# US 5,344,606 A · Fluid treatment alloy casting of Cu-Sn-Ni-Zn

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- Number: US 5,344,606 A
- Document ID: US5344606A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/059,805
- Filed: 1993-05-07
- Granted: 1994-09-06
- Earliest claimed: 1993-05-07
- Inventors: Thomas E. Brimmer
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5344606A

## CPC

- C22C 9/04: with zinc as the next major constituent
- C22C: ALLOYS (treatment of alloys C21D, C22F)

## Abstract

A suitable casting alloy for use in a fluid treatment device may be made as a copper-nickel-zinc-tin (CU--NI--ZN--SN) alloy without the addition of silver, silicon or magnesium, if certain identified trace metals are kept below certain levels. It appears that the previously identified additive metals, which are either expensive or dangerous, act to counteract the deleterious effects of these trace contaminants, and are not necessary of the contaminants are controlled. A method of forming the alloy prevents the explosive reactions encountered when melting together metals having significantly differing vaporization and melting temperatures.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A fluid treatment alloy for casting consisting of:
copper in the amount of 52 to 55% by weight;
tin in the amount of 5 to 6% by weight;
Nickel in the amount of 16 to 18% by weight; and
Zinc in the amount of at least 20%; and
no silver, silicon or magnesium.

### Claim 2

A fluid treatment alloy for use as a catalytic surface in a fluid treatment apparatus, comprising
copper in the amount of 52 to 55% by weight;
tin in the amount of 5 to 6% by weight;
Nickel in the amount of 16 to 18% by weight; and
Zinc in the amount of at least 20%;
said alloy containing less than 1% manganese, less than 0.05% aluminum, and less than 0.5% iron, and no added silver, silicon or magnesium.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

the alloy of claim 2 comprising:
copper in the amount of 54.5%.+-.0.1% by weight;
tin in the amount of 5.4%.+-.0.1% by weight;
Nickel in the amount of 17.1%.+-.0.1% by weight; and
Zinc in the amount of at least 22.1.+-.0.1% %;