Global Patent Index - EP 0195473 B1

EP 0195473 B1 19891206 - HEAT TREATMENT OF STEEL ELEMENTS IN FLUIDIZED BEDS

Title (en)

HEAT TREATMENT OF STEEL ELEMENTS IN FLUIDIZED BEDS

Publication

EP 0195473 B1 19891206 (EN)

Application

EP 86200330 A 19860304

Priority

GB 8505491 A 19850304

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0195473A1] In the heat treatment of steel wires (W) in a patenting operation, the wires from an austenitizing furnace (1) are first quenched in a fluidized bed (Q). This bed (Q) is fluidized by hot gases from the furnace (1) and is also provided with a cooling system (28). The wires are then passed into a second fluidized bed (TR-S) where transformation takes place. This bed is fluidized by an independent source of hot gas (21) and is divided into regions (13) along its length which have independently controllable auxiliary heaters (14). The temperatures in the zone (Q) and the region (13) along zone (TR-S) are controlled to give a fine pearlite microstructure in the wire.

IPC 1-7

C21D 9/567; C21D 9/64

IPC 8 full level

C21D 9/56 (2006.01); C21D 9/52 (2006.01); C21D 9/567 (2006.01); C21D 9/64 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

C21D 9/567 (2013.01 - EP); C21D 9/64 (2013.01 - EP KR)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0195473 A1 19860924; EP 0195473 B1 19891206; AT E48444 T1 19891215; AU 5389686 A 19860911; AU 591652 B2 19891214; BR 8600916 A 19861111; CA 1270427 A 19900619; CN 86101334 A 19861119; CZ 149186 A3 19930217; CZ 281967 B6 19970416; DD 250550 A5 19871014; DE 3667301 D1 19900111; ES 552641 A0 19870216; ES 8703528 A1 19870216; GB 8505491 D0 19850403; IN 166412 B 19900505; JP S61276938 A 19861206; KR 860007391 A 19861010; KR 930009977 B1 19931013; SK 280378 B6 19991210; SU 1500167 A3 19890807; TR 22844 A 19880822; ZA 861595 B 19861029

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 86200330 A 19860304; AT 86200330 T 19860304; AU 5389686 A 19860224; BR 8600916 A 19860304; CA 502852 A 19860227; CN 86101334 A 19860303; CS 149186 A 19860304; DD 28755286 A 19860304; DE 3667301 T 19860304; ES 552641 A 19860304; GB 8505491 A 19850304; IN 139DE1986 A 19860220; JP 4717586 A 19860304; KR 860001493 A 19860304; SK 149186 A 19860304; SU 4027089 A 19860303; TR 13286 A 19860304; ZA 861595 A 19860304