US Patent Issued to Siemens Energy Global on Aug. 25 for "Alloy, powder, method and component" (German Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,716,115, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG (Munich).

"Alloy, powder, method and component" was invented by Christoph Heinze (Markkleeberg, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A nickel-based alloy, having (in wt. %): carbon(C): 0.09%-0.13%; chromium(Cr): 19.0%-21.5%; cobalt(Co): 18.0%-20.0%; molybdenum(Mo): 0.5%-1.5%; tungsten(W): 2.0%-3.0%; titanium(Ti): 2.0%-3.0%; aluminum(Al): 2.2%-3.0%; boron(B): 0.008%-0.012%; zirconium(Zr): 0.0025%-0.01%; tantalum(Ta): 2.0%-4.0%; niobium(Nb): 1.2%-2.0%; optionally silicon(Si): up to 0.02%; manganese(Mn): up to 0.01%; yttrium(Y): 0.0025%-0.01%; yttrium oxide(Y2...