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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 1983
Filed:
Apr. 29, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jaydev D Desai, Clifton Park, NY (US);
William G Moffatt, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
420507 ; 200266 ;
Abstract
A gold based electrical contact material comprising an oxide of an oxidize element in the gold matrix formed by subjecting the solid solution to an oxidizing atmosphere for internally oxidizing the oxidizable element is presented. Such internal oxidation forms hard second phase oxide particles dispersed throughout the solution having high wear resistance, high hardness, high strength and high conductivity with homogeneous and uncontaminated structure.