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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2012
Applicants:
John P. Matera, Grove City, OK (US);
Robert B. Ford, Washington Court House, OH (US);
Charles E. Wickersham, Jr., Columbus, OH (US);
Inventors:
John P. Matera, Grove City, OK (US);
Robert B. Ford, Washington Court House, OH (US);
Charles E. Wickersham, Jr., Columbus, OH (US);
Assignee:
Global Advanced Metals, USA, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22F 1/18 (2006.01); C22F 1/04 (2006.01); C22F 1/14 (2006.01); C22F 1/08 (2006.01); C22C 14/00 (2006.01); C22C 27/02 (2006.01); C22C 9/00 (2006.01); C22C 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of making sputter targets using rotary axial forging is described. Other thermomechanical working steps can be used prior to and/or after the forging step. Sputter targets are further described which can have unique grain size and/or crystal structures.