EP0735931A4 - Method and apparatus for twin belt casting - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for twin belt casting

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Publication number
EP0735931A4
EP0735931A4 EP95907962A EP95907962A EP0735931A4 EP 0735931 A4 EP0735931 A4 EP 0735931A4 EP 95907962 A EP95907962 A EP 95907962A EP 95907962 A EP95907962 A EP 95907962A EP 0735931 A4 EP0735931 A4 EP 0735931A4
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EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
belt casting
twin belt
twin
casting
belt
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Application number
EP95907962A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP0735931B1 (en
EP0735931A1 (en
Inventor
Donald G Harrington
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Howmet Aerospace Inc
Original Assignee
Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp
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Priority claimed from US08/173,663 external-priority patent/US5515908A/en
Application filed by Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp filed Critical Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp
Publication of EP0735931A1 publication Critical patent/EP0735931A1/en
Publication of EP0735931A4 publication Critical patent/EP0735931A4/en
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Classifications

    • 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
    • B22D11/0605—Continuous casting of metals, i.e. casting in indefinite lengths into moulds with travelling walls, e.g. with rolls, plates, belts, caterpillars formed by two belts, e.g. Hazelett-process

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Continuous Casting (AREA)
  • Heating, Cooling, Or Curing Plastics Or The Like In General (AREA)
  • Extrusion Moulding Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
  • Moulds For Moulding Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
EP95907962A 1993-12-23 1994-12-22 Method and apparatus for twin belt casting Expired - Lifetime EP0735931B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/173,663 US5515908A (en) 1992-06-23 1993-12-23 Method and apparatus for twin belt casting of strip
US08/173,369 US5564491A (en) 1992-06-23 1993-12-23 Method and apparatus for twin belt casting of strip
US173663 1993-12-23
US173369 1993-12-23
PCT/US1994/014993 WO1995017274A1 (en) 1993-12-23 1994-12-22 Method and apparatus for twin belt casting

Publications (3)

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EP0735931A1 EP0735931A1 (en) 1996-10-09
EP0735931A4 true EP0735931A4 (en) 1998-11-04
EP0735931B1 EP0735931B1 (en) 2000-11-29

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EP95907962A Expired - Lifetime EP0735931B1 (en) 1993-12-23 1994-12-22 Method and apparatus for twin belt casting

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EP (1) EP0735931B1 (en)
JP (1) JP3497170B2 (en)
AU (1) AU692236B2 (en)
BR (1) BR9408373A (en)
CA (1) CA2178587A1 (en)
DE (1) DE69426362T2 (en)
DK (1) DK0735931T3 (en)
ES (1) ES2151953T3 (en)
WO (1) WO1995017274A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6581675B1 (en) 2000-04-11 2003-06-24 Alcoa Inc. Method and apparatus for continuous casting of metals
DE102010049506A1 (en) * 2010-10-21 2012-04-26 Deutsche Giessdraht Gmbh Device, useful for casting materials containing copper, comprises a rotating molding device exhibiting a molding space bounding with the molding device and a partially rotating casting belt

Citations (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3933193A (en) * 1971-02-16 1976-01-20 Alcan Research And Development Limited Apparatus for continuous casting of metal strip between moving belts
EP0181566A1 (en) * 1984-11-03 1986-05-21 MANNESMANN Aktiengesellschaft Process and equipment for casting metal strip, especially steel strip
EP0583867A1 (en) * 1992-06-23 1994-02-23 KAISER ALUMINUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION Method and apparatus for continuous casting of metals

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GB254517A (en) * 1925-07-09 1926-07-08 John William Claughton Improvements in methods for casting sheet metals & in apparatus therefor
US2348178A (en) * 1937-11-03 1944-05-02 Joseph M Merle Method of making metallic products of sheetlike form
US2904860A (en) * 1955-12-27 1959-09-22 Hazelett Strip Casting Corp Metal casting method and apparatus
US3193888A (en) * 1961-08-29 1965-07-13 Aluminium Lab Ltd Continuous casting apparatus including endless steel belt with red iron oxide coating
LU83485A1 (en) * 1981-07-09 1983-02-04 Metallurgie Hoboken METHOD AND INSTALLATION FOR CASTING A SIDE PROJECTED EARBAND
KR940008621B1 (en) * 1985-06-27 1994-09-24 가와사키세이데쓰 가부시키가이샤 Casting method & apparatus for endless strip

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3933193A (en) * 1971-02-16 1976-01-20 Alcan Research And Development Limited Apparatus for continuous casting of metal strip between moving belts
EP0181566A1 (en) * 1984-11-03 1986-05-21 MANNESMANN Aktiengesellschaft Process and equipment for casting metal strip, especially steel strip
EP0583867A1 (en) * 1992-06-23 1994-02-23 KAISER ALUMINUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION Method and apparatus for continuous casting of metals

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
See also references of WO9517274A1 *

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DE69426362T2 (en) 2001-04-05
BR9408373A (en) 1997-08-19
EP0735931B1 (en) 2000-11-29
CA2178587A1 (en) 1995-06-29
DK0735931T3 (en) 2001-01-22
AU692236B2 (en) 1998-06-04
AU1860495A (en) 1995-07-10
ES2151953T3 (en) 2001-01-16
JPH09507793A (en) 1997-08-12
DE69426362D1 (en) 2001-01-04
WO1995017274A1 (en) 1995-06-29
EP0735931A1 (en) 1996-10-09
JP3497170B2 (en) 2004-02-16

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