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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Southwire Company, Llc, Carrollton, GA (US);
Inventors:
Victor F. Rundquist, Carrollton, GA (US);
Kevin S. Gill, Carrollton, GA (US);
Assignee:
Southwire Company, LLC, Carrollton, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D 11/04 (2006.01); B22D 11/059 (2006.01); B06B 3/00 (2006.01); B22D 11/00 (2006.01); B22D 25/02 (2006.01); C22C 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D 11/04 (2013.01); B06B 3/00 (2013.01); B22D 11/004 (2013.01); B22D 11/059 (2013.01); B22D 25/02 (2013.01); C22C 9/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices may be in contact with molten metals such as copper, for example. The devices may include, but are not limited to, a die used for producing articles made from the molten metal, a sensor for determining an amount of a dissolved gas in the molten metal, or an ultrasonic device for reducing gas content (e.g., hydrogen) in the molten metal. Niobium may be used as a protective barrier for the devices when they are exposed to the molten metals.