US4012240A
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Cu-Ni-Sn alloy processing
Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1975-10-08
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Granted: 1977-03-15
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Expires: 1995-10-08
Abstract
Abstract A method is disclosed for processing a coppernickel-tin ingot of a composition which at room temperature is in a two-phase state and which at a temperature significantly higher than room temperature but below the melting temperature of the alloy is in a single-phase state. The disclosed method calls for mechanical deformation of the cast ingot in a two-phase state by an amount corresponding to at least 30 percent area reduction and at a temperature above the reversion temperature and near the recrystallization temperature of the alloy. The deformed ingot may subsequently undergo further processing steps such as homogenizing, cold working, and aging.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert Alfred Hinrichsen
- 👤 John Travis Plewes
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 21:03
CPC Classifications
C; C22; C22F; C22F1/00; C22F1/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
108 words
A method for processing a cast Cu-Ni-Sn ingot consisting essentially of an alloy having a composition of from 3-30% nickel, from 3-10% tin, and remainder copper and which at room temperature is in a two-phase state and which at a temperature significantly higher than room temperature and slightly below the melting temperature of said alloy is in a single-phase state, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT said ingot is worked by an amount corresponding to at least 30 percent area reduction at a temperature at which said alloy is in a two-phase state and which lies above the reversion temperature of said alloy and near the recrystallization temperature of said alloy.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
108 words
A method for processing a cast Cu-Ni-Sn ingot consisting essentially of an alloy having a composition of from 3-30% nickel, from 3-10% tin, and remainder copper and which at room temperature is in a two-phase state and which at a temperature significantly higher than room temperature and slightly below the melting temperature of said alloy is in a single-phase state, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT said ingot is worked by an amount corresponding to at least 30 percent area reduction at a temperature at which said alloy is in a two-phase state and which lies above the reversion temperature of said alloy and near the recrystallization temperature of said alloy.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
Method of claim 1 in which said ingot contains at least four percent tin.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
46 words
Method of claim 1 in which said temperature is in the range of from 500° to 600° C at three percent nickel, in the range of from 600° to 700° C at 30 percent nickel, and in linearly scaled temperature ranges at intermediary levels of nickel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
Method of claim 1 in which said cast ingot has a thickness in the range of from 1 to 3 inches.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
Method of claim 4 in which said cast ingot has a thickness in the range of from 2 to 3 inches.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
68 words
Method of claim 1 in which said alloy contains impurities in amounts not exceeding the following limits: 0.5 percent Fe, 0.5 percent Co, 0.5 percent Zn, 0.1 percent Al, 0.5 percent Mn, 0.1 percent Ti, 0.1 percent Mg, 0.1 percent Cr, 0.1 percent Nb, 0.1 percent In, 0.05 percent Li, 0.05 percent Sb, 0.01 percent P, 0.05 percent Si, 0.005 percent Pb, 0.01 percent Y, 0.1 percent Ge.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1980-03-14 | 1980-09-13 | 1981-03-15 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1984-03-14 | 1984-09-13 | 1985-03-15 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1988-03-14 | 1988-09-13 | 1989-03-15 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |