CA1309870C - Blanketing atmosphere for molten aluminum-lithium alloys or pure lithium - Google Patents

Blanketing atmosphere for molten aluminum-lithium alloys or pure lithium

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CA1309870C
CA1309870C CA000550093A CA550093A CA1309870C CA 1309870 C CA1309870 C CA 1309870C CA 000550093 A CA000550093 A CA 000550093A CA 550093 A CA550093 A CA 550093A CA 1309870 C CA1309870 C CA 1309870C
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lithium
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Zbigniew Zurecki
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Air Products and Chemicals Inc
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    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22FCHANGING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF NON-FERROUS METALS AND NON-FERROUS ALLOYS
    • C22F1/00Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by heat treatment or by hot or cold working
    • C22F1/02Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by heat treatment or by hot or cold working in inert or controlled atmosphere or vacuum
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22CALLOYS
    • C22C1/00Making non-ferrous alloys
    • C22C1/02Making non-ferrous alloys by melting
    • C22C1/026Alloys based on aluminium
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22CALLOYS
    • C22C1/00Making non-ferrous alloys
    • C22C1/02Making non-ferrous alloys by melting

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
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  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Metallurgy (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
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  • Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
  • Manufacture And Refinement Of Metals (AREA)
  • Prevention Of Electric Corrosion (AREA)
CA000550093A 1986-10-30 1987-10-23 Blanketing atmosphere for molten aluminum-lithium alloys or pure lithium Expired - Lifetime CA1309870C (en)

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US06/925,652 US4770697A (en) 1986-10-30 1986-10-30 Blanketing atmosphere for molten aluminum-lithium alloys or pure lithium
US925,652 1986-10-30

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EP (1) EP0268841B1 (cg-RX-API-DMAC7.html)
JP (1) JPS63118027A (cg-RX-API-DMAC7.html)
KR (1) KR920008954B1 (cg-RX-API-DMAC7.html)
BR (1) BR8705708A (cg-RX-API-DMAC7.html)
CA (1) CA1309870C (cg-RX-API-DMAC7.html)
DE (1) DE3777548D1 (cg-RX-API-DMAC7.html)
ES (1) ES2032418T3 (cg-RX-API-DMAC7.html)
ZA (1) ZA878168B (cg-RX-API-DMAC7.html)

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BR8705708A (pt) 1988-05-31
US4770697A (en) 1988-09-13
ZA878168B (en) 1989-07-26
KR880005285A (ko) 1988-06-28
JPS63118027A (ja) 1988-05-23
ES2032418T3 (es) 1993-02-16
EP0268841A1 (en) 1988-06-01
EP0268841B1 (en) 1992-03-18
KR920008954B1 (ko) 1992-10-12
JPH0368089B2 (cg-RX-API-DMAC7.html) 1991-10-25
DE3777548D1 (de) 1992-04-23

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