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US4401728A
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Composite material
Assignee: ABB Norden Holding AB
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Filing: 1981-03-13
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Granted: 1983-08-30
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Expires: 2001-03-13
Abstract
Abstract Composite material comprising a matrix of an alloy of about 64 percent by weight iron and about 36 percent by weight nickel or of a different alloy containing iron and nickel having a coefficient of thermal expansion of at the most 3.10 -6 K -1 within the temperature range 20° C. to 100° C. and veins of copper, distributed in one direction through the matrix, with the copper and the alloy metallurgically bonded to each other through a boundary layer containing copper and the alloy having a thickness of at the most 5 μm.
Inventors
- 👤 Hans Larker
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 17:58
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W76/00; H10W76/10; H10W76/12; H10W76/13; H10W76/138; H10W70/00; H10W70/20; H10W70/22; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/12; Y10T428/12486; Y10T428/12493; Y10T428/12528; Y10T428/12771; Y10T428/12861; Y10T428/12903; Y10T428/1291
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
114 words
A composite material comprising a matrix of an alloy of iron and nickel having a coefficient of thermal expansion of at the most 3·10 -6 K -1 within the temperature range 20° C. to 100° C. and a plurality of spaced-apart veins of copper, all extending in substantially the same direction in the matrix, with the copper in each vein and the alloy of the matrix bonded to each other metallurgically through a boundary layer containing copper and the alloy and having a thickness of at least 0.01 to at most 5 μm, the metallurgical bond at each boundary layer being produced by joining the components of the composite material in a solid state.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
114 words
A composite material comprising a matrix of an alloy of iron and nickel having a coefficient of thermal expansion of at the most 3·10 -6 K -1 within the temperature range 20° C. to 100° C. and a plurality of spaced-apart veins of copper, all extending in substantially the same direction in the matrix, with the copper in each vein and the alloy of the matrix bonded to each other metallurgically through a boundary layer containing copper and the alloy and having a thickness of at least 0.01 to at most 5 μm, the metallurgical bond at each boundary layer being produced by joining the components of the composite material in a solid state.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A composite material according to claim 1, in which each boundary layer has a thickness of 0.01 to 1 μm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
88 words
A composite material comprising a matrix of an alloy of about 64 percent by weight iron and about 36 percent by weight nickel and a plurality of spaced-apart veins of copper all extending in substantially the same direction in the matrix, the copper constituting between 15 and 40 percent by volume of the composite material and with the copper and the alloy bonded to each other metallurgically through a boundary layer containing copper and the alloy having a thickness of at least 0.01 to at most 1 μm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
88 words
A composite material comprising a matrix of an alloy of about 64 percent by weight iron and about 36 percent by weight nickel and a plurality of spaced-apart veins of copper all extending in substantially the same direction in the matrix, the copper constituting between 15 and 40 percent by volume of the composite material and with the copper and the alloy bonded to each other metallurgically through a boundary layer containing copper and the alloy having a thickness of at least 0.01 to at most 1 μm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
A composite material as claimed in claim 1 or claim 3, in which the thermal conductivity is in the range 75 to 150 W·m -1 ·K -1 in the direction of the copper veins.
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