Continuous method for manufacturing grain-oriented magnetostrictive bodies

Title: Continuous method for manufacturing grain-oriented magnetostrictive bodies

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The invention comprises a continuous casting and crystallization method for manufacturing grain-oriented magnetostrictive bodies. A magnetostrictive alloy is melted in a crucible having a bottom outlet. The melt is discharged through the bottom of the crucible and deposited in an elongated mold. Heat is removed from the deposited melt through the lower end portion of the mold to progressively solidify the melt. The solid-liquid interface of the melt moves directionally upwardly from the bottom to the top of the mold, to produce the axial grain orientation.

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Gibson, Edwin D. ^[1]; Verhoeven, John D. ^[1]; Schmidt, Frederick A. ^[1]; McMasters, O. Dale ^[1]

(Ames, IA)

Issue Date:: 1988-01-01

Research Org.:: Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA; Iowa State University, Ames, IA (US)

OSTI Identifier:: 866715

Patent Number(s):: 4770704

Assignee:: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, IA) AMES

DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-82

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: continuous; method; manufacturing; grain-oriented; magnetostrictive; bodies; comprises; casting; crystallization; alloy; melted; crucible; bottom; outlet; melt; discharged; deposited; elongated; mold; heat; removed; portion; progressively; solidify; solid-liquid; interface; moves; directionally; upwardly; top; produce; axial; grain; orientation; magnetostrictive alloy; continuous casting; grain orientation; liquid interface; continuous method; grain-oriented magnetostrictive; manufacturing grain-oriented; magnetostrictive bodies; /164/148/

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                    Gibson, Edwin D., Verhoeven, John D., Schmidt, Frederick A., and McMasters, O. Dale. Continuous method for manufacturing grain-oriented magnetostrictive bodies.  United States: N. p., 1988. 
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                    Gibson, Edwin D., Verhoeven, John D., Schmidt, Frederick A., & McMasters, O. Dale. Continuous method for manufacturing grain-oriented magnetostrictive bodies.  United States.

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