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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8127826 | Method for producing a cast steel strip The invention relates to a method for producing a cast steel strip of preferably hot crack-sensitive or hot-brittle steel quality by means of a strip casting plant and to a strip casting plant for carrying out this method. In this case, steel melt is conducted into ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 7832460 | Process and system for manufacturing metal strips and sheets without discontinuity between continuous casting and rolling A process and system for manufacturing metal strips of 0.14-20 mm thickness and metal sheets of 10-100 mm thickness from slabs of thickness between 30 and 300 mm by continuous casting of the bow type. The slab upon casting is fed without discontinuity directly to th... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7305271 | Device and a method for continuous casting A computer program product for controlling an apparatus for continuous casting of metals. The computer program product includes a computer readable medium and computer program instructions recorded on the computer readable medium executable by a processor for perfor... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7258155 | Ingot mould for quenching metals and ingots thus obtained An ingot mold for metals which is intended for the production of an ingot through the cooling and solidification of a liquid metal mass. The mold includes a wall which defines a base and an inner surface having a part S, known as the cooling surface, which can disch... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7156148 | Manufacturing method for continuously cast product of steel A manufacturing method for a continuously cast product of steel includes the steps of detecting a position of a crater end of the product by a method for measuring a solidification state of the continuously cast product using a sensor arranged so as to be in non-con... | 01/02/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7140417 | Method of continuous casting non-oriented electrical steel strip Non-oriented electrical steels are widely used as the magnetic core material in a variety of electrical machinery and devices, particularly in motors where low core loss and high magnetic permeability in all directions of the strip are desired. A method for producin... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7121324 | Device for casting of metal A device for continuous or semi-continuous casting of metal comprising a mould having a number of mould elements (1, 2) which together form a mould adapted for receiving a liquid metal (6), a mould supporting structure (30, 31) surrounding the m... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7117925 | Production of thin steel strip A cast carbon steel strip is prepared by continuously casting in a twin roll caster and cooling to transform the strip from austenite to ferrite at a temperature range between 400° C. and 850° C. at cooling the strip to transform the austenite to ferrite within a ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7040379 | Method and apparatus for the regulation of strip temperature in a continuous metallic strip casting plant A method, and the related implementation device, for the regulation of strip temperature in a continuous metallic strip casting plant, wherein such temperature regulation begins on the strip whilst under the casting equipment and at a certain distance from it, and t... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7028749 | Twin roll casting of magnesium and magnesium alloys A process for the production of magnesium alloy strip, by twin roll casting, includes the steps of passing molten alloy from a source of supply to a feeding device; feeding the alloy from the feeding device through an elongate outlet of a nozzle and a pair of substa... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7024342 | Thermal flow simulation for casting/molding processes A numerical procedure for simulating the behavior of incompressible, viscous fluid in a casting/molding process. The method is based on classical fluid dynamic equations and uses control volume-finite element and numerical techniques to solve the momentum and energy... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6996479 | Method and apparatus for measuring and controlling the water content of a water-containing liquid mixture An apparatus for measuring the water content of a water-containing liquid mixture contained in a tight chemistry tank includes a heating device for controlling the temperature of the liquid mixture to a temperature near the boiling point of the liquid mixture, a coo... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6973957 | Continuous casting mold, a shorter side thereof and method of exchanging the shorter side frame A mold shorter side frame of a continuous casting mold is exchanged integrally as it is to enable on-line change of the thickness of the case piece. As the method, a concave portion for engaging a portion of the moving device and an attaching/detaching mechanism hav... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6972115 | Apparatus and methods for the production of powders Metallic powders are formed by the electrically exploded wire (EEW) process. An apparatus (20) for manufacturing such powders includes a closed loop recirculating gas path between a reaction chamber (100) and an extractor (32). A wire (31... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6896035 | Manufacturing method for continuously cast product of steel A manufacturing method for a continuously cast product of steel includes the steps of detecting a position of crater end of product by a method for measuring a solidification state of continuously cast product using a sensor arranged so as to be in non-contact with ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6892794 | Method and device for continuous casting and subsequent forming of a steel billet, especially a billet in the form of an ingot or a preliminary section The secondary cooling and the strand support are matched to the cooling state of a continuously cast strand cross section. The secondary cooling and support are reduced in dependence upon the solidification profile of the cast strand along the distance traveled.... