Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Magnetically insensitive, highly hard and constant-modulus alloy, and its production method, as well as hair spring, mechanical driving apparatus and watch and clock
- Patent Title (中): 磁性不敏感,高硬度和均匀模量的合金及其制造方法,以及发条,机械驱动装置和钟表
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Application No.: US13125831Application Date: 2009-11-16
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Publication No.: US08684594B2Publication Date: 2014-04-01
- Inventor: Yuetsu Murakami , Koichiro Jujo , Osamu Takahashi , Jun Tsuneyoshi , Ryo Sugawara , Takeshi Takano
- Applicant: Yuetsu Murakami , Koichiro Jujo , Osamu Takahashi , Jun Tsuneyoshi , Ryo Sugawara , Takeshi Takano
- Applicant Address: JP Sendai-Shi JP Chiba-Shi
- Assignee: The Foundation: The Research Institute for Electric and Magnetic Materials,Seiko Instruments Inc.
- Current Assignee: The Foundation: The Research Institute for Electric and Magnetic Materials,Seiko Instruments Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Sendai-Shi JP Chiba-Shi
- Agency: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP
- Priority: JP2008-293713 20081117
- International Application: PCT/JP2009/069458 WO 20091116
- International Announcement: WO2010/055943 WO 20100520
- Main IPC: G04B17/06
- IPC: G04B17/06 ; C22F1/16 ; C22C30/00

Abstract:
A constant-modulus alloy, which has a low saturation magnetic flux density to provide weakly magnetic properties, a high Young's modulus, a low temperature coefficient of Young's modulus, and high hardness, is provided. A hairspring, a mechanical driving apparatus and a watch and clock, in which the alloy is used, are provided. The alloy consists of Co, Ni, Cr, Mo. and Fe. The alloy is healed and cooled before being subjected to repeated wiredrawing and intermediate annealing, forming a wire with a fiber structure having a fiber axis. The wire is then cold rolled into a sheet and heated to obtain optimal magnetic insensitivity and hardness.
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