Plate mold for the continuous casting of metals
AssigneeContinua International Continuous Casting S.p.A.
InventorEnzo Colombo
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Abstract
A mold plate for molds for the continuous casting of metals comprising a copper plate provided on one side with a number of grooves; a bar of plastics material inserted in each of said grooves, with a side clearance so as to define between its outer periphery and the inner periphery of the groove a flow passage for the refrigerating water of reduced flow section with respect to the section of said groove; a metallic closure list in said groove above said bar, so as to firmly maintain said bar in place in said groove, and means for sealingly securing said closure list to said mold plate.
Claims5
A mold plate of a plate mold used in the continuous casting of metal, comprising a heat conductive plate having an outer surface and an opposite surface substantially exposed to the casting metal, said plate including a groove defined in the outer surface thereof, the groove including a base portion;
- a thermoresistant plastic insert bar disposed in said groove and being shaped and dimensioned to define a flow passage between the insert bar and an inner surface of the groove for circulating a cooling medium therethrough, said flow passage being of reduced flow section relative to a corresponding section of said groove;
- closure means encased within the base portion of said groove the base portion being located outwardly from and adjacent in outer surface of said insert bar, said closure means including a closure plate being encased in the base of said groove so as to be recessed within the groove so as to firmly secure said insert bar in said groove;
- and means for sealing and securing said closure plate to said mold plate, said sealing means including a low melting point alloy filled in a space defined by the recessed area formed by an outer surface of the closure plate and the base portion of the groove.
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