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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2006
Applicants:
Mats Sundberg, Västerås, SE;
Jan-olof Olsson, Halstahamar, SE;
Chet Popilowski, Washington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Mats Sundberg, Västerås, SE;
Jan-Olof Olsson, Halstahamar, SE;
Chet Popilowski, Washington, CT (US);
Assignees:
Sandvik Intellectual Property AB, Sandviken, SE;
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22B 9/16 (2006.01); B22D 41/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of handling liquid non-ferrous metals after smelting. The liquid metal is in contact with a solid refractory material, and in the absence of electrical currents passing through the liquid-metal-contacting surfaces. The solid material is TiSiC. The liquid non-ferrous material can be aluminum or an aluminum alloy, magnesium or a magnesium alloy, or other non-ferrous materials as to which the TiSiCmaterial is stable.