Aluminum Containing Patents (Class 420/514)
  • Patent number: 10577682
    Abstract: A steel strip having a hot dip zinc based coating, the steel strip having the following composition, in weight %: C: 0.17-0.24 Mn: 1.8-2.5 Si: 0.65-1.25 Al: ?0.3 optionally: Nb: ?0.1 and/or V: ?0.3 and/or Ti: ?0.15 and/or Cr: ?0.5 and/or Mo: ?0.3, the remainder being iron and unavoidable impurities; with a Si/Mn ratio ?0.5 and a Si/C ratio ?3.0, with an Mn equivalent ME of at most 3.5, wherein ME=Mn+Cr+2 Mo (in wt. %); having a microstructure with (in vol. %): ferrite: 0-40, bainite: 20-70, martensite: 7-30, retained austenite: 5-20, pearlite: ?2, cementite: ?1; having a tensile strength in the range of 960-1100 MPa, a yield strength of at least 500 MPa, and a uniform elongation of at least 12%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: TATA STEEL IJMUIDEN B.V.
    Inventors: David Neal Hanlon, Marga Josina Zuijderwijk, Stefanus Matheus Cornelis Van Bohemen
  • Patent number: 8845828
    Abstract: There is provided a high-temperature Zn-based Pb free solder alloy having a melting point of approximately 300 to 400° C. and is excellent in wettability, joinability, workability and reliability. The Pb-free solder alloy mainly containing Zn consists of: 1.0 to 9.0 mass %, preferably 3.0 to 7.0 mass % of Al, 0.002 to 0.800 mass %, preferably 0.005 to 0.500 mass % of P, and a balance being Zn except for inevitable impurities incorporated during a manufacturing stage. The Pb-free solder alloy may include at least one of 0.3 to 4.0 mass % of Mg or 0.3 to 3.0 mass % of Ge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takashi Iseki
  • Publication number: 20140234654
    Abstract: The invention relates to a thermal spraying material (5) for the coating of a surface of a workpiece by means of a thermal spraying method, wherein the spraying material (5) contains zinc. The invention further relates to a thermal spraying method and to a thermally sprayed coating sprayed with the material (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Sulzer Metco AG
    Inventors: Arno Refke, Gerard Barbezat, Jacobus Cornelis Doesburg
  • Publication number: 20140225269
    Abstract: A solder includes zinc as a main component and the solder contains 6 to 8 mass percent of indium. A solder includes zinc as a main component, wherein the solder contains only indium. In a die-bonding structure in which a semiconductor chip is connected to a bonded member by a solder, the solder made of zinc as a main component and contains indium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventor: Kazuhiro MAENO
  • Patent number: 8637163
    Abstract: An alloy with a high glass forming ability characterized by containing a group of elements A with atomic radii of less than 0.145 nm of a total of 20 to 85 atm %, a group of elements B with atomic radii of 0.145 nm to less than 0.17 nm of a total of 10 to 79.7 atm %, and a group of elements C with atomic radii of 0.17 nm or more of a total of 0.3 to 15 atm %; when the elements with the greatest contents in the group of elements A, group of elements B, and group of elements C are respectively designated as the “element a”, “element b”, and “element c”, by the ratio of the content of the element a in the group of elements A (for example, Zn and/or Al), the ratio of the content of the element b in the group of elements B (for example, Mg), and the ratio of the content of the element c in the group of elements C (for example, Ca) all being 70 atm % or more; and by the liquid forming enthalpy between any two elements selected from the element a, element b, and element c being negative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
    Inventors: Kohei Tokuda, Koichi Nose, Yuichi Sato, Makoto Nakazawa
  • Publication number: 20130251587
    Abstract: There is provided a high-temperature Zn-based Pb free solder alloy having a melting point of approximately 300 to 400° C. and is excellent in wettability, joinability, workability and reliability. The Pb-free solder alloy mainly containing Zn consists of: 1.0 to 9.0 mass %, preferably 3.0 to 7.0 mass % of Al, 0.002 to 0.800 mass %, preferably 0.005 to 0.500 mass % of P, and a balance being Zn except for inevitable impurities incorporated during a manufacturing stage. The Pb-free solder alloy may include at least one of 0.3 to 4.0 mass % of Mg or 0.3 to 3.0 mass % of Ge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takashi Iseki
