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Metallurgical powder mixtures and mixing methods therefor

Assignee: Vodafone GmbH
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Filing: 1965-08-24
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Granted: 1967-12-12
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Expires: 1985-08-24
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Findeisen Gerhard

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 18:22
CPC Classifications
B; B22; B22F; B22F1/00; B22F1/12; B22F9/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 117 words
IN A METHOD OF PRODUCING A METALLURGICAL POWDER MIXTURE FROM A MIXTURE OF A METALLIC POWDER AND POWDERY ORGANIC LUBRICANT FOR REDUCING FRICTION AMONG THE POWDER GRAINS AND BETWEEN SAID GRAINS AND THE MATRIX WALL, SAID ORGANIC LUBRICANT BEING EVAPORATED DURING SUBSEQUENT SINTERING OF THE PRESSED BODY, WHEREIN THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISES ADMIXING TO SAID METALLURGICAL POWDER AT LEAST ONE FINE GRAINED, POWDERY INORGANIC SUBSTANCE FOR IMPROVING THE FREE FLOW OF THE MIXTURE, SAID SUBSTANCE CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF AT LEAST ONE MEMBER OF THE GROUP CONSISTING OF SILICIC ACID, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, ZIRCONIUM DIOXIDE AND SILICON CARBIDE, SAID INORGANIC POWDER HAVING A GRAIN SIZE BELOW ONE MICRON, AND HEATING THE POWDERY MIXTURE TO A TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 100* CENTIGRADE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 117 words
IN A METHOD OF PRODUCING A METALLURGICAL POWDER MIXTURE FROM A MIXTURE OF A METALLIC POWDER AND POWDERY ORGANIC LUBRICANT FOR REDUCING FRICTION AMONG THE POWDER GRAINS AND BETWEEN SAID GRAINS AND THE MATRIX WALL, SAID ORGANIC LUBRICANT BEING EVAPORATED DURING SUBSEQUENT SINTERING OF THE PRESSED BODY, WHEREIN THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISES ADMIXING TO SAID METALLURGICAL POWDER AT LEAST ONE FINE GRAINED, POWDERY INORGANIC SUBSTANCE FOR IMPROVING THE FREE FLOW OF THE MIXTURE, SAID SUBSTANCE CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF AT LEAST ONE MEMBER OF THE GROUP CONSISTING OF SILICIC ACID, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, ZIRCONIUM DIOXIDE AND SILICON CARBIDE, SAID INORGANIC POWDER HAVING A GRAIN SIZE BELOW ONE MICRON, AND HEATING THE POWDERY MIXTURE TO A TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 100* CENTIGRADE.

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