[미국특허]
Methods for producing medium-density articles from high-density tungsten alloys
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
C22C-001/04
C22C-027/04
출원번호
US-0238770
(2002-09-09)
발명자
/ 주소
Amick, Darryl D.
대리인 / 주소
Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.
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62
초록▼
Methods for producing medium-density articles from recovered high-density tungsten alloy (WHA) material, and especially from recovered WHA scrap. In one embodiment of the invention, the method includes forming a medium-density alloy from WHA material and one or more medium- to low-density metals or
Methods for producing medium-density articles from recovered high-density tungsten alloy (WHA) material, and especially from recovered WHA scrap. In one embodiment of the invention, the method includes forming a medium-density alloy from WHA material and one or more medium- to low-density metals or metal alloys. In another embodiment, medium-density grinding media, such as formed from the above method, is used to mill WHA scrap and one or more matrix metals into particulate that may be pressed and, in some embodiments, sintered to form medium-density articles therefrom.
대표청구항▼
1. An article produced according to a method comprising:providing a supply of scrap having a density of at least approximately 15 g/cc and having a composition formed from at least 70% of at least one of tungsten and a tungsten alloy; milling the supply into a particulate; mixing the particulate wit
1. An article produced according to a method comprising:providing a supply of scrap having a density of at least approximately 15 g/cc and having a composition formed from at least 70% of at least one of tungsten and a tungsten alloy; milling the supply into a particulate; mixing the particulate with a high-density component having a density greater than 15 g/cc and a metallic component formed from at least one of a metal and an alloy having a density less than approximately 15 g/cc to produce a product composition therefrom; and forming from the product composition an article having a density in the range of approximately 8 g/cc to approximately 15 g/cc. 2. The article of claim 1, wherein the article is selected from the group consisting of lead substitutes, shotgun shot, frangible firearm projectiles, infrangible firearm projectiles, golf club weights, wheel weights, counterweights, ballast weights, aircraft stabilizers and radiation shields.3. The article of claim 1, wherein the article has a density in the range of approximately 10.5 g/cc to approximately 13 g/cc.4. The article of claim 1, wherein the article has a density of at least approximately 12 g/cc.5. The article of claim 1, wherein the article is non-toxic.6. The article of claim 1, wherein the article is lead-free.7. A lead-free article produced according to a method comprising:providing a high-density component having a density greater than approximately 15 g/cc and a metallic component containing at least one of a metal or an alloy having a density less than 15 g/cc, wherein the high-density component includes at least a first constituent selected from scrap materials containing at least one of tungsten and a tungsten alloy and having a density greater than 15 g/cc and a second constituent containing at least one of tungsten and a tungsten alloy in powder form and which has a density greater than 15 g/cc; forming a molten alloy from the components; and producing an article having a density less than approximately 15 g/cc from the molten alloy. 8. The article of claim 7, wherein the article is selected from the group consisting of lead substitutes, shotgun shot, frangible firearm projectiles, infrangible firearm projectiles, golf club weights, wheel weights, counterweights, ballast weights, aircraft stabilizers and radiation shields.9. The article of claim 7, wherein the article has a density in the range of approximately 9 g/cc to approximately 13 g/cc.10. The article of claim 7, wherein the article has a density of at least approximately 12 g/cc.11. A lead-free firearms projectile, comprising:a projectile body at least substantially comprised of at least a first constituent, a second constituent, and a third constituent, the first constituent comprising tungsten-rich scrap that contains at least 70% of at least one of tungsten or a tungsten alloy, has a density of at least 15 g/cc, and which is obtained without requiring chemical processing of the scrap to recover tungsten therefrom; the second constituent comprising a tungsten-containing high-density component having a density greater than 15 g/cc; and the third constituent comprising a metallic component formed from at least one of a metal and an alloy having a density less than approximately 15 g/cc; wherein the projectile body has a density in the range of 8-15 g/cc. 12. The firearms projectile of claim 11, wherein the constituents are heated to provide a generally homogenous solution, and the projectile body is cast from the solution.13. The firearms projectile of claim 11, wherein the constituents are heated to provide a generally homogenous solution, and the projectile body is formed by quenching a portion of the solution.14. The firearms projectile of claim 11, wherein the constituents are mixed in at least one of powder or particulate form and pressed without sintering to form the projectile body.15. The firearms projectile of claim 11, wherein the constituents are mixed in at least one of powder or particulate form and pressed and sintered to form the projectile body.16. The firearms projectile of claim 11, wherein the constituents are milled and pressed to form the projectile body.17. The firearms projectile of claim 11, wherein the scrap is at least substantially formed from turnings, flakes and chips.18. The firearms projectile of claim 11, wherein the first constituent is in particulate form and has a generally flake-like configuration.19. The firearms projectile of claim 11, wherein the metallic component includes at least one of zinc, tin, copper, bismuth, aluminum, nickel, iron, chromium, cobalt, molybdenum, manganese, and alloys thereof.20. The firearms projectile of claim 19, wherein the metallic comonent includes at least one of copper, zinc, tin and alloys thereof.21. The firearms projectile of claim 20, wherein the metallic component includes tin.22. The firearms projectile of claim 11, wherein the metallic component forms approximately 20-70% by weight of the alloy.23. The firearms projectile of claim 11, wherein the high-density component includes an alloy comprising tungsten, nickel and iron.24. The firearms projectile of claim 11, wherein the high-density component includes ferrotungsten.25. The firearms projectile of claim 11, wherein the high-density component includes tungsten.26. The firearms projectile of claim 11, wherein the projectile is a frangible firearm projectile.27. The firearms projectile of claim 11, wherein the projectile is a shotgun shot.28. The firearms projectile of claim 11, wherein the projectile is a bullet.29. The firearms projectile of claim 11, wherein the projectile exhibits the deformation characteristics of a lead projectile.30. The article of claim 1, wherein the supply of scrap is at least substantially formed from one or more of machine turnings, chips, rod ends, bar ends, broken pieces, remnants, unused articles, rejected articles, and recyclable articles.31. The article of claim 7, wherein the first constituent is at least substantially comprised of one or more of machine turnings, chips, rod ends, bar ends, broken pieces, remnants, unused articles, rejected articles, and recyclable articles.32. The firearms projectile of claim 11, wherein the scrap is at least substantially formed from one or more of machine turnings, chips, rod ends, bar ends, broken pieces, remnants, unused articles, rejected articles, and recyclable articles.
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