Metal treatment – Process of modifying or maintaining internal physical... – Heating or cooling of solid metal
Reexamination Certificate
2005-02-11
2009-06-30
Wyszomierski, George (Department: 1793)
Metal treatment
Process of modifying or maintaining internal physical...
Heating or cooling of solid metal
C148S403000, C420S590000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07553382
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to the addition of niobium to iron based glass forming alloys and iron based Cr—Mo—W containing glasses. More particularly, the present invention is related to changing the nature of crystallization resulting in glass formation that may remain stable at much higher temperatures, increasing the glass forming ability and increasing devitrified hardness of the nanocomposite structure.
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Branagan Daniel J.
Marshall M. Craig
Meacham Brian
Grossman Tucker Perreault & Pfleger PLLC
Shevin Mark L
The NanoSteel Company, Inc.
Wyszomierski George
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