EP0201910B1 - Folie aus diffusionslegiertem Stahl - Google Patents

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EP0201910B1
EP0201910B1 EP86106464A EP86106464A EP0201910B1 EP 0201910 B1 EP0201910 B1 EP 0201910B1 EP 86106464 A EP86106464 A EP 86106464A EP 86106464 A EP86106464 A EP 86106464A EP 0201910 B1 EP0201910 B1 EP 0201910B1
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  • the present invention relates generally to light gauge strips or foils and, more particularly, to very light gauge strips or foils formed of solid solution iron-aluminum diffusion alloys and iron-aluminum-silicon diffusion alloys which are formable at room temperature, have good high temperature oxidation resistance and corrosion resistance, have useful electrical and magnetic properties, and preferably are adapted for growing a surface coating of spine-like whiskers of aluminum oxide suitable for retaining a surface coating of a catalytic metal used in a monolithic catalytic converter for treating gases which pollute the atmosphere.
  • the Smith et al U.S. Patent No. 3 214 820 discloses steel foils having a surface coated with tin, zinc, aluminum or stainless steel and describes producing the steel foil with the metallic tin, zinc, aluminum or stainless steel protective metal coating by cold rolling a plain carbon steel strip having the protective metal coating applied by a plating process.
  • Smith et al teaches against hot dip coating a steel strip for cold rolling to foil gauge in order to avoid forming a hard brittle subsurface intermetallic layer which Smith et al states prevents forming a satisfactory foil product.
  • Patent No. Wo 8 500 386 Describes a method of diffusion treating a hot dip alluminium coated titanium containing low alloy steel, to obtain a solid solution iron aluminum diffusion alloy coating, containing low carbon steel strip, however it does not recommend an intermediate cold rolling stage of these strips.
  • Objects of the invention include at least one of the following:
  • a solid solution iron-aluminum diffusion alloy light gauge strip or foil formed in situ by diffusion heating a cold rolled titanium stabilized low carbon steel strip containing an excess of uncombined titanium and having on each side an aluminum coating between about 12.7 ⁇ m (0.0005 inch) and about 76IJ.m (0.003 inch) thick, the coated steel strip after cold reduction of between about 40% and about 99% having a foil thickness of between about 0.013 mm (0.005 inch) and 0.152 mm (0.006 inch) with an aluminum coating thickness between about 1.07 pm (0.000042 inch) and 27.9 ⁇ m (0.0011 inch), said solid solution iron-aluminum diffusion alloy light gauge strip or foil containig between about 2 wt.% and about 12 wt. % aluminum diffused throughout its cross section, and said light gauge strip or foil being formable at room temperature and being resistant to oxidation and to corrosion at elevated temperatures.
  • a solid solution iron-aluminum diffusion alloy cold rolled titanium stabilized low carbon steel light gauge strip or foil containing between about 2 wt.% and 12 wt.% aluminum and a maximum of about 0.1 wt. % carbon and a maximum of 1.0 wt. % titanium with said titanium combined with the carbon and nitrogen in said diffusion alloy foil and providing an excess uncombined titanium, said diffusion alloy light gauge strip or foil having a higher concentration of titanium at the surface than in the interi- orthereof, and said diffusion alloy light gauge strip or foil being formable at room temperature and being resistant to oxidation and to corrosion at elevated temperatures.
  • a foil formed substantially of an iron-aluminum or iron-aluminum-silicon diffusion alloy is produced in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention by forming on each side of a cold rolled titanium stabilized low-carbon steel strip, preferably having a thickness between about 0.25 mm (0.010 inch) and about 0.76 mm (0.030 inch), a hot-dip aluminum coating using conventional continuous in-line hot-dip aluminum coating apparatus with the aluminum or aluminum-silicon hot-dip coating on each side of the strip having a thickness of between about 12.7 ⁇ m (0.0005 inch) and about 76 ⁇ m (0.003 inch) which is sufficient to provide after diffusion heating a diffusion alloy foil containing between about 2 wt.
  • the diffusion of the aluminum throughout the cross section of an aluminum coated titanium alloy steel foil is time-temperature dependent for a given aluminum coating and foil thickness and can be effected at a temperature preferably between about 816°C (15000F) and 1149°C (2100°F) for between about 2 minutes and about 24 hours when using box annealing apparatus. Although, it is not essential to diffuse the aluminum uniformly through the steel base, the graph in Fig.
