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Forming of fine filaments

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IL25891A
IL25891A IL2589166A IL2589166A IL25891A IL 25891 A IL25891 A IL 25891A IL 2589166 A IL2589166 A IL 2589166A IL 2589166 A IL2589166 A IL 2589166A IL 25891 A IL25891 A IL 25891A
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25891/2 Improvements in the forming of fine filament8 BRUNSWICK CORPORATION C. 24680 This Invention relates to the forming of fine filaments and in particular to the orming of such filaments having very long lengths.
In the manufacture of material, such as reinforcing fabrics, filtering media, etc., there has developed a need for high strength metallic filaments. More specifically, It has been found that, in such materials, metallic filaments having extremely small diameters, such as under 15 microns, may provide Increased tensile strength. Further, such small diameter filaments when formed in suitable pads provide Improved filtering action. The present invention is concerned with the forming of such metal filaments and comprehends an Improved method of forming, providing extremely long lengths of such filaments having a diameter of under 15 microns.
Thus, a principal feature of the present Invention is the provision of a new and improved method of forming filaments.
Another feature of the invention is the provision of such a method of forming fine filaments in extremely long lengths.
A further feature of the invention Is the provision of such a method adapted to provide such filaments having a diameter of down to approximately 12 microns or less in lengths of over 50,000 feet.
Another feature of the invention is the provision of such a method utilizing metallic material surrounding the elements from which the filaments are formed with a high ratio of filament material to matrix material being employed* Still another feature of the Invention is the provision of such a method providing improved economy of manufacture.
A yet further feature of the invention is the provision of such a method Including a step of high temperature reduction of the filament cross-section. such a method comprising the steps of sheathing each of a plural-* lty of elongated elements from which the filaments are to be formed with a material having physical characteristics differing from those of the elements to permit separation of the sheathing material from the elements when desired, bundling the sheathed elements in substantially parallel relationship, hot forming the bundle to reduce the cross-section thereof, drawing the formed bundle to reduce the cross-section of the elements therein to a preselected filament cross-section, and removing the sheathing material.
Another feature of the invention is the provision of such a method wherein the hot forming step comprises selectively a hot extrusion step, a hot rolling step, or both.
A further feature of the invention is the provision of such a method wherein the drawing step comprises a cold drawing step.
Still another feature of the invention is the provision of such a method wherein the elements from which the filaments are formed are tubular with the resultant filaments comprising tubular filaments.
Yet another feature of the invention is the provision of such a method wherein a filler is inserted into the tubular elements prior to the forming step* Another feature of the invention is the provision of a tow of metal filaments each having a maximum cross-section of approximately 12 microns and a length of greater than approximately 50,000 feet.
A further feature of the Invention is the provision of a tubular filament having a maximum outside cross-section of approximately .015 inch.
Still another feature of the invention Is the provision cross-section of approximately .015 inch.
Other features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein: Figure 1 is a transverse cross-section of a metal wire from which a filament may be formed in following the method embodying the invention Figure 2 is a transverse cross-section of the wire disposed within a coaxial sheath as in a first step of the method; Figure 3 is a perspective view of a plurality of sheathed wires disposed in a cylindrical housing in a subsequent step, the housing being broken away. to illustrate the bottom portion thereof; Figure 4 is a reduced vertical section of a compacting means illustrating a compaction of the assembly of sheathed wires in the cylindrical housing to define a compacted billet; Figure 5 is a reduced vertical section of another form of compacting means illustrating another method of reducin the diameter of the assembly to define a compacted billet; Figure 6 is a top plan view of a plurality of sheathed wires in a modified housing having a hexagonal internal cross-section as by the provision therein of sector shaped spacers; Figure 7 is a top plan view of a modified arrangement of the sheathed elements in a cylindrical housing with spacers disposed between the sheathed elements to effectively minimize the voids therein; Figure 8 is an exploded vertical section illustrating the arrangement of the housing prior to the Installation of the sheathed wires therein and the securing of the end plug across the open end thereof; * arrangement of the sheathed wires in the housing with the end plug secured across the open end of the housing; Figure 10 is a vertical section illustrating the step of evacuating and sealing of the housed sheathed wires to define the primary billet; Figure 11 is a fragmentary diagrammatic elevation of the billet during a subsequent hot extrusion step; Figure 12 is a diagrammatic elevation of the extruded billet with suitable cutting means acting to remove the opposite ends of the extruded bundle; Figure 13 is a diagrammatic elevation illustrating the cutting of the extruded billet into a plurality of shorter lengths; Figure 14 is an elevation of one of the short lengths being provided with a replacement plug at each of its opposite ends; Figure 15 is a fragmentary side elevation of a short length being further hot extruded to reduce the diameter thereof; Figure 16 is a side elevation of the original billet being reduced in diameter as by hot rolling means in lieu of or subsequent to the hot extrusion means of Figure 11; Figure 17 is a fragmentary diagrammatic vertical section illustrating the cold drawing of the hot formed bille in a subsequent step; Figure 18 is a vertical cross-section of a tank wherein the drawn billet of Figure 17 is disposed to be acted upon by a suitable fluid within the tank to remove the sheathing and housing material from the billet Figure 19 Is a resultant tow of filaments embodying the invention; Figure 20 is a transverse cross-section of a metallic In accordance with the invention, a filler being disposed within the tubular element as In a first step of the method; Figure 21 is a transverse cross-section of the filled tubular element disposed within a tubular sheath as In a second step of the method; Figure 22 Is a transverse cross-section thereof constricted to provide a tight assembly of the filler, tubula element, and sheath as In a third step of the method; Figure 23 is a perspective top view of the filled and sheathed tubular elements disposed within a cylindrical housing for subsequent sealing, hot forming, and drawing steps as .
