CA1104834A - Method and apparatus for removing inclusion contaminants from metals and alloys - Google Patents
Method and apparatus for removing inclusion contaminants from metals and alloysInfo
- Publication number
- CA1104834A CA1104834A CA317,857A CA317857A CA1104834A CA 1104834 A CA1104834 A CA 1104834A CA 317857 A CA317857 A CA 317857A CA 1104834 A CA1104834 A CA 1104834A
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- Prior art keywords
- metal
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- 239000010949 copper Substances 0.000 description 4
- 230000006698 induction Effects 0.000 description 3
- 238000007670 refining Methods 0.000 description 3
- VYPSYNLAJGMNEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Silicium dioxide Chemical compound O=[Si]=O VYPSYNLAJGMNEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- 238000011109 contamination Methods 0.000 description 2
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- 238000010313 vacuum arc remelting Methods 0.000 description 2
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Classifications
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
- C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
- C22B9/00—General processes of refining or remelting of metals; Apparatus for electroslag or arc remelting of metals
- C22B9/16—Remelting metals
- C22B9/22—Remelting metals with heating by wave energy or particle radiation
- C22B9/228—Remelting metals with heating by wave energy or particle radiation by particle radiation, e.g. electron beams
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S164/00—Metal founding
- Y10S164/05—Electron beam
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- Toxicology (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
- Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
- Materials Engineering (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Metallurgy (AREA)
- Organic Chemistry (AREA)
- Manufacture And Refinement Of Metals (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US05/860,521 US4190404A (en) | 1977-12-14 | 1977-12-14 | Method and apparatus for removing inclusion contaminants from metals and alloys |
| US860,521 | 1977-12-14 |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA1104834A true CA1104834A (en) | 1981-07-14 |
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA317,857A Expired CA1104834A (en) | 1977-12-14 | 1978-12-13 | Method and apparatus for removing inclusion contaminants from metals and alloys |
Country Status (4)
| Country | Link |
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| US (1) | US4190404A (en, 2012) |
| CA (1) | CA1104834A (en, 2012) |
| DE (1) | DE2853442A1 (en, 2012) |
| GB (1) | GB2012931B (en, 2012) |
Families Citing this family (33)
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| US4518418A (en) * | 1983-06-10 | 1985-05-21 | Duval Corporation | Electron beam refinement of metals, particularly copper |
| US4762975A (en) * | 1984-02-06 | 1988-08-09 | Phrasor Scientific, Incorporated | Method and apparatus for making submicrom powders |
| US4681627A (en) * | 1985-06-03 | 1987-07-21 | Mitsubishi Kinzoku Kabushiki Kaisha | Process for preparing an ingot from metal scrap |
| US4849013A (en) * | 1986-06-05 | 1989-07-18 | Westinghouse Electric Corp. | Combined electron beam and vacuum arc melting for barrier tube shell material |
| EP0248397B1 (en) * | 1986-06-05 | 1992-08-19 | Westinghouse Electric Corporation | Prebaked zirconium for electron beam melted barrier tube shell material |
| US5021084A (en) * | 1987-02-24 | 1991-06-04 | Bianchi Leonard M | Process for improving high-temperature alloys |
| US4816214A (en) * | 1987-10-22 | 1989-03-28 | Westinghouse Electric Corp. | Ultra slow EB melting to reduce reactor cladding |
| US4814136A (en) * | 1987-10-28 | 1989-03-21 | Westinghouse Electric Corp. | Process for the control of liner impurities and light water reactor cladding |
| US4849016A (en) * | 1987-12-18 | 1989-07-18 | Westinghouse Electric Corp. | Combined ultra slow electron beam and vacuum arc melting for barrier tube shell material |
| US5142549A (en) * | 1989-09-05 | 1992-08-25 | Bremer Siegfried M K | Remelting apparatus and method for recognition and recovery of noble metals and rare earths |
| US5291940A (en) * | 1991-09-13 | 1994-03-08 | Axel Johnson Metals, Inc. | Static vacuum casting of ingots |
| US5972282A (en) * | 1997-08-04 | 1999-10-26 | Oregon Metallurgical Corporation | Straight hearth furnace for titanium refining |
| US6264884B1 (en) | 1999-09-03 | 2001-07-24 | Ati Properties, Inc. | Purification hearth |
| US6496529B1 (en) * | 2000-11-15 | 2002-12-17 | Ati Properties, Inc. | Refining and casting apparatus and method |
| US8891583B2 (en) | 2000-11-15 | 2014-11-18 | Ati Properties, Inc. | Refining and casting apparatus and method |
| US6561259B2 (en) * | 2000-12-27 | 2003-05-13 | Rmi Titanium Company | Method of melting titanium and other metals and alloys by plasma arc or electron beam |
| US7578960B2 (en) | 2005-09-22 | 2009-08-25 | Ati Properties, Inc. | Apparatus and method for clean, rapidly solidified alloys |
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| EP2164655A2 (de) | 2007-07-06 | 2010-03-24 | C3 Casting Competence Center GMBH | Verfahren zum schmelzen und warmhalten von metallschmelze und schmelz- und warmhalteofen für metallschmelzen |
| US7798199B2 (en) | 2007-12-04 | 2010-09-21 | Ati Properties, Inc. | Casting apparatus and method |
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| US9050650B2 (en) | 2013-02-05 | 2015-06-09 | Ati Properties, Inc. | Tapered hearth |
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| US3343828A (en) * | 1962-03-30 | 1967-09-26 | Air Reduction | High vacuum furnace |
| DE1291760B (de) * | 1963-11-08 | 1969-04-03 | Suedwestfalen Ag Stahlwerke | Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum diskontinuierlichen und kontinuierlichen Vakuum-Schmelzen und -Giessen von Staehlen und stahlaehnlichen Legierungen (Superiegierungen) |
| DE1282199B (de) * | 1966-07-28 | 1968-11-07 | Bbc Brown Boveri & Cie | Verfahren zum Beschleunigen von Materie |
| DE2012213C3 (de) * | 1970-03-14 | 1975-03-27 | Leybold-Heraeus Gmbh & Co Kg, 5000 Koeln | Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Herstellung von Pellets mittels Ladungsträgerstrahlen |
| DE2528999C2 (de) * | 1975-06-28 | 1984-08-23 | Leybold-Heraeus GmbH, 5000 Köln | Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Herstellung von hochreinem Metallpulver mittels Elektronenstrahlbeheizung |
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1977
- 1977-12-14 US US05/860,521 patent/US4190404A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1978
- 1978-12-06 GB GB7847386A patent/GB2012931B/en not_active Expired
- 1978-12-11 DE DE19782853442 patent/DE2853442A1/de active Granted
- 1978-12-13 CA CA317,857A patent/CA1104834A/en not_active Expired
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| DE2853442A1 (de) | 1979-06-21 |
| DE2853442C2 (en, 2012) | 1987-07-23 |
| GB2012931A (en) | 1979-08-01 |
| GB2012931B (en) | 1982-05-26 |
| US4190404A (en) | 1980-02-26 |
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