Abstract: A semi-molten or semi-solid molding method is used to cast a scroll member having a tabular panel, a spiral section and a columnar part. The method includes filling a cavity formed inside of the molding die with semi-molten or semi-solid metal from a section for forming the columnar part via a runner that forms a channel. The cavity forms a space for casting the scroll member. An angle of intersection ?1 between the runner and the section for forming the columnar part is set such that to 97°??1?135°, and/or a ratio R/?S is set such that 0.12?R/?S?0.96. R is a radius of curvature of a chamfered section in which the runner intersects the section for forming the columnar part, and ?S is the square root of a cross-sectional area S of the section for forming the columnar part.

Abstract: A method of producing an extremely low carbon steel cast slab characterized by casting molten steel obtained by reducing the carbon concentration of the molten steel to 0.005 mass % or less, then adding Cu, Nb, and B to the molten steel, furthermore, and adjusting the concentration of dissolved oxygen in the molten steel to 0.01 mass % to 0.06 mass % and extremely low carbon steel plate comprised of steel containing C: 0.005 mass % or less, acid soluble Al: 0.005 mass % or less, and further Cu, Nb, and B, characterized in that the steel has fine oxides of a diameter of 0.5 ?m to 30 ?m dispersed in it in an amount of 1000 particles/cm2 to 1,000,000 particles/cm2.

Abstract: Certain embodiments of a melting and casting apparatus comprising includes a melting hearth; a refining hearth fluidly communicating with the melting hearth; a receiving receptacle fluidly communicating with the refining hearth, the receiving receptacle including a first outflow region defining a first molten material pathway, and a second outflow region defining a second molten material pathway; and at least one melting power source oriented to direct energy toward the receiving receptacle and regulate a direction of flow of molten material along the first molten material pathway and the second molten material pathway. Methods for casting a metallic material also are disclosed.

Abstract: A railway car yoke includes a nose end and at least two straps adjoining the nose end. At least one top strap adjoins a top portion of the nose end and at least one bottom strap adjoins a bottom portion of the nose end. The railway car yoke also includes a butt end adjoining the at least two straps such that the nose end and the butt end are separated by the at least two straps. The butt end comprises at least one concave contour along an outside surface of the butt end. The outside surface is a surface along the butt end opposite the nose end that extends from a top surface of the at least one top strap to a bottom surface of the at least one bottom strap.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sputtering target of a multi-component single body, a preparation method thereof, and a method for fabricating a multi-component alloy-based nanostructured thin film using the same. The sputtering target according to the present invention comprises an amorphous or partially crystallized glass-forming alloy system composed of a nitride forming metal element, which is capable of reacting with nitrogen to form a nitride, and a non-nitride forming element which has no or low solid solubility in the nitride forming metal element and does not react with nitrogen or has low reactivity with nitrogen, wherein the nitrogen forming metal element comprises at least one element selected from Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Y, Mo, W, Al, and Si, and the non-nitride forming element comprises at least one element selected from Mg, Ca, Sc, Ni, Cu, Ag, In, Sn, La, Au, and Pb.

Abstract: A swash plate includes aluminum (Al) as a main component and 35˜45 wt % of zinc (Zn), 1.5˜3.5 wt % of copper (Cu), 6˜10 wt % of silicon (Si), 0.2˜0.5 wt % of magnesium (Mg) and other inevitable impurities. A method of manufacturing the swash plate is also provided.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a decomposition conduit with an in-line static mixer, the method comprising molding a decomposition conduit housing around a sand core by inserting molding material into a cavity between a decomposition conduit housing mold and the sand core, where the sand core includes a static mixer and, where the act of molding the decomposition conduit housing is operative to mount the static mixer to the molded decomposition conduit housing.

