A CASE HARDENED COMPONENT OF TITANIUM
Applicants:
- Technical University of Denmark [NORA names: DTU Technical University of Denmark; University; Denmark; Europe, EU; Nordic; OECD]
Abstract
The present invention relates to a case hardened component of a titanium alloy, the component having a diffusion zone of a thickness of at least 50 μlτl, as calculated from the surface of the component, the diffusion zone comprising oxygen and carbon in solid solution and having a distinct phase of a carbo-oxide compound having the composition TiOxC1-x, wherein x is a number in the range of 0.01 to 0.99, which diffusion zone has a microhardness of at least 800 HV0.025 and which carbo-oxide compound has a microhardness of at least 1200 HV0.025. In another aspect the invention relates to a method of producing the case hardened component. In a further aspect the invention relates to a method of oxidising a component of a Group IV metal.
Patent Family Records (5)
Case hardened component of titanium
Danmarks Tekniskie Universitet, Technical University of Denmark CHRISTIANSEN THOMAS LUNDIN, JELLESEN MORTEN STENDAHL, SOMERS MARCEL A J, (...more)
2021, US-11060175-B2
A METHOD OF OXIDISING TITANIUM
Danmarks Tekniskie Universitet, Technical University of Denmark CHRISTIANSEN THOMAS LUNDIN, JELLESEN MORTEN STENDAHL, SOMERS MARCEL A J, (...more)
2021, EP-3878999-A1
CASE HARDENED COMPONENT OF TITANIUM
Danmarks Tekniskie Universitet, Technical University of Denmark CHRISTIANSEN THOMAS LUNDIN, JELLESEN MORTEN STENDAHL, SOMERS MARCEL A J, (...more)
2019, US-20190292646-A1
A CASE HARDENED COMPONENT OF TITANIUM
Danmarks Tekniskie Universitet, Technical University of Denmark CHRISTIANSEN THOMAS LUNDIN, JELLESEN MORTEN STENDAHL, SOMERS MARCEL A J, (...more)
2019, EP-3464671-A1
A CASE HARDENED COMPONENT OF TITANIUM
Technical University of Denmark, UNIV DANMARKS TEKNISKE CHRISTIANSEN THOMAS LUNDIN, JELLESEN MORTEN STENDAHL, SOMERS MARCEL A J, (...more)
2017, WO-2017207794-A1