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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. 18, 1992
Filed:
Jul. 01, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Olin Corporation, New Haven, CT (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ; C22C / ; H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428670 ; 428674 ; 428929 ; 428931 ; 420463 ; 420464 ; 439886 ;
Abstract
A palladium alloy of the form PdNbM where M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of silicon, iron, nickel, copper, cobalt, boron and aluminum is provided. The alloys exhibit oxidation resistance and electrical contact resistance and are particularly suited for electrical applications such as coatings for electrical contacts or connectors. In a preferred embodiment, the alloy contains from about 5 to about 10 atomic percent niobium.