Aluminum Company of America

Mohammad A Zaidi

C Edward Eckert

Men Glenn Chu

Lawrence W Cisko

Thomas R Hornack

James R Fields

Gerald D Scott

M K Premkumar

Leo A Vivola

Richard A Manzini

Marshall A Klingensmith

William G Truckner

Thomas J Kasun

Thomas J Rodjom

Robert C Wallace

George C Full

Janel M Miller

Jerri F McMichael

The die casting machine includes a trough containing a supply of molten metal and a feed tube extending into the supply of molten metal in the trough. A flow of molten metal is maintained in the trough past the feed tube independent of the transfer of molten metal through the feed tube. The die casting machine further includes a filtering system.

Die-casting process and equipment

A method for making stock shapes from a composition which includes a liquid crystal polymer having a high crystallization temperature, the method including: (a) densifying the composition into a compact; and (b) processing the compact at one or more temperatures below the crystallization temperature using a moderate to high strain rate. For the liquid crystal polymer consisting essentially of p, p' biphenol, p-hydroxybenzoic acid and terephthalic acid monomers and sold under the trademark 'XYDAR.RTM.', a preferred embodiment includes heating the compact to one or more temperatures between about 400.degree.-650.degree. F.; and extruding the heated compact in the solid state through a uniform flow-type die at a strain rate of at least about 2 sec.sup.-1.

Method for making a thermoplastic stock shape

This invention provides improved casting processes, equipment, and products. The invention is especially advantageous for die casting.

There is provided a method of fabricating sheet stock having reduced earing during container forming. The method comprises the steps of providing a body of an aluminum base alloy suitable for rolling into sheet stock for forming containers therefrom and hot rolling the body to provide a flat rolled product having a hot rolled structure. The flat rolled product is provided with 5 to 20% of the structure being recrystallized. Thereafter, it is annealed in the temperature range of 400.degree. to 700.degree. F. to provide a fully recrystallized product which is cold rolled to sheet stock having reduced earing during container forming.

Aluminum sheet product having reduced earing and method of making

A method for making stock shapes from a composition which includes a liquid crystal polymer having a high crystallization temperature, said method comprising: (a) densifying the composition into a compact; and (b) processing the compact at one or more temperatures below the crystallization temperature using a moderate to high strain rate. For the liquid crystal polymer consisting essentially of p, p' biphenol, p-hydroxybenzoic acid and terephthalic acid monomers and sold under the trademark 'Xydar.RTM.', a preferred embodiment includes heating the compact to one or more temperatures between about 400.degree.-650.degree. F.; and extruding the heated compact in the solid state through a uniform flow-type die at a strain rate of at least about 2 sec.sup.-1. Thermoplastic stock shapes weighing about four or more pounds and having thicknesses in all dimensions greater than the maximum thickness obtainable through injection molding are also disclosed.

Thermoplastic stock shape and method for making the same

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Monroeville, PA, United States of America

Mohammad A Zaidi