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EP 4407055 A1 20240731 - METHOD FOR OBTAINING A COMPONENT MADE OF A PALLADIUM-INDIUM ALLOY HAVING A GOOD WORKABILITY

Title (en)

METHOD FOR OBTAINING A COMPONENT MADE OF A PALLADIUM-INDIUM ALLOY HAVING A GOOD WORKABILITY

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINER KOMPONENTE AUS EINER PALLADIUM-INDIUM-LEGIERUNG MIT GUTER VERARBEITBARKEIT

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ D'OBTENTION D'UN COMPOSANT EN ALLIAGE PALLADIUM-INDIUM AYANT UNE BONNE APTITUDE AU FAÇONNAGE

Publication

EP 4407055 A1 20240731 (EN)

Application

EP 23175195 A 20230524

Priority

CH 682023 A 20230127

Abstract (en)

The present disclosure concerns a method for obtaining a component made of a palladium (Pd)-indium (In) alloy comprising between 46 and 56 wt% Pd, between 44 and 54 wt% In, between 0 and 10 wt% of silver (Ag), gold (Au), platinum (Pt) or tin (Sn), or a combination of these elements, between 0 and 2 wt% of a grain refiner, between 0 and 5 wt% of aluminum (Al), and a maximum of 1.5 wt% of other elements. The method comprises the steps of providing the Pd-In alloy, and thermomechanical processing the Pd-In alloy at a heating temperature corresponding to a value between 0.6 and 0.9 of the homologous temperature (Tm) of the Pd-In alloy. The thermomechanically processed Pd-In alloy has a bending stress measured with a three-point bending test, according to DIN EN ISO 9693 until breakage that is at least two time greater that the bending stress of as-cast the Pd-In alloy measured with the same three-point bending test.

IPC 8 full level

C22C 1/02 (2006.01); A44C 27/00 (2006.01); C22C 5/04 (2006.01); C22F 1/02 (2006.01); C22F 1/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A44C 27/003 (2013.01); C22C 1/02 (2013.01); C22C 5/04 (2013.01); C22F 1/02 (2013.01); C22F 1/14 (2013.01); C21D 2241/01 (2013.01); C21D 2241/02 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4407055 A1 20240731

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 23175195 A 20230524