US4690867A
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Material for low melting point metal casting equipment
Assignee: Nichias Corp
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Filing: 1986-03-31
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Granted: 1987-09-01
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Expires: 2006-03-31
Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides an improved compositional material for a low melting point metal casting equipment and a method for producing the same, wherein said composition does not cause large cracks during operation even if there is a reduction in its physical strength resulting from the non-use of reinforcing asbestos fiber. This material actually has a durability equivalent to/or greater than that of products reinforced with asbestos fiber.
Inventors
- 👤 Tsutomu Yamamoto
- 👤 Michio Nishiyama
- 👤 Mitsuo Yamamoto
- 👤 Masakazu Ozaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 22:24
CPC Classifications
B; B22; B22D; B22D41/00; B22D41/50; B22D41/52; B22D41/54; B22C; B22C1/00; B22D35/00; B22D35/04; B22D41/02; B22D7/00; B22D7/06; B22D7/10; B22D7/102; C; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/01; C04B35/16; C04B35/22; C04B35/71; C04B35/78; C04B35/80; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2913; Y10T428/2918; Y10T428/2933; Y10T428/294; Y10T428/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
A material for low melting point metal casting equipment comprising a calcium silicate molded body reinforced with fibers, characterized in that the matrix of said molded body substantially comprises xonotlite, that a surface of said molded body coming in contact with any molten metal to be cast and the zone near the surface substantially contain no reinforcing fibers or less reinforcing fibers than that of other zones, thereby providing that the fracture toughness of said surface or zone is lower than that of said other zones.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
86 words
A material for low melting point metal casting equipment comprising a calcium silicate molded body reinforced with fibers, characterized in that the matrix of said molded body substantially comprises xonotlite, that a surface of said molded body coming in contact with any molten metal to be cast and the zone near the surface substantially contain no reinforcing fibers or less reinforcing fibers than that of other zones, thereby providing that the fracture toughness of said surface or zone is lower than that of said other zones.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
60 words
A compositional material according to Claim 1, wherein the ratio of a fracture toughness index To of the zone substantially containing no reinforcing fiber or containing fibers at a relatively low formulating proportion, and a fracture toughness index T 1 of the zone containing fibers at a relatively high formulating proportion, that is T o /T 1 , is 0.1-0.5.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A compositional material according to Claim 1, wherein the reinforcing fiber is a carbon fiber.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A compositional material for low melting point metal casting equipment comprising a calcium silicate molded body, the matrix of which substantially comprises xonotlite, characterized in that about 0.7 to about 5.9 weight % of carbon fiber is dispersed in said matrix.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
A compositional material for low melting point metal casting equipment comprising a calcium silicate molded body, the matrix of which substantially comprises xonotlite, characterized in that about 0.7 to about 5.9 weight % of carbon fiber is dispersed in said matrix.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
A compositional material according to claim 4 wherein the fibrous wollastonite is contained in a uniformly dispersed state.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
119 words
A compositional material for low melting point metal casting equipment comprising a calcium silicate molded body comprising xonotlite as matrix and 0.7 to 5.9 weight % of carbon fiber are reinforcing fiber, characterized in that, when the material is used for casting metal at least one time, the carbon fibers near the surface for contacting the molten metal are burnt down whereby a surface of said molded body coming in contact with any molten metal to be cast and the zone near the surface comes to contain substantially no reinforcing fibers or less reinforcing fibers than than of other zones, thereby providing that the fracture toughness of said surface or zone is lower than that of said other zones.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
119 words
A compositional material for low melting point metal casting equipment comprising a calcium silicate molded body comprising xonotlite as matrix and 0.7 to 5.9 weight % of carbon fiber are reinforcing fiber, characterized in that, when the material is used for casting metal at least one time, the carbon fibers near the surface for contacting the molten metal are burnt down whereby a surface of said molded body coming in contact with any molten metal to be cast and the zone near the surface comes to contain substantially no reinforcing fibers or less reinforcing fibers than than of other zones, thereby providing that the fracture toughness of said surface or zone is lower than that of said other zones.
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