US32826A - Improvement in the manufacture of iron - Google Patents
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- US32826A US32826A US32826DA US32826A US 32826 A US32826 A US 32826A US 32826D A US32826D A US 32826DA US 32826 A US32826 A US 32826A
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- XEEYBQQBJWHFJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N Iron Chemical compound [Fe] XEEYBQQBJWHFJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 title description 22
- 229910052742 iron Inorganic materials 0.000 title description 11
- 238000004519 manufacturing process Methods 0.000 title description 4
- 230000005611 electricity Effects 0.000 description 9
- 239000000126 substance Substances 0.000 description 8
- 238000009835 boiling Methods 0.000 description 5
- QJGQUHMNIGDVPM-UHFFFAOYSA-N nitrogen group Chemical group [N] QJGQUHMNIGDVPM-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 5
- QGZKDVFQNNGYKY-UHFFFAOYSA-N Ammonia Chemical compound N QGZKDVFQNNGYKY-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 4
- UFHFLCQGNIYNRP-UHFFFAOYSA-N Hydrogen Chemical compound [H][H] UFHFLCQGNIYNRP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 4
- 239000001257 hydrogen Substances 0.000 description 4
- 229910052739 hydrogen Inorganic materials 0.000 description 4
- 239000012535 impurity Substances 0.000 description 3
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 description 3
- IJGRMHOSHXDMSA-UHFFFAOYSA-N Atomic nitrogen Chemical compound N#N IJGRMHOSHXDMSA-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- CWYNVVGOOAEACU-UHFFFAOYSA-N Fe2+ Chemical compound [Fe+2] CWYNVVGOOAEACU-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- 229910021529 ammonia Inorganic materials 0.000 description 2
- 238000010276 construction Methods 0.000 description 2
- 239000002515 guano Substances 0.000 description 2
- 239000002184 metal Substances 0.000 description 2
- 229910052751 metal Inorganic materials 0.000 description 2
- 150000003839 salts Chemical class 0.000 description 2
- BVKZGUZCCUSVTD-UHFFFAOYSA-L Carbonate Chemical compound [O-]C([O-])=O BVKZGUZCCUSVTD-UHFFFAOYSA-L 0.000 description 1
- 229910001018 Cast iron Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- VEXZGXHMUGYJMC-UHFFFAOYSA-M Chloride anion Chemical compound [Cl-] VEXZGXHMUGYJMC-UHFFFAOYSA-M 0.000 description 1
- 229910001296 Malleable iron Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 229910000805 Pig iron Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 229910000831 Steel Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 229910000754 Wrought iron Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- DVARTQFDIMZBAA-UHFFFAOYSA-O ammonium nitrate Chemical compound [NH4+].[O-][N+]([O-])=O DVARTQFDIMZBAA-UHFFFAOYSA-O 0.000 description 1
- BFNBIHQBYMNNAN-UHFFFAOYSA-N ammonium sulfate Chemical compound N.N.OS(O)(=O)=O BFNBIHQBYMNNAN-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 239000003818 cinder Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000004927 clay Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000004020 conductor Substances 0.000 description 1
- 238000001816 cooling Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000001939 inductive effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 239000010985 leather Substances 0.000 description 1
- 229910052757 nitrogen Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 239000011819 refractory material Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000010959 steel Substances 0.000 description 1
- XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N water Substances O XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
- C21C—PROCESSING OF PIG-IRON, e.g. REFINING, MANUFACTURE OF WROUGHT-IRON OR STEEL; TREATMENT IN MOLTEN STATE OF FERROUS ALLOYS
- C21C7/00—Treating molten ferrous alloys, e.g. steel, not covered by groups C21C1/00 - C21C5/00
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- the invention may be performed in a puddling-furnace of ordinary construction, such furnace being arranged in suitable proximity and relation to a galvanic battery, a magnetoelectric machine, or other apparatus for producing or inducing a current or currents of electricity, and the terminal poles of such apparatus being so connectedwith the furnace that the electric current may be completed through the metal under treatment in the furnace, and the conducting-wire or other electrical conductor belonging to such apparatus being fitted with a key similar to what is used in telegraphing for opening and closing the circuit.
- the currents employed should be of high intensity, and I propose generally to use a current produced by one or more of Bunsens batteries, broken and induced byaRuhmkorifs or Bitehes coil; but as I do not here intend to claim any apparatus or to confine myself to the use of any particular apparatus, and the apparatus I employ is all well known, I have not thought it necessary to repreent it by drawings.
- the process is conducted in the following I manner:
- the charge of pig or cast iron or ore (ore having been previously deoxidized) is introduced to the furnace without the usual addition of cinder, and subjected to the action of heat in the usual manner.