  • Publication number: 20120313230
    Abstract: A solder alloy is providing, the solder alloy including zinc, aluminum, magnesium and gallium, wherein the aluminum constitutes by weight 8% to 20% of the alloy, the magnesium constitutes by weight 0.5% to 20% of the alloy and the gallium constitutes by weight 0.5% to 20% of the alloy, the rest of the alloy including zinc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Manfred MENGEL, Alexander HEINRICH, Steffen ORSO, Thomas BEHRENS, Oliver EICHINGER, Lim FONG, Evelyn NAPETSCHNIG, Edmund RIEDL
  • Patent number: 8231812
    Abstract: A ZnO vapor deposition material for formation of a transparent conductive film or the like consists mainly of a porous ZnO sintered body containing one or more first additive elements selected from Ce, La, Y, Pr, Nd, Pm, and Sm, and second additive elements selected from Al, Ga, Sc, and B. The content of the first additive elements is higher than the content of the second additive elements. The content of the first additive elements is in a range of 0.1 to 14.9% by mass, and the content of the second additive elements is in a range of 0.1 to 10% by mass. The sintered body has a porosity of 3 to 50%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Mayuzumi
  • Patent number: 8147585
    Abstract: A metal alloy feedstock and method for metal injection molding is disclosed. The alloy includes at least two components, such as a first component and a second component. The first component has a first melting point and the second component has a second melting point higher than the first melting point. The first melting point and the second melting point match to the temperature gradient of the heated barrel of an injection molding machine whereby when fed into the injection molding machine the first component melts prior to the second component melts and enables the second component to solute into the first component. Additional components may also be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Cool Polymers, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin A. McCullough, James D. Miller
  • Patent number: 8128847
    Abstract: A ZnO vapor deposition material for formation of a transparent conductive film or the like consists mainly of a porous ZnO sintered body containing one or more first additive elements selected from Ce, La, Y, Pr, Nd, Pm, and Sm, and second additive elements selected from Al, Ga, Sc, and B. The content of the first additive elements is higher than the content of the second additive elements. The content of the first additive elements is in a range of 0.1 to 14.9% by mass, and the content of the second additive elements is in a range of 0.1 to 10% by mass. The sintered body has a porosity of 3 to 50%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Mayuzumi
  • Publication number: 20100136359
    Abstract: The present application discloses (i) a coating composition comprising a particulate zinc-based alloyed material, said material comprising 0.05-0.7% by weight of bismuth (Bi), the D50 of the particulate material being in the range of 2.5-30 ?m; (ii) a coated structure comprising a metal structure having a first coating of the zinc-containing coating composition applied onto at least a part of the metal structure in a dry film thickness of 5-100 ?m; and an outer coating applied onto said zinc-containing coating in a dry film thickness of 30-200 ?m; (iii) a particulate zinc-based alloyed material, wherein the material comprises 0.05-0.7% (w/w) of bismuth (Bi), and wherein the D50 of the particulate material is in the range of 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicants: Hempel A/S, UMICORE
    Inventors: Claus Erik Weinell, Jeroen Van Den Bosch, Pascal Verbiest, Hellen Fiedler, Torben Schandel, Gert Simonsen
  • Publication number: 20100055561
    Abstract: A virtually lead additive-free but highly reliable and practical anode zinc can for a battery with improved process-ability and corrosion resistance. A manganese dry battery comprising such a zinc can. A manufacturing method for making the zinc can and a battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: TOSHIBA BATTERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazunari KOBAYASHI, Mutsuhiro Maeda
  • Publication number: 20090274575
