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Immersion pyrometer
Assignee: Vesuvius Crucible Co
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Filing: 1985-09-12
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Granted: 1988-01-26
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Expires: 2005-09-12
Abstract
Abstract A protective sheath for a temperature sensing device for use in determining the temperature of molten metals. The temperature sensing device, such as a thermocouple, is encased in a molybdenum tube which is coated with successive porous layers of molybdenum, a plurality of layers of Al 2 O 3 --Cr 2 O 3 --Mo in a decreasing concentration of Mo in proceeding from the inner to the outer layers, and a layer of substantially pure Al 2 O 3 --Cr 2 O 3 . The Al 2 O 3 --Cr 2 O 3 layer may be covered with an outer coating of a material, such as boron nitride, to protect the Al 2 O 3 --Cr 2 O 3 layer from attack by slag. Alternating layers of Al 2 O 3 --Cr 2 O 3 and boron nitride may be applied as outermost sacrificial layers.
Inventors
- 👤 R. Michael Phillippi
- 👤 David C. Greenspan
- 👤 Richard T. Ellis
- 👤 Tadeusz M. Drzewiecki
- 👤 Taki Negas
- 👤 Ernie Tokay
- 👤 James R. Bush
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-06 10:58
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01K; G01K1/00; G01K1/08; G01K1/16; G01K1/18; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2982; Y10T428/2991
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 34
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
A protective sheath for a temperature sensing device comprising: (a) a metal tube having one closed end to provide a cavity for a temperature sensing device; (b) a series of protective layers comprising at least two cermet layers consisting essentially of Al 2 O 3 --Cr 2 O 3 --Mo covering the outer surface of said metal tube, the concentration of molybdenum in the at least two cermet layers decreasing in proceeding from the inner to the outer layers, and each of said cermet layers having a porosity of from about 4% to about 33%; (c) a ceramic layer of substantially pure Al 2 O 3 --Cr 2 O 3 covering the outermost of the at least two cermet layers, said ceramic layer having a porosity of from about 4% to about 33%.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
133 words
A protective sheath for a temperature sensing device comprising: (a) a metal tube having one closed end to provide a cavity for a temperature sensing device; (b) a series of protective layers comprising at least two cermet layers consisting essentially of Al 2 O 3 --Cr 2 O 3 --Mo covering the outer surface of said metal tube, the concentration of molybdenum in the at least two cermet layers decreasing in proceeding from the inner to the outer layers, and each of said cermet layers having a porosity of from about 4% to about 33%; (c) a ceramic layer of substantially pure Al 2 O 3 --Cr 2 O 3 covering the outermost of the at least two cermet layers, said ceramic layer having a porosity of from about 4% to about 33%.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A protective sheath in accordance with claim 1 wherein the porosity of the cermet and ceramic layers is from about 15 to about 30%.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A protective sheath in accordance with claim 1 wherein the porosity of the cermet and ceramic layers is from about 20 to about 25%.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
A protective sheath in accordance with claim 1 wherein the metal tube comprises molybdenum.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
A protective sheath in accordance with claim 1 where the metal tube comprises stainless steel.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
A protective sheath in accordance with claim 1 wherein said protective layers include a layer of porous molybdenum disposed between the metal tube and the innermost cermet layer, said porous molybdenum having a porosity of from about 4% to about 33%.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
A protective sheath in accordance with any one of claims 1-6 in which the total thickness of the protective layers is from about 0.024 to about 0.040 inch.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
A protective sheath in accordance with any one of claims 1-6 in which each of said layers is about 0.003 inches thick.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
A protective sheath in accordance with claim 1 in which the mole ratio of Al 2 O 3 to Cr 2 O 3 in the cermet and in the ceramic layers is about 4 to 1.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
40 words
A protective sheath in accordance with claim 1 which contains from 3 to 9 cermet layers, and the molybdenum concentration in the cermet layers decreases in substantially a straight line relationship in proceeding from the inner to the outer layers.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
A protective sheath in accordance with claim 1 in which the ceramic layer of substantially pure Al 2 O 3 --Cr 2 O 3 is covered with a layer of boron nitride.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
A protective sheath in accordance with claim 1 in which the ceramic layer of substantially pure Al 2 O 3 --Cr 2 O 3 is covered with a layer of zircon.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
32 words
A protective sheath in accordance with claim 1 in which the ceramic layer of substantially pure Al 2 O 3 --Cr 2 O 3 is covered with a layer of magnesium zirconate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
31 words
A protective sheath in accordance with claim 1 in which the ceramic layer of substantially pure Al 2 O 3 --Cr 2 O 3 is covered with a layer of zirconia.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
167 words
A protective sheath for a temperature sensing device for measuring the temperature of molten metal comprising: (a) a metal tube having one closed end to provide a cavity for a thermocouple; (b) a series of at least two cermet layers consisting essentially of Al 2 O 3 --Cr 2 O 3 --Mo covering the outer surface of said metal tube, the concentration of molybedenum in the at least said two cermet layers decreasing in a predetermined range in proceeding from the inner to the outer layers, each of said layers having a porosity of at least about 4%; (c) a ceramic layer consisting essentially of Al 2 O 3 --Cr 2 O 3 covering the outermost cermet layer of the at least two cermet layers; and (d) a series of sacrificial layers alternating in composition between a layer of boron nitride and a layer of Al 2 O 3 --Cr 2 O 3 , said series of sacrificial layers covering the ceramic layer formed in step (c).
