Clean melt nucleated casting systems and methods with cooling of the casting
    4.
    发明授权
    Clean melt nucleated casting systems and methods with cooling of the casting 有权
    清洁熔体成核铸造系统和铸件冷却方法

    公开(公告)号:US06631753B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-10-14

    申请号:US09511528

    申请日:2000-02-23

    IPC分类号: B22D2310

    摘要: A casting system and method for producing a metal casting is provided. The metal casting can comprise a fine-grain, homogeneous microstructure that is essentially oxide- and sulfide-free, segregation defect free, and essentially free of voids caused by air entrapped during solidification of the metal from a liquidus state to a solid state. The casting system can comprise an electroslag refining system; a nucleated casting system; and a cooling system that cools the metal casting so as to cool a liquidus portion of the metal casting. The metal casting is cooled in a manner sufficient to provide a microstructure that comprises a fine-grain, homogeneous microstructure that is essentially oxide- and sulfide-free, segregation defect free, and essentially free of voids caused by air entrapped during solidification from a liquidus state to a solid state.

    摘要翻译: 提供一种用于制造金属铸件的铸造系统和方法。 金属铸件可以包括基本上不含氧化物和无硫化物的偏析缺陷的细晶粒均匀微结构,并且基本上没有由金属从液相状态固化到固态期间夹带的空气引起​​的空隙。 铸造系统可以包括电渣精炼系统; 成核铸造系统; 以及冷却金属铸件以冷却金属铸件的液相部分的冷却系统。 金属铸件以足以提供微结构的方式被冷却,所述微观结构包括基本上不含氧化物和无硫化物的微粒,均匀的微观结构,其偏析缺陷不存在,并且基本上没有由液相线固化期间被空气所夹带的空隙 状态为固态。

    Consumable electrode electroslag refining feed systems and methods
    5.
    发明授权
    Consumable electrode electroslag refining feed systems and methods 有权
    消耗电极电渣精炼进料系统及方法

    公开(公告)号:US06375702B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-04-23

    申请号:US09511196

    申请日:2000-02-23

    IPC分类号: C22B918

    CPC分类号: C22B9/18

    摘要: A consumable electrode feed system for a refining system provides consumable electrodes to a refining system. The consumable electrode feed system comprises a side feed device that feeds consumable electrodes to a refining system in a first direction; a refining feed device that feeds consumable electrodes to a refining system in a second direction, in which the second direction being generally orthogonal to the first direction; and a connection system for connecting fed consumable electrodes to each other. The consumable electrode feed system allows for a predetermined amount of a consumable electrode to be refined in the refining system, and can position another consumable electrode above a previously fed consumable electrode. The connecting system then can connect a fed consumable electrode to a previously fed consumable electrode thus avoiding refining operation.

    摘要翻译: 用于精炼系统的消耗性电极馈送系统为精炼系统提供消耗电极。 所述消耗电极馈送系统包括侧向馈送装置,其沿着第一方向将消耗电极馈送到精炼系统; 精炼进给装置,其将消耗电极沿第二方向向精炼系统供给,其中所述第二方向大致垂直于所述第一方向; 以及用于将馈电的可消耗电极彼此连接的连接系统。 可消耗电极馈送系统允许在精炼系统中精炼预定量的可消耗电极,并且可以将另一个可消耗电极定位在先前馈送的消耗电极之上。 连接系统然后可以将馈电的消耗电极连接到先前馈入的可消耗电极,从而避免精炼操作。

    Processing of electroslag refined metal
    6.
    发明授权
    Processing of electroslag refined metal 失效
    电渣精炼金属加工

    公开(公告)号:US06368375B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-04-09

    申请号:US09194789

    申请日:1999-10-25

    IPC分类号: C22B918

    摘要: In a method and apparatus for the electroslag refining of metal, the method includes providing a refining vessel to contain an electroslag refining layer floating on a layer of molten refined metal. The refining vessel representing an upper part of a cooled mould comprises a plurality of superimposed sleeves which are electrically insulated from one another. The top sleeve, being the refining vessel, is substantially a non-consumable electrode and has a current lead electrically insulated from the sleeve. The molten electroslag layer is heated by a refining current which is passed from a power source through the mould and slag layer to the metal pool. An unrefined metal is lowered into the vessel into contact with the molten electroslag layer such that its surface is melted and overheated at the point of contact with the slag such that droplets of the metal are formed and these droplets pass down through the slag and are collected in a pool of molten refined metal beneath the slag.