    Abstract: A precision alloy for die-casting contains aluminum, silicon and zinc, wherein on the basis of the overall mass, the content of aluminum is 40% by mass or more and 45% by mass or less, and the content of silicon is 2% by mass or more and 8% by mass or less. Also other solving means will be described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventor: Masahiro Nomura
  • Publication number: 20090129969
    Abstract: The wire based on zinc and aluminum contains from 8 to 33% by weight of aluminum and up to 500 ppm of indium, in addition to zinc and the usual impurities. This wire is suitable for thermal spraying for corrosion protection, especially corrosion protection against high atmospheric humidity and high chloride ion concentrations according to DIN 50021-ss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Jochen Spriestersbach, Peter Staubwasser
  • Patent number: 7524582
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a zinc powder or zinc alloy powder for alkaline batteries, which powder has a grain size distribution wherein 60 to 100 wt.-% of the particles, relative to the zinc powder or zinc alloy powder, have a diameter of from 40 to 140 ?m. The invention is also directed to an alkaline battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Grillo-Werke AG
    Inventors: Armin Melzer, Petra Merkel, Jochen Spiestersbach, Rudi Kube, Norbert Schulz
  • Publication number: 20080170962
    Abstract: An added element other than zinc is yielded at the grain boundaries of zinc forming a negative electrode zinc can. The added element includes at least one element selected from the group of Pb, Bi, Ca, Mg, Si, Al, and In. The zinc can is formed in such a manner that: melted zinc containing the added element is quenched at a quenching rate of 75 to 100° C./second for casting into a zinc plate; and the thus cast plate is subjected to impact molding at a temperature in the range between 20 and 30° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2008
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Inventors: Harunari Shimamura, Jun Nunome, Fumio Kato
  • Patent number: 7374840
    Abstract: This invention relates to centrifugal atomized zinc alloy powders for alkaline batteries consisting of (a) 0.005-2% by weight of indium, and 0.005-0.2% by weight of either one of Al and Bi, or (b) 0.005-2% by weight of indium, and 0.005-0.2% by weight of Bi, and 0.001-0.5% of either one or both of Al and Ca, or (c) 0.005-2% by weight of either one or both of Bi and Al, and 0-0.5% by weight of Pb, the remainder being zinc. The powder is obtained by centrifugal atomisation in a protective atmosphere, where the oxygen content is less than 4% by volume. The resistance to corrosion in the electrolyte of the battery, especially after partial discharge, is markedly better than when the same alloys are prepared by the traditional production process. The capacity of batteries containing these powders is very good.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Umicore
    Inventors: Yvan Strauven, Bruno Gay
  • Publication number: 20070264572
    Abstract: Batteries, as well as related components and methods, are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2007
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Inventor: Michael J. Zuraw
  • Patent number: 6902829
    Abstract: A high strength dual phase cold rolled steel having controlled amounts of carbon, manganese, and molybdenum is used as a starting material in a hot-dip zinc coating process to manufacture a high strength dual phase cold rolled steel having a conventional galvanized or galvannealed coating applied to at least one surface thereof, the zinc coated steel product having a uniform coating of zinc in spite of the high manganese content of the steel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: ISG Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Rajendra Pradhan, C. Ramadeva Shastry
  • Patent number: 6863748
    Abstract: A process and an alloy for galvanizing non-reactive steel and mixed or moderately reactive steel for providing a decorative spangle to the galvanized coating. The alloy contains 0.1 to less than 0.8 wt % tin, 0.05 to 0.2 wt % bismuth, 0.001 to 0.008 wt % aluminum, and optionally 0 to 0.1 wt % nickel, the balance zinc of commercial purity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Teck Cominco Metals Ltd.
