发明名称 |
ATMOSPHERES FOR HEAT TREATING NON-FERROUS METALS AND ALLOYS |
摘要 |
A process for producing low-cost atmospheres suitable for annealing, brazing, and sintering non-ferrous metals and alloys from non-cryogenically produced nitrogen containing up to 5% residual oxygen is disclosed. According to the process, suitable atmospheres are produced by 1) pre-heating the non-cryogenically produced nitrogen stream containing residual oxygen to a desired temperature, 2) mixing it with more than a stoichiometric amount a hydrocarbon gas, 3) passing it through a reactor packed with a platinum group of metal catalyst to reduce the residual oxygen to very low levels and convert it to a mixture of moisture and carbon dioxide, and 4) using the reactor effluent stream for annealing, brazing, and sintering non-ferrous metals and alloys in a furnace. The key features of the disclosed process include 1) pre-heating the non-cryogenically produced nitrogen containing residual oxygen to a certain minimum temperature, 2) adding more than a stoichiometric amount of a hydrocarbon gas to the pre-heated nitrogen stream, and 3) using a platinum group of metal catalyst to initiate and sustain the reaction between oxygen and the hydrocarbon gas.
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申请公布号 |
CA2111482(C) |
申请公布日期 |
1997.12.23 |
申请号 |
CA19932111482 |
申请日期 |
1993.12.15 |
申请人 |
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. |
发明人 |
GARG, DIWAKAR;BONNER, BRIAN B.;EICHELBERGER, DONALD P.;BERGER, KERRY R. |
分类号 |
F27D7/06;C21D1/76;(IPC1-7):C21D1/76;C22F1/02 |
主分类号 |
F27D7/06 |
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