EP0195793A1 - Method for regulating the level of the contact line of the free metal surface with the ingot mould in a continuous vertical casting. - Google Patents
Method for regulating the level of the contact line of the free metal surface with the ingot mould in a continuous vertical casting.Info
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- EP0195793A1 EP0195793A1 EP85904639A EP85904639A EP0195793A1 EP 0195793 A1 EP0195793 A1 EP 0195793A1 EP 85904639 A EP85904639 A EP 85904639A EP 85904639 A EP85904639 A EP 85904639A EP 0195793 A1 EP0195793 A1 EP 0195793A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
- B22D—CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
- B22D27/00—Treating the metal in the mould while it is molten or ductile ; Pressure or vacuum casting
- B22D27/02—Use of electric or magnetic effects
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
- B22D—CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
- B22D11/00—Continuous casting of metals, i.e. casting in indefinite lengths
- B22D11/10—Supplying or treating molten metal
- B22D11/11—Treating the molten metal
- B22D11/114—Treating the molten metal by using agitating or vibrating means
- B22D11/115—Treating the molten metal by using agitating or vibrating means by using magnetic fields
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
- B22D—CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
- B22D11/00—Continuous casting of metals, i.e. casting in indefinite lengths
- B22D11/16—Controlling or regulating processes or operations
Definitions
- the invention relates to a method for adjusting the level of the line of contact of the free surface of the metal with the ingot mold in a vertical casting.
- French patent 1,398,526 teaches the use of a strip of fiberfrax bonded to the mold in order to reduce the height of metal in contact with the mold, and therefore to reduce the effects due to cooling. indirect.
- this reduction in height cannot be fixed once and for all, since it depends in particular on the speed of casting.
- this parameter varies, it is necessary either to change the ingot mold, or at least to modify the height of the strip. Which gives a lack of flexibility to a solution which ultimately only provides a deletion partial heterogeneities.
- HAT TOP loaded casting with enhancement
- French patent 2,417,357 has claimed a process in which the axial length of the part of the ingot mold in contact with the liquid metal is varied by using a cuff sliding on the inner wall of the ingot mold.
- Such a system has the drawback during an untimely solidification of the metal, leading to adhesion between the ingot mold and the cuff, thus provoking a tearing of the parts present when the sliding movement is carried out.
- the start of the casting is all the easier when the level of metal in the mold is high. Indeed, with a low level, the float which regulates the level and the metal supply of the ingot mold approaches the solidification front and risks, for semi-finished products of small dimensions, to be blocked by solidification. untimely metal and no longer able to perform its function. Likewise, the cambering phenomenon which manifests itself with large semi-finished products also prevents starting at a low level.
- This means consists, according to the invention, in applying to the liquid in the course of solidification a periodic magnetic field of variable intensity and direction substantially parallel to the axis of the mold and to adapt its intensity depending on the desired level.
- the advantage of such a method is therefore to allow the metal-ingot contact height and therefore the thickness of the cortical layer to be reduced at will simply with a coil supplied by a current of industrial frequency 50 or 60 Hz knowing that any electrical failure will only have an impact on varying the height of the metal in the line, that is to say that any risk of leakage of liquid metal will be eliminated, which is not the case. in electromagnetic casting.
- the presence of an ingot mold while limiting the possibility of oxidation of the liquid metal at the meniscus, prevents, by the contact it has with the metal, any displacement of the oxide film towards the side wall. and therefore any risk of tingling on the surface of the semi-finished product.
- the field applied to the metal also has the effect of creating forces inside the liquid which homogenize the cooling and tend to cause a refinement of the pouring grain.
- the coil which creates the magnetic field preferably has a shape symmetrical to that of the mold, so that it creates a direction field substantially parallel to the axis of the mold. It is arranged along of this axis so that the zone where the field exerts a maximum action is located at a level of the mold between half and a third of its height from the base.
- Such a method allows, during a casting operation, to perform a normal start in the best possible conditions, that is to say with a high height of metal in the mold. For this, the intensity of the field is decreased until possibly canceled so as to remove any modification of the normal level of the metal. Subsequently, to switch to cruising mode, the intensity of the field is increased until reaching a minimum height leading to a minimum thickness of the cortical layer. The maximum value of the admissible field is easily detected by the appearance, when it is exceeded, of deformation of the surface of the cast product.
- This value generally corresponds to the moment when the level reached by the contact line corresponds to the level at which the line of intersection between the solidification front due to indirect cooling and the solidification front due to direct cooling in conventional casting takes place.
- the contact height is then practically reduced to a circular line and the cortical layer nonexistent.
- the method according to the invention makes it possible to modify the intensity of the field in order to adapt it to variations in speed and to determine as before the maximum value of the admissible intensity for each of these speeds.
- the invention will be better understood using the attached figure which shows in vertical section two half-molds, the one on the left of which is used according to the prior art and the one on the right according to the method of the invention.
- a liquid metal supply nozzle (1) There is a liquid metal supply nozzle (1), a level control float (2), an ingot mold (3) cooled directly by a fluid (4) which then cools the metal (5) directly at point (6 ).
- the right half ingot mold is equipped with a coil (7) which is fed under an alternating voltage (8) in order to create the magnetic field of direction (9) and to cause the level of the line to drop.
