A casting plant for low-pressure casting of molten metal with operatively and kinematically connected units in the form of linear or revolving conveying devices. The plant includes casting molds constructed and arranged to be filled with molten metal intermittently or continuously, and disposed either in a casting or residual metal receiving station or in a separate casting station, an insulated feeder pressure pot with a recompression unit and a shutoff valve unit having gas charging conduits flanged to the underside of the casting mold, the insulated feeder pressure pot being constructed and arranged to receive excess molten metal from the casting mold after a casting therein has solidified, a casting or residual metal receiving station, disposed beneath the casting molds and including a hermetically sealed, insulated pressurized furnace in which two assembled crucibles are disposed, including an inner crucible forming a pressure chamber and which is adapted to be filled with molten metal, a furnace cover having a movable pressure line and a movable return line for the molten metal passing therethrough, the pressure line extending from the shutoff valve unit to a portion of the crucible which is constructed and arrange to be below the surface of the molten metal therein, and the return line extending from the shutoff valve unit to a portion of the crucible constructed and arranged to be above the surface of the molten metal contained therein.
A container (1) and method of manufacturing, capable of preventing unexpected rise of pressure inside the container (1) caused by problems pertaining to the lining. The container has a structure such that the insulating wall (8) is laid on the inner side of the frame body (6), and the refractory storing bath (9) is detachably inserted through the opening (5) of the frame body into the container.
A system for producing cast components from molten metal. One form of the present invention includes a system for the precision pouring of molten metal within a casting mold.
An apparatus for producing a metallic slurry material for use in semi-solid forming of a shaped part. The apparatus is generally comprised of a forming vessel and a thermal jacket. The forming vessel defines an inner volume for containing the metallic slurry material and has an outer surface. The thermal jacket has an inner surface disposed in thermal communication with the outer surface of the forming vessel to effectuate heat transfer therebetween. At least one of the forming vessel and the thermal jacket defines a number of grooves to limit the rate of heat transfer adjacent the grooves. In one embodiment, the forming vessel defines a plurality of axially-offset grooves extending about the entire periphery of the outer surface of the forming vessel. In another embodiment, a stator is disposed about the thermal jacket to impart an electromagnetic stirring force to the metallic slurry material contained within the forming vessel.
