Contact conductor for electric vehicles
CA 1296550 C · Owner: Alcan International Limited · Inventors: Gallerneault, Willard Mark; Fortin, Paul-Emile
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A contact conductor for electric vehicles is produced from an aluminum alloy containing an excess of silicon. The alloy comprises 0.2-1% by weight magnesium 1-7% by, weight silicon and the balance being aluminum and incidental impurities. The conductor is produced by the steps of: (1) casting the alloy into a continuous bar (2) hot, rolling to rod without intermediate cooling (3) quenching, the hot rolled rod, (4) cold deforming the quenched rod and (5) subjecting the cold deformed rod to artificial aging.
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- Granted March 3, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 3, 2009.
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