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| 20090120537 | TENSILE ELONGATION OF NEAR METALLIC GLASS ALLOYS - The present disclosure relates to a near metallic glass based alloy wherein the alloy includes at least 40 atomic percent iron, greater than 10 atomic percent of at least one or more metalloids, and less than 50 atomic percent of at least two or more transition metals, wherein one of said transition metals is Mo said alloy exhibits a tensile strength of 2400 MPa or greater and an elongation of greater than 2%. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20100065163 | DUCTILE METALLIC GLASSES - This application deals with glass forming iron based alloys which when produced as a metallic glass or mixed structure comprising metallic glass and nanocrystalline phases, results in extraordinary combinations of strength and ductility. Specifically, high strain up to 97% and high strength up to 5.9 GPa has been measured. Additionally, consistent with the amorphous structure high elasticity up to 2.6% has been observed. Thus, the new alloys developed result in structures and properties which yield high elasticity corresponding to a metallic glass, high plasticity corresponding to a ductile crystalline metal, and high strength as may be observed in nanoscale materials. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100092329 | Ductile Metallic Glasses in Ribbon Form - The present disclosure relates to an iron based alloy composition that may include iron present in the range of 45 to 70 atomic percent, nickel present in the range of 10 to 30 atomic percent, cobalt present in the range of 0 to 15 atomic percent, boron present in the range of 7 to 25 atomic percent, carbon present in the range of 0 to 6 atomic percent, and silicon present in the range of 0 to 2 atomic percent, wherein the alloy composition exhibits an elastic strain of greater than 0.5% and a tensile strength of greater than 1 GPa. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100111747 | Exploitation of Deformation Mechanisms for Industrial Usage in Thin Product Forms - The present disclosure relates to a glass forming alloy. The glass forming alloy may include 43.0 atomic percent to 68.0 atomic percent iron, 10.0 atomic percent to 19.0 atomic percent boron, 13.0 atomic percent to 17.0 atomic percent nickel, 2.5 atomic percent to 21.0 atomic percent cobalt, optionally 0.1 atomic percent to 6.0 atomic percent carbon, and optionally 0.3 atomic percent to 3.5 atomic percent silicon. Furthermore, the glass forming alloy includes between 5% to 95% by volume one or more spinodal glass matrix microconstituents which include one or more semi-crystalline or crystalline phases at a length scale less than 50 nm in a glass matrix. In addition, the glass forming alloy is capable of blunting shear bands through localized deformation induced changes under tension. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100154942 | Mechanism of Structural Formation For Metallic Glass Based Composites with Enhanced Ductility - An aspect of the present disclosure relates to an alloy composition, which may include 52 atomic percent to 68 atomic percent iron, 13 to 21 atomic percent nickel, 2 to 12 atomic percent cobalt, 10 to 19 atomic percent boron, optionally 1 to 5 atomic percent carbon, and optionally 0.3 to 16 atomic percent silicon. The alloy may include 5 to 95% by volume of one or more spinodal microconstituents, wherein the microconstituents exhibit a length scale less than 50 nm in a glass matrix. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20110094700 | Process For Continuous Production Of Ductile Microwires From Glass Forming Systems - A method and system of forming a micro-wire including heating metal feedstock to a liquid state within a glass tube, wherein the metal feedstock includes an iron based glass forming alloy comprising one or more of nickel and cobalt present in the range of 7 atomic percent to 50 atomic percent and one or more of boron, carbon, silicon, phosphorous and nitrogen present in the range of 1 to 35 atomic percent. Negative pressure may be provided to the interior the glass tube and the glass tube containing the metal feedstock may be drawn down. The metal feedstock in the glass tube may be cooled at a rate sufficient to form a wire exhibiting crystalline microstructures present in the range of 2 to 90 percent by volume in a glass matrix. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110100347 | Wire and Methodology for Cutting Materials With Wire - Wire for cutting feedstock and a method for cutting feedstock with the wire. The wire may include an iron based alloy comprising at least 35 at % iron, nickel and/or cobalt in the range of about 7 to 50 at %, at least one non-metal or metalloid selected from the group consisting of boron, carbon, silicon, phosphorus, and/or nitrogen present in the range of about 1 to 35 at %, and one metal selected from the group consisting of copper, titanium, molybdenum, aluminum, and/or chromium present in the range of about 0 to 25 at %, wherein the wire has an aspect ratio of greater than one and exhibits metallic and/or crystalline phases of less than 500 nm in size. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110108166 | Utilization of Amorphous Steel Sheets In Honeycomb Structures - A honeycomb structure and a method of forming an iron based glass forming honeycomb structure. The honeycomb structure may include at least two sheets, each having a thickness in the range of 0.01 mm to 0.15 mm, formed from an iron based glass forming alloy comprising 40 to 68 atomic percent iron, 13 to 17 atomic percent nickel, 2 to 21 atomic percent cobalt, 12 to 19 atomic percent boron, optionally 0.1 to 6 atomic percent carbon, optionally 0.3 to 4 atomic percent silicon, optionally 1 to 20 percent chromium. The sheets may be stacked, bonded together and formed into a honeycomb. The honeycomb structure may include a plurality of cells. | 05-12-2011 |
