EP0430841B1 - Vorrichtung zum Stranggiessen von dünnen Metallbändern zwischen zwei Walzen - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zum Stranggiessen von dünnen Metallbändern zwischen zwei Walzen Download PDF

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EP0430841B1
EP0430841B1 EP90470062A EP90470062A EP0430841B1 EP 0430841 B1 EP0430841 B1 EP 0430841B1 EP 90470062 A EP90470062 A EP 90470062A EP 90470062 A EP90470062 A EP 90470062A EP 0430841 B1 EP0430841 B1 EP 0430841B1
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Michel Larrecq
Jacques Spiquel
Hervé Tavernier
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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
    • B22D11/06—Continuous casting of metals, i.e. casting in indefinite lengths into moulds with travelling walls, e.g. with rolls, plates, belts, caterpillars
    • B22D11/0637—Accessories therefor
    • B22D11/0697—Accessories therefor for casting in a protected atmosphere
    • 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
    • B22D11/06—Continuous casting of metals, i.e. casting in indefinite lengths into moulds with travelling walls, e.g. with rolls, plates, belts, caterpillars
    • B22D11/0637—Accessories therefor
    • B22D11/064—Accessories therefor for supplying molten metal

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  • the subject of the present invention is a device for the continuous casting of thin strips of metal between two parallel rotary cylinders, this device further comprising lateral faces for retaining liquid metal at the ends of the cylinders, delimiting with the cylinders the casting space of the liquid metal.
  • the invention therefore aims to remedy these drawbacks.
  • the device for continuously casting thin strips of metal between two parallel rotary cylinders comprises a flat cover arranged above the liquid metal casting space and in the immediate vicinity of the location of its meniscus to form a heat shield sized to cover the entire surface of the liquid metal, this cover being provided with a refractory coating on its face facing the liquid metal and bearing on the two cylinders.
  • the lateral faces applied to the ends of the cylinders are pierced with liquid metal supply orifices in the casting space delimited between the two cylinders.
  • This mode of supply is indeed much more advantageous than that of supplying the pouring space from above, through a box. as in the known prior embodiments.
  • the vertical component of the liquid metal poured into the casting space by a pocket located directly above it causes turbulence and a partial mixing of the fresh liquid metal with metal being solidified within the casting space, which is not desirable for the quality of the product obtained.
  • the feed through the small faces causes only a minimum of turbulence in the bath of liquid metal, which is a factor for improving the homogeneity and therefore the quality of the thin strips obtained.
  • Figure 1 is an end elevational view of an embodiment of the continuous casting device according to the invention.
  • Figure 2 is a partial longitudinal elevation view of the device of Fig.1.
  • the device shown in the drawings is intended for the continuous casting of a liquid metal 1 such as steel, between two parallel rotary cylinders 2, which can be driven in rotation in a manner known per se by means not shown.
  • the two cylinders 2 delimit between them a casting space filled by the bath of liquid metal 1, and which is closed at the ends of the cylinders by two plates 3, called "small side faces".
  • the liquid metal bath 1 has a surface 4 called meniscus, from the edges of which and following downwards the surface of the cylinders 2, the metal liquid solidifies by forming tongues 5 of increasing thickness, which join to form a thin strip 6 of metal which is extracted by gravity from the device.
  • the device is equipped with a flat cover 7 disposed above 1 liquid metal pouring space and in the immediate vicinity of its meniscus 4.
  • This cover consists of a plate sized to cover the entire surface of the liquid metal and to take support, beyond the edges of the meniscus 4, on the surface of the cylinders 2.
  • the cover 7 On its underside facing the liquid metal 1, the cover 7 is provided with a coating 8 refractory to the liquid metal, of suitable thickness and whose the surface is in the immediate vicinity of the meniscus 4.
  • the cover 7 is pierced with an opening 9 into which opens a pipe 11 for injecting a neutral gas, through the cover 7, into the intermediate volume delimited by the meniscus 4 and by the surface of the refractory 8.
  • the pouring space is supplied through the orifices 12 of the small lateral faces 3. Furthermore, a neutral gas is injected under overpressure into the volume delimited by the meniscus 4 and the refractory 8, by the tube 11 and the opening 9. The atmosphere is therefore expelled around the periphery of the cover 7, and the neutral gas escapes along the sides of the cover 7, as indicated by the arrows F.
  • the cover 7 instead of resting directly on the surface of the cylinders 2, the cover 7 can then, if the overpressure of the neutral gas is sufficient, rest on a cushion of this gas.
  • the cover 7 is placed, by its refractory lining, in the immediate vicinity of the meniscus 4 and therefore effectively performs its function of thermal shield for the bath of liquid metal 1.
  • the injection of a neutral gas between the meniscus 4 and the refractory lining 8 protects the surface of the liquid metal against any risk of oxidation.
  • the refractory lining 8 can be constituted by a set of fibrous refractory layers, providing good thermal insulation of the ingot mold and satisfactorily avoiding untimely heating of the cover 7.
  • a coating left naked generates during its rise in temperature a gaseous release, mainly carbonaceous, which can be harmful to personnel and annoying for the proper functioning of the installation. In particular, it can disturb the functioning of metal level measuring devices optically.
  • these coatings are rapidly degraded by projections of liquid metal, which are always to be feared if the cover 7 is placed at a very short distance from the meniscus as is desirable.
  • the invention is not limited to the embodiment described and may include variant embodiments.
  • it is not essential to inject a neutral gas between the meniscus 4 and the cover 7.
  • the latter bears directly on the surface of the cylinders 2.
  • It can then be advantageous, in order to limit its wear, to produce the part of the refractory lining 8 called to be in contact with the cylinders in a dense refractory.
  • the rest of the coating 8 can be made of a softer material, such as the aforementioned fibrous refractory.