Abstract: An alpha-beta Ti alloy having improved mechanical and ballistic properties formed using a low-cost composition is disclosed. In one embodiment, the Ti alloy composition, in weight percent, is 4.2 to 5.4% aluminum, 2.5 to 3.5% vanadium, 0.5 to 0.7% iron, 0.15 to 0.19% oxygen and balance titanium. The exemplary Ti alloy exhibits a tensile yield strength of at least about 120,000 psi and an ultimate tensile strength of at least about 128,000 psi in both longitudinal and transverse directions, a reduction in area of at least about 43%, an elongation of at least about 12% and about a 0.430-inch-thick plate has a V50 ballistic limit of about 1936 fps. The Ti alloy may be manufactured using a combination of recycled and/or virgin materials, thereby providing a low-cost route to the formation of high-quality armor plate for use in military systems.

Abstract: The present invention relates to single-phase solid solution magnesium alloys suitable for the applications as cast or wrought. These alloys are prepared by multi-microalloying with rare earth elements (including gadolinium, yttrium, dysprosium, samarium, lanthanum, cerium, neodymium and praseodymium). Each alloy contains 0.5 to less than 5 wt. % rare earth elements with a content of 0.05-2.0% by weight. The total amount of rare earth elements is controlled below 5% by weight in order for economical considerations. The amount of grain refiner calcium or zirconium is in the range of 0.05-0.6% by weight. These alloys can be prepared by die casting, permanent casting, chill casting, semi-solid processes, continuous casting and continuous twin roll casting.

Abstract: A combustor nozzle includes a single-piece swirler. The single-piece swirler includes a center body extending axially along the single-piece swirler, a first fuel passage inside the center body, and a plurality of vanes extending radially from the center body. A method for fabricating a combustor nozzle includes casting a single-piece swirler having a center body and a plurality of vanes extending radially from the center body.

Abstract: A mold including a product cavity that is to be filled with a molten metal to mold a product; a supply cavity that connects to one side of the product cavity to supply the product cavity with the molten metal that is poured from a casting port; and a cooling cavity that connects to the other side of the product cavity and in which the molten metal filling the cooling cavity is cooled before the molten metal filling the product cavity and the supply cavity is cooled. A modulus M (=V/S) as a ratio of a volume V to a cooling surface area S in each of the cavities has a relation of Ms>Mp>Mc, where Mp is a modulus of the product cavity, Ms is a modulus of the supply cavity, and Mc is a modulus of the cooling cavity.

Abstract: An organo-modified silicone obtained by an addition reaction of (I) a chain silicone represented by formula (1): wherein the formula (1), R1s represent hydrocarbon groups having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and a and b are numbers satisfying conditions represented by the following formulae (i) to (iii): 0?a?195??(i) 5?b??(ii) 10?a+b?200??(iii), with (II) a hydrocarbon such as monoolefins and aromatic hydrocarbons, and (III) a di(meth)acrylic acid ester, at a molar ratio satisfying conditions represented by the following formula (iv): {the chain silicone}:{the hydrocarbon}:{the di(meth)acrylic acid ester}=A:B:C??(iv) wherein the formula (iv), A represents a number of moles of the chain silicone, and B and C are numbers satisfying conditions represented by the following formulae (v) and (vi): 0.05A?C?A??(v) A×b?2C=B??(vi) in the presence of a hydrosilylation catalyst.

Abstract: The zirconium content of the alloy composition of a copper alloy foil of the present invention is 3.0 to 7.0 atomic percent, and the copper alloy foil includes copper matrix phases and composite phases composed of copper-zirconium compound phases and copper phases. As shown in FIG. 1, the copper matrix phases and the composite phases form a matrix phase-composite phase layered structure and are arranged alternately parallel to a rolling direction as viewed in a cross-section perpendicular to the width direction. In addition, the copper-zirconium compound phases and the copper phases in the composite phases form a composite phase inner layered structure and are arranged alternately parallel to the rolling direction at a phase pitch of 50 nm or less as viewed in the above cross-section. This double layered structure presumably makes the copper alloy foil densely layered to provide a strengthening mechanism similar to multilayer reinforced composite materials.

Abstract: A mold and method for gravity casting may integrally cast a turbine housing having a twin scroll unit and a bypass unit and an exhaust manifold having a plurality of exhaust runner units. A turbine housing-side riser may be formed based on the end portion of the twin scroll unit within a first mold and a second mold in the state where the cavity of the turbine housing is formed so that the end portion of the twin scroll unit which is the outlet of the turbine housing is upward disposed.