  • the steel strip from a stabilized low carbon steel such as a low-titanium stabilized low-carbon steel.
  • the low-titanium stabilized alloy steel is preferably a steel which has been killed to remove free oxygen, such as an aluminum killed steel.
  • the carbon content of the low-titanium alloy steel is less than 0.10 wt. %, generally between about 0.02 wt. % and 0.10 wt.
  • the low-titanium stabilized low carbon steel should have sufficient titanium to combine with all the carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen in the steel and, in addition, sufficient titanium to provide a small excess of uncombined titanium, preferably at least about 0.02 wt. %.
  • the total titanium content of the steel is preferably at least about 0.40 wt. % but will always be less than about 1.0 wt. % and will generally not exceed about 0.60 wt. %.
  • the titanium in the stabilized steel improves the rate of diffusion between the iron and aluminum in the steel and also improves the surface properties and increases the strength of the steel, thereby improving the could rolling properties and room temperature ductility properties of the steel strip. If desired, smaller amounts of other carbon and nitrogen binders can be used in addition to the titanium in the steel.
  • a typical low-titanium stablized low-carbon steel suitable for forming an aluminum coated steel foil in accordance with the present invention has the following composition on a weight basis: 0.04% carbon, 0.50% titanium, 0.20-0.50% manganese, 0.012% sulfur, 0.010% phosphorus, 0.05% silicon, 0.020-0.090% aluminum, and the balance essentially iron with incidental impurities.
  • the steel strip in order to hot-dip aluminum coat a steel strip on production-type in-line continuous aluminum coating apparatus, it is essential that the steel strip be sufficiently thick to withstand the stresses of being conveyed through the continuous hot-dip coating apparatus, such as a Sendzimir-type hot-dip continuous coating line, but not so thick as to make it impossible to reduce economically the coated strip to a steel foil gauge not substantially above about 0.152 mm (0.006 inch) by effecting about a 40 to 99 percent reduction in the thickness of the hot-dip coated aluminum steel strip.
  • the continuous hot-dip coating apparatus such as a Sendzimir-type hot-dip continuous coating line
  • a steel strip having a thickness of between about 0.25 mm (0.010 inch) and 0.76 mm (0.030 inch) has been found to meet the foregoing requirements and be suitable for hot-dip aluminum coating on a continuous in-line hot-dip aluminum coating apparatus, such as a Sendzimir-type commercial continuous hot-dop coating line, adapted to move the steel strip at a line speed of about 280 feet per minute (1.42 ms- 1 ), the strip thereafter being cold reduced to effect between about 40 to 99 percent reduction in thickness so as to provide an aluminum coated steel foil having a thickness of between about 0.013 mm (0.0005 inch) and about 0.152 mm (0.006 inch).
  • the aluminum hot-dip coated steel strip can be cold reduced to foil gauge in one or more passes through a cold rolling mill, such as a Sendzimir cold rolling mill.
  • the foil material can be further processed by tension leveling or skin passing to remove distortions in the foil and/or effect surface bringhtening and polishing.
  • the aluminum hot-dip coating on the steel strip must be sufficiently thick relative to the thickness of the steel strip to provide in the finished foil a minimum of about 6 wt. percent aluminum based on the weight of the coated foil and not substantially above about 12 wt. % aluminum where room temperature formability is required. In the very thinnest foil, however, a somewhat higher aluminum content may be used without impairing room temperature formability.
  • a steel strip having a thickness before hot-dip coating of between about 0.25 mm (0.010 inch) and about 0.76 mm (0.030 inch) should be provided on each side with an aluminum hot-dip coating having a thickness of between about 12.7 ⁇ m (0.0005 inch) and about 76 ⁇ m (0.003 inch) but sufficient to provide the strip with between about 6 wt.% and about 12 wt.% aluminum.
  • the cold rolled aluminum coating on each side of the foil is about 5.1 ⁇ m (0.0002 inch) thick and provides an aluminum concentration of about 6 wt. % based on the weight of the aluminum coated steel foil.
  • the hot-dip aluminum coating applied to the steel strip is preferably a Type I aluminum coating which contains aluminum with about 5-12 wt. % silicon and wherein the silicon prevents the formation of an objectionably thick subsurface iron-aluminum intermetallic layer.
