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Columbium alloy

Assignee: Fansteel Inc
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Filing: 1961-12-20
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Granted: 1965-06-08
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Expires: 1981-12-20
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Arthur B Michael

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 21:07
CPC Classifications
C; C22; C22C; C22C27/00; C22C27/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 162 words
A COLUMBIUM-TANTALUM BASE ALLOY HAVING HIGH RESISTANCE TO OXIDATION AND HIGH STRENGTH AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES, CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF FROM ABOUT 20% TO ABOUT 35% TANTALUM, A MEMBER SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF TUNGSTEN AND MOLYBDENUM AND MIXTURES THEREOF, THE TUNGSTEN WHEN SELECTED BEING IN THE RANGE OF FROM ABOUT 5 TO ABOUT 16%, THE MOLYBDENUM WHEN SELECTED BEING IN THE RANGES OF FROM ABOUT 3% TO ABOUT 10%, THE MIXTURE WHEN SELECTED BEING IN THE RANGE OF FROM ABOUT 5% TO ABOUT 16% WITH UP TO ABOUT 10% MOLYBEDENUM, A MEMBER SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ZIRCONIUM AND TITANIUM AND MIXTURES THEREOF, THE ZIRCONIUM WHEN SELECTED BEING IN THE RANGE OF FROM ABOUT 0.3% TO ABOUT 5%, TITANIUM WHEN SELECTED BEING IN THE RANGE OF FROM ABOUT 0.2% TO ABOUT 2%, THE MIXTURES THEREOF WHEN SELECTED BEING IN THE RANGE OF FROM ABOUT 0.3% TO ABOUT 5% WITH UP TO ABOUT 2% TITANIUM, AND THE BALANCE BEING SUBSTANTIALLY ALL COLUMBIUM.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 162 words
A COLUMBIUM-TANTALUM BASE ALLOY HAVING HIGH RESISTANCE TO OXIDATION AND HIGH STRENGTH AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES, CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF FROM ABOUT 20% TO ABOUT 35% TANTALUM, A MEMBER SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF TUNGSTEN AND MOLYBDENUM AND MIXTURES THEREOF, THE TUNGSTEN WHEN SELECTED BEING IN THE RANGE OF FROM ABOUT 5 TO ABOUT 16%, THE MOLYBDENUM WHEN SELECTED BEING IN THE RANGES OF FROM ABOUT 3% TO ABOUT 10%, THE MIXTURE WHEN SELECTED BEING IN THE RANGE OF FROM ABOUT 5% TO ABOUT 16% WITH UP TO ABOUT 10% MOLYBEDENUM, A MEMBER SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ZIRCONIUM AND TITANIUM AND MIXTURES THEREOF, THE ZIRCONIUM WHEN SELECTED BEING IN THE RANGE OF FROM ABOUT 0.3% TO ABOUT 5%, TITANIUM WHEN SELECTED BEING IN THE RANGE OF FROM ABOUT 0.2% TO ABOUT 2%, THE MIXTURES THEREOF WHEN SELECTED BEING IN THE RANGE OF FROM ABOUT 0.3% TO ABOUT 5% WITH UP TO ABOUT 2% TITANIUM, AND THE BALANCE BEING SUBSTANTIALLY ALL COLUMBIUM.

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