US3729307A - Method and apparatus for electroslag remelting of metals,particularly steel - Google Patents

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US3729307A
US3729307A US00056434A US3729307DA US3729307A US 3729307 A US3729307 A US 3729307A US 00056434 A US00056434 A US 00056434A US 3729307D A US3729307D A US 3729307DA US 3729307 A US3729307 A US 3729307A
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  • the liquid-cooled mold is provided with a lid or cover, which at least in the inner portion thereof overlying the liquid material in the mold is provided with a lining of refractory material, the cover being spaced somewhat above the mold, and having a central opening through which the electrode passes into the mold. Air drawn in through the space between the cover and the mold passes out through the central opening, whereby to cool the refractory lining of the cover.
  • This invention relates to a method of and an apparatus for electroslag remelting of metals in a mold, in which a consumable electrode is melted under a layer of molten slag.
  • the mold In known methods of carrying out electroslag remelting, the mold is open at the top so that during the electroslag remelting process great quantities of heat are lost from the top of the mold.
  • the invention has among its objects the overcoming of disadvantages in the methods and apparatuses for electroslag remelting of metals in the prior art, in that heat losses formerly encountered in the melting of the metal are greatly reduced.
  • This result is accomplished, in accordance with the present invention, by providing the mold, which is preferably liquid-cooled, with a cover, such cover having a size at least sufficient to cover the opening in the upper end of the mold, the inner or lower side of the cover being lined with refractory material, for example, a rammed or pressed-in lining.
  • the cover is provided with an opening through which the consumable electrode passes into the mold.
  • a dome-shaped cover 20 At the upper end of a water-cooled mold 10 there is provided a dome-shaped cover 20; the mold 10 has con centric radially spaced inner and outer walls which provide a liquid-receiving cooling chamber 11 therebetween.
  • the lid or cover 20 is of such size and shape as at least to completely overlie the open upper end'of the mold 10; the cover has a circular opening 23 centrally thereof through which a consumable electrode, which is supported by a means above the mold (not shown), passes into the mold 10.
  • the hole 23 is somewhat larger in diameter than the electrode 30.
  • the mold 10 is progressively raised whereby progressively to expose a block 32 having a diameter d equal to the inner diameter of the inner wall of the mold.
  • the block 32 is of steel in this instance, which has been formed by the solidification of molten metal 32 derived from the melting of a steel electrode 30.
  • the lower end of the metal block 32 rests upon a copper bottom plate 42, one conductor 41 from a source of electric power being connected to the plate 42, another conductor or bus bar 40 from such electric power source being connected to the electrode 30.
  • Conductors 40 and 41 may be connected, for example, to the secondary winding of an electrical power transformer (not shown).
  • the cover or lid 20 is made up of an outer mantle 21 made of metal, the mantle carrying an inner refractory layer or lining 22.
  • the refractory material 22 may, for example, be poured, rammed, or otherwise formed in place in the mantle 21.
  • the inner surface of the lining 22 is dome-shaped, and is generally parallel to the outer and inner surfaces of the mantle 21.
  • the lid or cover 20 has a diameter which is substantially the same as that of the outer wall of the mold 10, the lid being disposed coaxially of the mold, whereby the molten metal-receiving cavity in the mold is completely covered by the lid.
  • the lid 20 is supported on the mold 10 by an annular spacing means 25 disposed be tween the upper end of the mold 10 and the lower edge of the lid 20.
  • the spacer means 25 has an inner diameter which is the same as that of the inner wall of the mold 10, the spacer being placed coaxially of the mold and lid.
  • the spacer 25 has a plurality of substantially identical radially extending uniformly angularly spaced openings 24 therethrough, whereby the space within the upper end of the mold 10 communicates with the atmosphere.
  • Spacer 25 is made of electrically insulating material, whereby to prevent any chance of short-circuiting the electrode 30 to the mold 10.
  • the described structure provides for a convection stream of air within the upper end of the mold and the lid 20.
  • cool air enters through the openings 24 in the spacer 22, and upon being heated, passes upwardly along the inner surface of the refractory lining 22 and then through the annular space provided between the circular opening 23 in the lid 20 and the electrode 30.
  • Such convection stream of air substantially uniformly cools the lower surface of the refractory material 22 and eliminates its local overheating.
  • the refractory material 22 has an exceptionally long service life.