Abstract: A semi-molten or semi-solid molding method is used to cast a scroll member having a tabular panel, a spiral section, and a columnar part. The method includes filling a cavity formed inside of the molding die with semi-molten or semi-solid metal from a section for forming the columnar part via a runner that forms a channel. The cavity forms a space for casting the scroll member. An angle of intersection ?1 between the runner and the section for forming the columnar part is set such that to 97°??1?135°, and/or a ratio R/?S is set such that 0.12?R/?S?0.96. R is a radius of curvature of a chamfered section in which the runner intersects the section for forming the columnar part, and ?S is the square root of a cross-sectional area S of the section for forming the columnar part.

Abstract: A method for producing ferro-chrome alloys comprising a stechiometric charge and stechiometric slag calculation step, a step of making the plant and the crucible furnace operate at normal regime, steps of casting the metal and the slag, a step of collecting the molten metal in suitable modular moulds made from spheroidal graphite cast iron, a step of removing the ingots contained in the moulds with suitable pincer means, a step of collecting the slag in suitable non-refractory bells or ladles, characterised in that the metal-slag separation takes place directly inside the furnace and in that said castings of metal and slag take place in successive steps so as to allow the drawing off of the liquids in the amounts formed between one casting and the next.

Abstract: A flow through fluid pressure vessel of the type containing filter bags formed by a tubular shell, a one-piece cast bottom closure with an integral outlet port fitting welded to one end of the shell, a one-piece cast combination bulkhead and flange ring welded to the opposite end of the shell, a cast inlet fitting inserted through an aperture in the shell and connected to an inlet opening through the bulkhead and welded to the shell aperture. A cast closure/lid forms an inlet plenum with the bulkhead and is releasably sealed over the flange ring.

Abstract: Methods for making reinforced composites and reinforced composite products are provided. In one embodiment, a method comprises adding (a) a carrier comprising a salt and (b) a plurality of substantially inert sub-micron sized particles into a molten metal to form a mixture; and forming a reinforced composite from the mixture, the reinforced composite comprising a non-particulate metal portion having the substantially inert sub-micron sized particles therein.

Abstract: A turbine engine includes an airfoil made of an aluminum-rare earth element alloy.

Abstract: A railcar coupler system that includes a yoke comprising a front end, a rear end, a top strap, and a bottom strap. The top strap and the bottom strap are positioned between the front end and the rear end. The front end comprises an internal bearing surface that is obliquely angled with respect to a central axis of the yoke that extends from the front end to the rear end of the yoke. The system also includes a connector configured to rotate within the yoke such that an axis of rotation of the connector is substantially aligned with the central axis of the yoke when the connector is positioned within the yoke. The connector includes an external bearing surface that is obliquely angled with respect to the axis of rotation of the connector and configured to correspond to the internal bearing surface of the yoke.

Abstract: A steel piston ring and a steel cylinder liner are described which comprise as the main body a steel composition which has good nitridability. The steel composition consists of the following elements: 0-0.5 weight % B, 0.5-1.2 weight % C, 4.0-20.0 weight % Cr, 0-2.0 weight % Cu, 45.30-91.25 weight % Fe, 0.1-3.0 weight % Mn, 0.1-3.0 weight % Mo, 0-0.05 weight % Nb, 2.0-12.0 weight % Ni, 0-0.1 weight % P, 0-0.05 weight % Pb, 0-0.05 weight % S, 2.0-10.0 weight % Si, 0-0.05 weight % Sn, 0.05-2.0 weight % V, 0-0.2 weight % Ti and 0-0.5 weight % W. The steel piston ring and the steel cylinder liner can be manufactured in a casting process using the machinery and technology employed for the manufacture of cast iron parts.

