Strip casting apparatus for rapid set and change of casting rolls
US8631853B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 2, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB22D41/12
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus and method for continuously casting thin steel strip include a pair of counter-rotatable casting rolls in a roll cassette laterally positioned to form a nip there between through which thin cast strip can be cast, adapted to support a casting pool of molten metal on the casting surfaces, an enclosure to support a protective atmosphere immediately beneath the casting rolls in the casting position, and an upper cover positioned below the casting rolls to move between a closed position covering the upper portion of the enclosure maintaining the protective atmosphere in the enclosure in the closed position and a retracted position enabling cast strip to be cast into the enclosure. A scrap receptacle positioned beneath the casting position movable in either direction to a discharge stations. Further, a movable tundish adapted to be transferred from a heating station to the casting position.
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