US4749623A
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Composite metal sheet with organic and metal intermediate layer
Assignee: Nippon Steel Corp
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Filing: 1986-10-15
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Granted: 1988-06-07
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Expires: 2006-10-15
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is a composite metal sheet composed of at least two metal sheets and an intermediate resin layer interposed therebetween. The intermediate resin layer in composed of a mixture of an organic polymeric material resin and a metal powder (inclusive of an alloy powder) having a good electroconductivity, a hardness higher than that of the metal sheets, and an average particle size of 80 to 100% of the thickness of the intermediate resin layer. The amount of the metal powder is 1 to 10% by volume based on the intermediate resin layer (a sum of the resin and metal powder) and the metal powder is dispersed substantially uniformly in the intermediate resin layer. The composite metal sheet has excellent electric resistance weldability and adhesion strength.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroshi Endo
- 👤 Mizuo Ejima
- 👤 Yoshimasa Zama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 07:55
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B15/00; B32B15/04; B32B15/08; B32B27/00; B32B27/18; B32B2264/00; B32B2264/10; B32B2264/105; B32B2307/00; B32B2307/20; B32B2307/202; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/911; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/12; Y10T428/12014; Y10T428/12028; Y10T428/12049
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
A composite metal sheet having excellent electric resistance, weldability and adhesion strength, which comprises at least two metal sheets and an intermediate resin interposed therebetween, each metal sheet having a thickness of about 0.3 mm. to about 0.8 mm., said intermediate layer being composed of a mixture of an organic polymeric material resin and a metal powder (inclusive of an alloy powder) having a good electroconductivity, said intermediate layer having a thickness of 10 μm to 400 μm, wherein the hardness of the metal powder is higher than that of the metal sheets, the average particle size of the metal powder is 80 to 100% of the thickness of the intermediate resin layer, the amount of the metal powder is 1 to 10% by volume based on the intermediate resin layer (a sum of the resin and metal powder) and the metal powder is dispersed substantially uniformly in the intermediate resin layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
152 words
A composite metal sheet having excellent electric resistance, weldability and adhesion strength, which comprises at least two metal sheets and an intermediate resin interposed therebetween, each metal sheet having a thickness of about 0.3 mm. to about 0.8 mm., said intermediate layer being composed of a mixture of an organic polymeric material resin and a metal powder (inclusive of an alloy powder) having a good electroconductivity, said intermediate layer having a thickness of 10 μm to 400 μm, wherein the hardness of the metal powder is higher than that of the metal sheets, the average particle size of the metal powder is 80 to 100% of the thickness of the intermediate resin layer, the amount of the metal powder is 1 to 10% by volume based on the intermediate resin layer (a sum of the resin and metal powder) and the metal powder is dispersed substantially uniformly in the intermediate resin layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The composite metal sheet as set forth in claim 1, wherein the particle size of the metal powder is 8 to 400 μm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The composite metal sheet as set forth in claim 1, wherein the resin is a viscoelastic resin.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The composite metal sheet as set forth in claim 1, wherein the resin is a weight-decreasing resin.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The composite metal sheet as set forth in claim 1, wherein the metal powder is prepared by a water-atomizing method.
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