Apparatus and method for production of high purity copper-based alloys
AssigneeDoggone Investment Co. LLC
InventorTimothy Frederick Strelitz
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Abstract
In an aspect, a method of manufacturing a high purity copper-based alloy comprises providing in a melting furnace a feedstock and melting the feedstock. The method additionally includes bubbling an inert gas into the molten copper-based alloy to form the high purity copper-based alloy. Aspects are also directed to an apparatus and a method of fabricating an apparatus for manufacturing the high purity copper-based alloy.
Claims20
A method of manufacturing an apparatus for fabricating a copper-based alloy, the method comprising:
- providing a melting furnace chamber configured to form a molten copper-based alloy comprising at least 50 weight % copper;
- forming a diffusive lining on an inner surface of the melting furnace chamber, the diffusive lining comprising an aluminum-silicate ceramic material having a porous structure adapted for bubbling an inert gas through the molten copper-based alloy.
A method of manufacturing an apparatus for fabricating a copper-based alloy, the method comprising:
- providing a melting furnace chamber configured to form a molten copper-based alloy comprising at least 50 weight % copper;
- and
- forming a diffusive lining substantially covering a bottom inner surface of the melting furnace and having a porous structure adapted for bubbling an inert gas into the molten copper-based alloy.
A method of manufacturing an apparatus for fabricating a copper-based alloy, the method comprising:
- providing a melting furnace chamber configured to form a molten copper-based alloy comprising at least 50 weight % copper;
- and
- forming a diffusive lining having a porous structure on at least two different inner surfaces of the melting furnace such that the diffusive lining is adapted for bubbling an inert gas into the molten copper-based alloy from the at least two different inner surfaces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.