METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COMBINED BOTTOM BLOCKS Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC C25C3/08 

FIELD: metallurgy.

SUBSTANCE: method involves introduction of carbon-bearing substrate material to a mould and application onto it of a layer of composite heat-resistant material containing metal boride, sealing of the contents of the mould in the form of a cathode block and annealing of the cathode block; as material of carbon-bearing substrate and the layer of composite heat-resistant material there used are materials having close coefficients of thermal linear expansion and values of sodium expansion and the following particle size distribution: content of fractions in carbon-bearing substrate (-10+0.071) mm - 76±10 wt % and (-0.071+0) mm - 24±10 wt %, content of fractions in the layer of composite heat-resistant material (-10+0.071) mm - 50±30 wt % and (-0.071+0) mm - 30±50 wt %; with that, material of the carbon-bearing substrate is added to a mould pre-heated to the material temperature. The composite heat-resistant material layer in a sealed state is maximum 8.0% of height of the cathode block and contains 20.0-80.0 wt % of metal diboride. Sealing of the cathode block is performed by vibration moulding, and annealing is performed at 1100°C during 5 hours.

EFFECT: improving quality and service life.

3 cl, 3 dwg, 1 tbl