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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8127827 | Process and apparatus for direct chill casting An improved apparatus for direct chill casting of metals includes a mold, a bottom block assembly and a coolant. The mold is configured to surround a molten metal with a mold wall and the mold wall has an outer surface and an inner surface being in contact with the ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 7516775 | Homogenization and heat-treatment of cast metals A method of casting a metal ingot with a microstructure that facilitates further working, such as hot and cold rolling. The metal is cast in a direct chill casting mold, or the equivalent, that directs a spray of coolant liquid onto the outer surface of the ingot to... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7445037 | Method and equipment for continuous or semicontinuous casting of metal A method and equipment for continuous or semi-continuous casting of metal, in particular directly-cooled (DC) casting of aluminum, including at least one mold (3) with a mold cavity (11) that is provided with an inlet (4) linked to a metal store... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7313499 | Apparatus for characterizing the temporo-spatial properties of a dynamic fluid front and method thereof Methods and apparatus are described for characterizing the temporal-spatial properties of a dynamic fluid front within a mold space while the mold space is being filled with fluid. A method includes providing a mold defining a mold space and having one or more openi... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7284591 | Perimeter wall lubrication system for molten metal molds A perimeter wall lubrication system for molten metal molds wherein the lubricant conduit within the permeable perimeter wall is configured with a K constant which is lower than 40 or more in the equation where X is the perimeter of the groove in the permeable perime... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7247211 | Method of manufacture of ultra-low carbon steel A steel sheet with a thickness of at least 0.30 mm is made of an ultra-low carbon steel with a chemical composition including C: at most 0.010%, Si: at most 0.5%, Mn: at most 1.5%, P: at most 0.12%, S: at most 0.030%, Ti: at most 0.10%, Al: at most 0.08%, and N: at ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7204295 | Mold with a function ring The invention relates to a hot-top mold for a strand casting apparatus, consisting of a hot-top, which lies on the upper side of a parting agent distributor and presses it with its underside against the surface of a mold, an overhang being formed on the radially inn... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7152662 | Method of preventing cracking in direct chill cast ingots A method of casting a metal ingot having the steps of delivering molten metal to a direct chill mold, forming a solidified shell of metal, applying a coolant to a surface of the shell as it emerges from the mold, and withdrawing a solidified ingot from the mold. The... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7128212 | Sealing system for ports of vessels used for corrosive fluids A sealing system, sealing system components, and methods of manufacture and use for a vessel that holds corrosive liquid, with the sealing system having a port on the vessel, an insert, and a sealing element. The sealing element is corrosion-resistant, essentially i... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7077186 | Horizontal continuous casting of metals A mold for horizontal casting of molten metal comprising a mold body forming an open-ended mold cavity having an inlet end and an outlet end. An annular permeable wall member is mounted in the mold body adjacent the inlet end of the mold cavity with an inner face th... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7014915 | Controlled binary macrosegregated powder particles, their uses, and preparation methods therefor A material has a mass of powder particles. The mass of powder particles includes controlled binary macrosegregated powder particles made of at least two constituent elements. Each controlled binary macrosegregated powder particle has a chemically binary structure wh... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011140 | Gas enhanced controlled cooling ingot mold A cooling mechanism for a casting apparatus having a mold that includes sides, a bottom, and a top defining a cavity. The cooling mechanism allows for simultaneous injection of liquid and gas onto a cast ingot therefore providing a lower minimum operation liquid flo... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7007739 | Direct chilled metal casting system A molten metal mold casting system with a cooling system which maintains an approximately equal coolant flow rate while altering flow characteristic of the coolant flow discharged toward the castpart to alter the cooling affects on the emerging castpart. The heat tr... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7000676 | Controlled fluid flow mold and molten metal casting method for improved surface A DC casting mold for casting molten metal alloy comprising a cooled tubular body that has a thermally insulated insert attached to its top surface. The thermally insulated insert has a bottom portion with a beveled sidewall, which forms an angle with the horizontal... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6957489 | Method for producing a light-alloy bearing bush with a rough external surface The aim of the invention is to produce a light-alloy bearing bush with a rough external surface. To achieve this, particles, which are subsequently surrounded in part by the molten metal, are applied to the surface of the casting mould. When the bearing bush is rele... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6857464 | Adjustable casting mold An adjustable mold for direct chill casting of metals has longitudinally movable end walls which are clamped between the mold side walls during casting. Each end wall is secured to a sliding carriage which supports the end wall and allows it to be moved along the en... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6808009 | System for providing consistent flow through multiple permeable perimeter walls in a casting mold Disclosed is a system for providing consistent lubricant and/or gas flow through multiple permeable perimeter walls in a casting mold table. One or more of the properties of the perimeter walls indicative of the lubricant flow or gas flow rates through the perimeter... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6705384 | Simultaneous multi-alloy casting A method of casting a multi-layered metal ingot including the steps of delivering a metallic divider member into a direct chill mold, pouring a first molten metal into the mold on one side of the divider member, and pouring a second molten metal into the mold on the... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6675870 | Direct chill casting mold system An embodiment includes a casting mold. The casting mold may include a mold body having a direction surface and a coolant box coupled to the mold body. The casting mold further may include a coolant ring having a regulation surface where the coolant ring m... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6609557 | System for providing consistent flow through multiple permeable perimeter walls in a casting mold Disclosed is a system for providing consistent lubricant and/or gas flow through multiple permeable perimeter walls in a casting mold table. One or more of the properties of the perimeter walls indicative of the lubricant flow or gas flow rates through th... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6513574 | Water cooling system for continuous casting equipment Device in connection with a water-cooling system for direct chill semi-continuous casting equipment for casting metal, in particular casting aluminium ingots (14). The solution comprises one or more chills (9) arranged in a frame structure with an integra... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6491087 | Direct chill casting mold system An embodiment includes a casting mold. The casting mold may include a mold body having a direction surface and a coolant box coupled to the mold body. The casting mold further may include a coolant ring having a regulation surface where the coolant ring m... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6435263 | Agitated continuous casting process for aluminum alloy When a continuous casting is carried out while applying an electromagnetic agitating force to a molten metal of an aluminum alloy composition, the molten metal of the aluminum alloy composition has an Fe content in a range of 0.75% by weight ࣘFe | 08/20/2002 |
| 6419004 | Mold or wide cross section for the hot-top vertical continuous casting of metals A mold for hot-top vertical continuous casting of metals includes a feed head (8) made of a thermally insulating refractory material which surmounts a cooled copper crystallizer (9) and is internally aligned with a cooled copper element (14) of the cooled... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6397925 | Agitated continuous casting apparatus An agitated continuous casting apparatus includes a spout having an upward-turned molten metal receiving port and a downward-turned molten metal outlet, a cylindrical water-cooled casting mold disposed immediately below the spout, and an agitator for appl... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6354363 | Ingot mould with multiple angles for loaded continuous casting of metallurgical product The invention concerns an ingot mould comprising in succession, in the direction for extracting the metallic product to be cast (7): a preheater (5) made of noncooled refractory material acting as reservoir for the melting metal to be cast and a standard ... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6318449 | Mould head for the vertical hot-top continuous casting of metal products elongate cross section In this type of mold, a feed head (23) made of thermally insulating refractory fits on top of the cooled copper crystallizer (7) being internally aligned with it in order to define a passage for the cast metal, with interposition between the two of an ins... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6311762 | Method and device for continuous metal charge casting The invention concerns the adjustment of the linear distribution of an injected shearing fluid, during casting, through a slot (20) provided in the cooled metal body (1)--refractory riser block (14) interface of an ingot mold for continuous metal casting ... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6269862 | Mould lubricant A method for preparing a mould lubricant for use in direct chill casting of reactive metals, including magnesium, magnesium alloys, aluminum, and aluminum alloys, proceeds through combining a casting lubricant and a gaseous oxidation-inhibiting agent in a... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6260605 | Facility and method for the continuous casting of metals The continuous casting installation includes an ingot mould the walls (1) of which are formed by cooled metal walls (2) surmounted by a hot-top element (3) made of a heat insulating material. Holes for injecting a gas under pressure, such as a slot (10), ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6250370 | Method for water-cooling hot metal slabs Water-cooling slabs by dipping to yield steel sheets with a minimum of scabs and uneven gloss, with their larger faces upside and underside, by water injection at a flow rate of 10-150 L/m2.multidot.min perpendicular or oblique to the underside... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6179042 | Non-hot crack bottom block for casting aluminum ingot An improved cylindrical bottom block for casting of large ingots or billets, particularly cylindrical shaped ingots, of light metals, such as aluminum and aluminum alloys, the cylindrical bottom comprising: (a) a base section having an outer diameter; (b)... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6158498 | Casting of molten metal in an open ended mold cavity When the starter block commences reciprocating along the axis of an open ended mold cavity, with a body of start up material in tandem with it, successive layers of molten metal are relatively superimposed on the body of start up material, and layers ther... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6109335 | Ingot mould for the continuous vertical casting of metals This mold consists of a cooled mold body (1), made of copper or a copper alloy, on which sits a refractory feed head (2) and a purge slit (8) is made at the interface between said mold body and said feed head, via which a stream of a waste inert gas is in... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6032721 | Casting equipment with improved lubricating fluid supply Casting equipment for continuous or semi-continuous direct chill casting of metals, in particular casting of slugs or billets of aluminum, includes a mold having a cavity with an inlet which opens upwards, an intermediate overhang which extends along the ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5873405 | Process and apparatus for direct chill casting A process and apparatus are described for direct chill casting. The apparatus comprises an open ended mould cavity formed by a casting surface with an upper and lower end. A refractory sleeve is located at the upper end of this mould cavity and has an inn... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5785112 | Method and modular continuous casting mold for manufacturing ingots Mold for continuously casting rolling slabs or extrusion billets where the mold is in the form of a hollow cylindrical body with a cylindrical mold interior, and an inlet and an outlet opening, and the mold comprises at least two closed, ring-shaped mold ... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5685359 | Direct cooled annular mold The mold has a first chamber defined by a pair of inner and outer peripheral walls circumposed about the axis of the cavity and spaced apart from one another transverse the axis. The first chamber has oppositely disposed end walls that extend transverse t... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5678623 | Casting equipment Casting equipment for continuous or semi-continuous direct chill casting of metals, in particular the casting of billets or ingots of aluminum, has a mold cavity (4) with an inlet (2) that is upwardly open, an intermediate, inwardly facing and heat insula... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5632323 | Casting equipment for casting metal Metal casting apparatus for continuous or semi-continuous casting of metal (DC casting), in particular casting of roll blocks of aluminum. The casting equipment includes a casting die which has an open inlet for receiving a supply of molten metal and a ca... | 05/27/1997 |