- an aluminum alloy of the type 2214 was poured according to the standards of the Aluminum Association, at the speed of 60 rrsn / minute.
- the float regulated the level of metal at mid-height of the mold and the cooling fluid came into contact with the skin of the billet cast about 1 cm below the base of the mold.
- the application of the method according to the invention leads to a progressive reduction in the thickness of the cortical layer as the electric voltage at the terminals of the coil is increased in proportions such that this thickness becomes zero for a voltage of 180 volts.
- the size of the grains decreases so that, from a metal which has grains of 500 ⁇ m in conventional casting, grains of 180 ⁇ m on average are obtained according to the invention.
- the present invention finds its application in the casting of metallurgical semi-products, in particular aluminum and its alloys such as, for example, lithium alloys and in which it is desired to obtain both a cortical zone of practically zero thickness, a grain end without prior addition of refining agents such as 1 ⁇ T5B and an absence of pins.
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- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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- On-Site Construction Work That Accompanies The Preparation And Application Of Concrete (AREA)
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- Mold Materials And Core Materials (AREA)
- Manufacturing Of Electrical Connectors (AREA)
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- Internal Circuitry In Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Devices (AREA)
- Refinement Of Pig-Iron, Manufacture Of Cast Iron, And Steel Manufacture Other Than In Revolving Furnaces (AREA)
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Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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AT85904639T ATE30218T1 (en) | 1984-09-19 | 1985-09-18 | METHOD OF ADJUSTING THE LINE OF CONTACT OF THE METAL FREE SURFACE WITH THE MOLD IN VERTICAL STRIP CASTING. |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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FR8414740 | 1984-09-19 | ||
FR8414740A FR2570304B1 (en) | 1984-09-19 | 1984-09-19 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE LEVEL OF THE CONTACT LINE OF THE FREE METAL SURFACE WITH THE LINGOTIERE IN A VERTICAL CAST |
Publications (2)
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EP0195793A1 true EP0195793A1 (en) | 1986-10-01 |
EP0195793B1 EP0195793B1 (en) | 1987-10-14 |
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EP85904639A Expired EP0195793B1 (en) | 1984-09-19 | 1985-09-18 | Method for regulating the level of the contact line of the free metal surface with the ingot mould in a continuous vertical casting |
Country Status (25)
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US (1) | US4807694A (en) |
EP (1) | EP0195793B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JPS61502108A (en) |
KR (1) | KR900002038B1 (en) |
AT (1) | ATE30218T1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU572700B2 (en) |
BR (1) | BR8506926A (en) |
CA (1) | CA1256669A (en) |
DD (1) | DD239546A5 (en) |
DE (1) | DE3560766D1 (en) |
DK (1) | DK227986D0 (en) |
ES (1) | ES8608963A1 (en) |
FI (1) | FI862091A (en) |
FR (1) | FR2570304B1 (en) |
GB (1) | GB2164280B (en) |
GR (1) | GR852251B (en) |
IL (1) | IL76406A0 (en) |
IS (1) | IS1336B6 (en) |
NO (1) | NO165581C (en) |
NZ (1) | NZ213486A (en) |
PT (1) | PT81155B (en) |
SG (1) | SG2388G (en) |
SU (1) | SU1473700A3 (en) |
UA (1) | UA5582A1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1986001756A1 (en) |
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FR2609656B1 (en) * | 1987-01-15 | 1989-03-24 | Cegedur | METHOD OF ADJUSTING THE CONTACT LINE OF THE FREE METAL SURFACE WITH THE LINGOTIERE IN A VERTICAL CAST OF PRODUCTS OF ANY SECTION |
US4796687A (en) * | 1987-07-10 | 1989-01-10 | Olin Corporation | Liquid/solid interface monitoring during direct chill casting |
FR2664618B1 (en) * | 1990-07-10 | 1993-10-08 | Pechiney Aluminium | PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CATHODES FOR CATHODE SPRAYING BASED ON VERY HIGH PURITY ALUMINUM. |
FR2664513A1 (en) * | 1990-07-16 | 1992-01-17 | Siderurgie Fse Inst Rech | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE THIN BAND CONTINUOUS CASTING THICKNESS OF ELECTROCONDUCTIVE MATERIAL. |
US6577118B2 (en) * | 2001-02-02 | 2003-06-10 | B.D.H. Industries Inc. | System and method for measuring liquid metal levels or the like |
US6604570B1 (en) | 2002-05-10 | 2003-08-12 | Fiber Tech Co., Ltd. | Apparatus and method for manufacturing metal filaments |
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1985
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- 1985-09-18 EP EP85904639A patent/EP0195793B1/en not_active Expired
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- 1985-09-18 ES ES547082A patent/ES8608963A1/en not_active Expired
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- 1985-09-18 AT AT85904639T patent/ATE30218T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1985-09-18 PT PT81155A patent/PT81155B/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1985-09-18 CA CA000491022A patent/CA1256669A/en not_active Expired
- 1985-09-18 WO PCT/FR1985/000252 patent/WO1986001756A1/en active IP Right Grant
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- 1985-09-18 JP JP60504097A patent/JPS61502108A/en active Granted
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- 1986-05-16 SU SU864027490A patent/SU1473700A3/en active
- 1986-05-19 FI FI862091A patent/FI862091A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
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