Societe Francaise D'electrometallurgie Sofrem

Louis Septier

Michel Demange

Francis Dubrous

Andre Mena

Christian Payn

Louis Boscaro

Rene Bonfils

Jean-Philippe Bucher

Process and apparatus for moulding ingots of ferro-alloys by chill

A method and apparatus is disclosed for rapidly solidifying and cooling molten metal oxides, by continuous casting, which according to the invention, comprises: feeding the molten metal oxides into the convergent space formed between two cylinders mounted for rotation about horizontal axes and rotated in opposite directions, i.e., counter-rotating, at a substantially equal peripheral speed, the distance between their axes being equal to the sum of the radius of each cylinder plus at least about one millimeter; cooling the walls of the cylinders to enable solidification of the molten material; controlling the rotary speed of the cylinders so that the molten metal oxide is not completely solidified until it reaches a point beyond a plane passing through the axes of rotation of the cylinders, and retrieving a solidified metal oxide product from the divergent space formed between the cylinders. The method is particularly suited to the production of fine grain abrasives of a corundum or courndum-zirconia base.

Method and apparatus for rapidly solidifying and cooling melted products

Process for obtaining manganese- and silicon-based alloys by

Process for the desiliconization of manganese alloys

The invention concerns a method of obtaining manganese alloys with an average carbon content by reacting liquid, carbon-containing ferro-manganese in a fluid tight chamber. Oxygen, mixed with a heat regulating gas such as CO.sub.2, air, nitrogen, argon or steam, is introduced and by controlling the discharge of the gaseous effluent, the pressure in the reactor is adjusted between 1.5 and 15 bars, to avoid volatilization of the manganese and a refined ferro-manganese is produced containing 0.5-2% carbon.

Method of obtaining manganese alloys with a medium carbon content

This invention relates to the thermal production of magnesium, using, as source of magnesium oxide, a residual slag from the manufacture of certain carbon-containing chrome irons and, as reducing agent, a ferro-silico-aluminum for carrying out the MAGNETHERM process. Magnesium is obtained with a high degree of purity and in excellent yields, with the recovery of a residual alloy containing chromium and silicon, and the production capacity of a given furnace is increased by about 16% compared with that obtained when using calcined dolomite.

Thermal processes for the production of magnesium

The invention relates to a pyrometallurgical process for the treatment of complex metal ores, such as oceanic nodules, containing, in particular, manganese and copper, in which the ores are subjected to reducing fusion to produce a primary slag, containing all the manganese, and a primary alloy containing copper, nickel and cobalt. The primary slag which is then decoppered, may be used for the production of ferro or silicomanganese, while the secondary alloy is recycled for the reducing fusion step.

Process for the treatment of complex metal ores containing, in

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