PRECIPITATION HARDENABLE COPPER ALLOY, PROCESS FOR TREATING SUCH ALLOY AND USE OF SUCH ALLOY

An improved copper base alloy for use in electrical springs and a process of treating the alloy provide improved resistance to stress relaxation when the alloy is in a solution treated and aged condition having a discontinuous precipitate. The alloy consists essentially of from about 10% to about 15...

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Main Authors BREEDIS, JOHN F, SALEH, YOUSEF, CRANE, JACOB
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 03.09.1986
Edition4
Subjects
ALLOYS
CHANGING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF NON-FERROUS METALS ANDNON-FERROUS ALLOYS
CHEMISTRY
FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS
METALLURGY
TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
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Summary:An improved copper base alloy for use in electrical springs and a process of treating the alloy provide improved resistance to stress relaxation when the alloy is in a solution treated and aged condition having a discontinuous precipitate. The alloy consists essentially of from about 10% to about 15% nickel, from about 1% to about 3% aluminum, up to about 1% manganese, from about 0.05% to less than about 0.5% magnesium and the balance copper. The alloy is readily hot workable if held within a critical temperature range of from about 880 DEG C. to about 980 DEG C. prior to hot working.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP19840101665