EP0576212A3 - Purifying molten metal. - Google Patents

Purifying molten metal. Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0576212A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: molten metal; purifying molten; purifying; metal; molten
Prior art date: 1992-06-18
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP19930304736

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP0576212A2 (en

EP0576212B1 (en

Inventor

Liam Cullen

Michael Robert Clark

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Foseco International Ltd

Original Assignee

Foseco International Ltd

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1992-06-18

Filing date

1993-06-17

Publication date

1994-11-23

1993-06-17 Application filed by Foseco International Ltd filed Critical Foseco International Ltd

1993-12-29 Publication of EP0576212A2 publication Critical patent/EP0576212A2/en

1994-11-23 Publication of EP0576212A3 publication Critical patent/EP0576212A3/en

1999-04-14 Application granted granted Critical

1999-04-14 Publication of EP0576212B1 publication Critical patent/EP0576212B1/en

2013-06-17 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
- B22D—CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
- B22D1/00—Treatment of fused masses in the ladle or the supply runners before casting
- B22D1/002—Treatment with gases
- B22D1/005—Injection assemblies therefor
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
- B22D—CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
- B22D41/00—Casting melt-holding vessels, e.g. ladles, tundishes, cups or the like
- B22D41/50—Pouring-nozzles
- B22D41/58—Pouring-nozzles with gas injecting means

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Treatment Of Steel In Its Molten State (AREA)
Continuous Casting (AREA)
Manufacture And Refinement Of Metals (AREA)

EP19930304736 1992-06-18 1993-06-17 Purifying molten metal Expired - Lifetime EP0576212B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB9212953		1992-06-18
GB929212953A GB9212953D0 (en)	1992-06-18	1992-06-18	Purifying molten metal

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0576212A2 EP0576212A2 (en)	1993-12-29
EP0576212A3 true EP0576212A3 (en)	1994-11-23
EP0576212B1 EP0576212B1 (en)	1999-04-14

Family

ID=10717326

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP19930304736 Expired - Lifetime EP0576212B1 (en)	1992-06-18	1993-06-17	Purifying molten metal

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP0576212B1 (en)
DE (1)	DE69324408T2 (en)
ES (1)	ES2132188T3 (en)
GB (2)	GB9212953D0 (en)

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GB9903937D0 (en) *	1999-02-22	1999-04-14	Foseco Int	Tundish impact pad
EP1243361A1 (en) *	2001-03-19	2002-09-25	Vesuvius Crucible Company	Apparatus for injecting gas into molten metal
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1992
- 1992-06-18 GB GB929212953A patent/GB9212953D0/en active Pending
1993
- 1993-06-11 GB GB9312074A patent/GB2267855B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1993-06-17 ES ES93304736T patent/ES2132188T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1993-06-17 EP EP19930304736 patent/EP0576212B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1993-06-17 DE DE1993624408 patent/DE69324408T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
GB1601944A (en) *	1978-03-14	1981-11-04	Glocast Products Ltd	Well blocks for ladles
FR2516415A1 (en) *	1981-11-13	1983-05-20	Daussan & Co	DEVICE FOR REMOVING THE INCLUSIONS CONTAINED IN LIQUID METALS
JPS59211522A (en) *	1983-05-13	1984-11-30	Harima Refract Co Ltd	Porous plug
GB2149699A (en) *	1983-11-18	1985-06-19	Uss Eng & Consult	Method and apparatus for avoiding vortexing in a bottom pour vessel
EP0187924A1 (en) *	1984-11-26	1986-07-23	Cometus AG	Process and ladle for gas purging molten metals

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DATABASE WPI Derwent World Patents Index; AN 85-015337 *

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
DE69324408D1 (en)	1999-05-20
GB9312074D0 (en)	1993-07-28
GB2267855A (en)	1993-12-22
DE69324408T2 (en)	1999-12-16
EP0576212A2 (en)	1993-12-29
GB9212953D0 (en)	1992-07-29
GB2267855B (en)	1995-09-20
EP0576212B1 (en)	1999-04-14
ES2132188T3 (en)	1999-08-16

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