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US3152389A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Metal composition

Assignee: EIDP Inc
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Filing: 1960-05-09
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Granted: 1964-10-13
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Expires: 1980-05-09
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Guy B Alexander
  • 👤 Paul C Yates

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 13:24
CPC Classifications
C; C22; C22C; C22C32/00; C22C32/001; C22C32/0015; B; B22; B22F; B22F9/00; B22F9/16; B22F9/18; B22F9/24; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S75/00; Y10S75/95; Y10S75/951

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 173 words
A COMPOSITION CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF A DISPERSION, IN A METAL HAVING A MELTING POINT ABOUT 1200*C. AND HAVING AN OXIDE WITH A FREE ENERGY OF FORMATION AT 27*C. OF FROM 87 TO 105 KILOCALORIES PER GRAM ATOM OF OXYGEN IN THE OXIDE, OF ABOUT FROM 0.5 TO 30% BY VOLUME OF A REFRACTORY METAL OXIDE WHICH IS STABLE UP TO 1000*C. AND HAS A MELTING POINT ABOVE 1000*C. AND A FREE ENERGY OF FORMATION AT 1000*C. ABOVE AB OUT 100 KILOCALORIES PER GRAM ATOM OF OXYGEN IN THE OXIDE, SAID REFRACTORY OXIDE BEING IN THE FORM OF SUBSTANTIALLY DISCRETE PARTICLES HAVING AN AVERAGE DIMENSION OF 5 TO 500 MILLIMICRONS, THE DISPERSION BEING IN THE FORM OF A SINTERED POWDER, THE PARTICLES OF WHICH HAVE A DENSITY IN THE RANGE OF 80 TO 100 PERCENT OF THEORETICAL DENSITY, HAVE AN OXYGEN CONTENT, IN EXCESS OF OXYGEN IN SAID REFRACTORY METAL OXIDE PARTICLES, OF FROPM 0 TO 2% BY WEIGHT, AND THE METAL IN WHICH IS IN THE FORM OF GRAINS SMALLER THAN 10 MICRONS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 173 words
A COMPOSITION CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF A DISPERSION, IN A METAL HAVING A MELTING POINT ABOUT 1200*C. AND HAVING AN OXIDE WITH A FREE ENERGY OF FORMATION AT 27*C. OF FROM 87 TO 105 KILOCALORIES PER GRAM ATOM OF OXYGEN IN THE OXIDE, OF ABOUT FROM 0.5 TO 30% BY VOLUME OF A REFRACTORY METAL OXIDE WHICH IS STABLE UP TO 1000*C. AND HAS A MELTING POINT ABOVE 1000*C. AND A FREE ENERGY OF FORMATION AT 1000*C. ABOVE AB OUT 100 KILOCALORIES PER GRAM ATOM OF OXYGEN IN THE OXIDE, SAID REFRACTORY OXIDE BEING IN THE FORM OF SUBSTANTIALLY DISCRETE PARTICLES HAVING AN AVERAGE DIMENSION OF 5 TO 500 MILLIMICRONS, THE DISPERSION BEING IN THE FORM OF A SINTERED POWDER, THE PARTICLES OF WHICH HAVE A DENSITY IN THE RANGE OF 80 TO 100 PERCENT OF THEORETICAL DENSITY, HAVE AN OXYGEN CONTENT, IN EXCESS OF OXYGEN IN SAID REFRACTORY METAL OXIDE PARTICLES, OF FROPM 0 TO 2% BY WEIGHT, AND THE METAL IN WHICH IS IN THE FORM OF GRAINS SMALLER THAN 10 MICRONS.

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