Title:
EQUIPMENT AND PROCESSES FOR SHEET METAL CONSOLIDATION
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2024/044624
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Methods for consolidating scrap metal into a sheet metal for subsequent use are disclosed. The methods can include forming a container, such as a pipe or tube, out of a sheet metal such that one end of the container is closed and the other is open. The scrap metal can then be placed into the container, even without pre-treating the scrap metal. Oxygen can be removed from an internal, receiving cavity of the formed container, such as by introducing a gas such as argon or nitrogen, into the container, and, if desired, the open end of the container can be sealed. The combination of the container made from the sheet metal and the scrap metal can be roll bonded to form a consolidated sheet metal that includes both the original sheet metal and the scrap metal. Systems for performing these methods, as well as the consolidated metal, are also described.
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Inventors:
GUVENC ONUR (US)
TASAN CEMAL CEM (US)
MARDEN LUCAS N (US)
TASAN CEMAL CEM (US)
MARDEN LUCAS N (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2023/072712
Publication Date:
May 02, 2024
Filing Date:
August 23, 2023
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY (US)
International Classes:
B22F8/00; B09B3/00; C22B1/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
PHEIFFER, Rory P. et al. (US)
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