Method for making a cobalt-boride dispersion-strengthened copper
US5534086A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 1, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB22F2998/10
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A dispersion-strengthened copper alloy is disclosed having an exceptional combination of strength, ductility, and thermal conductivity. The copper alloy comprises: copper, 0.01 to 2.0 weight % boron and 0.1 to 6.0 weight % cobalt, and cobalt-boride disperoids that range in size between 0.025 and 0.25 microns in diameter. A copper alloy is made by rapid solidification of the melt into a powder. Strong, thermally conductive articles can be made by compacting the powder at temperatures below the melting temperature of the copper alloy, and optionally warm working, cold working, and annealing.
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