  • the diffusion alloy foil contains about 0.7 wt. percent silicon. It is also possible, though not preferred, to apply a Type II aluminum (i.e. substantially pure aluminum) hot-dip coating on the stabilized low carbon steel strip.
  • the aluminum-coated steel foil is heated as an open or closed coil in an annealing furnace or on a continuous annealing line in a non-oxidizing atmosphere, such as in a vacuum or in an argon atmosphere, at 982°C (1800°F) for between about 1 and 24 hours.
  • a non-oxidizing atmosphere such as in a vacuum or in an argon atmosphere
  • a low-titanium alloy stabilized low-carbon aluminum killed steel was formed into a steel strip having a thickness of about 0.43 mm (0.017 inch).
  • the titanium stabilized low-carbon aluminum killed steel had the following approximate composition:
  • the titanium stabilized steel strip after conventional cleaning was immersed in a hot-dip Type I aluminum coating bath having a temperature of 694°C (1280 0 F) on a Sendzimir-type continuous coating line having a line speed of 280 feet per minute (1.42 ms- 1 ) to provide both sides thereof with a hot-dip aluminum coating having a thickness of about 38 ⁇ m (0.0015 inch).
  • the hot-dip aluminum coated steel strip was cold rolled on a Sendzimir-type cold rolling mill to a foil thickness of about 0.051 mm (0.002 inch) in four passes, effecting a reduction of 43.6% in the first, 45.5% in the second, 45.0% in the third, and 39.4% in the fourth, for a total of about 90% reduction in thickness without intermediate annealing.
  • Metallographic examination of the cold reduced steel foil indicated a uniform aluminum surface coating on both sides, approximately 4.6-5.1 4 m (0.00018-0.0002 inch) with the intermetallic subsurface iron-aluminum compound layer completely fractured and randomly redistributed throughout the aluminum coating and with the cold working of the coated steel strip imparting a very high energy level to the coated steel so that during the subsequent diffusion heating treatment there are no Kirkendall voids formed in the diffusion alloy product.
  • the aluminum in the coating is preferably fully and substantially uniformly diffused throughout the cross section of the foil by heating the foil for two hours at a temperature of 982°C (1800°F) to form an iron-aluminum-silicon diffusion alloy foil.
  • the solid solution iron-aluminum diffusion alloy foil made in the foregoing manner was free of brittle iron-aluminum intermetallic compound and was formable at room temperature without annealing.
  • the foil material When heated in air at 1149°C (2100°F) for 96 hours the foil material exhibited a weight gain of no more than 1 mg/cm 2 , had good high temperature corrosion and oxidation resis- tence at 1000°C (1832°F), and when given a 180° 1-T bend at room temperature the surface was not ruptured.
  • the iron-aluminum diffusion alloy foil had a tensile strength of 72 ksi, (495 MPa), a yield strength of 65 ksi (447 MPa), and an elongation of 10.4%.
  • the cold reduced aluminum-coated steel foil of Fig. 1 having about 6 wt. % of the foil as aluminum in the surface coatings was diffusion heated as a closely wound steel coil in a vacuum at 1093°C (2000°F) for four hours to provide a foil having the aluminum substantially fully diffused throughout the cross section of the foil.
  • the distribution of the aluminum and silicon in the iron-aluminum diffusion alloy steel foil is shown in Fig. 3.
  • the extreme outer 2.5 ⁇ m (0.0001 inch) to 5.0 ⁇ m (0.0002 inch) of the surface of the diffusion alloy foil of the present invention has been found to contain a higher than average concentration of titanium and aluminum, and it is evident that uncombined titanium in the titanium stabilized steel has diffused outwardly from the interior to the surface of the foil.
  • the concentration of titanium in the surface becomes progressively larger and the concentration of titanium in the center of the foil becomes progressively smaller as the diffusion heating is prolonged until no titanium remains at the center of the foil.
  • a foil 0.05 mm (0.002 inch) thick is diffusion heated in nitrogen at 925°C (1700°F) for 24 hours, there is no detectable titanium remaining at the center of the foil when the foil is subjected to electron microprobe analysis.
  • the relatively low cost iron-aluminum and iron-aluminum-silicon diffusion alloy foils of the present invention are useful in place of the more costly stainless steel foils and high alloy foils for many industrial applications.
  • the cold rolled iron-aluminum diffusion alloy steel foils produced as described herein are useful as a substitute for «321 stainless steel» foil and for enclosing or «wrapping» tools which are heat treated at an elevated temperature, thereby avoiding the need to heat the tools in a protective non-oxidizing atmosphere.
