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`Attorney Docket No.: EH-10452B(00-749-3)
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`Amendments to the Claims:
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`This listing of claims will replace all prior versions, and
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`listings, of claims in the application:
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`Listing of Claims:
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`1 — 6.
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`(canceled)
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`7.
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`(original) A method for brazing an article comprising of:
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`(1) providing an article formed from a ferrous material;
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`(2),
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`applying a brazing material to said article formed from an alloy
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`consisting essentially of from about 52.25 wt% to about 57.0 wt%
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`silver,
`from about 38.95 wt% to about 43.0 wt% copper,
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`about 0.5 wt% to about 5.5 wt% manganese, and up to about 2.5
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`wt% nickel; and (3) heating said article and said brazing
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`material at a temperature in the range of from about 900°C to
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`about 1050°C for a time sufficient to melt said brazing material.
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`8.
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`(original) The method of claim 7, wherein said heating step
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`comprises heating said article and said brazing material at a
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`temperature in the range of from about 950°C to about 1050°C.
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`9.
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`(original) The method of claim 7, wherein said brazing
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`material applying step comprises applying a brazing material
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`consisting essentially of 56 wt% silver, 42 wt% copper, and 2.0
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`wt% manganese.
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`10.
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`(original) The method of claim 7, wherein said brazing
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`material applying step comprises applying a brazing material
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`consisting essentially of 0.5 to 5.5 wt% manganese with the
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`remaining composition proportional to the 56 wt% silver, 42 wt%
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`copper, and 2.0 wt% nickel alloy.
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`11.
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`(original) The method according to claim 7, wherein said
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`brazing material being applied has a nickel content in the range
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`of from about 1.5 wt% to about 2.5 wt%.
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`12.
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`(original) The method according to claim 7, wherein said
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`brazing material being applied has a manganese content in the
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`range of from about 1.0 wt% to about 5.5 wt%.
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`13.
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`(original) The method according to claim 7, wherein said
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`article providing step comprises providing an article formed
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`from steel.
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`14.
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`(original) The method according to claim 7, wherein said
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`article providing step comprises providing an article formed
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`from stainless steel.
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