    Inventors: John Zervoudis, Victor M. Duarte, Graham W. Poag
  • Patent number: 6673309
    Abstract: An alloy for a sacrificial anode according to a first preferred aspect of the present invention includes about 10% to about 50% of Zn, about 0.03% to about 0.6% of In, and about 0.0005% to about 0.05% of Zr. The balance may be Al and any unavoidable impurities. An alloy according to a second preferred aspect of the present application includes about 10% to about 50% of Zn, about 0.03% to about 0.6% of In, and about 0.05% to about 0.3% of Si. The balance may be Al and any unavoidable impurities. An alloy according to a third preferred aspect of the present invention includes about 10% to about 50% of Zn, about 0.03% to about 0.6% of In, and about 0.02% to about 0.2% of Ce. The balance may be Al and any unavoidable impurities. An alloy according to a fourth preferred aspect of the present invention includes about 10% to about 50% of Zn, about 0.03% to about 0.6% of In, about 0.005% to about 0.1% of Ti, and about 0.001% to about 0.02% of B. The balance may be Al and any unavoidable impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: Corrpro Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kunio Watanabe, Shozo Takeya
  • Publication number: 20030124380
    Abstract: A process and an alloy for galvanizing non-reactive steel and mixed or moderately reactive steel for providing a decorative spangle to the galvanized coating. The alloy contains 0.1 to less than 0.8 wt % tin, 0.05 to 0.2 wt % bismuth, 0.001 to 0.008 wt % aluminum, and optionally 0 to 0.1 wt % nickel, the balance zinc of commercial purity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: John Zervoudis, Victor M. Duarte, Graham W. Poag
  • Patent number: 6569268
    Abstract: A process and an alloy for galvanizing non-reactive steel and mixed or moderately reactive steel for providing a decorative spangle to the galvanized coating. The alloy contains 0.1 to less than 0.8 wt % tin, 0.05 to 0.2 wt % bismuth, 0.001 to 0.008 wt % aluminum, and optionally 0 to 0.1 wt % nickel, the balance zinc of commercial purity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: Teck Cominco Metals Ltd.
    Inventors: John Zervoudis, Victor M. Duarte, Graham W. Poag
  • Publication number: 20030091462
    Abstract: A novel method for fabricating leadless solder for IC packaging includes the following steps: A. to prepare a mixture containing Zn, 7-11 wt %; Co, 0.1-0.5 wt %; and Sn for balance; or a mixture containing Zn, 7-11 wt %; Co, 0.1-0.5 wt %; P, 0.005-0.05 wt % and Sn for balance; or a mixture containing Zn, 7-11 wt %; Al, 0.1-0.5 wt %; and Sn for balance; a mixture containing Zn, 7-11 wt %; Al, 0.1-0.5 wt %; P, 0.005-0.05 wt % and Sn for balance; or a mixture containing In, 10-15 wt %; Co, 0.1-0.5 wt % and Sn for balance; B. to place the mixture in a high frequency furnace to be melted together at a temperature lower than 350° C., then take it out of the furnace for a quick freezing and cast it into an ingot in an adequate size; C. to treat the ingot with a homogenization processing at 180-240° C. for 30-240 minutes; D. to draw the homogenized ingot into the form of leadless solder filament or granule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2001
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventors: Tao-Kuang Chang, Jeng-Fuh Liu, Jui-Ting Tsai
  • Publication number: 20030049157
    Abstract: The wire based on zinc and aluminum contains from 8 to 33% by weight of aluminum and up to 500 ppm of indium, in addition to zinc and the usual impurities. This wire is suitable for thermal spraying for corrosion protection, especially corrosion protection against high atmospheric humidity and high chloride ion concentrations according to DIN 50021-ss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Applicant: Grillo-Werke AG
    Inventors: Jochen Spriestersbach, Peter Staubwasser
  • Patent number: 6514308
    Abstract: An alloy feedstock for semi-solid metal injection molding. The alloy feedstock is an alloy material in particulate form and has a heterogeneous structure, a temperature range at 20% of the height of the peak of the main melting reaction greater than 40° C., and having a ratio of the height of the peak of the eutectic reaction to the height of the main melting reaction of less than 0.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Thixomat, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen E. LeBeau, D. Matthew Walukas, Raymond F. Decker
  • Publication number: 20030017396
    Abstract: A zinc alloy containing Al, Bi and In is reduced to particles by gas atomization and sieved to prepare a zinc alloy powder. A polyacrylic acid powder and a magnesium hydroxide powder are added to the zinc alloy powder and the ingredients are mixed to make an anode composition. Zinc oxide is added to an aqueous KOH solution to prepare a liquid electrolyte which is mixed with the anode composition under stirring to make a gelled anode composition that has improved performance in pulsed discharge to get large current without increasing the evolution of hydrogen gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2002
