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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182742 | Bearing materials An aluminum-based bearing alloy material and a bearing made therefrom is described, the bearing material having a composition comprising in weight %: 5-10 tin; 0.8-1.3 copper; 0.8-1.3 nickel; 1.5-3 silicon; 0.13-0.19 vanadium; 0.8-1.2 manganese; 0.4-0.6 chromium; ba... | 05/22/2012 |
| 7255334 | Air suspension piston The invention relates to an air suspension piston, with the air suspension piston being tube shaped and being made of aluminium. The air suspension piston is formed by a longitudinal-seam welded tube made from an aluminum alloy, and the tube has been longitudinal-se... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7251893 | Tribological applications of polyelectrolyte multilayers One aspect of the present invention relates to an implantable medical device comprising a surface coated with a polyelectrolyte multilayer, wherein said surface is glass, metal, plastic, polymer, or fiberglass. Another aspect of the present invention involves a meth... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7097431 | Mechanical kinetic vacuum pump A mechanical vacuum pump includes a rotor made of a light metal alloy by powder metallurgy. The powder metallurgy increases the resistance of the rotor to heat and creep. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6905306 | Mechanical kinetic vacuum pump with rotor and shaft A mechanical kinetic vacuum pump with a stator (1), a rotor (6, 7) made from an aluminum or magnesium alloy and a rotor (6, 7) and a bearing shaft (3). The shaft (3) and the rotor (6, 7) are connected by a shrink- or screw-f... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6899844 | Production method of aluminum alloy for sliding bearing A method of producing a fine TiC particle-dispersing type Al—Sn based aluminum alloy includes the steps of: preparing either Al mother-alloy or metallic raw materials of the Al alloy and a green compact, in which TiC is dispersed; melting the Al mother-alloy or th... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6780375 | Aluminum alloy with good cuttability, method for producing a forged article, and forged article An aluminum alloy with good cuttability, containing 3 to 6 mass % of Cu, 0.2 to 1.2 mass % of Sn, 0.3 to 1.5 mass % of Bi, and 0.5 to 1.0 mass % of Zn, with the balance being aluminum and inevitable impurities. A method for producing a forged article, in which the a... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6743396 | Method for producing AlMn strips or sheets The present invention relates to a method for producing AlMn strips or sheets for producing components by soldering, wherein a precursor material is produced from a melt which contains (in weight-percent) Si: 0.3-1.2%, Fe: ≦0.5%, Cu: ≦0.1%, Mn: 1.0-1.8%, Mg: ≦... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6723184 | Aluminum alloy and slide bearing An aluminum alloy which is able to use not only expensive TiC particles, but also inexpensive dispersed reinforcing particles and which is further raised in high temperature strength without requiring an increase in dispersed reinforcing particles, comprised of Sn: ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6706126 | Aluminum alloy for sliding bearing and its production method Aluminum alloy, which consists of from 2 to 20% by weight of Sn, from 3% by weight or less of Cu, and from 0.3 to 5% by volume of TiC particles, the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities, exhibits improved fatigue resistance at a high temperature region, while... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6676898 | Bearing materials A bearing and a bearing alloy composition are described, the bearing alloy comprising in weight %: tin 5-10; copper 0.7-1.3; nickel 0.7-1.3; silicon 1.5-3.5; vanadium 0.1-0.3; manganese 0.1-0.3; and the balance being aluminium apart from unavoidable impur... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6596412 | Aluminum base bearing alloy and a bearing element comprising a running layer formed by the alloy The invention relates to an aluminum alloy, to a plain bearing and to a method of manufacturing a layer, particularly for a plain bearing, to which there is added as a main alloy component tin (14) and a hard material (15) from at least one first element ... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6517954 | Aluminium alloy, notably for a layer The invention relates to an aluminium alloy, in particular for a layer of a friction bearing, for example, which, apart from aluminium and smelt-related impurities, additionally contains soft-phase formers, e.g. Sn, Pb, Bi, Sb or similar. The alloy contai... