US4735770A
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Method for producing an amorphous material in powder form by performing a milling process
Assignee: Siemens AG
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Filing: 1987-01-29
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Granted: 1988-04-05
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Expires: 2007-01-29
Abstract
Abstract By the inventive method, an amorphous material in powder form can be produced, whereby at least two starting components in powder form are mechanically alloyed by means of a milling process so that a boron component which cannot be alloyed mechanically can nevertheless be alloyed. According to the invention, a boron component in powder form is admixed to the starting components; this powder mixture is subjected to the milling process, an amorphous alloying component being formed from the starting components with embedded or deposited fine particles of the boron components; and the mixture powder so produced is subjected to an annealing treatment below the crystallization temperature of the amorphous alloy component for diffusing the boron into the amorphous alloy component.
Inventors
- 👤 Ludwig Schultz
- 👤 Egon Hellstern
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 00:13
CPC Classifications
B; B22; B22F; B22F3/00; B22F3/006; B22F3/007; B22F9/00; B22F9/002; B22F9/004; B22F9/005; B22F9/02; B22F9/04; B22F2009/041
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
A method for producing an amorphous boron or boron compound containing material in powder form, in which at least two, at least partially crystallized starting metal components are initially alloyed mechanically by means of a milling process, which comprises: A. mixing a boron component in a powder form of elemental boron or a boron compound or alloy with the starting metal components to produce a powder mixture, B. milling the powder mixture to form an amorphous alloying component of the starting metal components with embedded or deposited fine particles of the boron component, and C. annealing the amorphous alloying component below the crystallization temperature of the amorphous alloying component so that the boron is diffused into the amorphous alloying component thereby producing the amorphous material.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
125 words
A method for producing an amorphous boron or boron compound containing material in powder form, in which at least two, at least partially crystallized starting metal components are initially alloyed mechanically by means of a milling process, which comprises: A. mixing a boron component in a powder form of elemental boron or a boron compound or alloy with the starting metal components to produce a powder mixture, B. milling the powder mixture to form an amorphous alloying component of the starting metal components with embedded or deposited fine particles of the boron component, and C. annealing the amorphous alloying component below the crystallization temperature of the amorphous alloying component so that the boron is diffused into the amorphous alloying component thereby producing the amorphous material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein starting components are chosen, with which an amorphous metal/metal system can be formed.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method according to claim 2, wherein a metal from the group of the late transition metals in the periodic system is chosen as a first starting component of the at least two starting components.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method according to claim 2, wherein a metal from the group of early transition metals or rare earths or of the actinides in the periodic system is chosen as a second starting component of the at least two starting components.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the starting components have particle sizes between 5 μm and 1 mm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method according to claim 5 wherein the particle size is between 50 μm and 0.5 mm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein a boron component in powder form with particle sizes below 10 μm and preferably below 1 μm is admixed.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
45 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein Fe and Zr are provided as starting components where the shares of the components measured in atom percent in the amorphous powder with the composition (Fe 1-x Zr x ) 1-y B y satisfy the relationships: 20≦x≦80; 4≦y≦30.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method according to claim 8, wherein the powder mixture of the starting components and the B-component is milled for at least 10 but preferably between 10 and 30 hours.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 8 wherein an annealing treatment between about 500° C. and 600° C. is performed.
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