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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7988763 | Use of a binary salt flux of NaCl and MgClfor the purification of aluminium or aluminium alloys, and method thereof A method for the purification of a metal selected from the group consisting of aluminum and aluminum alloys, wherein the metal is in a liquid phase and is contacted with a salt flux consisting of a binary mixture of NaCl and MgCl2. Preferably, more than 2... | 08/02/2011 |
| 6679936 | Molten metal degassing apparatus A tool or fluxing head for fluxing molten metal that comprises a fluxing gas supply line that communicates with the interior of an inverted plunger cup providing a hollow interior into which refining agents and other additives that are to be introduced in... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6375712 | Method of removal of light metals from aluminum Improved apparatus and method are described for the removal of light metals; sodium, lithium, calcium and magnesium, from virgin aluminum tapped from a Hall Heroult reduction cell using LiF-modified or LiF+MgF2 electrolyte. The method is perfor... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6336955 | Method of eliminating phosphorus and/or antimony from molten aluminum An improved method of eliminating phosphorus and/or antimony from molten aluminum containing phosphorus and/or antimony is provided, including the step of adding magnesium or calcium to the molten aluminum maintained at a temperature of 650° to 850° C. ... | 01/08/2002 |
| 4861370 | Process for treating molten aluminum alloy with powdered flux This invention relates to powdered flux compositions and their use in purifying molten mixtures of aluminum and silicon before casting. The powdered flux compositions comprise a carbonate, a sodium and hydrogen free fluoride, and amorphous or encapsulated... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4668351 | Method of producing aluminum A method of purifying aluminum contaminated with cerium or other rare earth metal comprises bringing the molten metal into contact with a halogenating agent. Preferred halogenating agents are aluminum fluoride for reducing cerium levels to around 0.1% to ... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4556419 | Process for treating molten aluminum to remove hydrogen gas and non-metallic inclusions therefrom Hydrogen gas and non-metallic inclusions are removed from molten aluminum by a process comprising the steps of maintaining an atmosphere containing BF3 gas in a treating vessel above the surface of molten aluminum placed therein, introducing a ... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4525212 | Decontamination of aluminum by chlorination Decontaminating an aluminum melt by chlorination wherein the melt is blanketed with a layer of molten flux containing calcium oxide to consume any Cl2 and/or AlCl3 offgasses from the melt.... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4402741 | Process for the precise and continuous injection of a halogenated derivative in the gaseous state into a liquid metal The invention relates to a process and an apparatus for the precise and continuous injection of a halogenated derivative, which is liquid at ambient temperature, into a liquid metal such as aluminum and aluminum-based alloys. The process involves withdraw... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4392888 | Metal treatment system Molten aluminum or other metals are purified by contacting with a fluorocarbon, such as CCl2 F2, in order to decrease the amount of impurity metal elements along with gas and inclusions therein preferably in the presence of an agitat... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4354869 | Process for purging aluminum and aluminum alloy melts of small quantities of alkali and alkaline earth metals Small quantities of alkali metal and alkaline earth metal impurities are removed from an aluminum melt by introducing a source of sulfur such as elemental sulfur, which combines with the impurity to form an impurity-containing slag, purging the melt with ... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4325539 | Device for treating a molten metal or alloy using liquid and solid flux The invention provides apparatus for treating a molten metal or alloy using liquid and solid flux, the invention comprising apparatus for passing the metal or alloy through a column provided with an outlet siphon lined with solid granules and liquid flux,... | 04/20/1982 |
| 4166604 | Mold for fabricating a sparger plate An improved method for fabricating a ceramic sparger plate for use in the degassing of molten metal is disclosed in which a castable ceramic is poured into a mold which contains an array of vertically disposed strands which are removed subsequent to the c... | 09/04/1979 |
| 3955970 | Continuous melting of aluminum scrap A continuous melting process wherein aluminum can scrap or other charge is introduced into a moving stream of superheated molten aluminum and thereby rapidly melted, the stream then being subjected to the fluxing action of a gaseous flux substantially imm... | 05/11/1976 |
