| US 7,491,890 B2 | ||
| Electric wire having a core of aluminum or aluminum alloy | ||
| Francis Debladis, Arras (France); and Christophe Brismalein, Lievin (France) | ||
| Assigned to Nexans, (France) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 08, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/350,256. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 05 50399 (FR), filed on Feb. 10, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0283622 A1, Dec. 21, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. H01B 5/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 174—126.1 [174/128.1] | 8 Claims |

| 1. An electric wire for transmission of electricity comprising:
an aluminum or aluminum alloy core provided with a coating layer of zinc and nickel alloy, wherein the content by weight of
nickel in the alloy lies substantially within the range 5% to 15%.
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