Claims
- 1. An apparatus for casting at least one of a reactive metal and alloy as a reactive material comprising:
- a multiplicity of cooled segments of non-uniform shape and made of an electrically conductive material and are separated from one another by gaps and form together a permanent mold of non-uniform cross-sectional shape, and
- an induction coil enclosing the permanent mold for generating an electromagnetic field at a part which is formed by the segments for at least one of melting the reactive material and maintaining the reactive material in a liquid state,
- a closing plate at a bottom of the permanent mold and including segments;
- a first pressure member guided in a central opening which is formed by the segments of the closing plate which come upon the reactive material in a vertical direction to solidify the reactive material in contact with the cooled segments.
- 2. The apparatus in accordance with claim 1, which comprises a second pressure member introduced into an opening of an inlet of the permanent mold, said inlet being formed by said multiplicity of segments of said mold, and said second pressure member having a diameter which corresponds to the diameter of the inlet opening and said second pressure member acting upon the reactive material in a vertical direction.
- 3. The apparatus in accordance with claim 1, in which the cooled segments enclose the reactive material and have chambers through which a cooling agent at least partially passes.
- 4. A method for casting reactive material to form a casting of non-uniform cross-sectional shape in an apparatus for casting at least one of a reactive metal and alloy as a reactive material comprising a multiplicity of cooled segments of non-uniform shape and made of an electrically conductive material and separated from one another by gaps and form a permanent mold of non-uniform cross-sectional shape, and an induction coil enclosing the permanent mold for generating an electromagnetic field at a part which is formed by the segments for at least one of melting the reactive material and maintaining the reactive material in a liquid state, a closing plate at a bottom of the permanent mold and including segments, a pressure member guided in a central opening which is formed by the segments of the closing plate which come upon the reactive material in a vertical direction to solidify the reactive material in contact with the cooled segments, the method comprising:
- introducing at least one of a reactive metal and metal alloy as a material into the permanent mold having segments of non-uniform shape;
- then, generating an electromagnetic alternating field by the coil surrounding the permanent mold for melting the material and maintaining the material in a liquid state therein;
- under the effect of the pressure member pressing the material against an internal wall of the permanent mold where it solidifies in contact with the cooled wall segments to form a casting of non-uniform cross-sectional shape; and
- during solidification of the material, after the forming of a marginal shell, carrying out a compression by means of a piston at a portion of the casting where there is still a remainder of the material in the liquid state so as to avoid the formation of a shrinkage cavity.
- 5. Method in accordance with claim 4, which comprises disposing the apparatus including segments in a process chamber of a vacuum device and carrying out the method of claim 4 in a protective atmosphere.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 423,796, filed Oct. 18, 1989 and now abandoned.
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