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Title: Strip casting with fluxing agent applied to casting roll

Abstract

A strip caster (10) for producing a continuous strip (24) includes a tundish (12) for containing a melt (14), a pair of horizontally disposed water cooled casting rolls (22) and devices (29) for electrostatically coating the outer peripheral chill surfaces (44) of the casting rolls with a powder flux material (56). The casting rolls are juxtaposed relative to one another for forming a pouting basin (18) for receiving the melt through a teeming tube (16) thereby establishing a meniscus (20) between the rolls for forming the strip. The melt is protected from the outside air by a non-oxidizing gas passed through a supply line (28) to a sealing chamber (26). A preferred flux is boron oxide having a melting point of about 550.degree. C. The flux coating enhances wetting of the steel melt to the casting roll and dissolves any metal oxide formed on the roll.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Fairfield, OH
  2. Miamisburg, OH
  3. West Chester, OH
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Armco, Inc., Middletown, OH (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
871066
Patent Number(s):
5651412
Assignee:
Armco Inc. (Middletown, OH)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B22 - CASTING B22D - CASTING OF METALS
DOE Contract Number:  
FC07-92ID13086
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
strip; casting; fluxing; agent; applied; roll; caster; 10; producing; continuous; 24; tundish; 12; containing; melt; 14; pair; horizontally; disposed; water; cooled; rolls; 22; devices; 29; electrostatically; coating; outer; peripheral; chill; surfaces; 44; powder; flux; material; 56; juxtaposed; relative; forming; pouting; basin; 18; receiving; teeming; tube; 16; establishing; meniscus; 20; protected; outside; air; non-oxidizing; gas; passed; supply; line; 28; sealing; chamber; 26; preferred; boron; oxide; melting; 550; degree; enhances; wetting; steel; dissolves; metal; formed; casting rolls; outside air; continuous strip; boron oxide; oxidizing gas; metal oxide; supply line; outer peripheral; water cooled; horizontally disposed; strip casting; oxide formed; casting roll; fluxing agent; strip caster; oxide form; cooled casting; disposed water; /164/

Citation Formats

Williams, Robert S, O'Malley, Ronald J, and Sussman, Richard C. Strip casting with fluxing agent applied to casting roll. United States: N. p., 1997. Web.
Williams, Robert S, O'Malley, Ronald J, & Sussman, Richard C. Strip casting with fluxing agent applied to casting roll. United States.
Williams, Robert S, O'Malley, Ronald J, and Sussman, Richard C. Wed . "Strip casting with fluxing agent applied to casting roll". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/871066.
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