  • the diffusion alloy tool wrapping foils preferably contain between about 6 wt. % and 12 wt.
  • % aluminum and have a thickness between about 0.050 mm (0.002 inch) and 0.075 mm (0.003 inch) so as to have the required high temperature strength and oxidation resistance as well as formability at room temperature to form a protective wrap for enclosing tools and withstanding heat treating temperatures up to about 1149°C (2100°F).
  • the aluminum content of the foil also acts as a «getter» to remove oxygen from within the enclosure and prevents objectionable oxidation and decarburization of the surface of the tools during the heat treating cycle.
  • the solid solution iron-aluminum and iron-aluminum-silicon diffusion alloy foils of the present invention when prepared by vacuum diffusion heating with between 2 and 12 wt. percent aluminum and which can also contain between about 0.2 and about 0.9 wt. % silicon are useful as electrical steels of the electrically soft variety for use as magnetic shielding material and for making core assemblies of electrical rotary equipment (i.e. motors) and transformers in place of silicon steels, iron-nickel alloys and other ferrous alloys.
  • Aluminum has a beneficial effect, similar to that of silicon, on the electrical resistivity and certain magnetic properties of iron, but aluminum is seldom substituted for silicon because of the recognized difficulty of fabricating thin iron-aluminum alloy sheet material.
  • one type of electrical steel foil should preferably be one grain thick with the grain (crystal) faces parallel to the direction of rolling (see Fig. 2.).
  • An iron-aluminum-silicon diffusion alloy containing about 6 wt.% aluminum and 0.9 wt.% silicon has an electrical resistance of about 91-96 micro-ohm centimeters.
  • the diffusion alloy foil where intended for certain types of electrical use can be further treated after diffusion heating by cold rolling to reduce the thickness of the foil and impart critical strain to the foil product and then given a critical time-temperature heat treatment to modify the crystal form.
  • an iron-aluminum-silicon diffusion alloy foil of the present invention has been cold rolled to impart a 3% critical strain and heated at 816°C (1 5000 F) for 4 hours to effect a very large increase in the grain size.
  • the foil preferably having a thickness about 0.051 mm (0.002 inches) and containing about 6 wt. percent aluminum, can be preconditioned for whisker growth by the method disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 4 279 782. Thereafter the foil is heated in air preferably for 8 hours at 925°C (1700°F), to grow a spine-like whisker surface coating. A coating of gamma aluminum oxide powder dispersed in an aqueous alumina gel-noble metal catalyst mixture is applied to the spine-like whisker coated surface of the foil as described in U.S. Patent No. 4 279 782.
  • the cold rolled aluminum coated low-titanium stabilized low carbon steel foil is placed in a dry nitrogen-containing atmosphere which has minimal or no oxidizing action on the titanium and aluminum in the foil and is heated for a time and at a temperature sufficient to form on the surface of the diffusion alloy foil a thin titanium nitride-containing film which imparts high corrosion resistance to the foil.
  • a dry nitrogen-containing atmosphere which has minimal or no oxidizing action on the titanium and aluminum in the foil and is heated for a time and at a temperature sufficient to form on the surface of the diffusion alloy foil a thin titanium nitride-containing film which imparts high corrosion resistance to the foil.
  • the aluminum surface coating diffuses readily into the steel foil beginning at a temperature of about 399°C (750°F) and effects formation of an iron-aluminum diffusion alloy foil.
  • the titanium stabilized aluminum coated steel foil is diffusion heated in a dry nitrogen-containing atmosphere, which has a minimal oxidizing effect on the titanium and aluminum, at a temperature between about 500°C (930°F) and 1093°C (2000°F) and preferably at a temperature of about 925°C (1700°F), the nitrogen reacts with the titanium to form a titanium nitride-containing film on the surface of the diffusion alloy foil.
  • the titanium nitride-containing layer on the surface of the foil significantly improves the corrosion resistance of the iron-aluminum diffusion alloy foil, since the titanium nitride-containing surface film is resitant to attack by acids, and resists corrosion when the foil is immersed in an aqueous acidic solution for prolonged periods. Titanium nitride is only slightly soluble in hot aqua regia containing added hydrofluoric acid. Aluminum nitride on the other hand, is readily attacked by acids, such as a hot 10% aqueous hydrochloric acid solution, whereas the foil having the titanium nitride-containing surface is resistant to attack by the 10% hydrochloric acid solution.
