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Copper-based alloy

US5507885A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 16, 1994
Grant dateApr 16, 1996
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Expiry dateDec 16, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC22C9/04
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A copper-based alloy, viz. a dezincification-resistant brass, excels in various properties such as resistance to dezincification, hot forgeability and machinability and, therefore, tolerates use particularly in the atmosphere of a corrosive aqueous solution. The brass of one species has a composition of 59.0 to 62.0 wt % of Cu, 0.5 to 4.5 wt % of Pb, 0.05 to 0.25 wt % of P, 0.5 to 2.0 wt % of Sn, 0.05 to 0.30 wt % of Ni, with or without 0.02 to 0.15 wt % of Ti, and the balance of Zn and unavoidable impurities. The brass of another species has a composition of 61.0 to 63.0 wt % of Cu, 2.0 to 4.5 wt % of Pb, 0.05 to 0.25 wt % of P, 0.05 to 0.30 wt % of Ni, with or without 0.02 to 0.15 wt % of Ti, and the balance of Zn and unavoidable impurities.

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