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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 1992
Filed:
Oct. 12, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Oscar H Krikorian, Danville, CA (US);
Paul G Curtis, Tracy, CA (US);
Assignee:
United States Department of Energy, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F27B / ; C21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428 358 ; 266275 ; 266282 ; 266286 ; 220454 ; 432265 ;
Abstract
An improved molten metal containment vessel is disclosed in which wetting of the vessel's inner wall surfaces by molten metal is inhibited by coating at least the inner surfaces of the containment vessel with one or more rare earth oxysulfide or rare earth sulfide compounds to inhibit wetting and or adherence by the molten metal to the surfaces of the containment vessel.