Abstract: A steel material composition in particular for manufacturing piston rings and cylinder liners, which has a good nitriding capability, contains the following elements in the given proportion related to 100% by weight of the steel material composition: 0.5-1.2% by weight C, 4.0-20.0% by weight Cr, 45.30-91.25% by weight Fe, 0.1-3.0% by weight Mn, 0.1-3.0% by weight Mo, 2.0-12.0% by weight Ni, 2.0-10.0% by weight Si and 0.05-2.0% by weight V. It can be manufactured by manufacturing a melt of the starting materials and casting the melt into a prefabricated mould. Nitridation of the steel material composition which is obtained leads to a nitridized steel material composition which, by virtue of the manufacture with gravity casting, exceeds the properties of tempered cast iron with nodular graphite.

Abstract: Methods of characterizing aluminum oxide defects are described. The oxide defect type, as well as the time when the oxide defects are formed during the aluminum melting and casting processes can be identified quickly.

Abstract: Alloys and methods for preparing the same are provided. The alloys are represented by the general formula of ZraAlbCucNid)100-e-fYeMf, wherein a, b, c, and d are atomic fractions, in which: 0.472?a?0.568; 0.09?b?0.11; 0.27?c?0.33; 0.072?d?0.088; the sum of a, b, c, and d equals 1; e and f are atomic numbers of elements Y and M respectively, in which 0?e?5 and 0.01?f?5; and M is selected from the group consisting of Nb, Ta, Sc, and combinations thereof.

Abstract: A Zr-based amorphous alloy and a method of preparing the same are provided. The Zr-based amorphous alloy is represented by the general formula of (ZraM1-a)100-xOx, in which a is an atomic fraction of Zr, and x is an atomic percent of 0, in which: 0.3?a?0.9, and 0.02?x?0.6; and M represents at least three elements selected from the group consisting of transition metals other than Zr, Group IIA metals, and Group IIIA metals.

Abstract: The present invention provides an aluminum alloy for die castings that has superior castability and corrosion resistance. The amounts of Mn, Fe and Cu contained in the aluminum alloy components for die castings were determined to have a considerable effect on the corrosion resistance of the aluminum alloy. Therefore, the aluminum alloy for die castings of the present invention contains 9.0 to 12.0% by weight of Si, 0.20 to 0.80% by weight of Mg, and 0.7 to 1.1% by weight of Mn+Fe, the Mn/Fe ratio is 1.5 or more, the amount of Cu as impurity is controlled to 0.5% by weight or less, and the remainder is composed of aluminum and unavoidable impurities.

Abstract: Liquid aluminum is sprayed as a fine mist onto an alloyed iron article to produce a thin tenacious non-corrodible layer. In some embodiments, air is heated and delivered through insulated tubing to a container having solid aluminum therein. In some embodiments the air is heated by an electric induction coil. In some embodiments, the container is heated independently of the heated air. In some embodiments, the container is heated by an electric induction coil.

Abstract: Methods and associated apparatus for semi-continuous casting of hollow ingots are described. In one embodiment a method for the semi-continuous casting of a metallic hollow ingot is provided. The method includes providing a mold comprising a mold center having an inner pipe and an outer pipe arranged to form an annular space for a cooling media and an outer mold, circulating a cooling media in the annular space, feeding a source material to the mold, heating the source material to produce a molten material, moving the mold center progressively downward relative to the outer mold, and solidifying the molten material to form a hollow ingot. Embodiments relating to an apparatus for semi-continuous casting of hollow ingots, and products resulting from the semi-continuous casting of hollow ingots are also described.

Abstract: The method for reducing interstitial elements in alloy castings which comprises the following steps: pouring the alloy for the formation of a casting; and allowing said alloy to cool. According to the method, at least a peripheral region of the casting is heated, so that the flux of interstitial elements is caused towards the at least one peripheral region. The method is achieved where most of the interstitial elements concentrate in at least one region in the surface region of the casting. At later stages these elements can be easily eliminated from the respective regions by means of a thermal surface treatment or surface machining of the casting.

