Multi-component flux
AssigneePyrotek, Inc.
InventorsMichael Mastor, Viktor Slavicek, Xin Zuo, Vijay Hargude
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Abstract
A solid metal flux comprised of compacted granules including (a) alkali chloride salt, (b) alkaline earth chloride salt and (c) at least one nitrate, carbonate, or sulfate salt and/or a fluoride containing salt.
Claims13
A method for the treatment of a metal bath comprising forming a fused binary salt of at least alkali chloride salt and alkaline earth chloride salt and obtaining the fines thereof, combining the fines with at least one nitrate, carbonate, sulfate salt, or fluoride containing salt to form a mixture, wherein the mixture is fused, compacted, crushed and sieved to form granules, and supplying the granules to the metal bath.
A method for the treatment of a metal bath comprising forming a fused binary salt of at least alkali chloride salt and alkaline earth chloride salt and obtaining the fines thereof, combining the fines with at least one nitrate, carbonate, sulfate salt, or fluoride containing salt to form a mixture, wherein the mixture is fused, crushed and sieved to form granules having a size between about 1 and 3 mm, and supplying the granules to the metal bath.
A method for the treatment of a metal bath comprising forming a fused binary salt of at least alkali chloride salt and alkaline earth chloride salt and obtaining the fines thereof, combining the fines with at least one nitrate, carbonate, sulfate salt, or fluoride containing salt to form a mixture, wherein the mixture is fused, crushed and sieved to form granules having a density between about 1.5 and 2.0 g/cm3, and supplying the granules to the metal bath.
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