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US 7,503,378 B2Granted
Casting of non-ferrous metals
AssigneeAlcoa Inc.
InventorAli Ünal
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Abstract
A method of continuous casting non-ferrous alloys which includes delivering molten non-ferrous alloy to a casting apparatus. The casting apparatus rapidly cools at least a portion of the non-ferrous alloy at a rate of at least about 100° C. thereby solidifying an outer layer of the non-ferrous alloy surrounding an inner layer of a molten component and a solid component of dendrites. The dendrites are altered to yield cast product exhibiting good resistance to cracking.
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A method of continuously casting molten metal into a metal product comprising the steps of:
- providing non-ferrous molten metal to a pair of spaced apart advancing casting surfaces;
- solidifying the molten metal on the casting surfaces while advancing the metal between the casting surfaces to produce solid metal outer layers adjacent the casting surfaces and a semi-solid inner layer containing dendrites of the metal between the solid metal outer layers;
- breaking the dendrites in the inner layer;
- solidifying the semi-solid inner layer to produce a solid metal product comprised of the inner layer and the outer layers;
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- withdrawing the solid metal product from between the casting surfaces.
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