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Combination of materials for mercury-dispensing devices and devices containing said combination of materials

US9406476B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SAES GETTERS S.P.A. · IT

Inventors

Alessio Corazza · Como, IT
Diego Di Giampietro · Palombaia di Sassa, IT
Gianni Santella · L'Aquila, IT

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 15, 2014
Grant date	Aug 2, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 15, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC22C1/047
WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An improved mercury-dispensing combination of materials is made up of a compound A including mercury and a second metal selected among titanium, zirconium and mixtures thereof and an alloy or an intermetallic compound B including copper and tin, said mercury-dispensing combination of materials further containing an amount of oxygen comprised between 0.03% and 0.48% with respect to the overall weight of the composition A+B. It is also possible to add a getter material C that includes metals such as titanium, zirconium, tantalum, niobium, vanadium and mixtures thereof or their alloys with other metals such as nickel, iron, aluminum.

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