Method for the melting of metals

Title: Method for the melting of metals

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A method of quantitatively determining the molten pool configuration in melting of metals. The method includes the steps of introducing hafnium metal seeds into a molten metal pool at intervals to form ingots, neutron activating the ingots and determining the hafnium location by radiometric means. Hafnium possesses exactly the proper metallurgical and radiochemical properties for this use.

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White, Jack C ^[1]; Traut, Davis E ^[2]

Albany, OR
Corvallis, OR

Issue Date:: 1992-01-01

Research Org.:: National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 868289

Patent Number(s):: 5113923

Assignee:: United States of America, as represented by Secretary of (Washington, DC)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B22 - CASTING B22D - CASTING OF METALS

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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B22 - CASTING B22D - CASTING OF METALS
B22D2/00 - Arrangement of indicating or measuring devices, e.g. for temperature or viscosity of the fused mass

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Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: method; melting; metals; quantitatively; determining; molten; pool; configuration; steps; introducing; hafnium; metal; seeds; intervals; form; ingots; neutron; activating; location; radiometric; means; possesses; exactly; proper; metallurgical; radiochemical; properties; molten metal; chemical properties; molten pool; quantitatively determining; metal pool; /164/

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