A METHOD OF PRODUCING ALLOYS OF IRON OR MANGANESE OR IRON AND MANGANESE WITH TIN
Year: 1884

page_text: DREVIFICATION.
CHARLES BILLINGTON and JOHN NEWTON, Brassfounders, Longport, Staffordshire,.
do hereby declare the nature of our invention for A METHOD OF PRODUCING
ALLOYS OF IRON OR MANGANESE OR IRON AND MANGANESE WITH TIN to be as
follows:-
We claim as our invention the alloying of the before named Metals, and after
alloying samme, we add them to copper or Copper alloys, and call the resulting
alloys "Ferro Manganese Bronze." What we mean by copper alloys, is copper
and Tin, with or without Zinc. or copper and Zine with or without Tin or Lead, or
Copper Tin and Lead with or without Zinc. We know that Iron and Manganese,
either separately or combined, or in the form of "Ferro Manganese," have been
previously used, to improve alloys of copper, but the methods employed have great"
inconveniences, requiring very high temperature and forming. uncertain results.
Such objections are however obviated by the methods hereinafter described. . In
putting our invention into practice, wo have a suitable bath constructed for the
melting of Tin, and keeping the Tin at a given temperature, into which we
introduce Iron or Manganese, or Iron and Manganese, not previously alloyed.
To the Iron or Manganese, we attach wires from a Dynamo-Machine or battery,
and upon completing the circuit, the currents of Electricity throws off the Iron or
Manganese, or Iron and Manganese, into the Bath of Tin, thereby causing an
electro chemical action, between the Metals, which causes the before named metals
to alloy with each other in such proportions, as may be suitable for required alloys.
The per centage of Iron or Manganese, or Iron and Manganese, in the before named
alloys, can be regulated with the greatest accuracy.
Dated this 22nd day of Manch 1004
C. BILLINGTON.
J. NEWTON.

page_text: CHARLES BILLINGTON & JOHN NEWTON, Brassfounders, Longport, Staffordshire,
do hereby declaro the nature of our invention for A METHOD OF PRODUCING
ALLOYS OF IRON OR MANGANESE OR IRON AND MANGANESE, WITH TIN and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:—
We claim as our invention the alloying of the before named Metals, and after
alloying same wo add them to copper or copper alloys, and call them Ferro-
Manganese Bronze. What we mean by copper alloys is copper and Tin with or
without Zinc, or copper Tin & Lead with or without Zinc, or Copper and Zinc,
with or without Tin or Lead:-We are aware that Iron and Manganese, either
separately or combined, or in the form of "Ferro-Manganese" have been previously
used to improvo alloys of copper, but the methods employed have great incon-
veniences, requiring very high temperature, and forming uncertain results. Such
objections are however obviated by the methods hereinafter described: In putting
our invention into practice, we have a suitable bath constructed for the melting of
Tin, and keeping same at a given temperature, into which we introduce Iron or
Manganese, or Iron and manganese, not previously alloyed. To the Iron or
Manganese we attach wires from a dynamo machine or battery, and on completing
the circuit the currents of electricity throws off the Iron or Manganese, or Iron
and Manganese, into the bath of Tin, thereby causing an electro chemical action
between the Iron and Tin, or Manganese and Tin, or Iron Manganese and Tin
which causes the above named metals to alloy with each other in such proportions
as may be suitable for required alloys. The percentage of Iron and Manganese, or
both in the above alloys can be regulated with tho greatest accuracy. Having now
particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invention, and
in what manner same is to be performed: We declare that what we claim is :-
1st The alloying as hereinbefore described of Iron or Manganese, or Iron and
Manganese with Tin by means of electricity.
Dated this 22nd day of December 1884.