Metal scrap packages and methods and apparatus capable of being used therewith
OwnerL. Austininventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a material package comprising a housing, at least one piece of scrap material contained in the housing, wherein the weight of the housing is from 1 to 5% of the weight of said scrap material, and the housing and the scrap material have melting points that are greater than about 300° F. The present invention further relates to associated methods and products employed with material packages as well as meltable housings, per se.
Claims21
A material package comprising:
- a housing,
- at least one piece of scrap material contained in said housing, wherein the weight of said housing is from 1 to 5% of the weight of said scrap material, and said housing and said scrap material have melting points that are greater than 300° F.
A method for recycling scrap material comprising loading said scrap material in a housing, optionally drying said scrap material and said housing to remove residual contaminates and/or moisture, optionally loading virgin material having a composition that is substantially the same as said scrap material into said housing, and subjecting said scrap material and said housing to a treatment sufficient to melt said scrap material and said housing.
A housing capable of recycling metal comprising two sheets, optionally formed of mesh, said sheets being transposed with respect to each other to form a basket structure, wherein edges of said sheets are interwoven at an angle ranging from 80 to 110 degrees.
A method for forming an alloy comprising placing at least two different materials in a meltable housing and subjecting the housing containing said materials to a temperature sufficient to melt said housing and said materials.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.