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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 11, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Maurice Sales, Annecy, FR;
Thomas Margaria, Passy, FR;
Assignee:
Pechiney Electrometallurgie, Courbevoie, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
75255 ; 75252 ; 420578 ;
Abstract
A metallurgical silicon or ferrosilicon in the form of granulates having an average size of less than 10 mm and in which the total oxygen concentration is less than 0.05% by weight, and a process for manufacture of this silicon or ferrosilicon consisting of a carbothermal reduction of silica in an electric oven, chlorine-based refining of the liquid metal, and granulation of the refined liquid metal in water under an inert atmosphere. The silicon may be used for silicone manufacture or as a constituent of an aluminum alloy, and the ferrosilicon, as a steel additive used to obtain magnetic sheet metals for electrical construction.