Copper-based alloy, method for production of the alloy, and products using the alloy
US6599378B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 7, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC22F1/08
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A copper-based alloy includes one base phase selected from the group consisting of &agr; phase, &agr;+&bgr; phase, and &agr;+&bgr;+&ggr; phase, a component having a lower melting point than the base phase, and a component for dispersing the base phase and the low melting component to uniformly disperse the low melting component and improve the copper-based alloy in machinability. A method for producing the copper alloy in the form of a bar or plate includes the steps of compounding raw materials in predetermined ratios thereby obtaining a mixture, fusing the mixture thereby obtaining a melt, continuously casting the melt into a cast billet, or rolling the cast billet thereby obtaining a shaped mass, heat-treating the shaped mass, drawing or rolling the heat-treated shaped mass thereby obtaining a plastic mass, and subjecting the plastic mass to a heat-treatment of air cooling or furnace cooling.
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