Abstract: Aluminum-based alloys for casting or wrought processing having improved combinations of properties, including improved high temperature strength, are provided. The alloys generally comprise copper, magnesium, silver, and titanium, along with scandium and/or cobalt. Zirconium, zinc, and/or vanadium may also optionally be present in the alloy. When cobalt is present in the alloy, nickel may also optionally be present. Cast and wrought products, as well as methods of making the same using the alloys, are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for producing a negative mold for casting a turbine blade with a blade platform and at least one fastening element for fastening the turbine blade to a blade fixture is provided. The surface of the fastening element of a platform surface is located at a distance opposite of the blade platform. A wax model of the turbine blade to be produced is produced, a negative model of the turbine blade is created based on the wax model after the wax model has hardened and the wax model is melted out after completion of the negative mold. During hardening and/or during storage and/or during transport of the wax model at least one spacer is arranged between the platform surface of the blade platform and the opposite surface of the fastening element of the wax model.

Abstract: Aluminum alloys having improved properties are provided. The alloy includes about 0 to 2 wt % rare earth elements, about 0.5 to about 14 wt % silicon, about 0.25 to about 2.0 wt % copper, about 0.1 to about 3.0 wt % nickel, approximately 0.1 to 1.0% iron, about 0.1 to about 2.0 wt % zinc, about 0.1 to about 1.0 wt % magnesium, 0 to about 1.0 wt % silver, about 0.01 to about 0.2 wt % strontium, 0 to about 1.0 wt % scandium, 0 to about 1.0 wt % manganese, 0 to about 0.5 wt % calcium, 0 to about 0.5 wt % germanium, 0 to about 0.5 wt % tin, 0 to about 0.5 wt % cobalt, 0 to about 0.2 wt % titanium, 0 to about 0.1 wt % boron, 0 to about 0.2 wt % zirconium, 0 to 0.5% yttrium, 0 to about 0.3 wt % cadmium, 0 to about 0.3 wt % chromium, 0 to about 0.5 wt % indium, and the balance aluminum. Methods of making cast aluminum parts are also described.

Abstract: Antenna structures made of bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys and methods of making antenna structures from such bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys are described. The bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys providing form and shape durability, excellent resistance to chemical and environmental effects, and low-cost net-shape fabrication for the highly intricate antenna shapes.

Abstract: A Zr-based amorphous alloy and a method of preparing the same are provided. The Zr-based amorphous alloy is represented by the general formula of (ZraM1-a)100-xOx, in which a is an atomic fraction of Zr, and x is an atomic percent of O, in which: 0.3?a?0.9, and 0.02?x?0.6, and M may represent at least three elements selected from the group consisting of transition metals other than Zr, Group IIA metals, and Group IIIA metals in the Periodic Table of Elements.

Abstract: The invention relates to a steel material composition, in particular for producing piston rings and cylinder sleeves, containing the following elements in the given fractions in relation to 100% by weight of the steel material: 0.5-1.2% by weight C, 6.0-20.0% by weight Cr, 45.0-88.5% by weight Fe, 3.0-15.0% by weight Mn and 2.0-10.0% by weight Si. Said composition can be produced by melting the starting materials and casting the melt in a pre-fabricated mould.

Abstract: The invention relates to a steel material composition, in particular for producing piston rings and cylinder sleeves, containing the following elements in the given fractions in relation to 100% by weight of the steel material: 0.5-1.2% by weight C, 2.0-20.0% by weight Cr, 49.0-97.1% by weight Fe, 0.1-3.0% by weight Mn, 0.1-3.0% by weight Mo, 0.-7.0% by weight Nb, 2.0-10.0% by weight Si, 0-7.0% by weight Ti, 0.-7.0% by weight V and 0.-0.5% by weight W, the sum of the fractions of Nb, Ti, V and W being 2.0-7.0% by weight. Said composition can be produced by melting the starting materials and casting the melt in a pre-fabricated mould.

Abstract: The invention relates to a steel material composition, in particular for producing piston rings and cylinder sleeves, containing the following elements in the given fractions in relation to 100% by weight of the steel material: 0.03-2.0% by weight B, 0.5-1.2% by weight C, 70.1-97.3% by weight Fe, 0.1-3.0% by weight Mn and 2.0-10.0% by weight Si. Said composition can be produced by melting the starting materials and casting the melt in a pre-fabricated mould.

