US4822693A
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Copper-iron-nickel composite material for electrical and electronic applications
Assignee: Olin Corp
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Filing: 1987-03-23
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Granted: 1989-04-18
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Expires: 2007-03-23
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to copper-iron-nickel composite materials having utility in electronic applications because of their low coefficients of expansion and high thermal conductivities. Composite materials in accordance with the present invention consist essentially of about 10% to 80% copper and the balance iron plus nickel with the ratio of iron to nickel being in the range of from about 1.5:1 to about 2.0:1. Preferred composite materials have an iron to nickel ratio in the range of from about 1.6:1 to about 1.9:1.
Inventors
- 👤 Sankaranarayanan Ashok
- 👤 Jacob Crane
- 👤 Julius C. Fister
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 11:43
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W40/00; H10W40/20; H10W40/25; H10W40/258; C; C22; C22C; C22C38/00; C22C38/08; C22C9/00; C22C9/06; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/03; H05K1/05; H10W70/00; H10W70/60; H10W70/67; H10W70/68; H10W70/6875; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/12; Y10T428/12486
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
76 words
A composite material for use in electrical and electronic applications comprising a first phase consisting essentially of a continuous copper matrix and a second discontinuous phase consisting essentially of an iron nickel alloy with the ratio of said iron to said nickel being in the range of from about 1.5:1 to about 2.0:1, said material consisting essentially of from about 20% to about 80% copper, from about 12% to about 59% iron and the balance nickel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
76 words
A composite material for use in electrical and electronic applications comprising a first phase consisting essentially of a continuous copper matrix and a second discontinuous phase consisting essentially of an iron nickel alloy with the ratio of said iron to said nickel being in the range of from about 1.5:1 to about 2.0:1, said material consisting essentially of from about 20% to about 80% copper, from about 12% to about 59% iron and the balance nickel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The composite material of claim 1 further comprising: said iron to nickel ratio being in the range of from about 1.6:1 to about 1.9:1.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The composite material of claim 1 further consisting essentially of from about 20% to about 80% copper, from about 12% to about 52% iron and the balance nickel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The composite material of claim 1 further consisting essentially of from about 30% to about 45% copper, from about 33% to about 46% iron and the balance nickel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The composite material of claim 4 further comprising said second discontinuous phase consisting essentially of discrete spherical particles uniformly dispersed throughout said continuous copper matrix.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The composite material of claim 1 further consisting essentially of from about 20% to about 25% copper, from about 45% to about 59% iron and the balance nickel.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
78 words
A substrate for supporting silicon chips comprising said substrate being formed from a composite material comprising a first phase consisting essentially of a continuous copper matrix and a second discontinuous phase consisting essentially of an iron nickel alloy with the iron to nickel ratio being in the range of from about 1.5:1 to about 2.0:1, said material consisting essentially of from about 20% to about 80% copper, from about 12% to about 59% iron and the balance nickel.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
78 words
A substrate for supporting silicon chips comprising said substrate being formed from a composite material comprising a first phase consisting essentially of a continuous copper matrix and a second discontinuous phase consisting essentially of an iron nickel alloy with the iron to nickel ratio being in the range of from about 1.5:1 to about 2.0:1, said material consisting essentially of from about 20% to about 80% copper, from about 12% to about 59% iron and the balance nickel.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The substrate of claim 7 further comprising said second discontinuous phase consisting essentially of spherical particles to minimize the surface area of said second phase.
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