Claims
- 1. An article intended to be submerged in molten zinc, aluminum and aluminum/zinc melts, said article comprised of a steel alloy material having the following composition:
- ______________________________________% Component %______________________________________1.0 <C< 5.0 10.0 <Cr< 30.0 0.0 .ltoreq.Ni< 30.0 1.0 <W< 15.0 1.0 <Mo< 10.0 0.0 <V< 10.0 0.0 <Nb< 10.0 0.0 <Co< 20.0 0.0 <B< 5.0 10.0 <Fe< 50.0 0.0 .ltoreq.Zr.ltoreq. 6.0 2 <Mn< 6.5 0.0 .ltoreq.Si< 1.0______________________________________
- 2. An article formed of an alloy as defined in claim 1, in which the alloy has a carbon element which is greater than 1.6% and less than 2.6% by weight.
- 3. An article formed of an alloy as defined in claim 1, in which the alloy has a chromium element which is greater than 15% and less than 30% by weight.
- 4. An article formed of an alloy as defined in claim 1, in which the alloy has a molybdenum element which is greater than 2% and less than 8% by weight.
- 5. An article formed of an alloy as defined in claim 1, in which the alloy has a vanadium element which is equal to or greater than 0% and less than 6% by weight.
- 6. An article formed of an alloy as defined in claim 1, in which the alloy has a niobium element which is equal to or greater than 0% and less than 6% by weight.
- 7. An article formed of an alloy as defined in claim 1, in which the alloy has a zirconium element which is equal to or greater than 0% and less than 6% by weight.
- 8. An article formed of an alloy as defined in claim 1, in which the amount of the article lost due to molten metal dissolution is less than 4.times.10.sup.-5 inches per hour.
- 9. An article formed of an alloy as defined in claim 1, in which chromium is in a carbide form of the element.
- 10. An article formed of an alloy as defined in claim 1, having a Rockwell hardness greater than 40.
- 11. An article formed of an alloy as defined in claim 1, in which the alloy is centrifugally castable.
- 12. An article formed of an alloy as defined in claim 1, in which the alloy is machinable.
- 13. An article intended to be submerged in molten zinc, aluminum and aluminum/zinc melts, said article comprised of a steel alloy material having about the following composition:
- ______________________________________% Component %______________________________________0.56 < C < 5.0 10.0 < Cr < 30.0 0.0 .ltoreq. Ni < 30.0 1.0 < W < 30.0 1.0 < Mo < 10.0 0.0 < V < 10.0 0.0 < Nb < 10.0 0.0 < Co < 15.0 0.0 < B < 5.0 10.0 < Fe < 50.0 0.0 .ltoreq. Zr .ltoreq. 6.0 0.0 < Mn < 6.0 0.0 .ltoreq. Si < 1.0______________________________________
- 14. An article as defined in claim 1, in which the alloy has a nickel content which is equal to or greater than 10% by weight.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/909,117, filed Aug. 11, 1997 for "Material Formulation for Galvanizing Equipment Submerged in Molten Aluminum and Aluminum/Zinc Melts".
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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