Single crystal wire and manufacturing method of the same
First Claim
1. A method for manufacturing a single crystal wire, comprising the steps of:
- placing into a growth crucible at least one metal selected from the group consisting of gold, copper, silver, aluminum and nickel;
heating and melting the metal placed in the growth crucible;
growing a single crystal using the metal crystal as a seed by the Czochralski or Bridgman method;
cutting the grown single crystal by electric discharge machining; and
forming the cut single crystal into a wire.
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Abstract
Disclosed are a single crystal wire and a manufacturing method thereof. The method comprises the steps of: placing into a growth crucible at least one metal selected from the group consisting of gold, copper, silver, aluminum and nickel; heating and melting the metal placed in the growth crucible; growing a single crystal using the metal crystal as a seed by the Czochralski or Bridgmari method; cutting the grown single crystal by electric discharge machining; and forming the cut single crystal into a wire. In the method, the grown metal single crystal is formed into a disc-shaped piece by electric discharge machining. The piece is formed into a single crystal wire by wire-cut electric discharge machining, and the single crystal wire can be used as a ring, a pendant or a wire within a high-quality cable making a connection in audio and video systems. Also, the single crystal formed into the disc-shaped piece by electric discharge machining can be used as a substrate and a target for deposition.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for manufacturing a single crystal wire, comprising the steps of:
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placing into a growth crucible at least one metal selected from the group consisting of gold, copper, silver, aluminum and nickel;
heating and melting the metal placed in the growth crucible;
growing a single crystal using the metal crystal as a seed by the Czochralski or Bridgman method;
cutting the grown single crystal by electric discharge machining; and
forming the cut single crystal into a wire. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A single crystal wire manufactured by:
- heating and melting at least one metal selected from the group consisting of gold, copper, silver, aluminum and nickel;
growing a single crystal using the metal crystal as a seed by the Czochralski or Bridgman method; and
cutting the grown single crystal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
- heating and melting at least one metal selected from the group consisting of gold, copper, silver, aluminum and nickel;
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