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Applicant: DOWA MINING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi Harigae, Masayuki Nishina
  • Patent number: 6280795
    Abstract: An alloy for galvanizing steel comprises, by weight, aluminum in the amount of at least 0.001% to 0.007%, preferably 0.002 to 0.004%, tin in the amount of at least 0.5% to a maximum of 2%, preferably at least 0.8%, and one of an element selected from the group consisting of vanadium in the amount of at least 0.02%, preferably 0.05% to 0.12%, titanium in the amount of at least 0.03%, preferably 0.06% to 0.10%, and both vanadium and titanium together in the amount of at least 0.02% vanadium and at least 0.01% titanium for a total of at least 0.03%, preferably 0.05% to 0.15%, the balance zinc containing up to 1.3 wt. % lead. In another embodiment, the alloy comprises, by weight, aluminum in the amount of at least 0.001%, tin in the amount of 0.5% to 2%, and vanadium and nickel together in the amount of at least 0.02% vanadium and at least 0.02% nickel to a maximum of 0.15% vanadium and nickel collectively. Titanium may be added in an amount, by weight, of at least 0.01% titanium to a collective maximum of 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: Cominco, Ltd.
    Inventors: John Zervoudis, Gary R. Adams, Victor M. Duarte, Michael Gilles, Richard Sokolowski
  • Patent number: 6139654
    Abstract: Master alloy with 20-80% strontium, preferably 0.01-2.0% of aluminum and/or copper, and the balance essentially zinc plus impurities, and a method for preparing same and a method for modifying the microstructure of nonferrous alloys with said master alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: KB Alloys, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary W. Boone, Philip G. Vais, Daniel B. Franklin
  • Patent number: 6071359
    Abstract: Tin and zinc based shot for use as ammunition having a diameter of from 1.5 to 5.5 mm, containing, by weight, in addition to tin and the usual unavoidable contaminants, from 12 to 60% of zinc and from 0 to 5% of aluminum, but less than 0.1% of copper, less than 0.1% of iron, and less than 1% of lead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: Grillo-Werke AG
    Inventors: Jurgen Wisniewski, Jochen Spriestersbach
  • Patent number: 5858132
    Abstract: The invention provides a new method for casting alloys containing a finely divided phase. A bath of the molten metal having a melting point is provided. A finely divided solid metal having a melting point greater than the melting point of molten metal is introduced into the molten metal. The finely divided metal is reacted with the molten metal to form a solid phase within the molten metal. The molten bath is then mixed to distribute the solid phase within the molten metal. The molten alloy is then cast into a solid object containing the solid phase. The solid phase is insoluble in the matrix and has a size related to the initial size of the finely divided solid. The alloy of the invention advantageously consists essentially of, by weight percent, about 3 to 40 aluminum, about 0.8 to 25 nickel, about 0 to 12 copper and balance zinc and incidental impurities. The alloy has a zinc-containing matrix with nickel-containing aluminides distributed throughout the matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: Inco Limited
    Inventors: Malcolm Charles Evert Bell, James Alexander Evert Bell, Carlos Manuel Diaz, Thijs Eerkes, Thomas Francis Stephenson, Scott Thomas Campbell, John Francis Brennan, Anthony Edward Moline Warner
  • Patent number: 5628933
    Abstract: Applicant has discovered that aliovalently doped zinc-indium-oxide where In is 40-75% of the metal elements can achieve electrical conductivity comparable to wide band-gap semiconductors presently in use while exhibiting enhanced transparency in both the visible and infrared. The material can be doped to resistivity of less than 1 milliohm-cm by small quantifies of aliovalent dopants, such as tetravalent atoms. It can be deposited on glass substrates in amorphous and polycrystalline films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1997
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Sue A. Carter, Robert J. Cava, Jueinai R. Kwo, Julia M. Phillips, Gordon A. Thomas
  • Patent number: 5445791
    Abstract: An alloy for after-fabrication hot-dip galvanizing containing mainly Zn to which is added Bi up to the solubility limit to improve drainage of the Zn alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1995
    Assignee: Noranda, Inc.