Illustrated in Figures 7 through 17; and Figure 24 is a fragmentary enlarged perspective view of a tubular filament formed by the method.
In the exemplary embodiment of the Invention, a tow generally designated 10 of filaments 11, as shown in Figure 19» is formed by a process wherein a plurality of elongated elements, or wires, 12 are bundled in slde-by-side relationship and, when so bundled, reduced in diameter by a transverse, or radial, constriction of the wires in the bundle to provide a resultant filament of extremely small diameter and great length. Alternatively, the Invention comprehends the forming of the filament as a tubular filament 13, as shown in Figure 24, the original elongated element in this process comprising a tubular element 14, as shown in Figure 20.
Broadly, the invention comprehends the constriction of the bundled wires, or tubular elements, by firstly forming the bundled wires or elements into a billet, and subjecting the billet successively to a hot forming constriction and a subsequent drawing constriction. The hot forming constriction may be alternatively by hot extrusion or hot rolling of the billet.* V steps with intermediate annealing steps.
Referring now to Figures 1 and 2, the wire 12 is firstly enclosed in a suitable sheath 15 formed of a material having physical characteristics differing from those of the wire 12 to permit separation of the sheath material from the resultant filaments when desired. As Illustrated in Figure 2, the original internal diameter of the sheath may be slightly larger than the external diameter of the wire 12 to permit facilitated insertion of the wire into the sheath- The thusly, loosely sheathed wires may then be installed in a can, or housing, 16 having a bottom closure wall, or nose plug, 17* with the sheathed wires extending in parallel slde-by-side upright relationship, as shown in Figure 3· For improved uniform constriction of the wires in the subsequent constricting steps, it is desirable to closely pack the sheathed wires within the housing ΐβ as by suitably compacting the assembly. Referring to Figure 4, one method of effecting the desired compaction is by placing the assembly in a press generally designed 18 having a liner 18a defining a cylindrical cavity closely fitting the cylindrical housin ΐβ. The lower end of the cavity is closed by a blind die 18b and the liner l8a and blind die 18b are supported on a suitable anvil l8e. A ram iBd is provided to apply pressure on the top of the assembly whereby the assembly is axially shortened and thereby laterally or radially compacted. Such compacting r apparatuses are well known in the art and need no further description herein.
' Turning now to Figure 5> &n alternate method of effecting the desired compaction of the assembly is shown to comprise the compaction of the assembly by means of an extrusion apparatus generally designated 118. In apparatus 118 an r longitudinally forced by means of a suitable pressure applying element ll8b. Only a small amount of constriction of the assembly is effected by die ll8a so that only an elimination of the voids in the assembly is effected in this step.
Referring now to Figure 6, a method of facilitating the compaction of the assembly is illustrated. More specifically, the internal configuration of the housing 16 is made to be hexagonal in transverse cross-section by means of a plurality of spacers 19 comprising chordal sector pieces.
Figure 7 illustrates a further method of facilitatin the compaction of the assembly. More specifically, in Figure 7;' the sheathed wires 12 are shown installed within the housing 16 with a plurality of spacers, or suitable particulate materials such as metal powder, 21 disposed between the wires. Thu3, with the arrangements illustrated in Figures 6 and 7t less ,; compaction of the assembly by the steps illustrated in Figures 4 and 5 is required to provide the desired compacted billet.
