Strip forming apparatus for rapid solidification
AssigneeRibbon Technology Corporation
InventorLloyd E. Hackman
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Abstract
Molten metal dispensed upon the surface of an adjacent rotating drum produces a ribbon of solidified metal which separates from the drum while the drum is rotating. To prevent ripples from forming in the surface of the ribbon, a casting surface on the periphery of the rotating drum includes structure to minimize the ratio of transverse heat flow rate from the casting surface to radial heat flow rate.
Claims5
An apparatus for melt overflow casting of a metal sheet, the apparatus including a receptacle for containing a pool of molten metal, the receptacle having sidewalls, one of which has an upper, overflow edge over which molten metal flows against a rotatable, heat-conducting drum during rotation of the drum, for extracting heat from liquid metal in contact with the drum and forming the solidified sheet on the peripheral surface of the drum, the apparatus comprising:
- (a) an outer cylindrical casting surface formed on the drum and defined by a pair of axially spaced, terminal, annular shoulders on laterally opposite sides of the casting surface and located inwardly from each end of the drum;
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- (b) a pair of spaced walls formed on the receptacle at opposite ends of the overflow edge and spaced apart by a distance substantially equal to the distance between said spaced terminal shoulders of the casting surface for confining the region of contact between the molten metal and the drum to said casting surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.