Methods for the production of clad steel products
AssigneeCladinox International Limited
InventorAntonino Giorgio CACACE
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Abstract
Billets and methods for manufacturing them are disclosed. The billets include a cladding member including an alloy selected from the group including stainless steel, nickel-chrome, nickel-copper, and copper-nickel alloys, and a steel body that is positioned so that it has an interface with the cladding member, the steel body having a formation in which the scavenging metal is located and elements being provided for separating the scavenging metal from the cladding member at the interface.
Claims18
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A billet including a cladding member comprised of an alloy selected from the group comprising stainless steel, nickel-chrome, nickel-copper and copper-nickel alloys, and a steel body that is positioned so that it has an interface with the cladding member, wherein a part of the steel body that has the interface with the cladding member have a formation selected from a cavity, a passage, a bore and a recess in which scavenging metal is located and a barrier being provided that separates the scavenging metal from the cladding member at the interface.
A method of forming a billet comprising a cladding member comprised of an alloy selected from the group comprising stainless steel, nickel-chrome, nickel-copper and copper-nickel alloys, and a steel body that is positioned so that it has an interface with the cladding member, the method including the steps of forming in the steel body a formation being a cavity, passage, bore or recess, providing a barrier member, and locating scavenging metal in the formation such that it is separated from the cladding member at the interface by the barrier member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.