Strip casting
US5221511A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jun 22, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB22D11/064
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method and apparatus for casting metal strip in which molten metal is introduced between a pair of parallel casting rollers via a metal delivery nozzle disposed above the nip between the rollers, wherein the delivery nozzle comprises an elongate trough to receive molten metal, a nozzle outlet slot extending longitudinally along the bottom of the trough, a baffle structure extending above the slot, and a pair of flow passage means spaced apart laterally of the trough, one to each side of the outlet slot and each providing for flow of molten metal from the trough interior above the baffle structure into the trough interior below the baffle structure.
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