Apparatus for casting thin tapes
US5025851A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 16, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2010 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB22D11/0611
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Thin metal tapes are cast using a casting wheel (2) having a substantially vertical axis of rotation (3) and a metal supply line (4) comprising a casting nozzle (6) which has a metal discharge opening (7) directed towards a rotating cooling surface (8) of the casting wheel. The discharge opening (7) of the casting nozzle 6) is directed towards a substantially vertical drum surface (8) of the casting wheel (2) and a gap (A) of less than 1 mm is provided between the drum surface (8) and the metal discharge opening (7) of the casting nozzle (6).
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