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| 5045280 | Intermetallic compounds Intermetallic compounds are disclosed in which a platinum/aluminium compound includes copper in proportions chosen to provide desirable color, from yellow through orange to copper/red, to the compound. The compound contains from 50 to 81, preferably 57 to... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5019337 | Ductile intermetallic compounds for dental applications Alloys suitable for dental or medical devices are disclosed. A typical alloy comprises about 35 to about 60% by weight of zirconium, about 1 to about 60% by weight of palladium and about 1 to about 60% by weight of ruthenium.... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4995923 | Thin film of amorphous alloy A thin film of an amorphous alloy comprising (i) at least one element selected from Fe and Co, (ii) at least one element selected from Pt and Pd and (iii) at least one element selected from (a) 3d transition elements other than Fe and Co, (b) 4d transitio... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4983230 | Platinum-cobalt alloy permanent magnets of enhanced coercivity The coercivity of magnetic alloys formed from platinum, cobalt, and boron is enhanced by incorporating from 12 to 14 percent of boron together with amounts of platinum and cobalt such that the ratio of platinum to cobalt is from 0.90 to 1.2. The magnetic ... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4929420 | Alloy useful particularly in dentistry The invention provides an alloy useful particularly in dentistry. The alloy of the invention in its broadest aspect contains from about 0.05 to about 8% by weight of indium and from about 8 to about 20% by weight of iridium, the balance essentially being plati... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4819859 | Lamination of oxide dispersion strengthened platinum and alloys Relatively large structures are fabricated from oxide dispersion strengthened platinum or alloys by working a plurality of pieces to thin, wide layers, and then laminating the layers such as by hammer welding so as not to disturb the grain structure or ox... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4814027 | Fe-Pt-Nb permanent magnet with an ultra-high coercive force and a large maximum energy product The disclosed permanent magnet has a coercive force of larger than 500 Oe, a residual magnetic flux density of larger than 5 kG, and a maximum energy product of larger than 2 MGOe, and it consisting essentially of 48~66.9 Atm % of iron, 33~47 Atm % of pla... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4806306 | Attachments in the field of dental technology made of noble metal alloys with melting ranges above 1500 degree celsius Noble metal alloys are used to produce attachments that can be cast-on, particularly in dental technology, having a melting range above 1500° C. The alloys comprise about 40-70% platinum, about 10-40% palladium, about 5-20% iridium, about 0.5-10% gold, a... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4764435 | Metalizing or bonding composition for non-oxide ceramics A metal composition usable as a brazing material for bonding a metal to a non-oxide ceramic. The brazing material contains, at least, one or more metals selected from a first group of transition metals consisting of Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Ru and Os, and one or m... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4716087 | Platinum-copper alloy electrocatalyst and acid-electrolyte fuel cell electrode using the same A platinum alloy electrocatalyst, composed of a platinum-copper alloy containing 15 to 50 atomic percent of copper (the balance being platinum) and supported on a suitable carrier, shows high activity over long periods because of the enhanced specific act... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4650290 | Magneto-optical device A magneto-optical device for varying the state of polarization of a reflected or transmitted light beam having a wavelength which lies in particular in the range between 0.6 and 0.9 microns. The device has a magneto-optically active layer formed from a pl... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4539041 | Process for the reduction of metallic compounds by polyols, and metallic powders obtained by this process A process for reducing in a liquid phase a solid compound selected from the oxide, hydroxide or salt of a metal selected from the group consisting of gold, palladium, iridium, osmium, copper, silver, nickel, cobalt, lead and cadmium comprises heating said... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4432794 | Hard alloy comprising one or more hard phases and a binary or multicomponent binder metal alloy A hard alloy including at least one hard phase and a binary or multicomponent binder metal alloy, in which the hard substance comprises a finely dispersed, homogeneous distribution in the binder metal. The hard phase comprises a carbide of a Group IVb, Vb... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4396441 | Permanent magnet having ultra-high coercive force and large maximum energy product and method of producing the same The disclosed permanent magnet has a coercive force of 500 Oe or more, a idual magnetic flux density of 5 kG or more, and a maximum energy product of 2 MG. Oe or more. The magnet alloy consists essentially of platinum and iron, and has an initial state o... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4367429 | Alloys for liquid metal ion sources Alloys suitable for use in liquid metal field ionization ion sources are provided. Such sources include an anode electrode for supporting an ion emitter comprising an alloy in the liquid state. The source further comprises means for generating an ionizing... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4316944 | Noble metal-chromium alloy catalysts and electrochemical cell A novel and improved noble metal-chromium alloy catalyst is disclosed with catalytic oxygen reduction activity at least twice that of the unalloyed noble metal. The noble metal-chromium alloy catalyst disclosed has particular utility as an electrocatalyst... | 02/23/1982 |
| 4294608 | Catalytic alloys A method of making substantially oxide-free metal alloys is described. The alloys are made by a hot alkaline reduction of compounds of at least two metals, such as the halides of the metals dissolved in an aqueous medium containing a reducing agent. The d... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4202934 | Noble metal/vanadium alloy catalyst and method for making A novel catalyst comprises an alloy of a noble metal and vanadium. The catalyst is particularly useful in an electrochemical cell cathode electrode. The method for making the alloy involves reacting a vanadium compound with sodium dithionite to form a sol... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4165983 | Jewelry alloys An alloy suitable for use in the fabrication of jewelry containing at least 95% by weight platinum and 1.5 to 3.5% by weight gallium, the balance being at least one of indium, gold, palladium, silver, copper, cobalt, nickel, ruthenium, iridium and rhodium... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4159198 | Method of making a nozzle plate for spinning glass fibers made of special alloy and resulting nozzle plate An alloy for a nozzle plate for spinning glass fibers which contains between 82 and 92 percent by weight platinum, between 3 and 10 percent by weight gold, and between 3 and 12 percent by weight palladium. This alloy displays an excellent resistance to we... | 06/26/1979 |
| 4093453 | Method of making an ordered alloy A method of making a substantially ordered alloy which involves providing a metal base consisting of at least one of the ingredients of the desired alloy, depositing a thin metal layer on the base, the metal layer containing the remaining constituents of ... | 06/06/1978 |
| 4011075 | Materials for tamping battery mix Materials for tamping battery mix, composed of an intermetallic compound of CoTi or Co-Ti binary alloy having a composition near the intermetallic compound or composed of the intermetallic compound in which part of the constituents are replaced by other e... | 03/08/1977 |
| 3994718 | Intermetallic compounds and metal purification By thoroughly mixing a compound of a base metal with a metal of the eighth subgroup of the Periodic Table, heating the resultant to a temperature in excess of 800° C at which it is subjected to a stream of hydrogen and treating thus-obtained intermetalli... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3974001 | Paramagnetic alloy A vibratory or spring element. The element is formed from a paramagnetic alloy having a temperature coefficient of the moduli of elasticity between -10.sup.-4 per centigrade and +10.sup.-4 per centigrade and having the following furt... | 08/10/1976 |
