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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2013
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 ...
C22B 9/00 (2006.01); C21C 7/072 (2006.01); C22B 9/02 (2006.01); C22B 9/05 (2006.01); C22B 21/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C22B 9/00 (2013.01); C21C 7/072 (2013.01); C22B 9/02 (2013.01); C22B 9/026 (2013.01); C22B 9/05 (2013.01); C22B 21/06 (2013.01); C22B 21/064 (2013.01); Y02P 10/234 (2015.11);
Abstract
Methods for degassing and for removing impurities from molten metals are disclosed. These methods can include operating an ultrasonic device in a molten metal bath, and adding a purging gas into the molten metal bath in close proximity to the ultrasonic device.