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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 1990
Filed:
Dec. 06, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Toyo Boseki Kabushikia Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C21D / ; B22D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428606 ; 148300 ; 148308 ; 148309 ; 164463 ;
Abstract
A metal fiber having unidirectional dendritic texture which is an assembly of a group of dendrites wherein primary arms have grown at angle of within 20.degree. relative to the metal fiber axis, diameter of said fiber being not greater than 100 .mu.m. There is also disclosed a single crystalline metal fiber which is a single crystalline material throughout the entire length, diameter of said fiber being not greater than 100 .mu.m, length of said fiber being not less than 40 mm. These fibers can be produced by melt-spinning of metal.