Method of producing thixotropic metallic products by continuous casting, with polyphase current electromagnetic agitation
US5219018A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 4, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jun 15, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 4, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S164/90
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to a continuous casting method for producing thixotropic metallic alloys containing degenerated dendrites. It consists of casting the liquid metal in a movable occluded mould consisting of a hot upstream zone produced from insulating material and a cooled downstream zone in which the metal solidifies, while carrying out by means of a sliding magnetic field, obtained by a series of polyphase inductors, an electromagnetic agitation which causes the dendrites formed in the cold zone to pass into the hot zone where they change to nodules by superficial refusion. This invention is particularly applicable to the production of aluminum plates or bars having thixotropic properties.
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