CHANGING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF NON-FERROUS METALS AND NON-FERROUS ALLOYS (surface treatment of metallic material involving at least one process provided for in class C23 and at least one process covered by this subclass, C23F17/00)

Introduced: September 1968

Description

C22F covers heat treatment and mechanical processing methods that modify the physical structure and properties of non-ferrous metals and alloys without changing their chemical composition. This includes annealing, hardening, tempering, aging, and cold-working operations applied to aluminum, copper, titanium, nickel, zinc, and their alloys. The classification encompasses both the thermal processes and the resulting microstructural changes that enhance mechanical properties such as strength, ductility, hardness, or corrosion resistance. Note that chemical modification or alloying of non-ferrous materials is covered under different C22 subclasses, while C22F focuses exclusively on physical structure modification.

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: CHANGING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF NON-FERROUS METALS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS

CPC: CHANGING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF NON-FERROUS METALS AND NON-FERROUS ALLOYS (surface treatment of metallic material involving at least one process provided for in class C23 and at least one process covered by this subclass, C23F17/00)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

CHANGING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF NON-FERROUS METALS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS

CPC:

CHANGING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF NON-FERROUS METALS AND NON-FERROUS ALLOYS (surface treatment of metallic material involving at least one process provided for in class C23 and at least one process covered by this subclass, C23F17/00)

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 2 subcodes exist in both systems.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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C22F 1/00 Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by heat treatment or by hot or cold working (apparatus for mechanical working of metal B21, B23, B24) +4 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
C22F 3/00 Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by special physical methods, e.g. treatment with neutrons IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC