Method of casting lithium containing aluminium alloys

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9566643
APP PUB NO 20160038997A1
SERIAL NO

14782097

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Method of casting aluminum alloy ingot including lithium, including: preparing at least two molten aluminum based alloys in separate furnaces, first alloy with composition A free from lithium as purposive alloying element, and second alloy with composition B including lithium as purposive alloying element; transferring the first alloy via metal conveying trough from the furnace to a casting station; initiating casting an ingot and casting the first alloy to required length L1 in the casting direction; subsequently transferring the second alloy via metal conveying trough from the furnace to the casting station while simultaneously stopping transfer of the first alloy to the casting station; casting the second alloy from an end surface of the cast first alloy at length L1 to an additional required length L2 in the casting direction; cropping the cast ingot at a bottom thereof at a length greater than of equal to cast length L1.

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NOVELIS KOBLENZ GMBH56070 KOBLENZ

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Brandt, Fred Neuwied, DE 3 4

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