Method and apparatus for rapidly solidifying metal employing a metallic conditioning brush
AssigneeAllied Corporation
InventorWalter R. Mohn
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Abstract
The present invention discloses an improved rapid solidification casting system which employs one or more metal conditioning brushes. The casting surface is cleaned by the brushes and the pressure on the brushes is adjusted so as to deposit a layer of the brush metal onto the casting surface, the casting surface so conditioned increases the quality of the resulting cast material.
Claims7
A rapid solidification ribbon casting system having a caster for deposition of liquid metal on a moving chill surface, the improvement comprising:
- at least one conditioning brush which contacts the chill surface,
- said conditioning brush comprising bristles of a metal that will deposit said chill surface;
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- means for applying pressure to cause deposition of metal from said conditioning brush onto the casting surface.
An improved method for rapidly solidifying a metal on a moving chill surface said improvement comprising the steps of:
- selecting a conditioning brush which will deposit metal on said chill surface;
- and contacting the chill surface with said conditing brush with sufficient pressure to establish a detectable deposit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.