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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2007
Applicants:
Dominick M. Colavito, Bangor, PA (US);
John Damiano, Easton, PA (US);
Yves C. Vermeulen, Pen Argyl, PA (US);
Inventors:
Dominick M. Colavito, Bangor, PA (US);
John Damiano, Easton, PA (US);
Yves C. Vermeulen, Pen Argyl, PA (US);
Assignee:
Specialty Minerals (Michigan) Inc., Bingham Farms, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C21C 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A lance nozzle insert for a refractory lance for feeding an additive wire into a quantity of molten metal below the surface of the molten metal surface is made of a material comprising stabilized zirconium oxide and graphite substantially increasing the corrosion resistance of the lance nozzle insert.