Metal founding – Process – Shaping liquid metal against a forming surface
Reexamination Certificate
2006-10-17
2006-10-17
Kerns, Kevin (Department: 1725)
Metal founding
Process
Shaping liquid metal against a forming surface
C164S122000, C164S900000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07121320
ABSTRACT:
A method of shaping a semisolid metal comprising pouring a molten aluminum or magnesium alloy which contains a crystal grain refiner and which is superheated to less than 50° C. above a liquidus temperature of aluminum or magnesium, directly into a vessel without using a cooling jig, maintaining the alloy in the vessel for 30 seconds to 30 minutes as a resultant melt is cooled to a temperature where a specified liquid fraction is established such that a temperature of the poured alloy which is liquid and superheated to less than 10° C. above the liquidus temperature or which is partially solid, partially liquid and at a temperature of less than 5° C. below the liquidus temperature decreases from an initial level and passes through a temperature zone 5° C. below the liquidus temperature within at least 10 minutes, whereby fine primary crystals are generated in the alloy, recovering the alloy from the vessel, supplying the alloy into a mold, and shaping the alloy under pressure.
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Adachi Mitsuru
Harada Yasunori
Sakamoto Tatsuo
Sasaki Hiroto
Sato Satoru
Kerns Kevin
Lin I.-H.
Ube Industries Ltd.
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