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Copper base spinodal alloy strip and process for its preparation

US4373970A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 13, 1981
Grant dateFeb 15, 1983
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Expiry dateNov 13, 2001

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC22F1/08
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Copper base spinodal alloy strip of good strength and ductility is provided, the alloy containing 5 to 35 percent nickel, 7 to 13 percent tin, balance essentially copper, and having an unaged microstructure characterized by an equiaxed grain structure of substantially all alpha, face-centered-cubic phase with a substantially uniform dispersed concentration of tin and a substantial absence of tin segregation. The strip is prepared from copper alloy powder of the indicated composition by a process comprising the steps of compaction, sintering, cooling, rolling and annealing. The strip after aging may contain up to about 50 percent alpha plus gamma phase.

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