Abstract:
Aluminum base powder metallurgy alloy article having an improved combination of high-transverse yield strength and high-stress corrosion cracking resistance. The alloy contains the basic precipitation hardening elements zinc, magnesium and copper plus dispersion strengthening elements iron and nickel. It may additionally contain chromium and/or manganese. The alloy is prepared by atomization of a melt of the elements, hot-working, solution heat treating, quenching and artificial aging. Components of the alloy in percent by weight are, in addition to the aluminum, from at least 6.5 to 13 zinc, 1.75 to 6 magnesium, 0.25 to 2.5 copper, 0.75 to 4.25 iron and 0.75 to 6 nickel, up to 3 manganese and up to 0.75 chromium. The iron to nickel ratio is from 0.2:1 to 2.0:1.
Abstract:
A method of coating a ferrous base metal with aluminum including cleaning the surface of the ferrous article by means of an aqueous solution of orthophosphoric acid having a concentration of about 5 to 85 percent. Subsequently, drying the surface to evaporate the water from said solution. Applying molten aluminum to the ferrous surface to establish a uniformly bonded aluminum coating by means of a layer of ferrous-aluminum intermetallic compound. The molten aluminum application being effected without any additional application of fluxing material to the ferrous surface after the cleaning operation.
Abstract:
Continuous seeding of a flowing stream of sodium aluminate and with alumina hydrate to precipitate a limited amount of alumina hydrate which carries with it most of any iron and other impurities contained in said stream. The process results in an alumina of improved purity subsequently precipitated from said stream.
Abstract:
APPARATUS FOR SEQUENTIALLY EFFECTING REGISTERED JOINDER OF SHEETS OF MATERIAL. SHEET TRANSPORTING MEANS FOR SEQUENTIALLY MOVING SHEETS TO A JOINING STATION, REGISTRY MEANS FOR RAISING THE TRAILING END OF A LEADING SHEET AND ENGAGING THE LEADING END OF A TRAILING SHEET. FIRST SHEET CLAMPING MEANS DISPOSED REARWARDLY OF THE REGISTRY MEANS AND SECOND SHEET CLAMPING MEANS DISPOSED FORWARDLY OF THE REGISTRY MEANS. JOINING MEANS FOR ESTABLISHING THE JOINT WHILE THE SHEETS ARE CLAMPED IN REGISTERED POSITION AND CONTROL MEANS FOR COORDINATING OPERATION OF THE CLAMPING MEANS AND THE JOINING MEANS. THE REGISTRY MEANS HAS A VERTICALLY RECIPROCATING REGISTRY BAR PROVIDED WITH SHEET ENGAGING FACES. OPERATING MEANS CONNECTING THE CLAMPING MEANS WITH THE REGISTRY BAR TO ESTABLISH MOVEMENT OF THE REGISTRY BAR RESPONSIVE TO MOVEMENT OF THE CLAMPING MEANS. A METHOD OF EFFECTING REGISTERED JOINDER OF SHEETS OF MATERIAL. AUTOMATICALLY FEEDING A SHEET FORWARDLY INTO CONTACT WITH REGISTRY MEANS. SIMULTANEOUSLY RAISING THE TRAILING END OF A FORWARDLY DISPOSED SHEET AT THE REGISTRY MEANS. CLAMPING THE SHEETS IN REGISTERED POSITION AND SECURING FASTENING MEANS TO THE CLAMPED SHEETS. UNCLAMPING THE JOINED SHEETS AND MOVING THEM FORWARDLY TO A POSITION IN WHICH THE TRAILING SHEET BECOMES THE LEADING SHEET FOR THE NEXT CYCLE OF OPERATION.
Abstract:
This disclosure describes a method for forming a sheet metal joint for attachment of a pull tab to a tear strip in a container end closure in which a bubble is first formed in the closure end panel, the bubble is reformed into a hollow rivet having a substantially cylindrical sidewall and an arcuate transverse end wall, and the rivet is staked or upset to compressively fold the transverse end wall thereof to form a head on the rivet which is at least as thick as the transverse end wall of the unstaked rivet.
Abstract:
In a window assembly having an outer frame within which inboard and outboard lapping sashes are mounted for horizontal or vertical relative movement, the outer frame includes interior and exterior metal frame members and a rigid plastic or other nonmetallic thermal barrier member therebetween connecting the metal frame members in thermally insulated relation to each other, each sash includes an inner frame embracing the periphery of a glass or other panel and constituted by a metal frame member and a rigid plastic or other nonmetallic thermal insulating frame member respectively defining the entire opposite lateral surfaces of the frame, and the inboard and outboard sashes have their insulating frame members at their exterior and interior sides, respectively, so as to be adjacent to the thermal barrier member of the outer frame. The insulating frame member of each sash desirably includes a web or webs defining the respective lateral surface of the sash frame and flanges extending therefrom and having free marginal portions interlocking with the metal sash frame member to substantially space the latter from the web and to cooperate with the web and the metal frame member in defining cavities therebetween.
Abstract:
ALUMINUM ALLOY SHEET CONTAINING 4 TO 5% MAGNESIUM, 0.2 TO 0.7% MANGANESE, THE BALANCE BEING ESSENTIALLY ALUMINUM IN THE STATE RESULTING FROM A COLD ROLLING REDUCTION WHICH EFFECTS A REDUCTION IN THE THICKNESS OF AT LEAST 85% AND SUBSEQUENT ANNEALING POSSES A HIGH LEVEL A STRENGTH TOGETHER WITH THE CAPABILITY OF BEING DRAWN INTO CUPS WHICH EXHIBIT SUBSTANTIALLY NO EARING
Abstract:
1,203,525. Perforating elastomeric articles. ALUMINUM CO. OF AMERICA. 22 April, 1969 [26 April, 1968], No. 20611/69. Heading B5A. A method of piercing holes in elastomeric articles of predetermined shape includes placing articles in a predetermined orientation and then moving them into and out of a predetermined position with respect to a laser, and upon moving each article into such position actuating the laser to produce a laser beam firing through said position to pierce a hole at a desired location in the article. Bottle nipples are fed from a vibrating hopper to a device 12, Fig. 2, which locates each nipple 72 in an individual support 16 mounted on a continuous, intermittently driven chain, which feeds the nipples in their supports to a piercing head 20. The latter comprises a gas-tight compartment 31 into which a laser beam 34 is directed when a nipple is correctly located and orientated in its support; photo-electric means 58, 60 sense improper orientations to prevent operation of the laser. The beam is divided by an optical wedge 32 into three beams 36, 38, 40 directed on to the nipple to provide vent holes 68, 70 in the nipple base and a feed hole 72. Beam detectors 62, 64, 66 operate to stop the apparatus if the centre beam and at least one of the side ones are not received by them, i.e. indicating whether the desired holes have been pierced. The perforated nipples on their supports are fed to a means such as an air jet which ejects them into a delivery shoot or conveyer. An improperly seated nipple is not perforated or removed from its support and is recirculated.