Method for manufacturing titanium ingot

US8985191B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8985191-B2
Application numberUS-201414507869-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 7, 2014
Priority dateAug 22, 2011
Publication dateMar 24, 2015
Grant dateMar 24, 2015

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Abstract

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The present invention is a method for manufacturing a titanium ingot ( 30 ), the method being characterized by comprising: a step of melting a titanium alloy for a predetermined time by cold crucible induction melting (CCIM); a step of supplying molten titanium ( 6 ) to a cold hearth ( 10 ), and separating high density inclusions (HDIs) ( 8 ) by precipitation in the cold hearth ( 10 ) while spraying a plasma jet or an electron beam onto the bath surface of the molten titanium ( 6 ); and a step of supplying a molten titanium starting material from which the HDIs ( 8 ) are separated by precipitation to a mold ( 20 ) to obtain the titanium ingot.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for manufacturing a titanium alloy ingot (the titanium alloy being allowable to be pure titanium), comprising: (a) melting a titanium material or titanium scrap material (hereinafter referred to as “titanium material”) by a cold crucible induction melting (hereinafter referred to as “CCIM”) in such a manner that the following expression (1) can be satisfied: y≧ 700 ×A −1.2   (1)  wherein A=P/(V/S) wherein y: the period [min] for t…

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What does patent US8985191B2 cover?
The present invention is a method for manufacturing a titanium ingot ( 30 ), the method being characterized by comprising: a step of melting a titanium alloy for a predetermined time by cold crucible induction melting (CCIM); a step of supplying molten titanium ( 6 ) to a cold hearth ( 10 ), and separating high density inclusions (HDIs) ( 8 ) by precipitation in the cold hearth ( 10 ) while spr…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kobe Steel Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C22B34/1295. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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