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Solder connection between copper and aluminum conductors

US4129744A · kind A · utility

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9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 2, 1976
Grant dateDec 12, 1978
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Expiry dateAug 2, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49202
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A solder connection between an aluminum and copper conductor includes cladding a strand of aluminum wire with a copper coating, severing the cladded aluminum wire to a suitable length and soldering the severed end to the strand of copper wire with a lead-tin solder forming a hermetical seal about the soldered joint including any portion of the aluminum exposed to the ambient at the joint prior to soldering.

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