APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MIXING, AGITATING AND TRANSPORTING MOLTEN OR SEMI-SOLID METALLIC OR METAL-MATRIX COMPOSITE MATERIALS.

摘要

An apparatus 2 and method for mixing, agitating and transporting a slurry of molten or semi-solid metal or metal-matrix composite material including a casing 1 for containment of the slurry. An electrical conductor means 10 applies to the slurry a moving magnetic field to induce flow thereof. A component 7,8 is secured and located within the casing to modify the flow pattern of the slurry induced by the moving magnetic field.