Apparatus of continuously casting a metal sheet
US5368088A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 5, 1993 |
| Grant date | Nov 29, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB22D11/0697
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Molten metal is supplied to a pouring basin formed between cooling members, such as movable cooling drums. A closed space is formed at a meniscus area whereat any one of the cooling members starts to come into contact with the molten metal, and a soluble gas or a mixture of soluble and insoluble gases is supplied to and filled in the closed space, thereby covering the meniscus area with the gas or the mixture. This arrangement enables a continuous casting of a thin metal sheet without surface cracks and having excellent surface characteristics.
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