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Side dam apparatus for use in twin-belt continuous casting machines

US4239081A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 30, 1979
Grant dateDec 16, 1980
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Expiry dateMay 30, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB22D11/066
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Casting side dam apparatus for use in a twin-belt continuous casting machine. The side dams each comprise a multiplicity of slotted dam blocks strung on a flexible metal band. The dam blocks are each formed of a beryllium-nickel-copper alloy and are resistant to intergranular cracking over a prolonged period of exposure to elevated temperatures ranging from about 300.degree. F. to about 800.degree. F.

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