US4415510A
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Process for making oxide refractory material having fine crystal structure
Assignee: Electro Minerals Canada Inc
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Filing: 1972-12-12
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Granted: 1983-11-15
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Expires: 1992-12-12
Abstract
Abstract Oxide refractory materials (for example, alumina-zirconia mixtures) can be cast to have an extremely fine crystal structure by casting them onto a non-reactive, non-melting particulate solid cooling media of a material other than that of the oxide refractory material (for example, steel spheres having a size ranging from about 5 to about 60 mm). By using steel spheres as the cooling media, the spheres can be removed from the solidified material with a magnet. The solidified material, when crushed and graded, has exceptional utility as an extremely tough abrasive grain.
Inventors
- 👤 Wesley Q. Richmond
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 06:32
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/622; C04B35/653
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
A process for rapidly cooling and solidifying a melt of oxide refractory material, comprising the steps of (1) filling a solidification chamber to a depth of at least about 15 cm with non-reactive, non-melting particulate solid steel sphere cooling media, of a material other than that of the oxide refractory material to be cooled and solidified, said cooling media having a size ranging from about 5 to about 60 mm; and (2) casting a melt of the oxide refractory material into the solidification chamber, over the cooling media, whereby the melt is rapidly cooled and solidified.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
96 words
A process for rapidly cooling and solidifying a melt of oxide refractory material, comprising the steps of (1) filling a solidification chamber to a depth of at least about 15 cm with non-reactive, non-melting particulate solid steel sphere cooling media, of a material other than that of the oxide refractory material to be cooled and solidified, said cooling media having a size ranging from about 5 to about 60 mm; and (2) casting a melt of the oxide refractory material into the solidification chamber, over the cooling media, whereby the melt is rapidly cooled and solidified.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the solidification chamber is rotated at a speed of from about 3 to about 10 revolutions per minute.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
A process according to claim 1, as a batch process, with no cooling media or solidified melt being removed nor additional cooling media being added while the melt of oxide refractory material is being added to the solidification chamber.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A process according to claim 3, wherein a plurality of solidification chambers are moved to the source of the melt of oxide refractory material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A process according to claim 3 wherein the source of the melt of oxide refractory material is moved to a plurality of solidification chambers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
62 words
A process for producing rapid cooling of molten oxide abrasives wherein the molten abrasive is cast into a packed mass of a plurality of discrete solid steel bodies of material having a composition different from that of the molten oxide abrasive, and being non-reactive with the abrasive material, said masses having an average size of from about 5 to about 60 mm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
62 words
A process for producing rapid cooling of molten oxide abrasives wherein the molten abrasive is cast into a packed mass of a plurality of discrete solid steel bodies of material having a composition different from that of the molten oxide abrasive, and being non-reactive with the abrasive material, said masses having an average size of from about 5 to about 60 mm.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method as in claim 6 in which the bodies are spheroidal.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
39 words
A process for making fusion cast metal oxides comprising pouring a molten mass of metal oxide into a mold containing metal cooling-spheres thereby causing the molten mass to rapidly cool and solidify in the interstices between the metal cooling-spheres.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
39 words
A process for making fusion cast metal oxides comprising pouring a molten mass of metal oxide into a mold containing metal cooling-spheres thereby causing the molten mass to rapidly cool and solidify in the interstices between the metal cooling-spheres.
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