Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Alloy refining methods
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Application No.: US14683176Application Date: 2015-04-10
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Publication No.: US09683273B2Publication Date: 2017-06-20
- Inventor: Roy J. Matway , Kenneth G. Malencia , Jay E. Rupert
- Applicant: ATI PROPERTIES LLC
- Applicant Address: US OR Albany
- Assignee: ATI PROPERTIES LLC
- Current Assignee: ATI PROPERTIES LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US OR Albany
- Agency: K&L Gates LLP
- Main IPC: C21C7/00
- IPC: C21C7/00 ; C22B9/05 ; C21C5/34 ; C21C5/48 ; C21C7/068 ; C21B7/16 ; C21C7/072 ; C22B23/06 ; C22C38/02

Abstract:
A method of decarburizing a molten alloy may generally comprise injecting a first gas comprising at least one of argon, carbon dioxide, and oxygen through a first fluid-conducting portion of a tuyere into the molten alloy below the surface of the molten alloy, and injecting a second gas comprising at least one of argon and carbon dioxide through a second fluid-conducting portion of the tuyere into the molten alloy below the surface of the molten alloy. The tuyere may comprise an inner portion concentrically aligned within an outer portion to define an annulus therebetween. The first gas may be injected through the inner portion, and the second gas may be injected through the annulus.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150211082A1 ALLOY REFINING METHODS Public/Granted day:2015-07-30
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