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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 01, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Klaus Fink, Northfield, OH (US);
Inho Song, Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Assignee:
Moen Incorporated, North Olmsted, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22C 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22C 9/00 ;
Abstract
A plumbing product is made by a dual phase casting process with a zinc-aluminum alloy having between 0.5%-4% or 6%-22% aluminum by weight. The alloy is shredded into chips and heated to liquid state, processed to a dual phase state and then injection molded to form the part. The part can be plated using conventional plating techniques.