Systems and methods for producing texturized casting molds of a continuous belt caster
AssigneeNovelis Inc.
InventorsAlp Manavbasi, Simon William Barker, Samuel Robert Wagstaff
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Abstract
A method of texturizing a casting mold of a continuous belt casting system includes providing at least one endless belt having an elongated belt surface. The elongated belt surface includes at least a first region and at least a second region adjacent to the first region across a width of the elongated belt surface, and the elongated belt surface is configured to at least partially define a casting cavity of the continuous belt casting system. The method includes texturizing the elongated belt surface by applying a predetermined texture to the first region.
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A method of texturizing a casting mold of a continuous belt casting system, the method comprising:
- providing at least one endless belt comprising an elongated belt surface, wherein the elongated belt surface comprises at least a first region and at least a second region adjacent to the first region across a width of the elongated belt surface, and wherein the elongated belt surface is configured to at least partially define a casting cavity of the continuous belt casting system;
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- texturizing the elongated belt surface by applying a predetermined texture to the first region and such that the second region does not comprise the predetermined texture.
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A method of texturizing a casting mold of a continuous belt casting system, the method comprising:
- providing at least one endless belt comprising an elongated belt surface, wherein the elongated belt surface comprises a plurality of first regions and a plurality of second regions, wherein adjacent first regions of the plurality of first regions are separated by one of the plurality of second regions, and wherein the elongated belt surface is configured to at least partially define a casting cavity of the continuous belt casting system;
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- texturizing the elongated belt surface by applying a predetermined texture only to the plurality of first regions and such that a distance between adjacent first regions of the plurality of first regions is from 0.01 mm to 1.0 mm.
A continuous belt casting system comprising an endless belt comprising an elongated belt surface, wherein the elongated belt surface comprises a predetermined texturized pattern defined in the elongated belt surface, wherein the elongated belt surface at least partially defines a casting cavity of the continuous belt casting system.
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