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
167 words
A protective sheath for a temperature sensing device for measuring the temperature of molten metal comprising: (a) a metal tube having one closed end to provide a cavity for a thermocouple; (b) a series of at least two cermet layers consisting essentially of Al 2 O 3 --Cr 2 O 3 --Mo covering the outer surface of said metal tube, the concentration of molybedenum in the at least said two cermet layers decreasing in a predetermined range in proceeding from the inner to the outer layers, each of said layers having a porosity of at least about 4%; (c) a ceramic layer consisting essentially of Al 2 O 3 --Cr 2 O 3 covering the outermost cermet layer of the at least two cermet layers; and (d) a series of sacrificial layers alternating in composition between a layer of boron nitride and a layer of Al 2 O 3 --Cr 2 O 3 , said series of sacrificial layers covering the ceramic layer formed in step (c).
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
17 words
A protective sheath in accordance with claim 15 in which said metal tube is a molybdenum tube.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
37 words
A protective sheath in accordance with claim 16 having a layer of porous molybdenum between the molybdenum tube and the innermost cermet layer, said porous molybdenum layer having a porosity of from about 4 to about 33%.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
22 words
A protective sheath in accordance with claim 15 wherein the cermet layers have a porosity of from about 4 to about 33%.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
40 words
A protective sheath in accordance with claim 15 wherein the sacrificial layers consist of at least 2 boron nitride layers having a layer consisting essentially of Al 2 O 3 --Cr 2 O 3 disposed between said boron nitride layers.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
25 words
A protective sheath in accordance with claim 19 wherein each boron nitride and each ceramic layer is from about 0.001 to about 0.003 inch thick.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
24 words
A protective sheath in accordance with claim 19 wherein each boron nitride and ceramic layer in the sacrificial zone is about 0.002 inch thick.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
24 words
A protective sheath in accordance with claims 1 or 15 in which the inner wall of the metal tube is covered with a ceramic.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
22 words
A protective sheath in accordance with claims 1 or 15 in which said tube comprises an alloy containing molybdenum, titanium and zirconium.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
29 words
A protective sheath in accordance with claims 2 or 15 in combination with a slag collar which surrounds a portion of the sheath intermediate the ends of said sheath.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
28 words
A protective sheath in accordance with claim 24 wherein the slag collar comprises a tube made of graphite-alumina and the tube is sealed with a high temperature castable.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
18 words
A protective sheath in accordance with claim 24 wherein the slag collar comprises a cast body of MgO.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
22 words
A protective sheath in accordance with claim 24 wherein the slag collar comprises a cast body of Al 2 O 3 .
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
21 words
A protective sheath and slag collar combination in accordance with claim 24 in which said slag collar is rectangular in cross-section.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
24 words
A protective sheath and slag collar combination in accordance with claim 24 in which said slag collar contains zig-zag shaped elongated steel reinforcing agents.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
24 words
A protective sheath and slag collar combination in accordance with claim 24 in which said slag collar contains randomly distributed needles of sheet steel.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
31 words
A combination of a protective sheath in accordance with claims 4 or 16 and a stainless steel tube axially aligned therewith and connected to the open end of said molybdenum tube.
Claim 34
Independent Claim
54 words
A system for measuring the temperature of a molten metal comprising a protective sheath in accordance with claims 4 or 16, a thermocouple disposed within the cavity formed by said molybdenum tube, and a ceramic body encapsulating at least the ends of said thermocouple and extending to the closed end of said molybdenum tube.
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