Heating device for transfer of liquid metal and process for manufacturing the device
US5708257A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 26, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49083
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A heating assembly 1 for transferring liquid metal 28 has a closed cross-section and includes a refractory tube 4 wrapped in an insulating layer 5 which is in turn surrounded by an inductor 3 enclosed in refractory concrete within a metal shell, the insulating layer 5 consisting of an insulating refractory concrete layer 5a. The heating assembly 1 may be used in a liquid metal holding furnace 9 provided with a supply of pressurised gas Pr for producing metal parts.
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