Title: Low-friction, wear-resistant material and process for making the same

Abstract: A composite material comprising substantially uniformly dispersed, tightly packed smooth spheres or spheroids embedded in a matrix with the size of the spheres or spheroids being between 10 and about 50 mesh USA Sieve size and the surface roughness of said spheres or spheroids being between 1 and about 70 microinches R.M.S.

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Inventors: Rudness, Robert G. (Indianapolis, IN, US)

Application Number: 519200
Filing Date: 1974-10-30
Publication_date: 1976-08-17
Assignee: Union Carbide Corporation (New York, NY)
Primary Class(es): 428/329 51/297, 51/309, 156/279, 162/352, 162/374, 384/297, 427/189, 427/191, 427/193, 428/331
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US Patent Ref:

3502453	Mar, 1970	Baratto	51/295.
3525664	Aug, 1970	Hale et al.	156/279.
3661544	May, 1972	Whitaker	51/295.
3694243	Sep, 1972	Campbell	117/21.
3836345	Sep, 1974	Graham	51/298.
3841852	Oct, 1974	Wilder et al.	51/309.
3879175	Apr, 1975	Levitt	29/182.

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Primary Examiner: McCamish, Marion E.
Assistant Examiner: Ives, Patricia C.
Attorney: Terminello; Dominic J.