  • the titanium nitride can be present as TiN which has a sigma crystal form or as Ti 2 N which has a gamma crystal form. It is also possible for the titanium and nitrogen to form more complex reaction products with the aluminum, iron and silicon in the steel.
  • the dry nitrogen-containing atmosphere used to form the titanium nitride-containing film can be pure nitrogen gas, gaseous ammonia, dissociated ammonia, a nitrogen-hydrogen gaseous mixture, or a nitrogen-argon gaseous mixture.
  • the diffusion heat treatment with the dry nitrogen-containing atmosphere can range from about 500°C (930 0 F) to about 1093°C (2000 0 F) for a period of from about 0.25 to about 48 hours with the formation of the titanium nitride-containing film being time-temperature dependent.
  • the surface film has a peak concentration of 12.6 wt. percent titanium and very little titanium is present in the interior of the foil except at isolated points which are thought to indicate the presence of titanium carbide.
  • the nitrogen treated foil having the titanium nitride-containing film on the surface exhibits good room temperature formability when a section of the nitrogen treated foil having a thickness of 3.3 mils is subjected to the Zero-T Bend Test and can be cold rolled with conventional apparatus.
  • the nitrogen treated diffusion alloy foil has a tensile stength of about 82 ksi (564 MPa), a yield stength of about 81 ksi (557 MPa), and a elongation of about 1.0 percent.
  • Aluminum oxide whiskers do not readily grow on the diffusion alloy foil having a titanium nitride-containing surface. Consequently, when the iron-aluminum diffusion alloy low titanium stabilized foil must have a thick surface growth of spine-like whiskers of aluminum oxide, as when the foil is used to support a catalyst in an automotive catalytic converter, and where optimum corrosion resistance and/or good abrasion resistance is also desired, the thick coating of spine-like whiskers is grown on the surface of an aluminum coated steel foil by the process described in U.S. Patent No. 4 279 782 before heating in a dry nitrogen-containing atmosphere.
  • the whisker coated foil can be heated in a dry nitrogen-containing atmosphere for a time and at a temperature sufficient to form a titanium nitride-containing thin layer or film on the surface of the iron-aluminum diffusion alloy steel.
  • the whisker coated foil can be heated for a period of between about 0.25 hours and 24 hours at a temperature between about 1093°C (2000°F) and 500°C (930°F), respectively, in a dry nitrogen-containing atmosphere, such as in an atmosphere of gaseous nitrogen or ammonia, to form a titanium nitride-containing layer on the surface of the foil.
  • the titanium nitride-containig layer imparts high corrosion resistance and abrasion resistance to the whisker coated diffusion alloy foil.
  • the iron-aluminum diffusion alloy foil is produced by cold rolling a hot-dip aluminum coated titanium stabilized steel strip to foil gauge followed by diffusion heating
  • formable desigantes the capability of the foil to be fabricated by conventional metal forming machines at room temperature
  • good formability refers to the capability of the foil to undergo severe deformation at room temperature without bend breaking, edge cracking and loss of surface metarial.
  • solid solution iron-aluminum diffusion alloy is used herein to designate an iron-aluminum diffusion alloy or an iron-aluminum-silicon diffusion alloy, such as formed by diffusion heating a Type I aluminum hot-dip coating containing about 5 to 12 wt. % silicon, although higher and lower amounts of silicon can be used for producing special diffusion alloy foils.

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1. Dünner Streifen oder Folie aus einer Festkörperlösung einer Eisen/Aluminium-Diffusionslegierung, in situ gebildet durch Diffusionserwärmen eines kaltgewalzten, titanstabilisierten, kohlenstoffarmen Stahlstreifens mit einem Überschuß an nichtgebundenem Titan und mit einer beidseitigen Aluminiumbeschichtung mit einer Dicke zwischen etwa 12,7 µm (0,0005 Inch) und etwa 76 gm (0,003 Inch), wobei der beschichtete Stahlstreifen nach der Kältereduktion zwischen etwa 40% und etwa 99% eine Folienstärke zwischen etwa 0,013 mm (0,005 Inch) und 0,152 mm (0,006 Inch) mit einer Stärke der Aluminiumbeschichtung zwischen ungefähr 1,07 µm (0,000042 Inch) und 27,9 gm (0,0011 Inch) hat, der dünne Streifen oder die Folie aus einer Festkörperlösung einer Eisen/Aluminium-Diffusionslegierung zwischen etwa 2 Gew.-% und etwa 12 Gew.-% über den gesamten Querschnitt verteiltes Aluminium aufweist, und der dünne Streifen oder die Folie bei Raumtemperatur formbar und gegen Oxidation und Korrosion bei erhöhten Temperaturen widerstandsfähig ist.
