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Device for slowing down a melt during continuous casting of billets of blooms

US5740855A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 17, 1997
Grant dateApr 21, 1998
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Expiry dateMar 17, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB22D11/115
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A device for slowing down the non-solidified portions of a cast strand during continuous casting of billets or blooms. The device comprises a group of at least three separate molds (1-4) which are open in the direction of casting and which are arranged such that each one is supplied with a flow of melt. The device also comprises a number of magnetic core parts (5-8), and at least one magnetic-field generating member (9-13), adapted to generate and transfer, together with the magnetic core parts, a static magnetic field or a periodic low-frequency magnetic field to the inflowing melt in such a way that the movement of the melt is slowed down. The magnetic core parts and the magnetic-field generating members are arranged such that, together with all the molds in the group, they form a common closed magnetic circuit. All the molds included in the group are arranged in series with each other in the closed magnetic circuit.

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