AT18611B - Process for the production of homogeneous bodies from tantalum metal or other difficult-to-melt metals. - Google Patents

Process for the production of homogeneous bodies from tantalum metal or other difficult-to-melt metals.

Info

Publication number
AT18611B
AT18611B AT18611DA AT18611B AT 18611 B AT18611 B AT 18611B AT 18611D A AT18611D A AT 18611DA AT 18611 B AT18611 B AT 18611B
Authority
AT
Austria
Prior art keywords
difficult
metal
production
tantalum metal
melt metals
Prior art date
Application number
Other languages
German (de)
Original Assignee
Siemens Ag
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from DE1903152848D external-priority patent/DE152848C/de
Application filed by Siemens Ag filed Critical Siemens Ag
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of AT18611B publication Critical patent/AT18611B/en

Links

Landscapes

  • Manufacture And Refinement Of Metals (AREA)
  • Manufacture Of Metal Powder And Suspensions Thereof (AREA)

Description

  

   <Desc/Clms Page number 1> 
 



  Österreichische 
 EMI1.1 
 



   SIEMENS    &      HALSKE   AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT m BERLIN. 



  Verfahren zur Herstellung homogener Körper aus Tantalmetall oder anderen schwer schmelzbaren Metallen. 



   Die Verarbeitung sehr schwer schmelzbarer Metalle, insbesondere des   Tantalmetalles   bietet sehr grosse Schwierigkeiten, wenn es sich darum handelt, vollkommen homogene Körper herzustellen, besonders wird das Ziehen des Metalls ausserordentlich erschwert, wenn als Ausgangsmaterial nicht ein vollkommen homogener   Metallkörper   verwendet wird, wie er nur durch einen vollkommenen Schmelzprozess gewonnen werden kann. 



   Das Schmelzen des Metalls ist aber mit erheblichen Schwierigkeiten verknüpft, da einerseits das Metall bei den hohen Temperaturen leicht chemische Verbindungen mit den Stoffen seiner Umgebung eingeht und anderseits nur schwer geeignete Gefässe zu bekommen sind, welche bei den hohen, für den   Schmelzprozess   in Betracht kommenden Temperaturen noch beständig genug sind. Gemäss vorliegender Erfindung wird nun ein für die weitere Verarbeitung geeignetes Material dadurch gewonnen, dass   zunächst aus   dem als Ausgangsmaterial dienenden Metallpulver durch Zusammenpressen oder Zusammensintern in an sich bekannter Weise ein   zusammenhängender   Körper von genügender Festigkeit hergestellt wird, welcher alsdann durch Ilindurchleiten eines elektrischen Stromes bis zu seinem Schmelzpunkt erhitzt wird. 



   Der Körper wird zu diesem Zwecke am besten zwischen Klemmen aus Tantalmetall selbst festgehalten und derart geformt, dass zunächst an einer verschwächten Stelle, an welcher die Temperatur am höchsten ist, ein Durchschmelzen-eintritt, worauf durch den entstehenden Lichtbogen weitere Mengen des Metalls bis zum Schmelzpunkt erhitzt werden. Selbstverständlich kann man auch derart verfahren, dass man zwischen zwei aus Tantal bestehenden Elektroden einen Lichtbogen bildet, in welchem das Metall zum Schmelzen   kommt. Würde   man zur Bildung des Lichtbogens andere Materialien, zum Beispiel Kohlen nehmen und in deren Lichtbogen das Metall zu schmelzen versuchen, so läge die Gefahr vor, dass das Metall in Karbid verwandelt wird.

   Aus demselben Grund würde für vorliegenden Zweck auch das bekannte Verfahren nicht anwendbar sein, wonach Tantaloxyd in einem Tiegel durch einen Lichtbogen zum Schmelzen gebracht wird, welcher zwischen Elektroden aus anderem Material gebildet wird. 



   Um jede Verunreinigung des Metalls und jeden Verlust an Metall zu vermeiden, ist es notwendig, den   Schmelzprozess   in einer durchaus indifferenten Atmosphäre vorzunehmen. 



  Da die meisten, in anderen Fällen   hiefür   gewöhnlich in Betracht gezogenen Gase, wie Stickstoff, Wasserstoff u. s. w. in bezug auf das Tantal bei den in Betracht kommenden Temperaturen nicht indifferent sind, so kommt praktisch hauptsächlich nur ein möglichst   volikommenes   Vakuum in Betracht. 



   Die auf diese Weise gewonnenen Schmelzkörper stellen ein vollkommen homogenes   Metall   dar, das sich sehr viel leichter verarbeiten lässt, als die durch Pressen, Sintern oder Schweissen gewonnenen Körper und insbesondere auch zu Drähten gezogen werden kann.



   <Desc / Clms Page number 1>
 



  Austrian
 EMI1.1
 



   SIEMENS & HALSKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT m BERLIN.



  Process for the production of homogeneous bodies from tantalum metal or other difficult-to-melt metals.



   The processing of metals that are very difficult to melt, in particular tantalum metal, presents great difficulties when it comes to producing completely homogeneous bodies, in particular drawing the metal is extremely difficult if a completely homogeneous metal body is not used as the starting material, as it is only possible by a perfect melting process can be obtained.



   However, the melting of the metal is associated with considerable difficulties, since on the one hand the metal easily forms chemical compounds with the substances in its environment at the high temperatures and on the other hand it is difficult to get suitable vessels which are at the high temperatures considered for the melting process are still stable enough. According to the present invention, a material suitable for further processing is obtained by first producing a coherent body of sufficient strength from the metal powder used as the starting material by compressing or sintering it together in a manner known per se, which is then produced by conducting an electric current up to is heated to its melting point.



