Global Patent Index - EP 1900455 A1

EP 1900455 A1 20080319 - Semi-solid casting method and charge

Title (en)

Semi-solid casting method and charge

Title (de)

Verfahren zum Giessen halbfester Metalle und Einsatzstoff

Title (fr)

Procédé de moulage à l'état semi solide et charge

Publication

EP 1900455 A1 20080319 (EN)

Application

EP 07013338 A 20070707

Priority

US 52082906 A 20060913

Abstract (en)

A semi-solid casting method for casting a solid-fraction alloy, comprising heating said alloy to a molten liquid state, cooling and stirring said alloy to nucleate and create a partial solid phase of said solid-fraction, and transferring said alloy while in said partial solid phase of said solid-fraction to a casting machine, characterized in that the method is used with a low-solid-fraction, namely 10 to 30% solid-fraction, alloy.

IPC 8 full level

B22D 17/00 (2006.01); B22D 21/00 (2006.01); C22C 1/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B22D 17/007 (2013.01 - EP US); B22D 21/007 (2013.01 - EP US); C22C 1/12 (2023.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK YU

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1900455 A1 20080319; AU 2007216614 A1 20080403; CA 2587816 A1 20080313; JP 2008068321 A 20080327; US 2008060779 A1 20080313

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 07013338 A 20070707; AU 2007216614 A 20070830; CA 2587816 A 20070507; JP 2007211485 A 20070814; US 52082906 A 20060913