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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2004
Applicants:
Eric Von Spreckelsen, Douglassville, PA (US);
Christopher A. Michaluk, Gilbertsville, PA (US);
Robert B. Ford, Washington Court House, OH (US);
Inventors:
Eric Von Spreckelsen, Douglassville, PA (US);
Christopher A. Michaluk, Gilbertsville, PA (US);
Robert B. Ford, Washington Court House, OH (US);
Assignee:
Cabot Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 31/00 (2006.01); C22C 27/02 (2006.01); C23C 14/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of producing a valve metal mill form having dimensions sufficient to be divided to form a plurality of sputter targets is described. The method includes multidirectional deformation of an ingot to form a mill form having a preferred average grain size of about 100 microns or less and/or a texture substantially void of textural bands.