WO1996032215A1 - Continuous roll-casting apparatus - Google Patents
Continuous roll-casting apparatus Download PDFInfo
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- WO1996032215A1 WO1996032215A1 PCT/GB1996/000856 GB9600856W WO9632215A1 WO 1996032215 A1 WO1996032215 A1 WO 1996032215A1 GB 9600856 W GB9600856 W GB 9600856W WO 9632215 A1 WO9632215 A1 WO 9632215A1
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- nozzle
- tip
- roll
- rolls
- caster
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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
- B22D11/064—Accessories therefor for supplying molten metal
- B22D11/0645—Sealing means for the nozzle between the travelling surfaces
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- molten metal is fed through a refractory nozzle into the bite between a pair of spaced apart counter-rotating cooled rolls. Some of the metal issuing from the nozzle contacts the cooled rolls and forms a solid skin on the surface of each roll. As the rolls rotate, the skins are brought together and undergo a hot reduction as they pass through the roll gap before leaving the rolls as solid strip.
- nozzle The purpose of the nozzle is to feed the metal uniformly across the width of the roll bite.
- the nozzle may be made from two parts and the inside of the nozzle contains an array of baffles to bring about uniform flow conditions.
- Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings shows, in diagrammatic form, a section through the tip of the nozzle of a twin roll caster. A pair of cooled rolls 1, 2 are spaced apart and a refractory nozzle 3 projects into the bite between the rolls on the entry side of the caster.
- the passage 4 through the nozzle has a dimension A at the leading edge of the tip of typically 8mm and the thickness B of the upper and lower parts of the nozzle has a typical value of 2mm, so the overall dimension of the nozzle tip i.e. A+2B is typically 12mm and may be in the range 10-15mm.
- the nozzle tip is positioned on the centre-line of the roll gap and is pushed into the roll bite until a clearance C of typically 1mm exists between the upper and lower surfaces of the nozzle tip and the top and bottom casting rolls 1,2 respectively.
- a clearance C typically 1mm exists between the upper and lower surfaces of the nozzle tip and the top and bottom casting rolls 1,2 respectively.
- Molten metal is forced through the nozzle tip by a metallostatic head which varies according to, inter alia, the hydraulic resistance of the baffling within the tip, and the materials used for the construction of the nozzle.
- strip produced by the roll casting process can suffer from a number of characteristic defects and that the presence of these defects depends on the precise operating conditions.
- One defect that is particularly serious is known as surface bleeding and it has been established that the presence of this defect can result in the cast strip cracking during subsequent rolling operations.
- Surface bleeding is known to occur when casting with low metallostatic heads and the intensity of the problem increases significantly as the casting speed is increased and the thickness of the cast strip is reduced.
- the metal can be forced to flow back between the tip of the nozzle and the rolls and if this occurs it is likely that the tip will break.
- the metallostatic head is increased, the width of the strip being cast tends to increase and the edge quality of the strip deteriorates.
- the problem of surface bleeding and other surface defects such as level lines are due to the changes in shape of the meniscus formed between the nozzle tip and the casting rolls and mechanisms have been proposed to explain the occurrence of these changes.
- the meniscus position can vary in a cyclic way and that this is influenced by, inter alia, the nature of the refractory material and variations in the metallostatic head.
- FIGs. 2 (a)-2(c) of the accompanying drawings which show diagra matically part of the tip of the nozzle and the rolls of a twin-roll caster.
- the top of the nozzle 3 is shown separated from the adjacent surface of the roll (1).
- Fig. 2(a) the separation C between the top edge of the tip and the periphery of roll 1 is shown for a normal operating condition.
- the meniscus 6 of the molten metal 7 introduced in the bite is shown. If for any reason the periphery of the roll 1 moves slightly away from the top surface of the nozzle as shown in Fig. 2(b) the meniscus 6 of the molten metal 7 is stretched. If the stretching of the meniscus is severe it can rupture and allow molten metal to flow through the ruptured meniscus into the space between the nozzle and the roll as shown in Fig. 2(c).
- continuous roll- casting apparatus comprises two spaced-apart rolls arranged to be rotated in counter-rotating directions, a refractory feed nozzle for molten metal projecting into the bite between the rolls on the entry side of the caster and gasket means of resilient refractory material mounted on the nozzle and closing off the space between the tip of the nozzle and the adjacent surface of each roll.
