Patent ID: 9463498
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: B21B,B21C,B21J,C21D,C22C,C22F

Claim Text:
1. A rapid capacitor discharge apparatus for rapidly heating an amorphous metal and forming the amorphous metal into a sheet comprising: a sample of an amorphous metal, said sample having a substantially uniform cross-section; a source of electrical energy; at least two electrodes interconnecting said source of electrical energy to said sample of amorphous metal, said electrodes being attached to said sample; a sheet forming tool comprising an enclosure having at least one opening and a plunger, and at least one pair of rollers arranged parallel to each other and disposed external to the enclosure and adjacent to the opening; wherein said source of electrical energy is capable of discharging a quantum of electrical energy sufficient to heat the entirety of said sample to a processing temperature between the glass transition temperature of the amorphous metal and the equilibrium melting point of the alloy, and wherein said sheet forming tool is capable of applying a compressive force sufficient to eject said heated sample through said opening and between the at least one pair of rollers, and the roller pair being configured to apply a deformational force to form a sheet.