PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF ALUMINUM INGOTS, ALUMINUM INGOTS, AND PROTECTIVE GAS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ALUMINUM INGOTS

摘要

To provide a method for producing an aluminum ingot whose oxides is reduced by preventing the surface of molten aluminum from being oxidized. The method according to the present invention includes a melting step (melting furnace 1) of melting an aluminum base metal into a molten aluminum or molten aluminum alloy; a holding step (holding furnace 2) of holding the resulting molten aluminum or molten aluminum alloy; a dehydrogenation step (dehydrogenation unit 3) of removing hydrogen gas from the molten aluminum or molten aluminum alloy; a filtration step (filter 4) of removing inclusions from the molten aluminum or molten aluminum alloy; and a casting step (casting device 5) of solidifying the molten aluminum or molten aluminum alloy into a predetermined shape, wherein at least one of the above steps is conducted in the atmosphere of a protective gas containing fluorinating gas, carbon dioxide gas, and nitrogen and/or argon gas.