EP 0042995 A1 19820106 - Apparatus and method for continuous casting of metallic strands at exceptionally high speeds using oscillating mold assembly.
Title (en)
Apparatus and method for continuous casting of metallic strands at exceptionally high speeds using oscillating mold assembly.
Title (de)
Einrichtung und Verfahren zum Stranggiessen metallischer Litze bei aussergewöhnlich hohen Geschwindigkeiten unter Verwendung einer oszillierenden Formeinrichtung.
Title (fr)
Appareil et procédé pour la coulée continue de fils métalliques à des vitesses exceptionnellement élevées utilisant un moule oscillant.
Publication
Application
Priority
US 15793380 A 19800609
Abstract (en)
An oscillating cooled mold assembly for the continuous high-speed casting of metallic strands, (12) especially upcasting strands of copper alloys such as brass, has a hollow die (112) in fluid communication with a melt (14) typically held in a casting furnace (16). coolerbody surrounds the die in a tight-fitting relationship to form a solidification front in the melt as it advances through the casting zone of the die. During assembly, the die is preferably slip fit in the coolerbody (103). A shoulder on the die engages a lower face of the coolerbody (103) and, together with a small irregularity on the upper coolerbody wall, prevents any axial movement of the die before it thermally expands against the coolerbody. An insulating member (118) located between the die and the coolerbody and below the solidification front fixes the location of the front within a dimensionally uniform area of the die. The insulating member is preferably a ring of a material such as casting silica that has a low coefficient of thermal expansion, a low porosity, and is highly resistant to thermal shock. The insulating member (118) also preferably creates a steep longitudinal temperature gradient at its upper end to promote a high cooling rate over a relatively short casting zone. An insulating hat encloses the coolerbody, allowing it to be immersed in the melt and preferably deeply immersed to a level above the casting zone The strand or rod formed from the solidified melt is pulled through the die while the mold oscillates in a direction substantially parallel to the direction of travel of the rod.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B22D 11/04 (2006.01); B22D 11/00 (2006.01); B22D 11/10 (2006.01); B22D 11/14 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B22D 11/10 (2013.01); B22D 11/141 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- EP 0007581 A1 19800206 - KENNECOTT CORP [US]
- FR 2367560 A1 19780512 - MICHELIN & CIE [FR]
- US 3872913 A 19750325 - LOHIKOSKI TIMO JORMA JUHANI
- US 4211270 A 19800708 - BOWER TERRY F [US], et al
- DE 2746393 B2 19791206
- DE 2124424 A1 19711202
- FR 2090127 A1 19720114 - OUTOKUMPU OY
- DE 2060451 B2 19740131
- FR 2077552 A1 19711029 - OUTOKUMPU OY
- US 3746077 A 19730717 - HOCKSELL H, et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0042995 A1 19820106; EP 0042995 B1 19850515; AT E13265 T1 19850615; AU 5367086 A 19860731; AU 7144581 A 19811217; CA 1196465 A 19851112; DE 3170478 D1 19850620; DK 154331 B 19881107; DK 154331 C 19890410; DK 225481 A 19811210; FI 68370 B 19850531; FI 68370 C 19850910; FI 811793 L 19811210; JP H028817 B2 19900227; JP S5728657 A 19820216; NO 811916 L 19811210; ZA 813522 B 19820630
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 81104301 A 19810604; AT 81104301 T 19810604; AU 5367086 A 19860217; AU 7144581 A 19810609; CA 377627 A 19810514; DE 3170478 T 19810604; DK 225481 A 19810522; FI 811793 A 19810609; JP 8874781 A 19810608; NO 811916 A 19810605; ZA 813522 A 19810526