# US 5,487,867 A · Copper-bismuth casting alloys

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- Number: US 5,487,867 A
- Document ID: US5487867A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/195,277
- Filed: 1994-02-14
- Granted: 1996-01-30
- Earliest claimed: 1993-04-22
- Assignees: Federalloy, Inc.
- Inventors: Akhileshwar R. Singh
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5487867A

## CPC

- C22C 9/00: Alloys based on copper
- C22C 9/04: with zinc as the next major constituent
- C22C: ALLOYS (treatment of alloys C21D, C22F)

## Abstract

A copper based casting alloy in which lead is replaced by 0.1 to 7 wt % bismuth and 0.1 to 2 wt % mischmetal or its rare earth equivalent is used to improve the distribution of bismuth in the alloy. The alloy is further defined by additions of tin, zinc, nickel, manganese, silicon, aluminum, iron and/or antimony.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A casting alloy consisting essentially of 75-77% copper, 2-3% tin, 5.5-7% bismuth, 13-17% zinc, 0.5-1% nickel and 0.1-1 mischmetal.

### Claim 2

A casting alloy consisting essentially of about 1.5 to 5.5% tin, up to about 25% zinc, about 0.1 to 7% bismuth, about 11 to 27% nickel, about 0.1 to 1% mischmetal, up to 1% manganese and the balance copper and incidental impurities.

### Claim 3

A casting alloy consisting essentially of about 2 to 6% tin, about 2 to 7% bismuth, about 7-17% zinc, about 0.4% iron, about 0.25% antimony, about 0.8-1% nickel, about 0.1 to 2% mischmetal or its rare earth equivalent and about 75-82% copper and incidental impurities.

### Claim 4

A casting alloy consisting essentially of about 0.1 to 6% silicon, about 0.1 to 1% bismuth, about 12 to 16% zinc, about 0.5 to 0.8% aluminum, about 0.1 to 1% mischmetal or its rare earth equivalent, at least 79% copper and incidental impurities.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The casting alloy of claim 4 wherein the alloy contains about 0.8 to 5.5% silicon.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The casting alloy of claim 5 wherein the alloy contains about 2.5 to 5.0% silicon.

### Claim 7

A casting alloy consisting essentially of at least 78% copper, about 0.1 to 0.5% bismuth, about 0.25 to 5% nickel, about 0.5 to 5.5% iron, about 8.5 to 11% aluminum, about 0.5 to 3.5% manganese, about 0 to 0.25% silicon, about 0 to 0.5% zinc, about 0 to 0.10% tin and about 0.1 to 2% mischmetal or its rare earth equivalent.

### Claim 8

A casting alloy consisting essentially of about 6 to 20% tin, about 0.1 to 7% bismuth, about 0.25 to 5% zinc, about 0.1 to 0.5% iron, about 0.25 to 0.8% antimony, about 0.1 to 4% nickel, about 0.05% sulfur, about 0.05 to 1% phosphorus, about 0.1 to 2% mischmetal or its rare earth equivalent, and about 68 to 90% copper and incidental impurities.