US5206480A
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Wire electrode for electro-discharge machining
Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd
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Filing: 1992-03-26
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Granted: 1993-04-27
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Expires: 2012-03-26
Abstract
Abstract A wire electrode for electro-discharge machining made of a Cu alloy containing 38 to 50 percent by weight of Zn. The Cu alloy may also contain 0.01 to 1.0 percent by weight of Zr, 0.001 to 0.05 percent by weight in total of at least one element selected from a group of Ce, Ti, Mg, Bi and Mn, and/or 0.01 to 2.0 percent by weight of at least one element selected from a group of Al, Si, Fe, Ca and La. A method of manufacturing a wire electrode for electro-discharge machining, comprising the steps of preparing a Cu alloy material containing 38 to 50 percent by weight of Zn and thinning the Cu alloy material employing roll working and/or warm working at least in a part of working process.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshihiro Nakai
- 👤 Kazuo Sawada
- 👤 Kouichi Yamada
- 👤 Shigeo Ezaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 21:28
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23H; B23H7/00; B23H7/22; B23H7/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
40 words
A wire electrode for electro-discharge machining, said wire electrode being made of a Cu alloy containing from more than 40 and up to 50 percent by weight of Zn and 0.01 to 2.0 percent by weight in total of Al.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
40 words
A wire electrode for electro-discharge machining, said wire electrode being made of a Cu alloy containing from more than 40 and up to 50 percent by weight of Zn and 0.01 to 2.0 percent by weight in total of Al.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
A wire electrode for electro-discharge machining in accordance with claim 1, wherein said wire electrode has a tensile strength of at least 90 kg/mm 2 , while the ratio of 0.2% yield strength to tensile strength thereof is 0.85 to 0.95.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
A wire electrode for electro-discharge machining in accordance with claim 1, wherein said Cu alloy is produced by a working process in which said Cu alloy is thinned by roller-die drawing in at least a part of said working process.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A wire electrode for electro-discharge machining in accordance with claim 1, wherein said Cu alloy material contains from 40.1 to 50 percent by weight of Zn.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
68 words
A wire electrode for electro-discharge machining, being manufactured by: preparing a Cu alloy material containing from more than 40 and up to 50 percent by weight of Zn and 0.01 to 2.0 percent by weight in total of Al; and subjecting said Cu alloy material to a working process wherein said Cu alloy material is thinned by warm working in at least a part of said working process.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
68 words
A wire electrode for electro-discharge machining, being manufactured by: preparing a Cu alloy material containing from more than 40 and up to 50 percent by weight of Zn and 0.01 to 2.0 percent by weight in total of Al; and subjecting said Cu alloy material to a working process wherein said Cu alloy material is thinned by warm working in at least a part of said working process.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
A wire electrode for electro-discharge machining in accordance with claim 5, wherein said Cu alloy material contains from 40.1 to 50 percent by weight of Zn.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
74 words
A method of manufacturing a wire electrode for electro-discharge machining, comprising the steps of: preparing a Cu alloy material containing from more than 40 and up to 50 percent by weight of Zn and 0.01 to 2.0 percent by weight in total of Al; and subjecting said Cu alloy material to a working process wherein said Cu alloy material is thinned by warm roll working in at least a part of said working process.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
74 words
A method of manufacturing a wire electrode for electro-discharge machining, comprising the steps of: preparing a Cu alloy material containing from more than 40 and up to 50 percent by weight of Zn and 0.01 to 2.0 percent by weight in total of Al; and subjecting said Cu alloy material to a working process wherein said Cu alloy material is thinned by warm roll working in at least a part of said working process.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method of manufacturing a wire electrode for electro-discharge machining in accordance with claim 7, wherein said Cu alloy material contains from 40.1 to 50 percent by weigh of Zn.
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