Vertical caster and associated method

Details Vertical caster and associated method Vertical caster and associated method

1998-03-06

1999-06-08

Batten, Jr., J. Reed

Metal founding

Process

Shaping liquid metal against a forming surface

164431, 164443, 164485, B22D 1106

Patent

active

059097647

ABSTRACT:
The caster includes a pair of movable opposed belts, each of the belts having a casting surface and a pair of movable opposed dam blocks including a plurality of dam blocks having one end mounted to an orbiting support and a casting surface opposite the mounted end. The casting surfaces of the belts and the casting surfaces of the dam blocks define a casting zone for solidifying the molten metal into cast metallic product. The caster also includes cooling plates/bars for cooling the belts while the belts pass through the casting zone.

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patent: 4964456 (1990-10-01), Lauener
patent: 5725046 (1998-03-01), Sartschev et al.

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