; about 2.1 to 4.0% niobium plus tantalum, preferably 2.1 to 3.5% niobium plus tantalum, and more preferably 2.2 to 2.8% niobium plus tantalum; 0 to 7.0% molybdenum, preferably 1.0 to 6.5%, and more preferably 3.0 to 5.0% molybdenum; less than 0.50% silicon, preferably 0.05 to 0.30% silicon; 0.01 to 0.35% titanium; 0 to 0.25% aluminum; less than 1.0% copper; less than 1.0% tungsten; less than 0.5% cobalt; less than about 0.10% zirconium; less than about 0.01% sulfur; less than 0.01% boron, preferably less than 0.0015% boron, and more preferably less than 0.001% boron; less than 0.03% carbon; less than about 0.02% phosphorous; 0.002 to 0.015% magnesium plus calcium; and balance nickel and incidental impurities. The method includes the steps of forming a welding electrode from the above alloy composition and melting the electrode to form a weld deposit. A preferred weldment made from the alloy and method includes an alloy substrate in the form of a tubesheet of a nuclear reactor. | 06-03-2010 |
20090321405 | Ni-Co-Cr High Strength and Corrosion Resistant Welding Product and Method of Preparation - A nickel (Ni), chromium (Cr), cobalt (Co), iron (Fe), molybdenum (Mo), manganese (Mn), aluminum (Al), titanium (Ti), niobium (Nb), silicon (Si) welding alloy, articles made therefrom for use in producing weldments and methods for producing these weldments. The welding alloy contains in % by weight about: 23.5 to 25.5% Cr, 15 to 22% Co, up to 3% Fe, up to 1% Mo, up to 1% Mn, 1.1 to 2.0% Al, 0.8 to 1.8% Ti, 0.8 to 2.2% Nb, 0.05 to 0.28% Si, up to 0.3% Ta, up to 0.3% W, 0.005 to 0.08% C, 0.001 to 0.3% Zr, 0.0008 to 0.006% B, up to 0.05% rare earth metals, up to 0.025% Mg plus optional Ca and the balance Ni including trace additions and impurities. The welding alloy offers a combination of high temperature strength, ductility, stability, toughness and essentially defect-free weldability and weldments as to render the alloy range uniquely suitable for joining boiler tubing to the header pipe in supercritical, ultra-supercritical and advanced ultra-supercritical boiler applications where essentially defect-free joining is critical. | 12-31-2009 |
20090257908 | Ultra Supercritical Boiler Header Alloy and Method of Preparation - A high temperature, high strength Ni—Co—Cr alloy possessing essentially fissure-free weldability for long-life service at 538° C. to 816° C. contains in % by weight about: 23.5 to 25.5% Cr, 15-22% Co, 1.1 to 2.0% Al, 1.0 to 1.8 % Ti, 0.95 to 2.2% Nb, less than 1.0% Mo, less than 1.0% Mn, less than 0.3% Si, less than 3% Fe, less than 0.3% Ta, less than 0.3% W, 0.005 to 0.08% C, 0.01 to 0.3% Zr, 0.0008 to 0.006% B, up to 0.05% rare earth metals, 0.005% to 0.025% Mg plus optional Ca and the balance Ni including trace additions and impurities. The strength and stability is assured at 760° C. when the Al/Ti ratio is constrained to between 0.95 and 1.25. Further, the sum of Al+Ti is constrained to between 2.25 and 3.0. The upper limits for Nb and Si are defined by the relationship: (% Nb+0.95)+3.32(% Si)<3.16. | 10-15-2009 |
20090038717 | Process for Manufacturing High Strength Corrosion Resistant Alloy For Oil Patch Applications - A Ni—Fe—Cr alloy having high strength, ductility and corrosion resistance especially for use in deep-drilled, corrosive oil and gas well environments, as well as for marine environments. The alloy comprises in weight %: 35-55% Ni, 12-25% Cr, 0.5-5% Mo, up to 3% Cu, 2.1-4.5% Nb, 0.5-3% Ti, up to 0.7% Al, 0.005-0.04% C, balance Fe plus incidental impurities and deoxidizers. The alloy must also satisfy the ratio of (Nb−7.75 C)/(Al+Ti)=0.5-9 in order to obtain the desired high strength by the formation of γ′ and γ″ phases. The alloy has a minimum of 1% by weight γ″ phase dispersed in its matrix for strength purposes and a total weight percent of γ′+γ″ phases being between 10 and 30. | 02-12-2009 |
20080241580 | Filler Metal Composition and Method for Overlaying Low NOx Power Boiler Tubes - An alloy for use as a welding overlay for boiler tubes in a low NO | 10-02-2008 |