  • the block of metal 33 is of circular cylindrical shape. According to the invention, however, the block 33 may have other cross-sections such as rectangular or quadrilateral, in general depending upon the shape of the mold 10 and its lid or cover 20.
  • the method and apparatus of the present invention present important advantages in that there is a much lower specific consumption of electrical energy for the production of a given Weight of solid electroslag remelted metal than in methods and apparatuses in accordance with the present invention.
  • Apparatus for the electroslag remelting of metals comprising an open-topped mold for reducing heat losses during electroslag remelting, means for supporting a consumable electrode above the mold, electric circuit means connected between the electrode and metal in the mold produced by melting of the lower end of the electrode, a cover overlying the molten metal-receiving space of the mold, a lining of refractory material afiixed to the cover to confront the molten metal in the mold, the cover having a central opening through which the electrode passes into the mold, an annular spacing member disposed coaxially of the mold and cover and having an inner diameter at least equal to the diameter of the inner wall of the mold, the spacer having generally radially directed passages therethrough so that air is drawn through the radial passages between the cover and the mold and passes out through the central opening thereby cooling the refractory material layer of the cover.
  • Apparatus according to claim 1 comprising an annular spacing member disposed coaxially of the mold and cover and having an inner diameter at least equal to the diameter of the inner wall of the mold, the spacer having generally radially-directed passages therethrough.
  • Apparatus according to claim 3 wherein the cover is dome-shaped and the electrode passes vertically centrally through the central opening in the cover, the electrode having a diameter somewhat less than the opening in the cover so as to form a passage between them, air being drawn inwardly from the atmosphere through the passages in the spacer and after being heated rises through the opening between the central hole in the cover and the electrode, whereby to abstract heat from the refractory lining of the cover to prevent its local overheating.
  • Apparatus according to claim 4 wherein the electrode is disposed coaxial of the central hole in the cover, and the passages through the spacer are at least substantially identical and are uniformly spaced, whereby the flow of air over the refractory lining is uniform.
  • a process for the electroslag remelting of metals in the water-cooled mold, in which a consumable electrode is melted comprising the steps of providing the mold with a cover having a central opening and an inner and outer portion in order to reduce heat losses during the process, said mold having a molten metal-receiving space, the inner portion of the cover overlying said molten metal-receiving space of the mold and being provided with a protective layer of refractory material, and coaxially introducing said consumable electrode into said metal-receiving space via said central opening, spacing the cover from the mold and cover and having an inner diameter at least equal to the diameter of the inner wall of the mold, the spacer having generally radially directed passages therethrough, whereby a convection air current is produced so that air is drawn through the space between the cover and the mold and passes out through the central opening thereby cooling the refractory material layer of the cover.
  • a process according to claim 6, comprising spacing the cover from the mold by an annular spacing member disposed coaxially of the mold and cover and having an inner diameter at least equal to the diameter of the inner wall of the mold, the spacer having generally radially directed passages therethrough.
  • the cover is dome-shaped
  • the electrode passes vertically centrally through the central opening in the cover, the electrode having a diameter somewhat less than the opening in the cover so as to form a passage between them, air being drawn inwardly from the atmosphere through the passages in the spacer and after being heated rises through the opening between the central hole in the cover and the electrode, whereby to abstract heat from the refractory lining of the cover to prevent its local overheating.

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US4604135A (en) * 1984-07-04 1986-08-05 Krupp Stahl Ag Apparatus and process for the metallurgical aftertreatment of premelted metals
US4993690A (en) * 1989-01-01 1991-02-19 Leybold Aktiengesellschaft Electroslag remelting plant including an ingot mold and a hood

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US4022264A (en) * 1974-11-04 1977-05-10 British Steel Corporation Electroslag refining
US4578794A (en) * 1983-06-01 1986-03-25 Vereinigte Edestahlwerke Aktiengesellschaft (VEW) Metallurgical vessel
US4604135A (en) * 1984-07-04 1986-08-05 Krupp Stahl Ag Apparatus and process for the metallurgical aftertreatment of premelted metals
US4993690A (en) * 1989-01-01 1991-02-19 Leybold Aktiengesellschaft Electroslag remelting plant including an ingot mold and a hood

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