Notched ingot improving a line productivity
AssigneeArcelorMittal
InventorsEmmanuel Dechassey, Woudhouh Memni, Patrice Vicente-Hernandez
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Abstract
A rectangular parallelepiped ingot defined by a height H, a width W and a length L, having longitudinal faces extending between two end faces, having a volume between 0.15 m3 and 0.80 m3 and a surface area to volume ratio between 10 m−1 and 18 m−1, made of at least one metal, including at least one notch and a notch tip along the ingot length, wherein the at least one notch is configured such that: MaxD<H/2, MaxD<W/2 and MaxD being the maximum distance between any point of the ingot and the closest surface of the ingot.
Claims19
A rectangular parallelepiped ingot defined by a height H, a width W and a length L, having longitudinal faces extending in a length direction between two end faces, the ingot comprising:
- a volume between 0.15 m3 and 0.80 m3 and a surface area to volume ratio between 10 m−1 and 18 m−1, made of at least one metal;
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- at least one notch having a notch tip along one of the longitudinal faces, the at least one notch being configured such that:
- MaxD<H/2,
- MaxD<W/2 and
- MaxD being a maximum distance between any point of the ingot and a closest surface of the ingot.
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