US Patent:
20100263766, Oct 21, 2010
Inventors:
Cheng Kiong Saw - Livermore CA, US
William A. Bauer - Beavercreek OH, US
Jor-Shan Choi - El Cerrito CA, US
Sumner Daniel Day - Danville CA, US
Joseph C. Farmer - Tracy CA, US
International Classification:
C22C 45/00
C22C 45/02
Abstract:
A method according to one embodiment includes combining an amorphous iron-based alloy and at least one metal selected from a group consisting of molybdenum, chromium, tungsten, boron, gadolinium, nickel phosphorous, yttrium, and alloys thereof to form a mixture, wherein the at least one metal is present in the mixture from about 5 atomic percent (at %) to about 55 at %; and ball milling the mixture at least until an amorphous alloy of the iron-based alloy and the at least one metal is formed. Several amorphous iron-based metal alloys are also presented, including corrosion-resistant amorphous iron-based metal alloys and radiation-shielding amorphous iron-based metal alloys,