GB1073025A - Production of aluminium and aluminium/silicon alloys - Google Patents

Production of aluminium and aluminium/silicon alloys

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GB1073025A
GB1073025A GB31187/64A GB3118764A GB1073025A GB 1073025 A GB1073025 A GB 1073025A GB 31187/64 A GB31187/64 A GB 31187/64A GB 3118764 A GB3118764 A GB 3118764A GB 1073025 A GB1073025 A GB 1073025A
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alloy
aluminium
intermetallic
al2o3
sio2
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Reynolds Metals Co
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Reynolds Metals Co
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22C—ALLOYS
    • C22C1/00—Making non-ferrous alloys
    • C22C1/02—Making non-ferrous alloys by melting
    • C22C1/026—Alloys based on aluminium
    • 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
    • C22B21/00—Obtaining aluminium
    • C22B21/0038—Obtaining aluminium by other processes
    • C22B21/0053—Obtaining aluminium by other processes from other aluminium compounds
    • C22B21/0061—Obtaining aluminium by other processes from other aluminium compounds using metals, e.g. Hg or Mn
    • 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
    • C22B21/00—Obtaining aluminium
    • C22B21/02—Obtaining aluminium with reducing
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22C—ALLOYS
    • C22C1/00—Making non-ferrous alloys
    • C22C1/02—Making non-ferrous alloys by melting

Abstract

Oxidic ores comprising Al2O3 and SiO2 are heated in a furnace with a carbonaceous reducing agent and from 15-50% by weight, based on the Al2O3 and SiO2, of an intermetallic of Al and Si with Fe and/or Ti which is at least 75% chemically saturated with Al and/or Si, to give a molten raw alloy of Al and Si which is then tapped from the furnace. A portion of the Fe and/or Ti may be replaced by Mn and/or Cr but this replacement should preferably not exceed 10% of the total intermetallic composition. After tapping the raw alloy is cooled to about 600 DEG C. to leave the alloy as a liquid, the solid phase being the intermetallic complexes any excess elementary Si and any impurities. The solid phase may be crushed and screened to recover the elementary silicon and any of the Al/Si alloy trapped on cooling which may be returned to an earlier process step. Commercially pure aluminium may be made from the Al/Si alloy by treating it with a metallic solvent (Zn, Pb or Hg) to give a solid portion and a liquid portion from which the aluminium may be recovered by conventional techniques.
GB31187/64A 1963-07-19 1964-08-04 Production of aluminium and aluminium/silicon alloys Expired GB1073025A (en)

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US296282A US3257199A (en) 1963-07-19 1963-07-19 Thermal reduction

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GB1073025A true GB1073025A (en) 1967-06-21

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US4248627A (en) * 1978-05-16 1981-02-03 Trw Inc. Process for the manufacture and use of high purity carbonaceous reductant from carbon monoxide-containing gas mixtures
GB2128635A (en) * 1982-10-22 1984-05-02 Skf Steel Eng Ab Manufacture of aluminium-silicon alloys

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Cited By (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4248627A (en) * 1978-05-16 1981-02-03 Trw Inc. Process for the manufacture and use of high purity carbonaceous reductant from carbon monoxide-containing gas mixtures
GB2128635A (en) * 1982-10-22 1984-05-02 Skf Steel Eng Ab Manufacture of aluminium-silicon alloys

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