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Centrifugal casting
Assignee: PepsiAmericas Inc
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Filing: 1981-08-07
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Granted: 1982-11-02
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Expires: 2001-08-07
Abstract
Abstract A centrifugal casting of tubular form exhibiting an outer layer of a heavy (high density) metal having a high melting point, an inner layer of a lighter (low density) lower melting point metal and an intermediate zone where the two metals vary continuously and oppositely as to concentration from the inner layer to the outer layer; in the case of a tube these layers are the inner diameter (I.D.) and the outer diameter (O.D.).
Inventors
- 👤 Igor Y. Khandros
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 11:27
CPC Classifications
B; B22; B22D; B22D13/00; B22D13/02; B22D19/00; B22D19/16; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/12; Y10T428/12354; Y10T428/12458; Y10T428/12493; Y10T428/12736; Y10T428/1275; Y10T428/12757
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
98 words
A centrifugal casting having at and near the outside surface a first zone having a high concentration of a dense metal alloyed with a low concentration of a less dense metal; a second zone having a higher concentration of the less dense metal, higher than in the first zone, alloyed with a lower concentration of the dense metal, lower than in the first zone, at and near the inside surface; and a transition zone between the other two zones where the concentration of the less dense metal is continuously increasing radially in the direction of the inside surface.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
98 words
A centrifugal casting having at and near the outside surface a first zone having a high concentration of a dense metal alloyed with a low concentration of a less dense metal; a second zone having a higher concentration of the less dense metal, higher than in the first zone, alloyed with a lower concentration of the dense metal, lower than in the first zone, at and near the inside surface; and a transition zone between the other two zones where the concentration of the less dense metal is continuously increasing radially in the direction of the inside surface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
58 words
A centrifugal casting according to claim 1 of tubular form in which the less dense metal is principally aluminum and in which the dense metal consists essentially of: ______________________________________
carbon 0.25 to 0.8
nickel 8 to 62 balance iron
chromium 12 to 32 except for
silicon up to 3.5 impurities and
manganese up to 3 tramp elements.
______________________________________
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
61 words
A casting according to claim 1 achieved by pouring the less dense metal into a rotating centrifugal mold and allowing it to solidify while rotating the mold, and afterwards pouring the dense metal into the mold atop the less dense metal to melt it while rotating the mold until the melted less dense metal has attained the inside of the casting.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
97 words
A tubular centrifugal casting having a low concentration of a less dense metal and a high concentration of a dense metal combined in a zone at and near the outside; having a lower concentration of the dense metal, compared to the outside zone, and a higher concentration of the less dense metal, also compared to the outside zone, combined in a zone near the inside of the casting; and having a transition zone between the other two zones where the less dense metal exhibits a continuously increasing concentration radially inward in the direction of the inside zone.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
97 words
A tubular centrifugal casting having a low concentration of a less dense metal and a high concentration of a dense metal combined in a zone at and near the outside; having a lower concentration of the dense metal, compared to the outside zone, and a higher concentration of the less dense metal, also compared to the outside zone, combined in a zone near the inside of the casting; and having a transition zone between the other two zones where the less dense metal exhibits a continuously increasing concentration radially inward in the direction of the inside zone.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
55 words
A centrifugal casting according to claim 4 in which the less dense metal is principally aluminum and in which the dense metal consists essentially of: ______________________________________
carbon 0.25 to 0.8
nickel 8 to 62 balance iron
chromium 12 to 32 except for
silicon up to 3.5 impurities and
manganese up to 3 tramp elements.
______________________________________
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
69 words
A centrifugal casting according to claim 4 or 5 achieved by pouring the less dense metal into a rotating centrifugal mold and allowing it to solidify while rotating the mold, and afterwards pouring the dense metal into the mold atop the less dense metal to melt it while rotating the mold until the melted less dense metal combined with the dense metal has attained the inside of the casting.
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