    摘要翻译: 在用于金属电渣精炼的方法和装置中,该方法包括提供精炼容器以容纳漂浮在熔融精炼金属层上的电渣精炼层。 表示冷却模具的上部的精炼容器包括彼此电绝缘的多个叠置的套筒。 作为精炼容器的顶部套筒基本上是非消耗性电极,并且具有与套管电绝缘的电流引线。 熔融电渣层由精炼电流加热,精炼电流从电源通过模具和熔渣层传递到金属池。 将未精炼的金属放入容器中与熔融电渣层接触,使得其表面在与渣接触的点处熔化和过热,从而形成金属液滴,并且这些液滴通过炉渣向下流过并被收集 在矿渣下面的熔融精炼金属池中。

    Method for controlling flux concentration in guide tubes
    7.
    发明授权
    Method for controlling flux concentration in guide tubes 失效
    控制导管中通量浓度的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06358297B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-03-19

    申请号:US09474419

    申请日:1999-12-29

    IPC分类号: C22B918

    CPC分类号: C22B9/18

    摘要: A method for controlling electromagnetic flux concentration in a discharge guide tube for a metal refining apparatus is provided. The discharge guide tube comprises a base plate, an extension, a central orifice that extends through the extension from a source of liquid metal to an outlet in the discharge guide tube for directing a stream of metal therethrough, and an interior discharge guide tube flux concentration configuration; an induction heater system that generates an electromagnetic field in the discharge guide tube, the induction heater system being disposed on the extension with a gap defined therebetween, the induction heater system and the discharge guide tube being capable of relative vertical movement and subsequent positions with respect to each other with the gap being essentially constant. The method for providing electromagnetic flux concentration comprises providing current to the induction heater system; generating an electromagnetic field resulting from the step of providing current; and directing an electromagnetic flux to the central orifice at locations defined by the interior discharge guide tube. The step of generating an electromagnetic flux also generates heat and the step of generating heat provides a control of the flow of the stream of metal in its liquidus condition. The electromagnetic field is applied at a substantially constant level regardless of the relative vertical movement and subsequent positions between the induction heater system and the discharge guide tube.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于控制用于金属精炼装置的排放导管中的电磁通量浓度的方法。 排出导管包括基板,延伸部,中心孔,其从液态金属源延伸到排出引导管中的出口,用于引导金属流通过其中,并且内部排出导管通量集中 组态; 感应加热器系统,其在所述排出导管中产生电磁场,所述感应加热器系统设置在所述延伸部上,其间限定有间隙,所述感应加热器系统和所述排出导管能够相对垂直移动, 彼此之间的间隙基本上是恒定的。 提供电磁通量浓度的方法包括向感应加热器系统提供电流; 产生由提供电流的步骤产生的电磁场; 以及在由所述内部排放导管限定的位置处将电磁通量引导到所述中心孔口。 产生电磁通量的步骤也产生热量,产生热量的步骤提供金属流在其液相线条件下的流动的控制。 电磁场以基本恒定的水平施加,而不管感应加热器系统和排放导管之间的相对垂直运动和随后的位置如何。

    Systems and methods for controlling the dimensions of a cold finger
apparatus in electroslag refining process
    9.
    发明授权
    Systems and methods for controlling the dimensions of a cold finger apparatus in electroslag refining process 失效
    在电渣精炼过程中控制冷指装置的尺寸的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US5810066A

    公开(公告)日:1998-09-22

    申请号:US576793

    申请日:1995-12-21

    IPC分类号: B22D23/10 B22F9/08 C22B9/18

    摘要: A system and method of electroslag refining of metal is taught. The system and method includes the introduction of unrefined metal into an electroslag refining process in which the unrefined metal is first melted at the upper surface of the refining slag. The molten metal is refined as it passes through the molten slag. The refined metal is collected in a cold hearth apparatus having a skull of refined metal formed on the surface of the cold hearth for protecting the cold hearth from the leaching action of the refined molten metal. A cold finger bottom pour spout is formed at the bottom of the cold hearth to permit dispensing of molten refined metal from the cold hearth. The dimensions of the cold finger apparatus pour spout are controlled by positioning a retaining means around the outer surface of the pour spout thereby controlling the flow rate of molten metal through the cold finger apparatus.

    摘要翻译: 教导了电渣精炼金属的系统和方法。 该系统和方法包括将未精制金属引入电渣精炼工艺中,其中未精制金属在精炼炉渣的上表面首先熔化。 当熔融金属通过熔渣时被精炼。 精制金属被收集在具有形成在冷柜的表面上的精制金属颅骨的冷炉床装置中,用于保护冷炉免受精炼熔融金属的浸出作用。 在冷底部的底部形成冷手指底部倒出口,以允许从冷底座分配熔融精炼金属。 通过将保持装置定位在倾倒口的外表面上来控制冷指装置倾倒口的尺寸,从而控制熔融金属通过冷指装置的流速。