- the electric circuit is allowed to remain open till the metal or ore has fused and commenced to boil, when it is closed by the key and the current is caused to pass through the boiling mass; and simultaneously with the application of the electricity, or as nearly so as convenient, I introduce the nitrogenized hydrogen or nitrogen-containing salt or substance.
- the nitrogenized hydrogen may be prepared by passing hydrogen over or through a nitrogen-containin g substance-as guano, leather, or woolen scrapsand may be introduced in jets among the boiling mass by tuyeres or by perforated tubes made of or coated with fire-clay or other refractory material.
- the nitrogen-containing salts which may be employed are nitrate of ammonia,
- the quantities of such salts used may be from one (1) to two (2) per cent., by weight, of the quantity of iron or ore.
- guano may be used in quantity from two (2) to five (5) per cent., by weight, of the quantity of iron or ore.
- These substances may be introduced by a workingtool of suitable construction and stirred in among the boiling mass.
- I generally introduce among the mass ajet or jets of steam, or, instead of steam, I introduce water in small quantities by means of a hollow working-tool.
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Description
UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
ANTHONY L. FLEURY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.
IMPROVEMENT IN THE MANUFACTURE OF IRON.
Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 32,826, dated July I6, 1861.
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, ANTHONY L. FLEURY, of the city of Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in the Manufacture of Wrought or Malleable Iron; and I do hereby declare the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same.
The invention may be performed in a puddling-furnace of ordinary construction, such furnace being arranged in suitable proximity and relation to a galvanic battery, a magnetoelectric machine, or other apparatus for producing or inducing a current or currents of electricity, and the terminal poles of such apparatus being so connectedwith the furnace that the electric current may be completed through the metal under treatment in the furnace, and the conducting-wire or other electrical conductor belonging to such apparatus being fitted with a key similar to what is used in telegraphing for opening and closing the circuit. The currents employed should be of high intensity, and I propose generally to use a current produced by one or more of Bunsens batteries, broken and induced byaRuhmkorifs or Bitehes coil; but as I do not here intend to claim any apparatus or to confine myself to the use of any particular apparatus, and the apparatus I employ is all well known, I have not thought it necessary to repreent it by drawings.
The process is conducted in the following I manner: The charge of pig or cast iron or ore (ore having been previously deoxidized) is introduced to the furnace without the usual addition of cinder, and subjected to the action of heat in the usual manner. The electric circuit is allowed to remain open till the metal or ore has fused and commenced to boil, when it is closed by the key and the current is caused to pass through the boiling mass; and simultaneously with the application of the electricity, or as nearly so as convenient, I introduce the nitrogenized hydrogen or nitrogen-containing salt or substance. The nitrogenized hydrogen may be prepared by passing hydrogen over or through a nitrogen-containin g substance-as guano, leather, or woolen scrapsand may be introduced in jets among the boiling mass by tuyeres or by perforated tubes made of or coated with fire-clay or other refractory material. The nitrogen-containing salts which may be employed are nitrate of ammonia,
chloride of ammonia, sulphate of ammonia, carbonate of ammonia. The quantities of such salts used may be from one (1) to two (2) per cent., by weight, of the quantity of iron or ore. Instead of these salts, guano may be used in quantity from two (2) to five (5) per cent., by weight, of the quantity of iron or ore. These substances may be introduced by a workingtool of suitable construction and stirred in among the boiling mass. In connection with the use of these nitrogenous salts or other nitrogenous substances, I generally introduce among the mass ajet or jets of steam, or, instead of steam, I introduce water in small quantities by means of a hollow working-tool. The electricity introduced among the iron or ore while the latter is in the boiling condition destroys the chemical affinity by which the impurities are bound to the iron and causes them to be thrown to the surface, and this action is so much assisted by the nitrogenized hydrogen or nitrogen combining with the impurities as soon as they are liberated that the iron comes to nature almost immediately, and when this takes place I open the electric circuit and discontinue the application of electricity. The time required for the application of electricity seldom exceeds ten minutes.
I am aware that various applications of electricity have been made in the manufacture of iron and steel, in some of which the current has been passed through the charge only during the cooling of the iron, and in others at an earlier stage of the process; also, that various chemical substances have been made use of in connection with a current of electricity in the manufacture of iron, and I therefore disclaim all applications of electricity and of chemical substances not in accordance with the foregoin g specification; and
What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-
The method herein described of treating iron,consistin g substantiallyin destroying the chemical affinity by which the impurities are bound to the iron by submitting the latter, while in a boiling state, to the simultaneous action of nitrogenous substances and electricity, in the manner herein set forth.
ANTHONY I1- FLEURY.
Witnesses:
M. M. LIVINGSTON, L. W. BENDEE.
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