Process and device for the continuous casting of very small-diameter wires directly from liquid metal
US5524704A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 6, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB22D11/064
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The subject of the invention is a process for the continuous casting of very small-diameter wires directly from liquid metal, according to which said liquid metal is made to flow out of a heated and pressurized container made of refractory material, forming a jet of liquid. metal having a diameter equal to or slightly greater than that of the wire to be cast, and said jet is made to solidify by making it penetrate into a layer of moving cooling liquid deposited on the internal wall of a drum rotating about a horizontal axis, wherein said container is fed, continuously or intermittently, with solid metal without interrupting casting and wherein said solid metal is melted inside said container. The subject of the invention is also a device for the continuous casting of very small-diameter wires directly from liquid metal, allowing this process to be implemented. Figure for the abstract: Single figure
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