Spiral spring for a horological movement
AssigneeNivarox-FAR S.A.
InventorsChristian Charbon, Lionel Michelet, Marco Verardo
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AssigneeNivarox-FAR S.A.
InventorsChristian Charbon, Lionel Michelet, Marco Verardo
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A spiral spring is configured to equip a balance of a horological movement. The spiral spring is made of an alloy consisting of: Nb, Ti and at least one element selected from V and Ta, optionally at least one element selected from Zr and Hf, optionally at least one element selected from W and Mo, possible traces of other elements selected from O, H, C, Fe, N, Ni, Si, Cu, Al, with the following weight percentages: a total content of Nb, V and Ta comprised between 40 and 85%, a total content of Ti, Zr and Hf comprised between 15 and 55%, a content for W and Mo respectively comprised between 0 and 2.5%, a content for each of the elements selected from O, H, C, Fe, N, Ni, Si, Cu, Al between 0 and 1600 ppm with the sum of the traces less than or equal to 0.3% by weight.
A spiral spring configured to equip a balance of a horological movement, wherein the spiral spring is made of an alloy consisting of:
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