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US 8,431,237 B2Granted
Electrode
AssigneesThomas John Meyer, John Thomas Turner
InventorJohn Thomas Turner
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Abstract
A method of forming an electrode includes casting a molten metal in a mould to form an electrode with a header portion and a blade portion. The blade portion of the electrode is then rolled after it has been cast. The blade portion may be rolled into at least two different thicknesses. In one embodiment the metal is lead or lead alloy and the method relates to the forming of a lead or lead alloy anode.
Claims7
An electrode, comprising:
- a cast header portion;
- and
- a rolled blade portion integrally formed with the header portion, wherein the blade portion has at least two different thicknesses, wherein
- the header portion and the blade portion are formed integrally by casting a molten metal in a mold to form the header portion and the blade portion, and rolling the blade portion after the blade portion has been cast to evenly distribute molecules on a surface of the blade portion and impart a rolled grain structure to the molecules.
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An electrode comprising:
- a cast header portion;
- a rolled blade portion integrally formed with the header portion, wherein
- the header portion and the blade portion are formed integrally by casting a molten metal in a mold to form the header portion and the blade portion, and rolling the blade portion after the blade portion has been cast to evenly distribute molecules on a surface of the blade portion and impart a rolled grain structure to the molecules;
- and
- a metal molded with the electrode.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.