Method for producing a low-alloy steel ingot
US10364479B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC22C38/46
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of fabricating a low alloy steel ingot, the method including a) melting all or part of an electrode by a vacuum arc remelting method, the electrode, before melting, including iron and carbon, the melted portion of the electrode being collected in a crucible, thus forming a melt pool within the crucible; and b) solidifying the melt pool by heat exchange between the melt pool and a cooling fluid, the heat exchange applied serving to impose a mean solidification speed during step b) that is less than or equal to 45 μm/s and to obtain an ingot of low alloy steel.
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