Horizontal continuous casting apparatus for metals
US5595237A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 5, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 5, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB22D11/143
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention is directed to a device for the horizontal continuous casting of metals having a holding furnace with a horizontally extending outlet conduit arranged in a side wall of the holding furnace, a graphite mold associated with the outlet conduit, and a cooling structure which encloses the mold and is flanged to a casing of the holding furnace. In order to provide a uniform flow of metal in the inlet region of the mold, a flow restricting structure is arranged inside the outlet conduit of the holding furnace. The restricting member is made of refractory material and defined with an interior surface of the outlet conduit a melt passage. The restricting structure is dimensioned such that the cross-sectional profile or area of the melt passage is smaller than the cross-sectional surface of the mold cavity.
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