- the nozzle has a tip of substantially rectangular form and separate gaskets of resilient refractory material are mounted on the longer surfaces of the tip of the nozzle so as to contact the respective rolls.
- the resilient refractory material may be a fibrous paper material sold under the trade name FIBRE-FRAX which is a relatively soft fibrous material.
- it can be a graphite based paper material sold under the trade name PAPYEX. This also has the advantage that it applies lubricant to the rolls as it comes into contact with them.
- a pair of counter-rotating rolls 1,2 are arranged one above the other to define a gap between them.
- Each casting roll may be backed-up with an additional roll.
- a refractory nozzle 3 having a generally rectangular tip outlet 7 is introduced into the bite on the inlet side. Molten metal flows through the nozzle and out through its tip outlet and into the gap where it starts to solidify in contact with the rolls. The solidified material is rolled by the rolls as it passes through the narrowest part of the gap to form a strip 9.
- a refractory material serving as a gasket 11 is attached to each of the upper and lower surfaces of the nozzle tip and positioned so that the leading edge of the gasket corresponds substantially with the leading edge of the tip as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings.
- the resilient material contacts the rolls and this allows higher metallostatic heads to be used without the risk of flooding metal into the space between the upper and lower surface of the tip and the casting rolls and will ensure that stretching and subsequent rupture of the meniscus do not occur. This results in a uniform contact length and stable meniscus.
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Priority Applications (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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EP96909263A EP0830222A1 (en) | 1995-04-10 | 1996-04-04 | Continuous roll-casting apparatus |
GB9721619A GB2314039A (en) | 1995-04-10 | 1996-04-04 | Continuous roll-casting apparatus |
JP8530802A JPH11503367A (en) | 1995-04-10 | 1996-04-04 | Continuous rolling casting equipment |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GBGB9507395.3A GB9507395D0 (en) | 1995-04-10 | 1995-04-10 | Two-roll continuous casting |
GB9507395.3 | 1995-04-10 |
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WO1996032215A1 true WO1996032215A1 (en) | 1996-10-17 |
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PCT/GB1996/000856 WO1996032215A1 (en) | 1995-04-10 | 1996-04-04 | Continuous roll-casting apparatus |
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EP (1) | EP0830222A1 (en) |
JP (1) | JPH11503367A (en) |
GB (2) | GB9507395D0 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1996032215A1 (en) |
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KR101286173B1 (en) * | 2009-07-27 | 2013-07-15 | 주식회사 포스코 | Steel strip casting apparatus with horizontal twin roll |
Citations (3)
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FR2414968A1 (en) * | 1978-01-23 | 1979-08-17 | Secim | PROCESS FOR MAKING A SEAL BETWEEN THE BIN AND THE CASTING WHEEL, DURING THE CONTINUOUS CASTING OF THE COPPER |
JPS5921451A (en) * | 1982-07-28 | 1984-02-03 | Mitsubishi Heavy Ind Ltd | Continuous casting device |
DE3731781A1 (en) * | 1987-09-22 | 1989-03-30 | Vacuumschmelze Gmbh | Apparatus for the production of a strip-shaped metal strand |
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- 1995-04-10 GB GBGB9507395.3A patent/GB9507395D0/en active Pending
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- 1996-04-04 EP EP96909263A patent/EP0830222A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1996-04-04 GB GB9721619A patent/GB2314039A/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1996-04-04 WO PCT/GB1996/000856 patent/WO1996032215A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1996-04-04 JP JP8530802A patent/JPH11503367A/en active Pending
Patent Citations (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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FR2414968A1 (en) * | 1978-01-23 | 1979-08-17 | Secim | PROCESS FOR MAKING A SEAL BETWEEN THE BIN AND THE CASTING WHEEL, DURING THE CONTINUOUS CASTING OF THE COPPER |
JPS5921451A (en) * | 1982-07-28 | 1984-02-03 | Mitsubishi Heavy Ind Ltd | Continuous casting device |
DE3731781A1 (en) * | 1987-09-22 | 1989-03-30 | Vacuumschmelze Gmbh | Apparatus for the production of a strip-shaped metal strand |
Non-Patent Citations (1)
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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 008, no. 112 (M - 298) 25 May 1984 (1984-05-25) * |
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GB9507395D0 (en) | 1995-05-31 |
GB2314039A (en) | 1997-12-17 |
GB9721619D0 (en) | 1997-12-10 |
EP0830222A1 (en) | 1998-03-25 |
JPH11503367A (en) | 1999-03-26 |
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