Metal treatment – Process of modifying or maintaining internal physical... – Heating or cooling of solid metal
Reexamination Certificate
2006-08-15
2006-08-15
Wyszomierski, George (Department: 1742)
Metal treatment
Process of modifying or maintaining internal physical...
Heating or cooling of solid metal
C148S566000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07090733
ABSTRACT:
Metallic glasses of superior mechanical and magnetic properties are manufactured by annealing the glasses under the influence of an electric current to convert the glass to a composite that includes crystallites, preferably nanocrystallites, dispersed through an amorphous matrix.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5287910 (1994-02-01), Colvin et al.
patent: 5288344 (1994-02-01), Peker et al.
patent: 5368659 (1994-11-01), Peker et al.
patent: 5405458 (1995-04-01), Yamagata et al.
patent: 5423923 (1995-06-01), Yamagata et al.
patent: 5482580 (1996-01-01), Scruggs et al.
patent: 5509978 (1996-04-01), Masumoto et al.
patent: 5567251 (1996-10-01), Peker et al.
patent: 5567532 (1996-10-01), Peker et al.
patent: 5618359 (1997-04-01), Lin et al.
patent: 5711363 (1998-01-01), Scruggs et al.
patent: 5772803 (1998-06-01), Peker et al.
patent: 5797443 (1998-08-01), Lin et al.
patent: 5866254 (1999-02-01), Peker et al.
patent: 5896642 (1999-04-01), Peker et al.
patent: 5950704 (1999-09-01), Johnson et al.
patent: 6001193 (1999-12-01), Kojima et al.
patent: 6021840 (2000-02-01), Colvin
patent: 6034450 (2000-03-01), Kojima et al.
patent: 6070643 (2000-06-01), Colvin
patent: 6171410 (2001-01-01), Kojima et al.
patent: 6235129 (2001-05-01), Kojima et al.
patent: 6261386 (2001-07-01), Perepezko et al.
patent: 6261420 (2001-07-01), Kubota et al.
patent: 6306228 (2001-10-01), Inoue et al.
patent: 6425961 (2002-07-01), Kojima et al.
patent: 6446558 (2002-09-01), Peker et al.
patent: 6562156 (2003-05-01), Liu
patent: 6592689 (2003-07-01), Hays
patent: 6835608 (2004-12-01), Jang et al.
Asoka-Kumar et al., “Detection of currnet-induced vacancies in tin aluminum-copper lines using positrons”,Appl. Phys. Lett.68:3: 406-408 (1996).
Bertolino et al., “Electromigration effects in Al-Au Multilayers”,Scripta mater44: 737-742 (2001).
Bertolino et al., “High-flux current effects in interfacial reactions in Au-Al multilayers”,Philosophical Magazine82:8: 969-985 (2002).
Danzig et al., “Small angle neutron scattering investigation of partially crystallized Fe78.5-xB7CuNbxalloys”,J. Phys. Condens. Matter10: 5267-5276 (1998).
Hays et al., “Microstructure Controlled Shear Band Pattern Formation and Enhanced Plasticity of Bulk Metallic Glasses Containingin situFormed Ductile Phase Dendrite Dispersions”,Physical Review Letters84:13: 2901-2904 (2000).
Hu et al., “Glass forming ability and in-situ composite formation in Pd-based bulk metallic glasses”, Acta Materialia 51: 561-572 (2003).
Inoue et al., “Preparation and Thermal Stability of Bulk Amorphous Pd40Cu30Ni10P20Alloy Cylinder of 72 mm in Diameter”,Materials Transactions38:2: 179-183 (1997).
Löffler, “Bulk metallic glasses”,Intermetallics11: 529-540 (2003).
Löffler et al., “Comparison of the Decomposition and Crystallization Behavior of Zr and Pd Based Bulk Amorphous Alloys”,Journal of Metastable and Nanocrystalline Materials8: 179-184 (2000).
Löffler et al., “Concentration and temperature dependence of decomposition in supercooled liquid alloys”,J. Appl. Cryst.33: 500-503 (2000).
Löffler et al., “Grain-size dependence of intergranular magnetic correlations in nanostructured metals”,J. Appl. Cryst.33: 451-455 (2000).
Löffler et al., “Model for decomposition and nanocrystallization of deeply undercooled Zr41.2Ti13.6Cu12.5Ni10Be22.5”,Applied Physics Letters76:23: 3394-3396 (2000).
Munir, “The effects of external electric fields on the nature and properties of materials synthesized by self-propagating combustion”,Materials Science and EngineeringA287: 125-137 (2000).
Munir, “Field Effects in Self-Propagating Solid-State Reactions”,Zeitschrift fur Physikalische Chemie, Bd.207: S. 39-57 (1998).
Murty et al., “Influence of Oxygen on the Crystallization Behavior of Zr65Cu27.5Al7.5and Zr66.7Cu33.3Metallic Glasses”,Acta mater.48: 3985-3996 (2000).
Schneider et al., “Formation of nanocrystals based on decomposition in the amorphous Zr41.2Ti13.8Cu12.5Ni10Be22.5alloy”,Appl. Phys. Lett.68:4: 493-496 (1996).
Gerald et al., “Decomposition and crystallization of the bulk amorphous Zr11Ti34Cu47Ni8alloy studied by SANS”,Physica B234-236: 995-996 (1997).
Takemoto et al., Effects of Passing Electric Current on the Elastic Property of Amorphous Cu50Zr50and Cu50Tu50,Acta mater.44:7:2787-2795 (1996).
Tkatch et al., “Delayed nucleation in Fe40Co40P14B6metallic glass”,Materials Science and EngineeringA337: 187-193 (2002).
Zhang et al., “Structural evolution and property changes in Nd80Al10Fe20Co10bulk metallic glass during crystallization”,Applied Physics Letters81:23: 4371-4373 (2002).
Zhou et al., “Formation of a nanostructure in a low-carbon steel under high current density electropulsing”,J. Mater. Res., 17:5: 921-924 (2002).
Duan, Gang et al.; “High Cooper Content Bulk Glass Formation in Bimetallic Cu-Hf System”; 2005,Metallurgical and Materials Transactions, vol. 36A, pp. 455-458.
Holland Troy B.
Löffler Jörg F.
Munir Zuhair A.
The Regents of the University of California
Townsend and Townsend / and Crew LLP
Wyszomierski George
LandOfFree
Metallic glasses with crystalline dispersions formed by... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Metallic glasses with crystalline dispersions formed by..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Metallic glasses with crystalline dispersions formed by... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3620998