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6409966 | Free machining aluminum alloy containing bismuth or bismuth-tin for free machining and a method of use One free machining aluminum alloy includes bismuth as a free machining elemental constituent that functions as a discontinuity in the aluminum alloy matrix rather than a low melting point compound. Using bismuth in weight percents of the total composition... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6379819 | Sliding bearing material The invention relates to a sliding bearing composite material with a hard metal support layer and a metallic sliding coating which is roll-bonded onto said support layer. The inventive sliding bearing composite is made of an aluminum alloy with tin compri... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6335106 | Slide bearing material The invention relates to an aluminium-based slide bearing material, comprising an aluminium alloy with 10-25% wt. tin, as well as copper, nikel and manganese additions. The invention seeks to provide a material with improved load-bearing capacity and form... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6248188 | Free-cutting aluminum alloy, processes for the production thereof and use thereof A free-cutting aluminum alloy without lead as an alloy element, containing: (a) as alloy elements: 0.5 to 1.0 wt. % Mn; 0.4 to 1.8 wt. % Mg; 3.3 to 4.6 wt. % Cu; 0.4 to 1.9 wt. % Sn; 0 to 0.1 wt. % Cr; 0 to 0.2 wt. % Ti; (b) as impurities: up to 0.8 wt. %... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6113850 | 2XXX series aluminum alloy An A-rated, aluminum alloy suitable for machining, said alloy consisting essentially of: about 4-5.75 wt. % copper, about 0.2-0.9 wt. % bismuth, about 0.12-1.0 wt. % tin, the ratio of bismuth to tin ranging from about 0.8:1 to 5:1, up to about 0.7 wt. % i... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6065534 | Aluminum alloy article and method of use An aluminum alloy article consisting essentially of controlled amounts of iron, silicon, copper, manganese, magnesium, titanium, zinc, zirconium and free machining elements with the balance being aluminum and incidental impurities is adapted for use as a ... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5925315 | Aluminum alloy with improved tribological characteristics An antifrictional aluminum alloy and a method for making an aluminum alloy without lead are provided. The alloy has improved tribological characteristics and a base composition, in weight percent as follows: Silicon: 3.0-6.0 Copper: 2.0-5.0 Zinc: 0.5-5.0 Magne... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5916385 | Aluminum-cooper alloy An essentially lead-free aluminum alloy is provided for extruded screw machine stock. The alloy consists essentially of from about 4.5% to about 6% copper, a maximum of about 0.4% silicon, a maximum of about 0.7% iron, not more than about 0.3% zinc, from ... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5837388 | Aluminum alloy solder material, its manufacturing method, brazing sheet using this material, and method of manufacturing aluminum alloy heat exchanger using this sheet The present invention relates to an Al alloy solder material comprising a composition containing Si in an amount of more than 7.0 to 12.0% or less by weight, Cu in an amount of more than 0.4 to 8.0% or less by weight, Zn in an amount of more than 0.5 to 6... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5803994 | Aluminum-copper alloy An essentially lead-free aluminum alloy is provided for extruded screw machine stock. The alloy consists essentially of from about 4.5% to about 6% copper, a maximum of about 0.4% silicon, a maximum of about 0.7% iron, not more than about 0.3% zinc, from ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5776269 | Lead-free 6000 series aluminum alloy A process for making an essentially lead-free screw machine stock alloy, comprising the steps of providing a cast aluminum ingot having a composition consisting essentially of about 0.55 to 0.70 wt. % silicon, about 0.15 to 0.45 wt. % iron, about 0.30 to ... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5725694 | Free-machining aluminum alloy and method of use A free-machining alloy is disclosed containing bismuth, tin and indium. The free-machining constituents act as low melting point compounds for machining and are specially adapted for use in aluminum alloys such as AA6000 series and AA 2000 series alloys. ... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5587029 | Machineable aluminum alloys containing In and Sn and process for producing the same Free-machining aluminum alloys are disclosed containing effective amounts of tin and indium. The tin and indium additions are especially adapted for use as free-machining constituents in aluminum alloys, such as AA2000 and AA6000 series aluminum alloys. T... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5525294 | Aluminum alloy for sliding materials An aluminum alloy for sliding materials consists, by weight, of Si of not less than 8% but less than 15%, 1 to 5% Cu, 0.1 to 2% Mg, 1 to 6% Sn, and optionally 0.5 to 3% Pb, and the balance Al and incidental impurities. This aluminum alloy for sliding mate... