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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2021
Nibco Inc., Elkhart, IN (US);
Benjamin L. Lawrence, Elkhart, IN (US);
Rudy L. Smith, Mission, TX (US);
Wesley D. Coy, McAllen, TX (US);
Kenneth Edgar Mccoy, South Bend, IN (US);
Todd Morehead, McAllen, TX (US);
NIBCO INC., Elkhart, IN (US);
Abstract
A piping component that includes (i) a piping body with an open end; and (ii) an alloy comprising (by weight percentage) 12% to 16.5% zinc, 0.265% to 1.6% silicon and sufficient copper so that the sum of the weight percentages of the zinc, silicon, and copper in the alloy is at least 99.7%. The alloy exhibits an elongation that is within a range of 60% to 70%. Additionally discloses is a piping component including (i) a piping body with an open end; and (ii) a cold worked alloy comprising (by weight percentage) 12% to 16.5% zinc, 0.265% to 1.8% silicon and sufficient copper so that the sum of the weight percentages of the zinc, silicon, and copper in the alloy is at least 99.7%. In embodiments, the weight percentage of the silicon in the alloys disclosed can be 0.5% to 1.6%, 0.5% to 1.8%, or 0.5% to 2.0%.