    Inventor: Martin Gagne
  • Patent number: 5425913
    Abstract: The alloy is free from cadmium and it contains 0.001-1% In, 0.005-1% Mn and possibly up to 1% Pb, 0.005-1% Al and/or 0.0005-0.1% REM, REM being a rare earth metal or a mixture of rare earth metals. These alloys have a sufficient mechanical strength and resistance to corrosion and are easy to be processed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 20, 1995
    Assignee: S.A.ACEC-Union Miniere N.V.
    Inventors: Yvan A. Strauven, Andre F. Skenzai
  • Patent number: 5425798
    Abstract: A non-amalgamated zinc alloy powder for use in an alkaline cell which consists of elements selected from the following compositions (1) to (4);(1) 0.001 to 0.5% by weight of aluminum and 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of bismuth,(2) 0.001 to 0.5% by weight of aluminum, 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of bismuth and indium in an amount greater than zero and up to 1.0% by weight,(3) 0.001 to 0.5% by weight of aluminum, 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of bismuth and lithium in an amount greater than zero and up to 0.5% by weight,(4) 0.001 to 0.5% by weight of aluminum, 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of bismuth, indium in an amount greater than zero and up to 1.0% by weight and calcium or lithium in an amount greater than zero and up to 0.5% by weight;and the balance being zinc and containing iron as an inevitably accidental impurity in an amount of not more than 1 ppm; and which can greatly suppress the evolution of hydrogen gas and maintain the discharge performance on a practical level:and a method to produce the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 20, 1995
    Assignees: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masamoto Sasaki, Tomotaka Motomura, Hirofumi Asano
  • Patent number: 5312476
    Abstract: A non-amalgamated zinc alloy powder for use in an alkaline cell which consists of elements component selected from among the following combinations (1) to (3):(1) 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of bismuth, 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of indium, not less than 0.005% by weight to less than 0.01% by weight of calcium,(2) not less than 0.005% by weight to less than 0.01% by weight of calcium, 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of bismuth, 0 to 0.5% by weight of aluminium, and(3) 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of lead, 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of indium, 0 to less than 0.01% by weight of calcium, 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of aluminium, the balance being zinc and containing 1 ppm or less of iron, and which can greatly suppress the evolution of hydrogen gas and maintain the discharge performance on a practical level, and the method to produce the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1994
    Assignees: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toyohide Uemura, Tomotaka Motomura, Tomiko Yamaguchi, Junichi Asaoka, Shuji Tsuchida
  • Patent number: 5108494
    Abstract: A non-amalgamated zinc alloy powder for use in an alkaline cell which comprises 1 ppm or less of iron and an elemental component selected from among the following combinations (1) to (5):(1) 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of bismuth, 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of indium and 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of lead,(2) 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of bismuth, 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of indium and 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of calcium,(3) 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of lead and 0 to 1.0% by weight in total of at least one member selected from among bismuth, aluminum and calcium,(4) 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of calcium, 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of bismuth and 0 to 0.5% by weight of aluminum, and(5) 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of lead, 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of indium, 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of calcium and 0 to 0.5% by weight of aluminum, and which can greatly suppress the evolution of hydrogen gas and maintain the discharge performance on a practical level, and a method for the production of the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1992
    Assignees: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toyohide Uemura, Tomotaka Motomura, Junichi Asaoka, Shuji Tsuchida, Tomiko Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 5096666
    Abstract: A galvanizing bath having a composition of about 5 ppm to about 100 ppm by weight aluminum, and rare earth elements by weight rated at zero and not exceeding about 5 ppm. In the method a galvanizing bath composition is maintained according to the foregoing in which aluminum and rare earth materials are added to the bath at a ratio greater than the ratio of the selected concentrations of rare earth materials and aluminum in the galvanizing bath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1992
    Inventors: Verdun H. Farnsworth, Nigel T. Evans
  • Patent number: 5082622
    Abstract: A zinc base powder for alkaline batteries consisting of 0.005-2% aluminum, 0.005-2% lead, 0.003-2% bismuth and 0.001-2% indium, the rest being zinc and unavoidable impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1992
    Assignee: S.A. Acec-Union Miniere N.V.
