One or more embodiments relates to a method of casting a creep-resistant Ni-based superalloy and a homogenization heat treatment for the alloy, The method includes forming a feed stock having Nickel (Ni) and at least one of Chromium (Cr), Cobalt (Co), Aluminum (Al), Titanium (Ti), Niobium (Nb), Iron (Fe), Carbon (C), Manganese (Mn), Molybdenum (Mo), Silicon (Si), Copper (Cu), Phosphorus (P), Sulfur (S) and Boron (B). The method further includes fabricating the creep-resistant Ni-based superalloy in a predetermined shape using the feed stock and at least one process such as vacuum induction melting (VIM), electroslag remelting (ESR) and/or vacuum arc remelting (VAR).

One or more embodiments relates to a method of casting a creep-resistant Ni-based superalloy and a homogenization heat treatment for the alloy. The method includes forming a feed stock having Nickel (Ni) and at least one of Chromium (Cr), Cobalt (Co), Aluminum (Al), Titanium (Ti), Niobium (Nb), Iron (Fe), Carbon (C), Manganese (Mn), Molybdenum (Mo), Silicon (Si), Copper (Cu), Phosphorus (P), Sulfur (S) and Boron (B). The method further includes fabricating the creep-resistant Ni-based superalloy in a predetermined shape using the feed stock and at least one process such as vacuum induction melting (VIM), electroslag remelting (ESR) and/or vacuum arc remelting (VAR).

A method includes moving a first part along a movement path. The method also includes introducing drops of a liquid metal onto the first part using a three-dimensional (3D) printer. The drops of the liquid metal solidify to form a second part that is joined to the first part. The method also includes mechanically joining the second part to a third part.

Disclosed is a gear including a resettable metallic glass. The gear of the present disclosure includes, as a base material, a resettable metallic glass, wherein the resettable metallic glass includes at least one metal element selected from each of (a) the group consisting of Ti, Zr, and Hf and (b) the group consisting of Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, and Zn, and further includes at least one metal element to maximize the complexity in the thermodynamic enthalpy of mixing among constituent elements, thereby including multiple resetting cores in various atomic-scale cluster forms in an amorphous matrix, leading to a structure with maximized structural complexity.

It is an objective of the invention to provide a Ni-based superalloy cast article exhibiting the corrosion resistance compatible or superior to the conventional ordinary precision cast articles and reducing the cost than the conventional ones while maintaining the mechanical properties compatible to the conventional ones. There is provided a Ni-based superalloy cast article including: 12.1 to 16 mass % of Cr; 4 to 16 mass % of Co; 3 to 5 mass % of Al; 2.1 to 3.3 mass % of Ti; 3.5 to 9 mass % of W; 1 to 2.4 mass % of Mo; 1.2 mass % or less of Nb; 0.005 to 0.05 mass % of B; 0.03 to 0.2 mass % of C; more than 0 mass % and 0.005 mass % or less of O; and the balance being Ni and impurities.

A method of casting an article includes forming a melt comprising copper, introducing manganese into the melt to produce a copper-manganese alloy, and casting the copper-manganese alloy in a mold to form the article. The carbon and oxygen contents of the copper-manganese alloy are controlled in order to control the formation of graphite, manganese carbide, and/or manganese oxide particles within the article. Copper-manganese alloys containing carbon are also provided, as well as articles made therefrom in cast or wrought form.

An article has a nickel-based alloy substrate having, in weight percent: 5.4-7.4 Re; 4.1-5.9 Ru; 3.0-6.2 Cr; 3.0-10.0 Co; 0.5-3.8 Mo; 3.0-6.0 W; 4.6-8.6 Ta; 5.0-6.4 Al; 0.050-0.30 Hf; no more than 0.50 all other elements, if any, individually; and no more than 2.0 all other elements, if any, combined. A nickel-based coating is on the substrate and comprising, in weight percent: 6.0-10.0 Al; 4.0-15.0 Cr; 11.0-15.0 Co; 0.1-1.0 Hf; 0.1-1.0 Si; 0.1-1.0 Y; up to 1.0 Zr if any; up to 7.0 Ta if any; up to 6.0 W if any; no more than 1.0 all other elements, if any, individually; and no more than 4.0 all other elements, if any, combined.

An article that is made of a hard metal, yet is superior in design on the surface, particularly a metal article that allows aging impression of the color tone to be enjoyed is produced or provided. Such an article is provided by a method for producing an article superior in design, including molding and/or processing a copper alloy into a designed article, and subjecting a surface of the article to an etching treatment to allow a crystalline structure of the copper alloy to become visibly recognizable.

The invention relates to a high-strength as-cast copper alloy containing tin, with excellent hot-workability and cold-workability properties, high resistance to abrasive wear, adhesive wear and fretting wear, and improved corrosion resistance and stress relaxation resistance, consisting (in wt. %) of: 4.0 to 23.0% Sn, 0.05 to 2.0% Si, 0.005 to 0.6 B, 0.001 to 0.08% P, optionally up to a maximum of 2.0% Zn, optionally up to a maximum of 0.6% Fe, optionally up to a maximum of 0.5% Mg, optionally up to a maximum of 0.25% Pb, with the remainder being copper and inevitable impurities, characterised in that the ratio of Si/B of the element content of the elements silicon and boron lies between 0.3 and 10. The invention also relates to a casting variant and a further-processed variant of the tin-containing copper alloy, a production method, and the use of the alloy.

The present invention is directed to an unleaded free cutting brass alloy with excellent machinability, leak-tightness, reca stability, and mechanical properties, wherein the brass alloy comprises 65 to 75 weight % of copper, 22.5 to 32.5 weight % of zinc, 0.5 to 2.0 weight % of silicon, and other unavoidable impurities; wherein the total content of copper and zinc in the brass alloy is 97.5 weight % or more.