EP0277889B1 - Procédé de réglage au niveau de la ligne de contact de la surface libre du métal avec la lingotière dans une coulée verticale de produits de section quelconque - Google Patents
Procédé de réglage au niveau de la ligne de contact de la surface libre du métal avec la lingotière dans une coulée verticale de produits de section quelconque Download PDFInfo
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- 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 flow of products of any cross-section.
- French Patent No. 2,570,340 which the Applicant holds, teaches a process for adjusting the level of the contact line of the free surface of the metal with the ingot mold, characterized by application to the liquid in solidification of a periodic magnetic field of variable intensity and direction substantially parallel to the axis of the mold, the intensity of which is adjusted according to the desired level.
- This process makes it possible to obtain a cortical layer of practically zero thickness, a smooth skin and a fine grain without prior addition of a refining agent such as AT58 for example, and is very well suited in particular to products based on aluminum of circular section such as billets.
- the value of the field applied to the metal is not, at a given instant, the same over the entire periphery of the metal but presents differences on one or more fractions of said periphery.
- the invention also comprises an electrical circuit modular allowing to carry out the modifications of distance, the changes of position in height and the variations of shape of the profile.
- This circuit is characterized in that it is formed by a modular set of elongated, removable elements, adaptable to the format of the cast product, electrically connected to each other, except at a place in the circuit where there is a discontinuity between and 'other of which are placed pads for connection to a current source.
- these elements can be rectilinear or curved, of rectangular or square section, be placed in the same horizontal plane and their connections between them are such as they allow by placing them in different directions to form a contour similar to that of the poured product and by moving their ends relative to each other to obtain the proper distance.
- these elements can have the configuration described above with the difference that they are placed in at least two horizontal planes.
- the latter can be formed of elements of suitable profile and associated as above.
- a cooling system can be provided, for example by giving the elements a hollow shape so as to be able to circulate within them a coolant. .
- connection of the elements to each other can be obtained by any means known to those skilled in the art which makes it possible to make the circuit modular and extensible at will while maintaining a suitable electrical contact resistance between elements. It can be for example any connection system by screws and nuts placed at the ends of the elements which are provided with elongated openings and inside which the bodies of the screws can slide, or even any system of clamps, jacks, assemblies via shoulders, or open mortise and tenon.
- FIG 1 there is a mold (1) of rectangular section and a circuit (2) consisting of two elongated elements (3) which rest on the ends of the elements (4) provided with shoulders.
- the elements (4) can be moved along the arrows (5) so as to increase the circuit-mold distance on the short sides of the mold by means of bolt-nut systems (6) arranged in openings (7) of elongated shape. placed at the ends of the elements (3).
- FIG. 3 it can be seen that the shoulder (10) produced on the element (4) is higher than in FIG. 2 so that the element (3) is located in a plane different from the element ( 4) to which it is connected by the bolt-nut system (6).
- the element (4) has on the side of its profile facing the ingot mold a vertical part (11) upwards and an oblique part (12) downwards.
- the short elements were equipped at their ends with shoulders and connected to the large bars as indicated in FIG. 2 so as to have a mold-long element distance equal to 20 mm and a mold-short element distance equal to 35 mm.
- the ends of the elements placed at one of the vertices of the rectangle thus formed were equipped with electrical supply areas and isolated from each other.
- the invention finds its application in obtaining cast products having a thin cortical layer, a fine grain and a regular skin.
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AT88420009T ATE55564T1 (de) | 1987-01-15 | 1988-01-13 | Verfahren zur steuerung des pegels der kontaktlinie der freien metalloberflaeche mit der stranggiesskokille in einen vertikalen strangguss. |
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FR8700815A FR2609656B1 (fr) | 1987-01-15 | 1987-01-15 | Procede de reglage au niveau de la ligne de contact de la surface libre du metal avec la lingotiere dans une coulee verticale de produits de section quelconque |
FR8700815 | 1987-01-15 |
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EP0277889A1 EP0277889A1 (fr) | 1988-08-10 |
EP0277889B1 true EP0277889B1 (fr) | 1990-08-16 |
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EP88420009A Expired - Lifetime EP0277889B1 (fr) | 1987-01-15 | 1988-01-13 | Procédé de réglage au niveau de la ligne de contact de la surface libre du métal avec la lingotière dans une coulée verticale de produits de section quelconque |
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US (1) | US4848441A (no) |
EP (1) | EP0277889B1 (no) |
JP (1) | JPS63180352A (no) |
AT (1) | ATE55564T1 (no) |
AU (1) | AU592247B2 (no) |
CA (1) | CA1329978C (no) |
DE (1) | DE3860451D1 (no) |
ES (1) | ES2016678B3 (no) |
FR (1) | FR2609656B1 (no) |
GR (1) | GR3000723T3 (no) |
NO (1) | NO169758C (no) |
NZ (1) | NZ223143A (no) |
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IT1288901B1 (it) * | 1996-05-13 | 1998-09-25 | Danieli Off Mecc | Procedimento di colata continua con campo magnetico pulsante e relativo cristallizzatore per colata continua |
CA2242037C (en) * | 1997-07-01 | 2004-01-27 | Ipsco Inc. | Controllable variable magnetic field apparatus for flow control of molten steel in a casting mold |
US6341642B1 (en) | 1997-07-01 | 2002-01-29 | Ipsco Enterprises Inc. | Controllable variable magnetic field apparatus for flow control of molten steel in a casting mold |
US8070130B2 (en) * | 2008-01-22 | 2011-12-06 | Fisher Controls International, Llc | Apparatus to bias valve closure members |
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FR2397251A1 (fr) * | 1977-07-12 | 1979-02-09 | Anvar | Procede et dispositif pour diriger, en l'absence de parois, des veines metalliques liquides, notamment pour les centrer, les guider ou controler leur forme circulaire |
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LU83988A1 (fr) * | 1982-03-09 | 1983-11-17 | Arbed | Lingotieres de coulee continue |
FR2530511B1 (fr) * | 1982-07-23 | 1985-07-05 | Cegedur | Procede de coulee de metaux dans lequel on fait agir des champs magnetiques |
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JPS613640A (ja) * | 1984-06-18 | 1986-01-09 | Sumitomo Electric Ind Ltd | 金属の連続鋳造方法 |
FR2570304B1 (fr) * | 1984-09-19 | 1986-11-14 | Cegedur | Procede de reglage du niveau de la ligne de contact de la surface libre du metal avec la lingotiere dans une coulee verticale |
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FR2595596B1 (fr) * | 1986-03-13 | 1988-04-29 | Cegedur | Lingotiere permettant de regler le niveau suivant lequel elle est en contact avec la surface libre du metal dans une coulee verticale |
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NZ223143A (en) | 1990-11-27 |
AU1027388A (en) | 1988-07-21 |
ATE55564T1 (de) | 1990-09-15 |
CA1329978C (fr) | 1994-06-07 |
JPS63180352A (ja) | 1988-07-25 |
EP0277889A1 (fr) | 1988-08-10 |
AU592247B2 (en) | 1990-01-04 |
FR2609656A1 (fr) | 1988-07-22 |
ES2016678B3 (es) | 1990-11-16 |
US4848441A (en) | 1989-07-18 |
FR2609656B1 (fr) | 1989-03-24 |
NO169758B (no) | 1992-04-27 |
DE3860451D1 (de) | 1990-09-20 |
NO880152L (no) | 1988-07-18 |
JPH0569629B2 (no) | 1993-10-01 |
GR3000723T3 (en) | 1991-10-10 |
NO169758C (no) | 1992-08-05 |
NO880152D0 (no) | 1988-01-14 |
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