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5522950 | Substantially lead-free 6XXX aluminum alloy An A-rated aluminum alloy suitable for machining, said alloy consisting essentially of: about 0.15-1.0 wt. % copper, about 1.01-1.5 wt. % tin, about 0.65-1.35 wt. % magnesium, about 0.4-1.1 wt. % silicon, about 0.00 2-0.35 wt. % manganese, up to about 0.5... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5460666 | Method of manufacturing natural aging-retardated aluminum alloy sheet A method manufacturing an aluminum alloy sheet comprising preparing an aluminum alloy ingot essentially consisting of 1.5 to 3.5% by weight of Mg, 0.3 to 1.0% by weight of Cu, 0.05 to 0.6% by weight of Si, and a balance of Al, in which the ratio of Mg/Cu ... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5286445 | Aluminium bearing alloy containing bismuth Aluminum bearing alloy uses Bi having a higher melting point than Sn as a low melting point metal, and also utilizes a selected element(s) which are simultaneously added as well as the amount of such addition. In this manner, aluminum bearing alloy exhibi... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5282909 | Aluminum alloy extrusion material with excellent chip separation property and precision of cut face on cutting An Al alloy extrusion material for the fuel-distributing pipe of automobile, consisting essentially of 0.3 to 1.0 wt. % of Si, 0.1 to 0.5 wt. % of Cu, 0.6 to 1.5 wt. % of Mg, 0.3 to 1.0 wt. % of Sn, 0.005 to 0.03 wt. % of Ti and the balance of Al and inev... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5162100 | Aluminum-based bearing alloy with excellent fatigue resistance and anti-seizure property An aluminum-based bearing alloy of the invention comprises 3-40% Sn, 0.1-10% Pb, 0.1-5% Cu, 0.1-3% Sb, total 0.05-1% of Ti and B which satisfy the equation: B/Ti+B=0.1 to 0.35, and the balance being essentially Al. The aluminum-based bearing alloy accordi... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5104444 | Aluminum matrix bearing metal alloy An aluminum alloy is prepared from an aluminum alloy powder having a composition of: lubricating component Pb: 3 to 15 Wt %; hardening component Si: 1 to 12 Wt %; rainforcement component one or more selected among Cu, Cr, Mg, Mn, NiZn, Fe and: 0.2 to 5.0 Wt %; and ... | 04/14/1992 |
| 4973523 | Composite material for plain bearing elements with an overlay of aluminum-based bearing material Composite material for plain bearing elements of a type having a metallic backing and an overlay of aluminum-based bearing material applied on the back. The bearing material is a heterogeneous aluminum alloy having a matrix containing in addition to alumi... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4822561 | Aluminum bearing alloy An aluminum bearing alloy to which is added 3-20% by weight of tin, 0.2-2% of copper and either 0.2-1.2% of manganese or 0.1-1% of zirconium. Additionally 0.1-5% of lead and/or 1.5-8% of silicon may be added.... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4818487 | Aluminum bearing alloy An aluminum bearing alloy to which is added 3-20% by weight of tin, 0.2-2% of copper and either 0.2-1.2% of manganese or 0.1-1% of zirconium. Additionally 0.1-5% of lead and/or 1.5-8% of silicon may be added.... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4806308 | Aluminum bearing alloy An aluminum bearing alloy to which is added 3-20% by weight of tin, 0.2-2% of copper and either 0.2-1.2% of manganese or 0.1-1% of zirconium. Additionally 0.1-5% of lead and/or 1.5-8% of silicon may be added.... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4732820 | Aluminum alloy suitable for use as a material for sliding parts An Al alloy suitable for use as the material of a sliding part such as those in automotive internal combustion engine. The alloy consists essentially of: more than 11 weight % but up to 18 weight % of Si, more than 3 weight % but up to 10 weight % of Sn, ... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4696867 | Aluminum based bearing alloys An alloy for use as a bearing lining on a metal backing comprising, by weight, 1 to 11% silicon, 8 to 35% tin, and 0.2 to 3% copper, the balance being aluminum. The lining is first cast as a billet annealed, cold rolled, annealed and cold rolled a second ... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4634656 | Aluminum alloy, a support of lithographic printing plate and a lithographic printing plate using the same An aluminum alloy, a lithographic printing plate support, a lithographic printing plate using the aluminum alloy are disclosed. The aluminum alloy is comprised of aluminum containing 0.20 to 1.0% Fe and 0.005 to 0.1% of elements selected from the group co... | 01/06/1987 |
