Metal foam casting apparatus and method

Details Metal foam casting apparatus and method Metal foam casting apparatus and method

2006-02-14

2006-02-14

Lin, Kuang Y. (Department: 1725)

Electricity: conductors and insulators

Conduits, cables or conductors

Combined

C164S136000, C164S335000, C075S415000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06998535

ABSTRACT:
A method for casting articles from metal foam includes a molten metal bath and a foam forming means. The foam is drawn into a ladle, within a heated chamber, which transports a foam sample to a mold. The ladle deposits the foam sample into the mold and the mold is closed. Once cooled and hardened the formed article is removed. The system of the invention comprises a molten metal bath, a heated foam collecting chamber, a ladle for drawing a sample of the foam and for transporting the sample to a mold. The present invention provides an apparatus for carrying out.

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