Non-graphite crucible for high temperature applications
Abstract
A multi-piece crucible for high temperature applications comprises a tubular side wall member having a lip on the inside surface and a bottom member or members forming a container for containing a melt of a material during a high temperature melt-casting operations. The multi-piece design prevents cracking of the crucible or leakage of the melt from the crucible during the melt-casting operation. The lip of the tubular member supports the bottom member. The contacting surfaces where the lip of the tubular side wall member contacts the bottom member of the multi-piece crucible contains a ceramic sealing material. The ceramic sealing material forms a seal sufficient to prevent the melt of the material from leaking out of the multi-piece crucible during the melt-casting process. The multi-piece crucible is made of a material which is chemically inert to the melt and has structural integrity at the melting point temperature of the melt, or of a material coated with such a material.
- Inventors:
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- Knoxville, TN
- Norris, TN
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 869418
- Patent Number(s):
- 5333844
- Assignee:
- Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc. (Oak Ridge, TN)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F27 - FURNACES F27B - FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS, OR RETORTS IN GENERAL
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- non-graphite; crucible; temperature; applications; multi-piece; comprises; tubular; wall; lip; inside; surface; bottom; forming; container; containing; melt; material; melt-casting; operations; design; prevents; cracking; leakage; operation; supports; contacting; surfaces; contacts; contains; ceramic; sealing; forms; seal; sufficient; prevent; leaking; process; chemically; inert; structural; integrity; melting; coated; ceramic sealing; temperature applications; chemically inert; sealing material; inside surface; structural integrity; contacting surfaces; multi-piece crucible; casting process; material forms; applications comprises; casting operation; non-graphite crucible; contacting surface; ceramic seal; temperature application; /266/137/432/
Citation Formats
Holcombe, Cressie E, and Pfeiler, William A. Non-graphite crucible for high temperature applications. United States: N. p., 1994.
Web.
Holcombe, Cressie E, & Pfeiler, William A. Non-graphite crucible for high temperature applications. United States.
Holcombe, Cressie E, and Pfeiler, William A. Sat .
"Non-graphite crucible for high temperature applications". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/869418.
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