Prior to the compaction steps discussed above, the sheathed wires 12 are sealingly enclosed within the housing l6 by means of an end plug 23 installed across the open end 24 of the housing 16. As illustrated in Figure 8 the end plug comprises a generally cylindrical disk having a notched' portion 23a adapted to engage the upper end of the housing in the housing closing arrangement. The end plug 23 is further provided with art evacuation pipe 26 which opens through a central hole 23b in the end plug, being secured to the end plug by suitable means such as weld 26a .
With the sheathed wires 12 installed in the housing 16, as shown in Figure 10, the end plug 23 is secured across the open upper end 24 of the housing by suitable means such as weld 23c . The evacuation pipe 26 is utilized during the weldin 'of housing during the welding of the plug. Upon completion of the installation of the end plug on the housing, a vacuum is applied to the pipe 26 by suitable means (not shown) to withdraw substantially all gas from the interior of the housing.
When the desired vacuum condition is obtained within the housing 16 the pipe 26 is pinched and welded closed as at 26b to complete the sealing of the wires 12 within the housin l6. To provide an improved vacuum within the housing 16, the housing may be disposed within a suitable conventional heate 27.
The resultant housed bundle comprises a billet 31 which is next subjected to a hot forming process to reduce the diameter thereof in one or more passes . As illustrated in Figixre 11 , the billet 31 may be reduced in diameter by a hot extrusion step wherein the billet is forced through heated extrusion dies \ 32 by a suitable pressure device 33· It is desirable that the billet 31 be preheated to a preselected suitable temperature and suitably lubricated for facilitated extrusion in thi3 step. The rate and pressure of the extrusion is preselected to provide optimum diametric reduction, of the billet in conformity with the nature of the materials involved. In the event that a second extrusion step is employed, the opposite ends 3^ of the reduced diameter billet 35 are trimmed as by suitable cutters 36. Any nonuniform extruded end portions of the billet as determined by observation thereof may be included in the ends 3^ so cut. from the billet. The trimmed billet 35 is then divided into a plurality of short lengths 37, as show in Figure 13, by suitable means such as cutting wheels 38. Each of the short length billets 37 is then provided with a nose plug. 9 and a tail plug 40 as by Yielding as illustrated in Figure 14. The short length billet 37 is then reheated and passed through heated extrusion formed billet 42.
As indicated briefly above, the hot forming of the billet 31 may be effected by hot rolling ?the billet in lieu of the extrusion thereof. Thus, as shown in Figure 16, the billet 31 may be suitably heated and passed between suitable rolls 3· ie billet 31 may be firstly hot formed by the extrusion step illustrated in Figure 11 and subsequent hot forming effected by hot rolling as desired. The rolls are preferably arranged to produce a hot forming constriction of the billet wherein the elements therein are maintained in a substantially circular cross-sectional configuration.
Subsequent to the hot forming steps discussed above, the resultant final formed billet 42 is drawn through a suitable conventional drawing die 44 by a suitable conventional drawing device 5. The billet may be successively drawn down to smaller and smaller diameters by means of successively smaller dies 44 to produce the final desired small diameter filaments. Annealing may be effected between the successive drawing steps in conformity with the requirements of the metal of which the filaments are formed. The cold drawing of the billet may be conducted suitably to develop texture in the filaments and to work-harden the filaments for providing improved mechanical properties thereto.
Where the hot rolling steps are employed, the final cold drawing of the billet may be dispensed with, such as where the physical characteristics provided by the cold drawing are not required. Thus, the hot rolling steps may be continued with successively smaller rolls 43 providing the desired ultimate constrictive deforming of the billet whereby the filaments may be made to have the desired diameter of approximately 12 microns or less.
The filaments are released from the final constricted of the sheathing 15 and can 16. Thus, as shown in Figure 18, the final billet 46 may be disposed within a tank 47 holding a suitable acid 48 to dissolve the sheathing and can material.
Obviously, other methods of removal of the can and sheathing material may be employed! illustratively, the sheathing and can material may be removed by electromechanical dissolution, selective oxidation, mechanical removal, etc. In the final tow 10 of filaments 11 , as illustrated in Figure 19, the filaments have an extremely small diameter, for example, down to approxi-raately .0005 inch or 12 microns or less. Where the filaments are formed by utilising the hot extrusion process with subsequent cold drawing, the tow filaments may have a length of up to 50*000 feet or more, and where the tov; filaments are formed by the hot rolling process, the length may be up to 300, 000 feet or more.
