Stationary side dam for continuous casting apparatus
US8122938B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB22D11/168
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Exemplary embodiments of the invention provide a side dam for a continuous metal casting apparatus having elongated opposed casting surfaces forming a casting cavity. The side dam has an elongated upstream part and an elongated downstream part that are mutually laterally pivotable, and a smooth metal-contacting side surface extending continuously from an upstream end to a downstream end of the side dam. The surface has regions thereof formed on the upstream part and the downstream part. Mutual pivoting of the upstream part and the downstream part of the side dam enables the regions of the smooth metal-contacting side surface to be moved out of mutual coplanar alignment. The side dams can therefore be used to form either a convergent or divergent casting cavity to assists the casting procedure and to enhance the properties of the cast article.
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