Molten aluminum treatment
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1. An improved method for treating molten aluminum for solidifying into cast products wherein the molten aluminum is subject to a metal treatment for removing impurities, the improved method comprising forming grain refiner in the molten aluminum, the method comprising:
- (a) providing a molten aluminum body;
(b) providing 1 to 3000 ppm titanium in said molten aluminum body;
(c) introducing to said molten aluminum body, a material reactive with said titanium, said material being in gaseous form at molten aluminum temperature and comprising at least one component of the group consisting of boron, sulfur, nitrogen and phosphorus, said material and said titanium forming grain refining nuclei in the aluminum body; and
(d) solidifying at least a portion of said molten aluminum body into a grain refined, cast product.
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A method of grain refining aluminum, the method comprising providing a molten aluminum body containing 1 to 3000 ppm titanium. A material reactive with the titanium is introduced preferably in gaseous form to the aluminum body. The material has a component selected from the group consisting of boron, carbon, sulfur, nitrogen and phosphorus. The material and said titanium form a grain refining compound adapted for grain refining the aluminum.
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1. An improved method for treating molten aluminum for solidifying into cast products wherein the molten aluminum is subject to a metal treatment for removing impurities, the improved method comprising forming grain refiner in the molten aluminum, the method comprising:
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(a) providing a molten aluminum body; (b) providing 1 to 3000 ppm titanium in said molten aluminum body; (c) introducing to said molten aluminum body, a material reactive with said titanium, said material being in gaseous form at molten aluminum temperature and comprising at least one component of the group consisting of boron, sulfur, nitrogen and phosphorus, said material and said titanium forming grain refining nuclei in the aluminum body; and (d) solidifying at least a portion of said molten aluminum body into a grain refined, cast product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An improved method for treating molten aluminum for solidifying into cast products wherein the molten aluminum is subject to a molten metal treatment for removing impurities, the method comprising:
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(a) providing a molten aluminum body in a temperature range of 1200°
to 1500°
F.;(b) providing titanium in the range of 1 to 1500 ppm in said molten aluminum body; (c) after providing said titanium in said body, introducing to said body a material reactive with said titanium, said material being in gaseous form at molten aluminum temperatures and being introduced to said body in a carrier gas or fluxing gas, said material selected from at least one of a chloride or fluoride of one of the groups consisting of boron, sulfur, nitrogen and phosphorus, said material and said titanium forming a grain refining nuclei in said molten aluminum body; and (d) solidifying at least a portion of said molten aluminum body into a grain refined, cast product. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. In a continuous method of casting molten aluminum into solidified products wherein the molten aluminum is subject to a metal treatment prior to said casting operation, comprising a method of providing grain refining nuclei in the molten aluminum on a continuous basis, the method comprising:
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(a) providing a molten aluminum body; (b) adding a source of titanium to said molten aluminum body to provide titanium in the range of 1 to 3000 ppm; (c) after adding said titanium, adding to said molten aluminum body a material reactive with said titanium, said material being in gaseous form and comprising at least one component of the group consisting of boron, sulfur, nitrogen and phosphorus, said material and said titanium adapted for grain refining aluminum; (d) maintaining said titanium in stoichiometric excess of at least one of the group consisting of boron, sulfur, nitrogen and phosphorus; and (e) solidifying at least a portion of molten aluminum body to provide a grain refined, cast product. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An improved method of fluxing, grain refining and casting aluminum, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a body of molten aluminum; (b) providing titanium in said body of molten aluminum in a range of 1 to 3000 ppm; (c) subjecting said body to a fluxing treatment with a gas to remove both dissolved and suspended materials; (d) contacting said molten aluminum body with a gaseous compound reactive with said titanium, said gaseous compound having at least one component selected from the group consisting of boron, sulfur, nitrogen and phosphorus; (e) forming a grain refining material in said molten aluminum comprised of said gaseous compound and said titanium; and (f) casting said molten aluminum into a grain refined, solid form. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A method of grain refining aluminum, the method comprising:
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(a) providing a molten aluminum body; (b) providing 1 to 1500 ppm titanium in said molten aluminum body; (c) introducing to said molten aluminum body a material reactive with said titanium, said material being in gaseous form and comprising at least one component of the group consisting of boron, sulfur, nitrogen and phosphorus; and (d) forming a grain refining compound comprised of said material and said titanium in said molten aluminum body and casting a grain refined product.
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45. A method of grain refining aluminum, the method comprising:
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(a) providing a molten aluminum body in a temperature range of 1200°
to 1500°
F.;(b) providing titanium in said molten aluminum body; (c) after providing said titanium in said body, introducing to said body a material reactive with said titanium, said material being in gaseous form and introduced to said body of molten aluminum in a carrier or fluxing gas, said material being a chloride or fluoride of one of the groups consisting of boron, sulfur, nitrogen and phosphorus; and (d) forming a grain refining compound comprised of said material and said titanium in said molten aluminum body and casting a grain refined product.
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46. A method of grain refining aluminum, the method comprising:
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(a) providing a molten aluminum body; (b) adding a source of titanium to said molten aluminum body in a range of 1 to 1500 ppm; (c) after adding said titanium, contacting said aluminum body with a material reactive with said titanium, said material being in gaseous form and having a component thereof selected from at least one of the group consisting of boron, sulfur, nitrogen and phosphorus, said material and said titanium adapted for grain refining said aluminum body; (d) maintaining said titanium in stoichiometric excess of at least one of the group consisting of boron, sulfur, nitrogen and phosphorus; and (e) forming a grain refining compound comprised of said material and said titanium in said molten aluminum body and casting a grain refined product.
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