Apparatus for production of continuous metal filaments
AssigneeAllied Chemical Corporation
InventorSheldon Kavesh
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Abstract
A method for producing and concomitantly winding continuous metal filament in which a quenching wheel is used as a quenching element and in which sufficient pressure is exerted on the filament just beyond the point of solidification to counteract the tensional stress exhibited by the winder on the filament.
Claims4
In an apparatus for the production of a solid metal filament from a molten source using a quenching wheel as a quenching element, the improvement which comprises a pressure exerting means for pressing the metal filament against the quenching wheel at a point just beyond the point of solidification of the filament on the quenching wheel, thereby creating a tension-free zone and inhibiting premature detachment of the filament from the quenching wheel.
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