US3709459A - Mould for casting electrode grids for electric storage batteries - Google Patents

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US3709459A
US3709459A US00090889A US3709459DA US3709459A US 3709459 A US3709459 A US 3709459A US 00090889 A US00090889 A US 00090889A US 3709459D A US3709459D A US 3709459DA US 3709459 A US3709459 A US 3709459A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22C—FOUNDRY MOULDING
    • B22C3/00—Selection of compositions for coating the surfaces of moulds, cores, or patterns
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22D—CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
    • B22D25/00—Special casting characterised by the nature of the product
    • B22D25/02—Special casting characterised by the nature of the product by its peculiarity of shape; of works of art
    • B22D25/04—Casting metal electric battery plates or the like
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M4/00—Electrodes
    • H01M4/02—Electrodes composed of, or comprising, active material
    • H01M4/64—Carriers or collectors
    • H01M4/82—Multi-step processes for manufacturing carriers for lead-acid accumulators
    • H01M4/84—Multi-step processes for manufacturing carriers for lead-acid accumulators involving casting
    • 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
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02E60/10—Energy storage using batteries

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  • the faces of the mould exposed to the melt comprise silicon nitride.
  • the mould may comprise inserts of silicon nitride backed by backing plates of metal such as cast iron.
  • a method of making such a mould includes pressing silicon powder between punches at least one of which has in it a form corresponding to the desired casting, and thereafter heating it in an atmosphere of nitrogen.
  • An object of the invention is to enable lead or lead alloy battery plate grids to be cast without using mould dressing.
  • a customary material for moulds for making such castings is meehanite cast iron, and the usual procedure is to spray the face of the mould with cork dust, generally about twice in each shift, in order to ensure filling of the mould. If such dressing is overlooked the mould is liable to fail to fill, and a large number of rejects may be obtained before the oversight is detected.
  • silicon nitride has a low co-efficient of expansion and, for a ceramic, a relatively high thermal conductivity, resulting in high resistance to thermal shock, its thermal conductivity compared with metals is relatively low. This is of substantial advantage in casting thin lead castings such as battery plates which consist virtually of a network of wires and involve liquid metal traversing long narrow passages in order to reach all parts of the casting. Due, it is believed, to the low thermal conductivity of silicon nitride, it is found that the mould dressing can be omitted without producing a faulty casting that would result from this with a cast iron mould. V
  • cork dressing assists the casting to part from the mould. It is found that the casting parts readily and clearly from the mould face of silicon nitride so that in this respect also the use of this material for the facing of the mould eliminates the need for mould dressing.
  • Silicon nitride is sufficiently hard to stand up to the wear involved.
  • the cooling of the mould may be increased by providing a layer of metal foil, (e.g. copper foil), of high conductivity, between the silicon nitride inserts and the backing plates.
  • metal foil e.g. copper foil
  • the mould includes a pair of silicon nitride facing plates 10 and 11 sandwiched between a pair of meehanite cast iron backing plates 16 and 17.
  • Each facing plate is bevelled along two or more edges, and correspondingly bevelled clamping plates 24 and 25 are screwed, by screws 20 and 21 to the associated backing plate 16 or 17 to hold the facing plate in position.
  • Each facing plate is provided with venting holes 12 and 13 and asbestos paper seatings 18 and 19 are interposed between the opposed faces of the backing plates 16 and 17 and facing plates 10 and 11.
  • the usual alignment dowels 22 extend through the backing plates 16 and 17, in which they fit, and through the clamping plates 24 and 25 in which they have a clearance.
  • the mould may be pre-heated.
  • a mould for casting lead or lead alloy electrode grids for electric storage batteries in which the faces of the mould exposed to the melt comprise inserts of silicon nitride which are backed by backing plates 0 metal.
  • a mould as claimed in claim 1 which includes a layer of metal foil, of high conductivity, between the silicon nitride inserts and the backing plates.
  • a mould as claimed in claim 1 which includes asbestos paper between the silicon nitride inserts and the backing plates.
  • a mould as claimed in claim 2 which includes asbestos paper between the silicon nitride inserts and the backing plates.
  • a mould as claimed in claim 3 which includes asbestos paper between the silicon nitride inserts and the backing plates.
  • a mould as claimed in claim 4 which includes asbestos paper between the silicon nitride inserts and the backing plates.
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