Claims
- 1. Apparatus for continuously casting steel for obtaining a substantially flat casting comprising:
- a vessel having a bottom opening defined by side walls and by a rear wall and a front wall;
- a moving planar metal belt disposed underneath said opening and defining a casting gap together with said front wall, the rear wall extending more downwardly than the front wall, to about 0.2 to 1.0 mm from the belt; and
- the rear and front walls of the vessel ending at different levels so that the bottom opening has a horizontal as well as a vertical component, said front wall having an inwardly extending hinged portion with a lower edge which is slanted such that it is substantially parallel to the surface of the belt the hinged portion being adjustable to vary the vertical component of said opening.
- 2. Apparatus as in claim 1 there being a small gap between said rear wall and said belt being enclosed by the formation of a miniscus.
- 3. Apparatus as in claim 1 including means for spray cooling said belt from underneath.
- 4. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said belt is of high conductivity and having a thickness from 1-2 mm.
- 5. Apparatus as in claim 1 said belt being of endless configuration there being a plurality of support rolls for supporting said belt, at least one of the rolls being driven.
Priority Claims (1)
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 750,420 filed June 28, 1985 and now abandoned.
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Continuations (1)
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