2. Folie aus einer Eisen/Aluminium-Diffusionslegierung nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Kohlenstoff und der Stickstoff in dem titanstabilisierten, kohlenstoffarmen Stahl chemisch mit dem Titan gebunden ist und einen Überschuß von wenigstens ungefähr 0,02 Gew.-% ungebundenen Titan hat.
3. Folie aus einer Eisen/Aluminium-Diffusionslegierung nach Anspruch 1 und Anspruch 2, wobei der titanstabilisierte kohlenstoffarme Stahl einen Kohlenstoffgehalt von weniger als 0,10 Gew,-% Kohlenstoff und einen Titangehalt von wenigstens 0,4 Gew.-%, jedoch weniger als 1,0 Gew.-%, aufweist.
4. Folie aus einer Eisen/Aluminium-Diffusionslegierung nach einem der vorgangehenden Ansprüche, wobei der stabilisierte kohlenstoffarme Stahl eine titanarme Legierung eines aluminiumberuhigten Stahls ist.
5. Folie aus einer Eisen/Aluminium-Diffusionslegierung nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Diffusionslegierung zwischen 0,2 Gew.-% und 0,9 Gew.-% Silizium aufweist.
6. Folie aus einer Eisen/Aluminium-Diffusionslegierung nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Folie einen stacheligen Bart aus Aluminiumoxid hat.
7. Folie aus einer Eisen/Aluminium-Diffusionslegierung nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Folie auf der Oberfläche des Stahls einen Titan-Nitride aufweisenden Film hat.
8. Folie aus einer Eisen/Aluminium-Diffusionslegierung nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, wobei eine Entwicklung eines stacheligen Bartes von Aluminiumoxid auf der Oberfläche der Folie eine Beschichtung aus einem Katalysator trägt, der nützlich ist zur Behandlung von Abgasen eines Autos und/oder einer industriellen Anlage, die umweltverschmutzende Abgase erzeugt.
9. Folie aus einer Eisen/Aluminium-Diffusionslegierung nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Folie einen Aluminiumgehalt von zwischen etwa 6 Gew.-% und etwa 12 Gew.-% aufweist.
10. Folie aus einer Eisen/Aluminium-Diffusionslegierung nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, wobei das Aluminium der Folie im wesentlichen gleichmäßig über den Querschnitt der Folie verteilt ist und eine Korngröße hat mit einer Dicke eines Kornes und mit den Kornflächen parallel zu der Richtung des Walzens der Folie.
11. Dünner Streifen oder Folie eines kaltgewalzten, titanstabilisierten, kohlenstoffarmen Stahls, mit zwischen etwa 2 Gew.-% und 12 Gew.-% Aluminium und höchstens etwa 0,1 Gew.-% Kohlenstoff und höchstens 1,0 Gew.-% Titan, wobei das Titan mit dem Kohlenstoff und dem Stickstoff in der Diffusionslegierungsfolie gebunden ist und ein Überschuß an nichtgebundenem Titan vorliegt, der dünne Streifen oder die Folie aus der Diffusionslegierung eine höhere Konzentration von Titan an der Oberfläche als im Inneren hat und wobei der dünne Streifen oder die Folie aus der Diffusionslegierung bei Raumtemperatur formbar ist und gegen Oxidation und Korrosion bei erhöhten Temperaturen widerstandsfähig ist.
12. Folie aus einer Eisen/Aluminium-Diffusionslegierung nach Anspruch 11, wobei die Folie aus einer Diffusionslegierung auf seiner Oberfläche einen Titan-Nitride beinhaltenden Film hat.
