Aluminum Company of America

Richard A Milito

Subodh K Das

C Norman Cochran

Robert M Mazgaj

Walter W Hill

A process for purifying aluminum alloys comprises providing molten aluminum alloy in a container having a porous wall therein capable of containing molten aluminum in the container and being permeable by the molten electrolyte. Aluminum is electrolytically transported through the porous wall to a cathode thereby substantially separating the aluminum from alloying constituents.

Aluminum purification

Aluminum-silicon alloys are formed by bringing a mix containing sources of alumina, silica and carbon to a temperature in the range of 1500.degree. and 1600.degree. C to form silicon carbide and carbon monoxide. The mix containing the silicon carbide is then brought to a temperature in the range of 1600.degree. to 1900.degree. C to form aluminum oxycarbide and carbon monoxide. Thereafter, the mix containing the silicon carbide and aluminum oxycarbide is brought to a temperature in the range of 1950.degree. to 2200.degree. C to produce an aluminum-silicon alloy.

Method of carbothermically producing aluminum-silicon alloys

A method of producing an aluminum-silicon type alloy from alumina-silica bearing materials comprises providing the silica and alumina bearing materials in a mix having a weight ratio of silica to alumina in the range of 0.5 to 1.1. The method further comprises providing a source of carbonaceous material in the mix and carbothermically reducing it to form the aluminum-silicon alloy.

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Richard A Milito