More specifically, the wire 12 of which the filaments are ultimately formed may comprise a metal wire formed of a suitable material, one example being 304 stainless steel. The sheathing may comprise coppe or monel metal. Alternatively, the sheathing wa comprise an oxide coating deposit on the wire 12. One example of material of which can 16 may be formed is mild steel. Thus, in the final step, the mild steel can and the copper, or monel, sheathing materials may be removed from filaments such as stainless steel filaments by use of a nitric acid fluid 48.
One example of the formation of stainlees steel filaments comprehended by the invention is as follows. The wire3 12 may comprise 304 stainless steel wires .250 inch in diameter and 18 inches long. The sheath 15 may comprise a monel- 400 tube having a .293 inch outside diameter, a .253 inch inside diameter, and a length of 18 inches. The can 16 may be formed of mild steel having a 5.95 inch outside diameter, a 5 ·25 inch inside diameter, and an overall length of 22 inches. The nose plug i' (268) of the sheathed wires may be placed in the can l6, and the can evacuated to less than .In of mercury at 800° P. and sealed off. The billet may then be heat treated at l800° P. for six hours in a graphite container. The extrusion dies 32 may be preheated to 900° P., and have an internal diameter of .925 inches, whereby an extrusion ratio of 4.3 x in area is obtained. The billet 31 may be suitably lubricated, and the ram 33 operated at a speed of approximately 500 inches per minute under a pressure 1340 tons upset, 1200 tons running.
The extrusion 35 may be water quenched immediately upon extrusion, and cut into 10 inch lengths. A new degree angle nose plug and a .5 inch end plug may be welded to the opposite ends of the short length billet 37 for a second extrusion operation. The extrusion die may be preheated to 900° P., and have an internal diameter of .625 inch providing an extrusion ratio of 22.8 x in area. The billet 37 may be preheated at a temperature of l800° F. for three hours in a graphite container. The extrusion speed may be 145 inches per minute at a pressure 590 tons upset, 5β0 tons running. The extruded billets 42 ma be water quenched immediately after this second extrusion. 2.l£i. The filaments have an average ultimate tensile strength iir-saled of approximately 109,000 p.s.i. with the average elongation annealed being approximately 11$.
Another example of the forming of fine filaments by the present invention comprises the following. The ires 12 ssay comprise 304 stainless steel wires .080 inch in diameter and l8 inches long and the sheath 15 may comprise a raonel 400 tube having a .097 inch outside diameter, a .085 Inch inside diameter, and length of 20 feet- The can 16 may be formed of mild steel having a 1.970 inch outside diameter, a 1.740 inch inside diameter3 and an overall length of 6 inches. The nose plug 23 -nr.y comprise a degree angle plug. Lengths of the stainless steel wire may be sheathed with the monel tube and erawing through a .091 inch diameter die to facilitate mating. After straightening- the sheathed wire may be cut into 3 inch lengths for packing in the can. Two hundred forty-two (242) of the sheathed wires may be placed in the can 16, and the can evacuated to less than .lu of mercury at 800° F. and sealed off* The billet may then be heat treated at 1800 P. for two hours In a graphite container. The extrusion dies 32 may be preheated to 90C° it?, and have an internal diameter of .500 inch, whereby a extrusion ratio of 16 x in area is obtained. The billet 3 may be suitably lubricated, and the ram 33 operated at a speed of approximately 65 inches per minute under a pressure of 272 tons upset, 2β0 tons running.
T e extruded billet 31 may be then cold drawn in successive passes to a final diameter of .008 inch. Between steps of 6o reduction In area the drawn billet may be annealed at a temperature of approximately 1700° P. for two seconds per .001 inch of wire diameter.
The can l6 and sheath 15 material may be removed *by filaments 11 as formed above is approximately .00034 inch.