   For this purpose, the body is best held between clamps made of tantalum metal itself and shaped in such a way that initially at a weakened point at which the temperature is highest, a meltdown occurs, whereupon further quantities of the metal up to the melting point due to the resulting arc be heated. Of course, one can also proceed in such a way that an arc is formed between two electrodes made of tantalum, in which the metal melts. If one were to use other materials to form the arc, for example carbon, and try to melt the metal in their arc, there would be a risk of the metal being converted into carbide.

   For the same reason, the known method would also not be applicable for the present purpose, according to which tantalum oxide is melted in a crucible by an electric arc which is formed between electrodes made of a different material.



   In order to avoid any contamination of the metal and any loss of metal, it is necessary to carry out the melting process in a thoroughly indifferent atmosphere.



  Since most of the gases usually taken into consideration in other cases, such as nitrogen, hydrogen, etc. s. w. are not indifferent to the tantalum at the temperatures in question, in practice only a vacuum that is as volatile as possible comes into consideration.



   The melting bodies obtained in this way represent a completely homogeneous metal that is much easier to process than the bodies obtained by pressing, sintering or welding and, in particular, can also be drawn into wires.

 

Claims (1)

PATENT-ANSPRUCH : Verfahren zur Herstellung homogener Körper aus Tantalmetall oder anderen schwer schmelzbaren Metallen, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das auf beliebigem Wege hergestellte Metallpulver zunächst durch Zusammenpressen oder Zusammensintern zu einem hinreichend festen Körper vereinigt wird und hierauf durch Hindurchleiten eines elektrischen Stromes im Vakuum oder indifferenter Umgebung bis zum Schmelzen erhitzt wird. PATENT CLAIM: Process for the production of homogeneous bodies from tantalum metal or other difficult-to-melt metals, characterized in that the metal powder produced by any means is first combined to form a sufficiently solid body by pressing or sintering and then by passing an electric current through it in a vacuum or in an indifferent environment until it melts is heated.
AT18611D 1903-01-19 1903-12-05 Process for the production of homogeneous bodies from tantalum metal or other difficult-to-melt metals. AT18611B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE1903152848D DE152848C (en) 1903-01-19

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
AT18611B true AT18611B (en) 1904-12-10

Family

ID=5675304

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
AT18611D AT18611B (en) 1903-01-19 1903-12-05 Process for the production of homogeneous bodies from tantalum metal or other difficult-to-melt metals.

Country Status (1)

Country Link
AT (1) AT18611B (en)

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1037079B (en) * 1954-11-23 1958-08-21 Balzers Geraeteverkaufsgesells Method of electric arc melting
DE1057291B (en) * 1955-05-12 1959-05-14 Degussa Process and device for arc melting of metals in a continuous casting mold in twin design
DE1213874B (en) * 1956-12-26 1966-04-07 Osamu Madono Process for the production of ductile iron-aluminum alloys with an aluminum content of up to 18%

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1037079B (en) * 1954-11-23 1958-08-21 Balzers Geraeteverkaufsgesells Method of electric arc melting
DE1057291B (en) * 1955-05-12 1959-05-14 Degussa Process and device for arc melting of metals in a continuous casting mold in twin design
DE1213874B (en) * 1956-12-26 1966-04-07 Osamu Madono Process for the production of ductile iron-aluminum alloys with an aluminum content of up to 18%

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
DE1935329C3 (en) Process for the production of workpieces from dispersion-reinforced metals or alloys
DE69205881T2 (en) Treatment of sintered alloys.
AT18611B (en) Process for the production of homogeneous bodies from tantalum metal or other difficult-to-melt metals.
DE1295842B (en) Use of a ruthenium-rhenium alloy
DE2136177A1 (en) Nickel Chromium Iron Alloy
DE1558719A1 (en) Process for the powder metallurgical production of alloys containing chromium
DE1260154B (en) Ruthenium sintered alloy and the use and manufacture of the same
DE152848C (en)
DE1758043A1 (en) Material of high mechanical strength and heat resistance
DE1924869A1 (en) Process for producing a nickel-aluminum alloy
DE69501569T2 (en) High vacuum system
DE1771970C3 (en) Process for the production of heat-resistant, carbon-containing bodies
DE60016420T2 (en) CHROME BASED ALLOY WITH EXCELLENT BALANCE BETWEEN STRENGTH AND DUCTILITY AT HIGH TEMPERATURES
DE690816C (en) Process for producing sintered hard metal alloys
DE723621C (en) Process for the production of sintered alloys
AT26468B (en) Process for the production of electrical incandescent bodies.
DE2635167B1 (en) Process for reducing the gas permeability of porous bodies made of reaction-sintered silicon nitride
DE1950260B2 (en) Use of a sintered molybdenum-boron alloy
DE1139281B (en) Composite material for electrical contacts
DE571750C (en) Process for improving the mechanical properties of alloys which have such an antimonide content that the material has a high degree of brittleness in the as-cast state
AT25348B (en) Method of manufacturing an electric incandescent body.
DE925276C (en) Wear-resistant materials
DE1928695A1 (en) Improved Internal Nitride Formation Stainless Steel and Processes for Making It
DE578331C (en) Process for the production of oxygen-free tungsten
AT42744B (en) Process for the production of platinum coatings on difficult to melt base metals such as iron, nickel, cobalt or alloys of these metals.