    Inventors: Marcel Meeus, Yvan Strauven
  • Patent number: 5071620
    Abstract: A zinc/low aluminum alloy with lithium additions demonstrating improved creep resistance and suitable for hot chamber pressure die casting. The alloy preferably contains from about 0.1-2% Al, 0.07-0.19% Li, the balance zinc. The alloy also may contain Cu, Mn and Mg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1991
    Assignee: International Lead Zinc Research Organization, Inc.
    Inventor: Cedric H. Thornton
  • Patent number: 4990310
    Abstract: A creep-resistant die casting is formed of a zinc-base alloy comprising about 4 to 12 percent copper and about 2 to 4 percent aluminum. The die casting is characterized by an intimate dispersion of fine epsilon and eta phases effective to retard slip and thereby enhance creep resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 5, 1991
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Moinuddin S. Rashid, M. David Hanna
  • Patent number: 4952368
    Abstract: The alloys contain, besides zinc and unavoidable impurities,0.05-0.8% of Pb andeither 0.005.1% of Al and 0.0005-0.1% REM, REM being a rare earth metal or a mixture of rare earth metals, or0.005-1% of Mn or0.005-1.5% of a mixture of Al, REM and Mn.These alloys have a higher mechanical strength and a better resistance to corrosion than the known alloys with Pb-Cd or Pb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 28, 1990
    Assignee: Metallurgie Hoboken-Overpelt
    Inventors: Andre Skenazi, Ivan A. Strauven, Michel L. Cauwe
  • Patent number: 4861681
    Abstract: A brazed aluminum article comprising at least two aluminum members brazed together with a filler metal, which consists essentially of:zinc: from 20 to 80 wt. %,silicon: from 1 to 11 wt. %, andthe balance being aluminum and incidental impurities.The above-mentioned filler metal may further additionally contain copper within the range of from 0.1 to 10 wt. %. The ratio of the silicon content to the aluminum content in the above-mentioned filler metal should preferably be within the range of from 0.05 to 0.12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1989
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Aluminum Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masami Asano, Ken Toma, Yo Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 4812371
    Abstract: A Zn-Al hot-dip galvanized coating on a steel sheet may exhibit intergranular corrosion and be degraded due to the Al's secular enrichment in the grain boundaries of coating. This is prevented in accordance with the present invention by the galvanizing bath composition which contains from 0.15 to 10% of Al, from 0.1 to 1% of Sb, from 0.01 to 2% of Si, and the balance being Zn and unavoidable impurities such as Pb, Sn, and Cd in an amount less than 0.02%, and additionally contains at least from 0.01 to 1% of at least one member selected from the group consisting of Mg and mischmetal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 14, 1989
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshio Shindou, Motoo Kabeya
  • Patent number: 4789522
    Abstract: An improved castable hypereutectic zinc-aluminum alloy which is free from underside shrinkage is described. Small additions, from about 0.25% and up to about 2 wt% of rare earth metal, preferably in the form of misch metal, to known zinc-aluminum alloys containing from about 20% and up to about 40 wt% aluminum have been found to prevent underside shrinkage in castings with a cross section up to about six inches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1988
    Assignee: Queen's University at Kingston
    Inventors: Reginald W. Smith, Mansor Ghoreshy
  • Patent number: 4722871
    Abstract: A zinc-aluminum alloy coating having desirable ductile properties and a uniform fine grain structure having excellent wettability for a ferrous metal substrate comprises greater than about 25 percent by weight aluminum and zinc, wherein the alloy further includes from about 0.1 to about 1.0 percent by weight of a rare earth alloy for enhancing the wettability of the alloy to the ferrous metal and the balance comprises additional additives and impurities. With alloys having increased concentration of aluminum, the solubility of the rare earth alloy is increased, thereby increasing wettability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1988
    Assignee: Cosmos Engineering, Inc.