As indicated briefly above, the present invention comprehends the forming of tubular filaments by the process described above for forming fine solid wire filaments. As illustrated in Figures 20 through 24, in forming tubular filaments, the starting elongated element comprises the metal tube 14 which may be firstly filled with a solid wire and then enclosed in a suitable sheath 50. Each of the wire 49 and the sheath 50 are formed of a material having physical characteristics differing from those of the tubes 14 to permit separation of the wire 49 and sheath 50 material when desired. Illustratively, the tube 14 may be formed of 304 stainless steel, the wire 49 may be formed of copper, and the sheath 50 may be formed of monel 400 metal. As shown In Figure 22, the tube, wire and sheath assembly may be firstly drawn to constrict the tube onto the wire 49 and the sheath onto the tube 14 in intimate contact. Illustratively, the resultant composite 1 may have an outside V. ' diameter of .100 inch with the tube having an outside diameter of .085 inch, and the wire having an outside diameter of .045 inch. The composites 51 may be cut to three inch lengths, and sixty-one such lengths may be installed in a mild steel can 2 having an outside diameter of 1.063 Inches and an inside diameter of .920 inch, whereby the extrusion ratio may be approximately 16 x in area. The billet temperature may be l800° P. and the extrusion pressures may be 70 tons upset and 65 tons running.
The resultant extruded billet may then be cold drawn to approximately .172 inch outer diameter. The resultant tubular filaments 13 may then be released after cutting the composite drawn billet into suitable lengths in the manner illustrated in Figure 18. The resultant tubular filaments 13 are uniform In m an and have an average transverse dimension (i.e. between vertices) of .015 inch.
Thus, the present invention comprehends an improved method of forming both. solid and tubular filaments permitting facilitated and economical manufacture, while yet the filaments produced thereby have uniform cross-section and extremely long lengths » While vie have shown and described certain embodiments of our invention, it is to be understood that it is capable of many modifications. Changes, therefore, in the construction and arrangement may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. 25891/2

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  1. CLAIMS The method of forming a plurality of the steps providing in a hou a bundle of substantially 1 sheathed elongated drawable from which the are to be the houBing sheath differing from that of the elements to permit separation of the housing and sheath material from the elements when desired hot the bundle as by hot rolling or hot ing the bundle to reduce the thereof cold drawing the formed bundle to further reduce the of the elements therein to a preselected and the sheathing The method of Claim t the step of evacuating said bundle prior to said hot The method of Claim 1 or Claim 2 and including the step of also removing the housing The method according to any one of the preceding claims wherein said elements formed of The method of Claim 4 wherein said elements are formed of stainless The method according to any one of the preceding claims wherein said sheathing material is preselected to have flow characteristics suitable for the volume ratio of said element material to said sheathing material to produce a continuous The method accord ing to any one of the preceding claims including the step of placing between the sheathed elements in the bundle to substantially fill the spaces The method to any one of the preceding claims wherein said housing includes defining a polygonal internal method of Claim 8 wherein said housing includes means defining a hexagonal internal She method when dependant on Claim 2 including the step of causing the bundle to be hot during the evacuating The method according to any one of the preceding claims including the step of constricting the bundle to define a tight packed bundle prior to the hot forming The method according to any of the preceding claims including the steps of transversely dividing the hot formed bundle to define a plurality of billets and hot forming said billets and said cold drawing ep comprises drawing of said hot formed The method according to any one of the preceding claims wherein said elongated elements comprise tubular and including the step of inserting an axial filler into each eaid element prior to the hot forming the filler material differing from that the elements to permit tion of the fillers from the when and said removing step including the removing of said filler The method according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the cross section of said filaments is less than The method according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the length of filaments is at least approximately The method according to any one of the preceding claims wherein said filaments have a hexagonal the maximum dimension thereof being no greater than 25891 according to any one of the preceding claims wherein said hot forming comprises hot The method according to any one the preceding wherein said hot comprises hot The according to one of the preceding claims aaid elements are formed of stainless steel and said sheathing is formed The method according to any one of the preceding claims wherein said housing ia of Mild method according to any one of the preceding wherein the sheathing material is A filament when produced in accordance with the method in claia 1 and formed of material and having a surface portion having a trace of a removed surrounding housing said filament having a texture developed by succeasive hot and cold working The according to 2 whe said has a diameter down to 12 or filament according to 22 or wherein said filament ia The filament according to Claim wherein the inner surface of the tubular filament has a trace amount of removed wire material The filament to Claia 24 having a generally hexagonal outer The filament according to any one of the having a length of over approximately filament according to any one of the preceding claims which is The filament according to any one of the preceding claims 2589V2 wherein said metallic material is stainless The filament according to any one of the preceding claims wherein said comprises 31 The filament according to any one of the preceding wherein aaid filament has a diameter of under The filament according to any one of the preceding wherein aaid filament surface has a trace of oxide T filament according to any one of the preoeding claims having a tensile strength of at least The filament according to any of the preceding claims which is The filament according to any one of preceding claims wherein aaid outer surface of said filament is the Applicants insufficientOCRQuality
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