Nickel-coated aluminum racing horseshoe
AssigneeFarley Metals, Inc.
InventorDennis J. Reeves
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Abstract
The disclosure concerns a formable cast aluminum alloy horseshoe having an electroless ductile metal coating having a hardness greater than that of the aluminum alloy, such as a coating of phosphorus nickel. This coating increases the wearable life of the aluminum horseshoe for quarter horse racing horses from a few days to almost a month, and its formability without cracking of the coating permits better fitting to varying sizes of hoofs.
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A cast aluminum alloy horseshoe having an electroless coating of metal having a hardness greater than that of the aluminum alloy and a thickness between about 0.0005 and 0.005 inches, said alloy with said coating being bendable between about 5% and 10% of its original shape without fracturing.
A cast aluminum alloy horseshoe having a nickel coating having a thickness between about 0.0005 and 0.005 inches, said alloy with said coating being bendable between about 5% and 10% of its original shape without fracturing.
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