Twist drawn wire

Claim 2

AN ANISOTROPIC WROUGHT TWO-PHASE METAL MATERIAL COMPRISING: A. A COLD DEFORMED UNIFORMLY FIBERIZED METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE BEING IN A HELICAL ANGLED CONFIGURATION WITH RESPECT TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE MATERIAL; B. AT LEAST 15 PERCENT OF ONE OF THE TWO PHASES BEING PRESENT IN THE MATERIAL; C. AT LEAST ONE OF THE PHASES PRESENT APPEARING AS ELONGATED FIBERS WITHIN THE MATERIAL; AND FURTHER CHARACTERIZED FOR A GIVEN REDUCTION IN CROSSSECTIONAL AREA WHEREIN:

Claim 3

THE TORSIONAL YEILD STREMGTH OF THE MATERIAL SUBJECTED TO CONSTRUCTION AND TORSION IS GREATER THAN THE TORSIONAL YEILD STRENGTH OF THE MATERIAL SUBJECTED SOLELY TO CONSTRUCTION, AND

Claim 4

THE TORSIONAL YEILD STREMGTH OF THE MATERIAL SUBJECTED TO CONSTRUCTION AND TORSION IS GREATER THAN THE TORSIONAL YEILD STRENGTH OF THE MATERIAL SUBJECTED SOLELY TO CONSTRUCTION, AND

Claim 5

THE TENSILE YEILD STRENGTH OF THE MATERIAL SUBJECTED SOLELY TO CONSTRICTION IS EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE TENSILE YEILD STRENGTH OF THE MATERIAL SUBJECTED TO CONSTRICTION AND TORSION.

Claim 6

THE TENSILE YEILD STRENGTH OF THE MATERIAL SUBJECTED SOLELY TO CONSTRICTION IS EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE TENSILE YEILD STRENGTH OF THE MATERIAL SUBJECTED TO CONSTRICTION AND TORSION.

Claim 7

the tensile yield strength of the material subjected solely to constriction is equal to or greater than the tensile yield strength of the material subjected to constriction and torsion.

Claim 8

the tensile yield strength of the material subjected solely to constriction is equal to or greater than the tensile yield strength of the material subjected to constriction and torsion.

Claim 9

An anisotropic wrought two phase metal comprising: a. a cold deformed uniformly fiberized metallographic microstructure being in a helical angle configuration with respect to the longitudinal axis of the material; b. at least 15 percent of one of the two phases being present in the material; c. at least one of the two phases appearing as elongated fibers within the material; and characterized that for a given reduction in cross-sectional area wherein:

Claim 10

An anisotropic wrought two phase metal comprising: a. a cold deformed uniformly fiberized metallographic microstructure being in a helical angle configuration with respect to the longitudinal axis of the material; b. at least 15 percent of one of the two phases being present in the material; c. at least one of the two phases appearing as elongated fibers within the material; and characterized that for a given reduction in cross-sectional area wherein:

Claim 11

Tc is the torsional yield strength in psi of the same material having a cold worked reduction in cross-sectional area of X percent induced solely by constriction, said material designated as c;

Claim 12

Tc is the torsional yield strength in psi of the same material having a cold worked reduction in cross-sectional area of X percent induced solely by constriction, said material designated as c;

Claim 13

the tensile yield strength of the material subjected solely to constriction is equal to or greater than the tensile yield strength of the material subjected to constriction and torsion; d. and further characterized that when diffusionless control transformation can occur within the metal it is selected from one or more of the following groups: aa. type 18-8 stainless steel, bb. beta titanium, cc. beta zirconium alloys, and dd. gamma uranium alloys and when a diffusion controlled transformation occurs within the metal it is selected from one or more of the following groups consisting of: ee. medium carbon steel, ff. high carbon steel, gg. silver-copper alloys, hh. silver-nickel alloys, and ii. aluminum-beryllium alloys.

Claim 14

the tensile yield strength of the material subjected solely to constriction is equal to or greater than the tensile yield strength of the material subjected to constriction and torsion; d. and further characterized that when diffusionless control transformation can occur within the metal it is selected from one or more of the following groups: aa. type 18-8 stainless steel, bb. beta titanium, cc. beta zirconium alloys, and dd. gamma uranium alloys and when a diffusion controlled transformation occurs within the metal it is selected from one or more of the following groups consisting of: ee. medium carbon steel, ff. high carbon steel, gg. silver-copper alloys, hh. silver-nickel alloys, and ii. aluminum-beryllium alloys.

Claim 15

The material of claim 1 wherein the helical angle of the fiberized microstructure ranges from about 5* to about 60*.

Claim 16

Sct is the tensile yield strength in psi of the material ct; and

Claim 17

Sct is the tensile yield strength in psi of the material ct; and

Claim 18

Sc is the tensile yield strength in psi of the material c; and, c. at least 15 percent of the harder of the two phases being present in the material and further characterized in that the two phases appear in an elongated fiberized configuration as exhibited by a helical longitudinal metallographic microstructure of the metal.

Claim 19

Sc is the tensile yield strength in psi of the material c; and, c. at least 15 percent of the harder of the two phases being present in the material and further characterized in that the two phases appear in an elongated fiberized configuration as exhibited by a helical longitudinal metallographic microstructure of the metal.

Claim 20

The material of claim 1 wherein the helical angle of the fiberized microstructure ranges from about 40* to about 50*.

Claim 21

The material of claim 1 wherein the torsional yield strength of the constricted and twisted material when tested in the direction of the helix angle is greater than the torsional yield strength of the material when tested in a direction opposite to the helix angle.

Claim 22

The material of claim 1 wherein the composition is that of type 18-8 stainless steel having at least a 20% martensitic structure.

Claim 23

The material of claim 1 wherein the material has a wiRe configuration.

Claim 24

The material of claim 1 wherein the material has a tubular configuration.

Claim 25

The material of claim 1 wherein the material has a strip configuration.

Claim 26

The material of claim 1 wherein the material has a regular cross-sectional configuration.

Claim 27

The material of claim 1 wherein the material has an irregular cross-section configuration.

Claim 28

An anisotropic wrought two-phase metal material characterized by having the properties of: a. Tct > Tc; b. Sc > or = Sct; wherein

Claim 29

An anisotropic wrought two-phase metal material characterized by having the properties of: a. Tct > Tc; b. Sc > or = Sct; wherein

Claim 30

The material of claim 12 wherein the material is an 18-8 stainless steel and the harder phase is martensite.