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  1. Vorrichtung zum Stranggießen von dünnen Metallbändern (6) zwischen zwei parallelen sich drehenden Walzen (2), mit Seitenwänden (3) zum Zurückhalten des flüssigen Metalls an den Walzenenden, die mit den Walzen den Gießraum für das flüssige Metall (1) begrenzen, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie einen ebenen Deckel (7) aufweist, der oberhalb des Gießraumes für das flüssige Metall (1) und in unmittelbarer Nähe der Lage von dessen Meniskus angeordnet ist, um eine thermische Abschirmung zu bilden, die derart bemessen ist, daß die gesamte Oberfläche des flüssigen Metalls bedeckt ist und daß der Deckel (7) mit einer feuerfesten Beschichtung (8) auf seiner dem flüssigen Metall zugewandten und sich auf den beiden Walzen (2) abstützenden Seite versehen ist.
  2. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Seitenwände (3) mit Öffnungen (12) zur Versorgung des zwischen den beiden Walzen (3) vorhandenen Gießraumes mit flüssigem Metall versehen sind.
  3. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 und 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß im Deckel (7) eine Öffnung (9) zum Einblasen eines neutralen Gases unter Überdruck in den Raum zwischen dem Meniskus (4) des flüssigen Metalls und der feuerfesten Schicht (8) vorgesehen ist, wobei dieses Gas als Lagerkissen für den Deckel dienen kann.
  4. Ebener Deckel (7), der mit einer feuerfesten Beschichtung (8) versehen ist und der für eine Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3 bestimmt ist.
  5. Deckel nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Beschichtung (8) aus einer Vielzahl von Schichten aus feuerfesten Fasern besteht.
  6. Deckel nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die feuerfeste Beschichtung (8) ein Gewebe aus kontinuierlichen polykristallinen keramischen Fasern ist.
  7. Deckel nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die feuerfeste Beschichtung (8) sowohl eine Anordnung aus Schichten aus feuerfesten Fasern als auch aus einem Gewebe aus kontinuierlichen polykristallinen keramischen Fasern aufweist.
EP90470062A 1989-11-22 1990-11-14 Vorrichtung zum Stranggiessen von dünnen Metallbändern zwischen zwei Walzen Expired - Lifetime EP0430841B1 (de)

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FR8915340A FR2654657B1 (fr) 1989-11-22 1989-11-22 Dispositif de coulee continue de bandes minces de metal entre deux cylindres.

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