The present disclosure provides a welding electrode and methods of manufacturing the same. The welding electrode can include a composite body having a tip portion and an end portion. The composite body can include a shell defining a cavity through the end portion, the shell comprising a first metal that includes one or more of the following: a precipitation hardened copper alloy, copper alloy, and carbon steel. The composite body can also include a core within the shell, the core extending through the shell from the tip portion to the cavity, the core comprising a second metal that includes dispersion strengthened copper. The core and the shell have a metallurgical bond formed from co-extrusion.

A manufacturing method for a cast bar and tube made of a magnesium alloy, includes steps of preparing a manufacturing device; depressurizing a vacuum chamber through a depressurization device; heating a vicinity of an opening of a hollow tube; inserting the opening of the hollow tube into a molten metal; switching a valve member to be open; introducing the molten metal into a cylindrical part, and filling the cylindrical part with the molten metal; cooling the hollow tube; and continuously vibrating the hollow tube until completing solidification of the molten metal in the cylindrical part.

A composite equal additive manufacturing method: S1, obtaining molten metal by using a metal smelting device; S2, first, storing inflow molten metal in an intermediate container, and then transferring the molten metal into a crystallizer; S3, cooling the molten metal to a solid-liquid mixed state by using the crystallizer, and enabling a high-temperature blank body with a required section to flow out from an outlet of the crystallizer; S4, arranging plastic forming tools at a bottom of the outlet of the crystallizer, and performing plastic forming on the outflow high-temperature blank body; S5, fixing a lower end of a part after the plastic forming and slowly descending the part by a chuck; S6, machining the part by using point forming machines, and synchronously controlling the machining temperature of the part; and S7, descending the chuck to an appropriate position, and taking the formed part out from the machine frame.

A composite equal additive manufacturing method: S1, obtaining molten metal by using a metal smelting device; S2, first, storing inflow molten metal in an intermediate container, and then transferring the molten metal into a crystallizer; S3, cooling the molten metal to a solid-liquid mixed state by using the crystallizer, and enabling a high-temperature blank body with a required section to flow out from an outlet of the crystallizer; S4, arranging plastic forming tools at a bottom of the outlet of the crystallizer, and performing plastic forming on the outflow high-temperature blank body; S5, fixing a lower end of a part after the plastic forming and slowly descending the part by a chuck; S6, machining the part by using point forming machines, and synchronously controlling the machining temperature of the part; and S7, descending the chuck to an appropriate position, and taking the formed part out from the machine frame.

The invention relates to a process of producing a non-ferrous metallic tube, in which process comprises a casting stage, in which a cast tube having an outer diameter of 20-70 mm, preferably 35-55 mm and a wall thickness of 1.0-4.0 mm, preferably 2.0-3.0 mm, is casted from melt by continuous upward vertical casting process, and the casting stage is followed by at least two drawing stages. In the drawing stages drawing direction of the cast tube in at least two each other following drawing stages is opposite to each other.--

A high-strength and high-toughness tube for perforating gun, having a formulation of chemical elements in percentage by mass as follows: C: 0.15%-0.22%, Si: 0.1%-0.4%, Mn: 0.5%-1%, Cr: 0.3%-0.7%, Mo: 0.3%-0.7%, Nb: 0.01%-0.04%, V: 0.1%-0.2%, Ti: 0.02%-0.05%, B: 0.0015%-0.005%, Al: 0.01%-0.05%, Ca: 0.001%-0.004%, N≤0.008%, and the balance of Fe and other inevitable impurities. Accordingly, further disclosed is a method for manufacturing a high-strength and high-toughness tube for perforating gun. The high-strength and high-toughness tube for perforating gun of the present invention has high strength, good toughness and uniform circumferential strength, and is suitable for application in the field of petroleum exploration and exploitation.

An apparatus for a high-throughput screw caster of a multi-component gradient metal material from elongate materials, such as multi-component alloy pipes, rods, profiles, and other such materials, has in the lengthwise direction a continuous gradient distribution of chemical components. The apparatus includes an online powder flow-rate regulation system, a rotary feed system, a heating system, a heat insulation system, a motor drive system, a blank forming system and a control system.

The present utility model provides a match mold for a hollow metal bar continuous casting device, including a base and an extension body, which extends perpendicularly with respect to the base, wherein: the base includes an aperture adapted to allow passage of liquid metal into the casting device; and the extension body includes a radial projection adapted to exchange heat with a cooling system of the continuous casting device.

Methods and apparatus for forming high aspect ratio metallic glass objects, including metallic glass sheets and tubes, by a melt deposition process are provided. In some methods and apparatus a molten alloy is deposited inside a channel formed by two substrates moving relative to each other, and shaped and quenched by conduction to the substrates in a manner that enables the molten alloy to vitrify without undergoing substantial shear flow.

The present invention provides a high-aluminum austenitic alloy and a high-aluminum austenitic centrifugal casting pipe. The high-aluminum austenitic alloy and the high-aluminum austenitic centrifugal casting pipe have excellent anti-corrosion capabilities and creep resistance at a temperature of 900 C. or above, while having required mechanical properties. In weight percentage, the high-aluminum austenitic alloy or the high-aluminum austenitic centrifugal casting pipe of the present invention is composed of the elements of: C, 0.3-0.7%; Mn, 0-0.5%; Si, 0-0.5%; Cr, 20-26%; Ni, 40-50%; Al, 3.5-5%; Ti, 0.01-0.3%; Zr, 0.01-0.3%; Nb, 0.1-1%; Ta, 0.01-2%; Mo, 0.01-1%; W, 0.01-1.9%; N, 0.001-0.04%; Re, 0.03-0.3%; the remainder being Fe and inevitable impurities. The present invention also relates to a method for manufacturing the high-aluminum austenitic alloy and the high-aluminum austenitic centrifugal casting pipe of the present invention.