Patents
US 12768012 B2: Aluminum-chromium-zirconium alloys
- Granted
- 2026-10-20
- Filed
- 2022-05-23 application 17751650
- Type
- Utility · 4 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Some variations provide an aluminum (Al) alloy containing at least 0.1 at % zirconium (Zr) and/or at least 0.1 at % chromium (Cr), wherein the aluminum alloy is in the form of an additively manufactured object. Other variations provide an aluminum-containing powder comprising Al particles, Cr particles, and Zr particles, wherein at least some of the Cr particles as well as at least some of the Zr particles are physically and/or chemically assembled on surfaces of the Al particles, and wherein the aluminum-containing powder contains at least 0.1 at % Zr and at least 0.1 at % Cr. In this invention, the combination of surface functionalization and additive manufacturing has fundamentally created a new composition space of valuable aluminum alloys. The disclosed Al alloys are strong, thermally stable, and corrosion-resistant.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 (ipgb20261020.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRL Laboratories, LLC 1,601 patents | US company or organization | Malibu, CA | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John H. Martin | Oxnard, CA | 61 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 | |
| Darby Laplant | Santa Monica, CA | 10 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 | |
| Julie Miller | Los Angeles, CA | 12 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| C22C | Alloys | C22C21/00 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 |
| B33Y | Additive manufacturing, i.e. manufacturing of three-dimensional [3d] objects by additive deposition, additive agglomeration or additive layering, e.g. by 3d printing, stereolithography or selective laser sintering | B33Y10/00 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
No recorded assignments or security interests on file for this patent.
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