Abstract: A lead-free copper alloy includes, in combination by weight, about 10.0% to about 20.0% bismuth, about 0.05% to about 0.3% phosphorous, about 2.2% to about 10.0% tin, up to about 5.0% antimony, and up to about 0.02% boron, the balance essentially copper and incidental elements and impurities. The alloy contains no more than about 0.05 wt. % or 0.10 wt. % lead.

Abstract: A steel material composition, in particular for producing piston rings and cylinder liners, comprises the following elements in the listed quantities, relative to 100% by weight of the steel material: 0.5-1.2% by weight C, 0-3.0% by weight Cr, 72.0-94-5% by weight Fe, 3.0-15.0% by weight Mn and 2.0-10.0% by weight Si. The composition can be produced by producing a melt of the starting materials and casting the melt in a prefabricated mold.

Abstract: A turbine airfoil usable in a turbine engine and including a depth indicator for determining outer wall blade thickness. The airfoil may include an outer wall having a plurality of grooves in the outer surface of the outer wall. The grooves may have a depth that represents a desired outer surface and wall thickness of the outer wall. The material forming an outer surface of the outer wall may be removed to be flush with an innermost point in each groove, thereby reducing the wall thickness and increasing efficiency. The plurality of grooves may be positioned in a radially outer region of the airfoil proximate to the tip.

Abstract: The invention relates to an aluminium alloy for the production of lithographic printing plate supports and also to an aluminium strip produced from the aluminium alloy, a process for the production of the aluminium strip and also its use for the production of lithographic printing plate supports. The object of providing an aluminium alloy as well as an aluminium strip from an aluminium alloy that permits the production of printing plate supports having improved bending-strength fatigue transverse to the rolling direction without adversely affecting the tensile strength values before and after the annealing process and while preserving the roughening properties, is achieved by the fact that the aluminium alloy contains the following alloy components in weight per cent: 0.4%<Fe?1.0%, 0.3%<Mg?1.0%, 0.05%?Si?0.25%, Mn?0.25%, Cu?0.04%, Ti?0.1%, the remainder being Al and unavoidable impurities, individually at most 0.05% and totaling at most 0.05%.

Abstract: Methods of forming at least a portion of an earth-boring tool include providing at least one insert in a mold cavity, providing particulate matter in the mold cavity, melting a metal and the hard material to form a molten composition, and casting the molten composition. Other methods include coating at least one surface of a mold cavity with a coating material having a composition differing from a composition of the mold, melting a metal and a hard material to form a molten composition, and casting the molten composition. Articles comprising at least a portion of an earth-boring tool include at least one insert and a solidified eutectic or near-eutectic composition including a metal phase and a hard material phase. Other articles include a solidified eutectic or near-eutectic composition including a metal phase and a hard material phase and a coating material in contact with the solidified eutectic or near-eutectic composition.

Abstract: Methods of forming at least a portion of an earth-boring tool include providing particulate matter comprising a hard material in a mold cavity, melting a metal and the hard material to form a molten composition comprising a eutectic or near-eutectic composition of the metal and the hard material, casting the molten composition to form the at least a portion of an earth-boring tool within the mold cavity, and adjusting a stoichiometry of at least one hard material phase of the at least a portion of the earth-boring tool. Methods of forming a roller cone of an earth-boring rotary drill bit comprise forming a molten composition, casting the molten composition within a mold cavity, solidifying the molten composition to form the roller cone, and converting an eta-phase region within the roller cone to at least one of WC and W2C.

Abstract: Methods of forming at least a portion of an earth-boring tool include providing particulate matter comprising a hard material in a mold cavity, melting a metal and the hard material to form a molten composition comprising a eutectic or near-eutectic composition of the metal and the hard material, casting the molten composition to form the at least a portion of an earth-boring tool within the mold cavity, and providing an inoculant within the mold cavity. Methods of forming a roller cone of an earth-boring rotary drill bit comprise forming a molten composition, casting the molten composition within a mold cavity, solidifying the molten composition to form the roller cone, and controlling grain growth using an inoculant as the molten composition solidifies. Articles comprising components of earth-boring tools are fabricated using such methods.