    Inventor: Schrade F. Radtke
  • Patent number: 4721656
    Abstract: A coating for metallic faces comprising an alloy of aluminum with at least one of zinc, cadmium or manganese is proposed, whereby the alloy coating is applied onto the metal surface by means of electrodeposition using a non-aqueous electrolyte. The electrolyte comprises toluene as a solvent for chlorides of the alloy components. The coating may be used e.g. for corrosion protection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1988
    Assignee: Eltech Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher J. Vance, Thinh Nguyen
  • Patent number: 4717430
    Abstract: A method of joining metal surfaces is provided which comprises contacting the metal surfaces with a zinc-based composition and joining the metal surfaces, the zinc-based composition comprising, by weight:from about 0.1 to about 4 percent copper;from about 0.1 to about 1 percent nickel;from about 0.01 to less than 0.5 percent aluminum;0 to about 0.5 percent chromium;0 to about 0.5 percent titanium; and the remainder being zinc is also provided. The composition is useful for coating metal surfaces, particularly metals formed of or containing copper.The above composition and method may be used with or without a flux. Particularly beneficial results are obtained when a flux having a composition comprising, by weight:from about 5 to about 70 percent ZnCl.sub.2 ;from about 1 to about 28 percent NH.sub.4 Cl;from about 0.1 to about 10 percent SnCl.sub.2 ;from about 0 to about 10 percent HCl;from about 0 to about 10 percent Li.sub.2 B.sub.4 O.sub.7 ;from about 0 to about 5 percent MgBr.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1988
    Assignee: Copper Development Association, Inc.
    Inventor: Roy E. Beal
  • Patent number: 4636354
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an alloy for galvanizing object of steel which have a concentration of silicon lower than 0.45% by weight. The alloy consists essentially of 0.5 to 1.5% by weight of lead, 0.005 to 0.2% by weight of germanium and the balance zinc. The alloy may further contain 0.001 to 0.05% by weight aluminum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1987
    Assignee: Societe Anonyme Dite Societe Miniere et Metallurgique de Penarroya
    Inventors: Jean-Louis Caillerie, Remy Decaens, Armand Limare
  • Patent number: 4610937
    Abstract: Zn-Ni-alloy electroplating of steel sheets is carried out using a plating bath containing 10-40 g/l zinc, 15-160 g/l nickel, 0.1-5 g/l cobalt and 0.2-10 g/l titanium and 0.1-5 g/l aluminum or 0.1-5 g/l magnesium existing in the form of salts, the pH of which is 1.5-2.5. The obtained plated product exhibits improved excellent corrosion resistance and corrosion peeling resistance. The product can be subjected to heating to 60.degree.-200.degree. C., preferably in hot water, steam, or atomized water mist. This treatment further increases corrosion resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1983
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1986
    Assignee: Nisshin Steel Company
    Inventors: Takehiko Ito, Taisuke Irie, Yoshitaka Nakagawa, Koichi Watanabe