| 摘要 |
A vessel adapted for the holding and refining of molten aluminium, and alloys thereof, which comprises an outer vessel shell having a refractory insulating lining on the bottom and side walls thereof, the lining intended to be impervious to molten aluminium, there being employed, for at least a portion of the lining, refractory fibrous insulating material having a density of below about 80 lb/ft3, the material having a very low thermal conductivity of below about 1.8 BTU/hr/ft<2> at a temperature gradient of 1 DEG F per inch at 1500 DEG F, the refractory fibrous insulating material containing alkaline or alkaline earth metal fluoride or fluosilicate therein, the fibrous insulating material not being infiltratable by the passage of molten aluminium into the inner voids thereof, whereby the presence of the metal fluoride or fluosilicate serves to effectively prevent the undesired infiltration of the refractory fibrous insulating material lining that serves as a molten aluminium barrier as well as an insulating lining. |
