Method for manufacturing titanium ingot

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8985191
APP PUB NO 20150020646A1
SERIAL NO

14507869

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The present invention is a method for manufacturing a titanium ingot (30), the method being characterized by comprising: a step of melting a titanium alloy for a predetermined time by cold crucible induction melting (CCIM); a step of supplying molten titanium (6) to a cold hearth (10), and separating high density inclusions (HDIs) (8) by precipitation in the cold hearth (10) while spraying a plasma jet or an electron beam onto the bath surface of the molten titanium (6); and a step of supplying a molten titanium starting material from which the HDIs (8) are separated by precipitation to a mold (20) to obtain the titanium ingot.

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  • KOBE STEEL, LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ishida, Hitoshi Kobe, JP 101 838
Matsuwaka, Daisuke Kobe, JP 15 12
Takahashi, Daiki Kobe, JP 41 75
Yokoyama, Hiroshi Takasago, JP 167 2139

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