Vallourec

Edmond Vachiery

Michel Douchy

Andre Gueussier

The invention concerns a composite article with a tubular metal sheath containing a compacted powdery or granular material. The article is of substantially circular cross section (153). Its sheath comprises at least one closed fold (154), the fold edge (156) of which is within the compacted material. The article is produced by forming an open fold along a generatrix of a circular metal sheath containing a non-consolidated powdery or granular material and then constricting the sheath so as to close the fold. The article is used for the treatment of meal baths, for example for the treatment of steel in a ladle.

Composite article having a tubular sheath containing a compacted

The invention concerns a composite article with a tubular metal sheath containing a compacted powdery or granular material. The article is of substantially circular cross section (153). Its sheath comprises at least one closed fold (154), the fold edge (156) of which is within the compacted material. The article is produced by forming an open fold along a generatrix of a circular metal sheath containing a non-consolidated powdery or granular material and then constricting the sheath so as to close the fold. The article is used for the treatment of metal baths, for example for the treatment of steel in a ladle.

The invention concerns the production of steels which have an isotropic structure, are very well adapted to cold forming particularly by pressing and which have a very low silicon content. The method comprises taking a deoxidated liquid steel with a low silicon content and placing in it a cored wire containing a divided material, which is a mixture of silico-calcium and granular calcium in a specific quantity and specific proportions. The method is applicable to non-alloyed or slightly alloyed steels and is particularly suitable for a continuous casting installation.

Method of treating steel with calcium, to obtain a steel well adapted to

The invention relates to the methods for the preparation of steels with high machinability, comprising globular inclusions which allow for high cutting speeds by means of carbide tools. The method according to the invention consists of introducing into a liquid steel which has been deoxidized carefully with aluminum, and desulfurized, additions of calcium and sulfur, carried out by a cored wire, the contents obtained being from 20 to 100 ppm calcium and 150 to 500 ppm sulfur. The steels prepared under this method offer a particular aptitude for high speed machining with the aid of carbide cutting tools.

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Solesmes, France

Edmond Vachiery