# US 2019/0172431 A1 · Nickel brass cymbal having low nickel content

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- Number: US 2019/0172431 A1
- Document ID: US20190172431A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/204,822
- Filed: 2018-11-29
- Published: 2019-06-06
- Earliest claimed: 2014-12-30
- Assignees: Avedis Zildjian Co.
- Applicants: Avedis Zildjian Co.
- Inventors: Paul Francis
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190172431A1

## CPC

- G10D 13/06: Castanets, cymbals, triangles, tambourines without drumheads or other single-toned percussion musical instruments
- C22C 9/04: with zinc as the next major constituent
- G10D 13/063: Cymbals
- G10D 13/24: Material for manufacturing percussion musical instruments; Treatment of the material
- G10D: STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACCORDIONS OR CONCERTINAS; PERCUSSION MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; AEOLIAN HARPS; SINGING-FLAME MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (organs, harmoniums or similar wind musical instruments with associated blowing apparatus G10B; pianos, harpsichords, spinets or similar stringed musical instruments with one or more keyboards G10C; automatic musical instruments G10F; electrophonic musical instruments in which tones are generated by electromechanical means G10H)
- C22C: ALLOYS (treatment of alloys C21D, C22F)

## Abstract

According to some aspects, a cymbal is provided comprising a nickel brass primarily comprising copper and further comprising zinc and nickel, wherein the nickel brass comprises between 3 and 9 percent nickel by weight. According to some aspects, a method of producing a cymbal comprising the nickel brass is provided.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A cymbal comprising:
a nickel brass primarily comprising copper and further comprising zinc and nickel, wherein the nickel brass comprises between 3 and 9 percent nickel by weight and wherein the nickel brass comprises between 20 and 28 percent zinc by weight.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The cymbal according to claim 1, wherein the nickel brass comprises between 22 and 26 percent zinc by weight and between 4 and 8 percent nickel by weight.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The cymbal according to claim 2, wherein the nickel brass comprises between 23 and 25 percent zinc by weight and between 5 and 7 percent nickel by weight.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The cymbal according to claim 3, wherein the nickel brass comprises approximately 24 percent zinc by weight and approximately 6 percent nickel by weight.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The cymbal according to claim 1, wherein the nickel brass comprises between 19.2 and 20.2 percent zinc by weight and between 4.7 and 5.3 percent nickel by weight.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The cymbal according to claim 1, wherein the nickel brass comprises between 69 and 76 percent copper by weight.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The cymbal according to claim 1, wherein the nickel brass comprises between 69 and 71 percent copper by weight and between 5.7 and 6.3 percent nickel by weight.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The cymbal according to claim 1, wherein the nickel brass comprises approximately 24.5 percent zinc by weight and approximately 5.5 percent nickel by weight.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The cymbal according to claim 1, wherein the nickel brass comprises tin.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The cymbal according to claim 1, wherein the nickel brass comprises iron in an amount that is less than 1 percent iron by weight.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The cymbal according to claim 1, wherein the nickel brass comprises manganese in an amount that is less than 1 percent manganese by weight.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The cymbal according to claim 1, wherein the nickel brass has a yield strength greater than 20 ksi.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The cymbal according to claim 1, wherein the nickel brass has a yield strength greater than 40 ksi.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The cymbal according to claim 13, wherein the nickel brass has a yield strength between 50 ksi and 100 ksi.

### Claim 15

A method of producing a cymbal, comprising:
forming the cymbal from a nickel brass primarily comprising copper and further comprising zinc and nickel, wherein the nickel brass comprises between 3 and 9 percent nickel by weight and wherein the nickel brass comprises between 20 and 28 percent zinc by weight.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The method according to claim 15, wherein the nickel brass comprises between 22 and 26 percent zinc by weight and between 4 and 8 percent nickel by weight.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The method according to claim 16, wherein the nickel brass comprises between 23 and 25 percent zinc by weight and between 5 and 7 percent nickel by weight.

### Claim 18 (depends on 15)

The method according to claim 15, wherein the nickel brass has a yield strength between 50 ksi and 100 ksi.