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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 1991
Filed:
Jan. 24, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Geoffrey K Sigworth, Reading, PA (US);
Assignee:
KB Alloys, Inc., Sinking Spring, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
420552 ;
Abstract
Provided is an improved aluminum-titanium master alloy containing carbon in a small but effective content and not more than about 0.1%. After melting, the master alloy is superheated to about 1200.degree.-1250.degree. C. to put the carbon into solution, then the alloy is cast in a workable form. The master alloy in final form is substantially free of carbides greater than about 5 microns in diameter. The alloy of this invention is used to refine aluminum products that may be rolled into thin sheet, foil, or fine wire and the like.