Pour ladle for molten metal
US8418745B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 10, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB22D41/58
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of forming a casting using a casting apparatus is disclosed, the method including the steps of lowering a ladle having a hollow interior into a source of molten material and an aperture facilitating flow into the hollow interior, filling the interior of the ladle with the molten material through the aperture, introducing an inert gas into a portion of a nozzle, removing the ladle from the source of molten material, causing the nozzle to contact a casting mold, and pressurizing the hollow interior with an inert gas to cause the molten material to flow into the casting mold.
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