Abstract: The distribution of load stresses on threads engaged with a standard screw or nut is very unequal. Indeed, the first threads in engagement support a large majority of the load. So if the load is too important, the threads give way and the function is not provided any more by the screw or the nut. In the prior art, threads are known whose depth or pitch varies a lot in order to cause a self-clamping. In particular, the invention aims at optimizing the resistance and the fatigue resistance of the screws by distributing the load at the very best on their threads without causing this self-clamping. It was shown that the control of the pitch variation, within a chosen pitch tolerance, makes it possible to control the stress distribution on the threads. It is possible to determine a different variation for each load case encountered.

Abstract: Provided herein are titanium alloys that can achieve a combination of high strength and high toughness or elongation, and a method to produce the alloys. By tolerating iron, oxygen, and other incidental elements and impurities, the alloys enable the use of lower quality scrap as raw materials. The alloys are castable and can form ?-phase laths in a basketweave morphology by a commercially feasible heat treatment that does not require hot-working or rapid cooling rates. The alloys comprise, by weight, about 3.0% to about 6.0% aluminum, 0% to about 1.5% tin, about 2.0% to about 4.0% vanadium, about 0.5% to about 4.5% molybdenum, about 1.0% to about 2.5% chromium, about 0.20% to about 0.55% iron, 0% to about 0.35% oxygen, 0% to about 0.007% boron, and 0% to about 0.60% other incidental elements and impurities, the balance of weight percent comprising titanium.

Abstract: The present application discloses wrought 2xxx Al—Li alloy products that are work insensitive. The wrought aluminum alloy products generally include from about 2.75 wt. % to about 5.0 wt. % Cu, from about 0.2 wt. % to about 0.8 wt. % Mg, where the ratio of copper-to-magnesium ratio (Cu/Mg) in the aluminum alloy is in the range of from about 6.1 to about 17, from about 0.1 wt. % to 1.10 wt. % Li, from about 0.3 wt. % to about 2.0 wt. % Ag, from 0.50 wt. % to about 1.5 wt. % Zn, up to about 1.0 wt. % Mn, the balance being aluminum, optional incidental elements, and impurities. The wrought aluminum alloy products may realize a low strength differential and in a short aging time due to their work insensitive nature.

Abstract: A method is provided for producing a blade, by casting, for a gas turbine. The blade includes an elongate airfoil which extends in a blade longitudinal direction, merges into a blade root at the lower end, has a shroud segment at the blade tip and is pervaded by a single cooling air channel running in the blade longitudinal direction from the blade root to the blade tip. The method includes, during the casting of the blade, the blade material being fed exclusively from the blade root into the mold provided therefor, and the cooling air channel is formed during the casting of the blade by using a single core body, which is provided, at the blade tip, with a local casting cross section increasing element.

Abstract: One subject of the invention is a device for transporting and storing at least one ladle shroud (18) for a liquid metal casting plant, the ladle shroud (18) having a channel through which liquid metal passes and essentially extending along an axis. The device also includes a rack (22) designed to store the ladle shroud (18) in a use position wherein the axis of the channel is vertical, the rack (22) providing an access (33) from the outside to a lateral face of the shroud when the latter is in its use position.

Abstract: A copper anode furnace comprises a furnace drum (2), which can be pivoted about a horizontal axis and in which copper melt is refined into anode copper by means of fire refining. Said furnace drum (2) is provided with a spout (10) for pouring out the refined copper. A sliding closure (20) is arranged on the spout (10) of the furnace drum (2). Said sliding closure comprises at least one stationary, fireproof closing plate (21) and a fireproof sliding plate (22) which can be displaced relative to said closing plate. Through the displacement of the sliding plate (22), the outflow out the furnace drum (2) can be regulated or closed and therefore the outflow amount of the copper can be controlled. A drawing of slag into the casting, which reduces the anode quality, can be prevented using said sliding closure (20).