Low expansion superalloy with improved toughness

Patent · 20 June 1995

OSTI ID:87736

Smith, D F; Stein, L I; Hwang, I S

A high strength, low coefficient of thermal expansion superalloy exhibiting improved toughness over a broad temperature range down to about 4 K is disclosed. The composition is adapted for use with wrought superconducting sheathing.

• Research Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-78ET51013
• Assignee: Inco Alloys International, Inc., Huntington, WV (United States); Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge, MA (United States)
• Patent Number(s): US 5,425,912/A/
• Application Number: PAN: 8-271,842
• OSTI ID: 87736
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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THERMAL EXPANSION
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