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Infiltrating powder composition
Assignee: SCM Metal Products Inc
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Filing: 1978-09-22
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Granted: 1979-09-18
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Expires: 1998-09-22
Abstract
Abstract An infiltrating powder composition for infiltrating porous iron compacts comprises a copper powder mixture containing a minor amount iron powder, copper-maganese alloy powder, stainless steel powder, refractory metal oxide, and aluminum powder.
Inventors
- 👤 William M. Shafer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 04:07
CPC Classifications
C; C22; C22C; C22C33/00; C22C33/02; C22C33/0242
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
84 words
An infiltrating composition comprising powder metal mixture on a weight percent basis: at least about 90% copper powder having a particle size less than about 177 microns; between about 2% and 8% iron powder having a particle size less than 20 microns; between about 1% and 5% copper-manganese alloy powder; between about 0.4% and 1% refractory metal oxide powder; between about 0.3% and 0.8% stainless steel powder having a particle size less than about 150 microns; and between about 0.05% and 0.2% aluminum powder.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
84 words
An infiltrating composition comprising powder metal mixture on a weight percent basis: at least about 90% copper powder having a particle size less than about 177 microns; between about 2% and 8% iron powder having a particle size less than 20 microns; between about 1% and 5% copper-manganese alloy powder; between about 0.4% and 1% refractory metal oxide powder; between about 0.3% and 0.8% stainless steel powder having a particle size less than about 150 microns; and between about 0.05% and 0.2% aluminum powder.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The infiltrating composition in claim 1 wherein the copper-manganese alloy powder contains up to 1.5% silicon to provide a copper-manganese-silicon alloy.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The infiltrating composition in claim 2 wherein the copper-manganese-silicon alloy contains between about 60 to 70 weight parts copper and 40 to 30 weight parts of manganese.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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