Direct chill casting of aluminum-lithium alloys under salt cover

Details Direct chill casting of aluminum-lithium alloys under salt cover Direct chill casting of aluminum-lithium alloys under salt cover

1993-03-22

1995-05-16

Lin, Kuang Y.

Metal founding

Process

Shaping liquid metal against a forming surface

164459, 164123, 164487, B22D 1110

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active

054152208

ABSTRACT:
Casting aluminum-lithium based alloys under a salt cover involves forming a molten aluminum-lithium alloy, transferring the molten aluminum-lithium alloy to a casting station, and direct chill casting the aluminum-lithium alloy, wherein a protective molten salt cover comprising a mixture of lithium chloride and potassium chloride is maintained over the aluminum-lithium alloy during the casting process. Formation of the molten aluminum-lithium alloy includes alloying of lithium with aluminum by adding lithium to the salt-covered molten aluminum in a melting vessel. The molten salt may be added to the ingot head during casting. A preferred salt mixture includes 35 to 90 mole % LiCl and 10 to 65 mole % KCl.

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