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Monel
is a trademark of
Special Metals Corporation
for a series of
nickel alloys, primarily
composed of nickel
(up to 67%) and
copper, with some
iron and other trace
elements. Monel
was created by David
H. Browne, chief
metallurgist for
International Nickel
Co. Monel alloy
400 is binary alloy
of the same proportions
of nickel and copper
as is found naturally
in the nickel ore
from the Sudbury
(Ontario) mines.
Monel was named
for company president
Ambrose Monell,
and patented in
1906 ( U.S. patent
811,239).
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