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Boron-containing aluminum wire and method of its production

Assignee: Alcoa Corp
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Filing: 1946-11-15
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Granted: 1951-03-20
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Expires: 1966-11-15
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Raymond T Whitzel
  • 👤 William E King

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 17:23
CPC Classifications
C; C22; C22C; C22C21/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/922; Y10S428/923; Y10S72/00; Y10S72/70; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 106 words
AN ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR WIRE OF CONDUCTOR GRADE ALUMINUM COLD DRAWN TO A DIAMETER OF 0.210 INCH OF LESS CONTAINING FROM 0.001 TO 0.5 PER CENT BORON, SAID WIRE BEING COLD DRAWN FROM HOT ROLLED ROD WITHOUT ANY ANNEAL OF SAID ROD OR WIRE, THE AMOUNT OF BORON BEING SUFFICIENT THAT THE WIRE WILL HAVE AN ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY OF NOT LESS THAN 61 PER CENT OF THAT OF THE INTERNATIONAL ANNEALED COPPER STANDARD ON A VOLUME BASIS AND AN AVERAGE TENSILE STRENGTH OF AT LEAST 26,000 P.S.I. FOR WIRE DRAWN TO A DIAMETER OF 0.210 INCH AND AN INCREASINGLY HIGHER STRENGTH FOR WIRES DRAWN TO SMALLER DIAMETERS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 106 words
AN ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR WIRE OF CONDUCTOR GRADE ALUMINUM COLD DRAWN TO A DIAMETER OF 0.210 INCH OF LESS CONTAINING FROM 0.001 TO 0.5 PER CENT BORON, SAID WIRE BEING COLD DRAWN FROM HOT ROLLED ROD WITHOUT ANY ANNEAL OF SAID ROD OR WIRE, THE AMOUNT OF BORON BEING SUFFICIENT THAT THE WIRE WILL HAVE AN ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY OF NOT LESS THAN 61 PER CENT OF THAT OF THE INTERNATIONAL ANNEALED COPPER STANDARD ON A VOLUME BASIS AND AN AVERAGE TENSILE STRENGTH OF AT LEAST 26,000 P.S.I. FOR WIRE DRAWN TO A DIAMETER OF 0.210 INCH AND AN INCREASINGLY HIGHER STRENGTH FOR WIRES DRAWN TO SMALLER DIAMETERS.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

CH141367A Cited
US2252421A Cited

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1954-03-19 1954-09-18 1955-03-20 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1958-03-19 1958-09-18 1959-03-20 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1962-03-19 1962-09-18 1963-03-20 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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