EP 1036615 B1 20050525 - Process for foaming metallic articles
Title (en)
Process for foaming metallic articles
Title (de)
Verfahren zum Aufschäumen eines metallischen Werkstoffes
Title (fr)
Procédé pour le moussage d'articles métalliques
Publication
Application
Priority
- DE 19911228 A 19990313
- DE 19954755 A 19991115
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP1036615A1] Semi-finished product foaming involves heating in a chamber using external radiation. A semi-finished product, consisting of metal powder and blowing agent powder and optionally joined to one or more cover layers, is foamed in a chamber by heating with external radiation. An Independent claim is also included for apparatus for carrying out the above process, comprising a chamber (10) with radiation transparent or translucent walls (20, 22, 24) and a chemically inert, radiation transparent or translucent protective layer (26, 28) enclosing the semi-finished product (12) to be foamed.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B22F 3/105 (2006.01); B22F 3/11 (2006.01); F27B 9/06 (2006.01); F27B 17/00 (2006.01); F27D 99/00 (2010.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B22F 3/105 (2013.01); B22F 3/1125 (2013.01); F27B 17/0016 (2013.01); B22F 2998/00 (2013.01); F27D 2099/0028 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1036615 A1 20000920; EP 1036615 B1 20050525; AT E296179 T1 20050615; DE 50010372 D1 20050630
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 00105235 A 20000313; AT 00105235 T 20000313; DE 50010372 T 20000313