Metal strip casting

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5520243
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08284466

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Method and apparatus for continuously casting metal strip (20) of the kind in which a casting pool of molten metal (30) is formed in contact with a moving casting surface. By making the casting surface (16A) very smooth and inducing relative vibratory movement between the molten metal and the casting surface at selected frequency and amplitude, the heat transfer from the solidifying metal is dramatically improved. The casting surface has an Arithmetical Mean Roughness Value (Ra) of less than 5 microus and the induced vibratory movement preferably has a frequency of no more than 20 kHz. This enables improved casting productivity and also produced a marked refinement of the surface structure of the cast metal.

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CASTRIP LLC1915 REXFORD ROAD CHARLOTTE NC 28211

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Freeman, John Kahibah, AU 34 548
Osborn, Steve Whitebridge, AU 23 164
Strezov, Lazar Adamstown, AU 46 345

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