(19)
(11) EP 0 174 766 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
25.03.1987 Bulletin 1987/13

(43) Date of publication A2:
19.03.1986 Bulletin 1986/12

(21) Application number: 85306048

(22) Date of filing: 27.08.1985
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

(30) Priority: 13.09.1984 US 650374

(71) Applicant: ALLEGHENY LUDLUM STEEL CORPORATION
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(72) Inventors:
  • Johns, Robert Harvey
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  • Nauman, John Dana
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(54) Method and apparatus for direct casting of crystalline strip in non-oxidizing atmosphere


(57) A method is provided for directly casting molten metal (19) from a U-shaped structure of the exit end (26) of a casting vessel (18) onto a moving casting surface (20) to form a continuous strip (15) of crystalline material. The method includes providing a non-oxidizing atmosphere in a zone defined above the molten metal (19), across the width of the U-shaped structure and adjacent the casting surface (20).
An apparatus is also provided.






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