Process and apparatus for preparing especially metallic and semi-metallic bands of small thickness
US4858675A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 3, 1988 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB22D11/06
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to the preparation of especially metallic or semi-metallic bands or sheets, particularly with a microcrystalline or amorphous structure. According to this process, an electrically conductive molten material is made to flow from a tank through a nozzle, to form a strip of substantially rectangular cross-section, which is subsequently solidified. According to the invention, the form of the strip of liquid material is stabilized, after it has been shaped and before solidification, as a result of a mechanical surface effect induced by an alternating magnetic field.
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