CASTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR METALLIC MATERIAL

• Main Authors: TRAVIS R MOXLEY, MATTHEW J ARNOLD, ERIC R MARTIN, TIMOTHY F SORAN, EDMUND J HAAS, DOUGLAS P AUSTIN, DINH LANH G
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 26.07.2018
• Subjects: BLASTING; CASTING; CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES; DETAILS OR ACCESSORIES OF FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS, OR RETORTS,IN SO FAR AS THEY ARE OF KINDS OCCURRING IN MORE THAN ONE KINDOF FURNACE; FURNACES; HEATING; KILNS; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; OVENS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; POWDER METALLURGY; RETORTS; TRANSPORTING; WEAPONS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve a melting and casting method and facilities capable of reducing the inclusions of an ingot of a titanium alloy and the other metallic material(s).SOLUTION: A metallic material is melted and cast by a casting system comprising: a melting hearth 40; a refining hearth 42 fluidly communicated with the melting hearth; a receiving container 44 fluidly communicated with the refining hearth and including a first flow-out region defining a first melting material passage and a second flow-out region defining a second melting material passage; and at least one electron gun directing energy to the direction of the receiving container and regulating the direction of the flow of the melting material along the first melting material passage and the second melting material passage.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4 【課題】チタン合金および他の金属材料のインゴットのの介在物を低減できる溶解、鋳造方法および設備の改良。【解決手段】溶解ハース４０；溶解ハースと流動的に連通している精製ハース４２；精製ハースと流動的に連通していて、第１の溶融材料経路を規定する第１の流出領域および第２の溶融材料経路を規定する第２の流出領域を含む受け容器４４；ならびにエネルギーを受け容器の向きに方向付けし、第１の溶融材料経路および第２の溶融材料経路に沿って溶融材料の流れの方向を調節する少なくとも１つの電子銃；を含んで金属材料を溶解および鋳造する。【選択図】図４