13. Verfahren zum Herstellen eines bei Raumtemperaturen formbaren dünnen Streifen oder Folie aus einer Festkörperlösung einer Eisen/Aluminium-Diffusionslegierung, unter:
(1) Bilden eines Streifens aus titanstabilisiertem, kohlenstoffarmen Stahl mit einem Überschuß an ungebundenem Titan und mit einer Stärke zwischen 0,25 mm und etwa 0,76 mm (0,010 und 0,030 Inch),
(2) Aufbringen einer Aluminiumbeschichtung mit einer Dicke zwischen 12,7 µm (0,0005 Inch) und etwa 76 µm (0,003 Inch) auf beide Seiten des Stahlstreifens, die bezogen auf das Gewicht des dünnen Streifen oder der Folie zwischen etwa 2 Gew.-% und etwa 12 Gew.-% Aluminium liefert,
(3) Reduzieren der Dicke des aluminiumbeschichteten Streifens zwischen 40% und 99% durch Kaltwalzen zum Bilden einer aluminiumbeschichteten dünnen Stahlstreifenfolie mit einer Dicke zwischen etwa 0,013 mm (0,0005 Inch) und 0,152 mm (0,006 Inch) mit einer Stärke der Aluminiumbeschichtung zwischen etwa 1,07 µm (0,000042 Inch) und 27,9 µm (0,0011 Inch) und
(4) Erwärmen des kaltgewalzten, aluminiumbeschichteten dünnen Stahlstreifens oder der Folie zur Bildung eines dünnen Streifens oder einer Folie einer Festkörperlösung aus einer Eisen/Aluminium-Diffusionslegierung mit zwischen etwa 2 Gew.-% und etwa 12 Gew.-% über den Querschnitt verteilten Aluminium.
14. Verfahren nach Anspruch 13, wobei das Erwärmen der aluminiumbeschichteten Stahlfolie in einer stickstofffreien, nichtoxidierenden Umgebung bewirkt wird.
15. Verfahren nach Anspruch 13, wobei das Erwärmen der aluminiumbeschichteten Stahlfolie bewirkt wird in einer trockenen, stickstoffhaltigen Umgebung mit einer minimalen Oxidationswirkung des Titans und des Aluminiums in der Folie für einen Zeitraum und einer Temperatur, die einen Titan-Nitride aufweisenden Film auf der Oberfläche des Eisen/Aluminium-Diffusionslegierungsstahls bildet.
16. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 13 bis 15, wobei die Aluminiumbeschichtung des titanstabilisierten kohlenstoffarmen Stahlstreifens durch ein Aluminiumbeschichten des Streifens durch Feuertauchen bewirkt wird.
17. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 13 bis 16, wobei der Kohlenstoff und der Stickstoff in dem titanstabilisierten, kohlenstoffarmen Stahl chemisch mit dem Titan gebunden ist und in dem Stahl ein Überschuß von wenigstens 0,02 Gew.-% nichtgebundenem Titans aufweist.
18. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 17, wobei dertitanstabilisierte kohlenstoffarme Stahl einen Kohlenstoffgehalt von weniger als 0,10 Gew.-% Kohlenstoff und einen Titangehalt von wenigstens etwa 0,40 Gew.-% aber weniger als 1,0 Gew.-% aufweist.
19. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 13 bis 18, wobei der titanstabilisierte, kohlenstoffarme Stahl einen Kohlenstoffgehalt von ungefähr 0,04 Gew.-% und einen Titangehalt von ungefähr 0,05 Gew.-% aufweist.
20. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 13 bis 19, wobei die Folie aus einer Diffusionslegierung einen Siliziumgehalt zwischen etwa 0,2 Gew.-% und 0,9 Gew.-% aufweist.
21. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 13 bis 20, wobei die Folie aus einer Diffusionslegierung erwärmt wird in einer sauerstoffhaltigen Umgebung für einen Zeitraum und bei einer Temperatur, die eine Entwicklung eines stacheligen Bartes aus Aluminiumoxid auf der Oberfläche der Folie bewirkt.
22. Verfahren nach Anspruch 21, wobei die Folie eine Entwicklung des Bartes auf der Oberfläche der Folie hat, die in einer trockenen, stickstoffhaltigen Atmosphäre erwärmt wird, die eine minimale Oxidationswirkung für Titan hat für einen Zeitraum und bei einer Temperatur, die einen Titan-Nitride beinhaltenden Film auf der Oberfläche der Folie bildet.
23. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 13 bis 22, wobei die Stahlfolie aus einer Diffusionslegierung kaltgewalzt wird nach Diffusionserwärmen zum Aufbringen einer kritischen Dehnung auf die Folie und anschließendes Erwärmen der Folie zur Erhöhung der Kristallgröße in der Folie.
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