Wire cloth and wire belts for use in paper making machines and method of making such wire cloth and wire belts

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A PROCESS FOR MAKING AN ENDLESS BELT FOR USE WITH PAPER MAKING MACHINES HAVING INTERWOVEN SETS OF WARP AND SHUTE WIRES MADE FROM PRECIPITATION HARDENABLE IRONNICKEL-CHROMIUM-COBALT ALLOYS, THE STEPS INCLUDING REDUCING THE WARP AND SHUTE WIRES FROM AN INTERMEDIATE WIRE SIZE DOWN TO A FINISHED WIRE SIZE, HEATING THE WARP AND SHUTE WIRES TO A TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 1,475*F. FOR A PERIOD OF TIME OF ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND QUENCHING THE WIRES TO SECURE A PREDETERMINED YIELD AND TENSILE STRENGTH SUITABLE FOR FORMING INTO WIRE CLOTH, WEAVING THE WARP AND SHUTE WIRES INTO A WOVEN WIRE CLOTH, JOINING THE ENDS OF THE WOVEN WIRE CLOTH TOGETHER TO FORM AN ENDLESS BELT, HEATING THE ENDLESS BELT TO A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN ABOUT 600*F. TO 1,000*F. FOR A PERIOD OF TIME RANGING BETWEEN ABOUT 3 TO 5 HOURS, AND THEN COOLING THE WIRE TO ROOM TEMPERATURE TO PROVIDE IN THE HARDENED BELT A WARPWISE TENSILE STRENGTH OF ABOUT 500 LBS. PER INCH OF WIDTH WITH A WARPWISE BENDING FATIGUE RESISTANCE OF ABOUT 31,000 CYCLES OF FAILURE.