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Impregnated compound metal as contact material for vacuum switches and method for its manufacture
Assignee: Siemens AG
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Filing: 1974-10-31
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Granted: 1977-03-29
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Expires: 1994-10-31
Abstract
Abstract An impregnated compound metal is provided comprising a metal matrix comprising a metallic main constituent having a melting point above 1400° C and a metallic embrittlement additive impregnated with an impregnating metal or metal alloy, brittle intermetallic phases or mixed crystals forming between the main constituent and the embrittlement additive at sintering temperatures above 1200° C. The percentage of embrittlement additive relative to the main constituent is 0.5 to 10 percent by weight. The melting points of all constituents are above 2000° C.
Inventors
- 👤 Heinrich Hassler
- 👤 Horst Kippenberg
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-27 09:42
CPC Classifications
B; B22; B22F; B22F3/00; B22F3/24; B22F3/26; H; H01; H01H; H01H1/00; H01H1/02; H01H1/0203; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/12; Y10T428/12014; Y10T428/1216
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
149 words
Impregnated compound metal as a contact material for vacuum switches, comprising a sintered metal matrix impregnated with an impregnating metal or impregnating metal alloy, the melting point of said metal matrix being higher than that of the impregnating metal or alloy, wherein the metal matrix comprises a metallic main constituent having a melting point above 1400° C and a metallic embrittlement additive; wherein brittle, intermetallic phases or mixed crystals are formed between said metallic main constituent and said embrittlement additive at temperatures above about 1200° C; wherein the embrittlement additive comprises between 0.5 and 10 weight-percent relative to the main constituent; wherein the melting point of the impregnating metal or alloy is between 850° C and the sintering temperature of said matrix; and wherein the boiling points of the main constituent, embrittlement metal or alloy and impregnating substance are above 2000° C, based on a pressure of 760 Torr.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
149 words
Impregnated compound metal as a contact material for vacuum switches, comprising a sintered metal matrix impregnated with an impregnating metal or impregnating metal alloy, the melting point of said metal matrix being higher than that of the impregnating metal or alloy, wherein the metal matrix comprises a metallic main constituent having a melting point above 1400° C and a metallic embrittlement additive; wherein brittle, intermetallic phases or mixed crystals are formed between said metallic main constituent and said embrittlement additive at temperatures above about 1200° C; wherein the embrittlement additive comprises between 0.5 and 10 weight-percent relative to the main constituent; wherein the melting point of the impregnating metal or alloy is between 850° C and the sintering temperature of said matrix; and wherein the boiling points of the main constituent, embrittlement metal or alloy and impregnating substance are above 2000° C, based on a pressure of 760 Torr.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The impregnated compound metal according to claim 1, wherein the main constituent is selected from the group consisting of tungsten, molybdenum, chromium, nickel and iron and the embrittlement additive is aluminum or tin.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The impregnated compound metal according to claim 1, the impregnating substance is selected from the group consisting of copper, silver and alloys thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
64 words
A method for the manufacture of the impregnated compound metal of claim 1, comprising; a. cold pressing a powdered mixture of a main metallic constituent and metallic embrittlement additive; b. sintering said mixture at a temperature above 1200° C to form a sintered metal matrix; and c. impregnating said matrix with an impregnating substance at a temperature below the sintering temperature of the matrix.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
70 words
A method for the manufacture of the impregnated compound metal according to claim 1 comprising: a. forming a powdered mixture of main metallic constituent and metallic embrittlement additive; b. sintering said mixture in a mold without pressing at a temperature of 1200° C to form a sintered metal matrix; and c. impregnating said matrix with an impregnating metal or alloy at a temperature below the sintering temperature of the matrix.
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