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6880616 | Method and device for making a metal strand A method and device for producing a strand of metal by means of a continuous-casting installation which has at least one cooling device for cooling the strand, the cooling device being assigned at least one reduction stand for reducing the thickness of the strand, t... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6871694 | Device for in-line treatment of rolled metal products A device for treating rolled metal products obtained by continuous casting, such as bars, plates, structural shapes or the like, arranged in line with a rolling system, and comprising a cooling plate (9), an in-line cooling box (13), in-line pickling m... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6818073 | Method of producing steel strip Steel strips and methods for producing steel strips are provided. In an illustrated embodiment, a method includes continuously casting molten low carbon steel into a strip of no more than 5 mm thickness having austenite grains that are coarse grains of 100-300 micro... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6793006 | Automation of a high-speed continuous casting plant The invention relates to a method for automatically opening a high-speed continuous casting plant According to said method the stopping or slide movement, the modification of the steel level, the heat currents through the mold walls, the temperature of the liquid me... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6789602 | Process for producing aluminum sheet product having controlled recrystallization A process for producing aluminum sheet product having a controlled grain structure and texture using a continuous caster to cast molten aluminum into a slab comprising the steps of providing a source of molten aluminum and continuously casting the molten aluminum in... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6776217 | Method for continuous casting of slab, in particular, thin slab, and a device for performing the method In a method for continuous casting bars, billets, and slabs from a melt in dimensional ranges of approximately 20 to 150 mm thickness and approximately 600 to 3500 mm width by means of an oscillating, water-cooled casting mold in cooperation with a submerged-entry n... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6739384 | Method of continuously casting electrical steel strip with controlled spray cooling A method for continuously casting grain oriented electrical steel is disclosed. This method utilizes a controlled rapid cooling step, such as one using a water spray, to control the grain orientation in the finished product. The product formed not only has the appro... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6666259 | Method for manufacturing mold for hot-runner injection molding machine In a method for manufacturing a mold of a metal hot-runner injection molding machine, a temperature gradient of metal disposed in a nozzle between a heating device of the nozzle and a tip of the nozzle is measured. Then, an area in the nozzle is selected ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6588493 | Model-based system for determining casting roll operating temperature in a thin strip casting process A model-based strategy is provided for determining casting roll operating temperature in a continuous thin strip casting process. A first temperature sensor produces a first temperature signal indicative of the temperature of cooling liquid supplied to th... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6585030 | Method of producing steel strip Steel strips and methods for producing steel strips are provided. In an illustrated embodiment, a method includes continuously casting molten low carbon steel into a strip of no more than 5 mm thickness having austenite grains that are coarse grains of 10... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6557622 | Differential quench method and apparatus Surface defects in rolled steel are remedied by quenching a surface layer of the steel product downstream of the caster and upstream of the reheat furnace by transversely differentiated quenching to match the transverse temperature profile of the steel pr... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6557617 | Method for process monitoring during die casting or thixoforming of metals A method for process monitoring during die casting or vacuum thixoforming of metals in a mold, wherein the time lapse of temperature (T) is continuously measured on at least one point of the system and the temperature progression of the system is calculat... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6543519 | Method and device for thermal control of a continuous casting mold A method of controlling a hot face temperature of a copper plate of a mold for continuous casting of steel with variable casting rates and including: providing a bypass line for connecting a mold water outlet with a mold water inlet for obtaining, at the mold ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6508298 | Method and apparatus for preventing undesirable cooling of the strip edge areas of a cast strand A method and an apparatus for preventing undesirable intensive cooling particularly of the strip edge areas of a cast strand resulting from running water emerging from the bottom opening of a secondary cooling chamber, wherein high-energy spray jets of a ... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6474404 | Method and device for controlling and/or maintaining the temperature of a melt, preferably of a steel melt during continuous casting The invention relates to a method for controlling the temperature of a melt (10), preferably of a steel melt, in a distributing vessel (11), whereby the temperature of the melt is measured, the measured result is compared with a predetermined temperature ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6470957 | Process for casting a continuous metal strand A process for casting a continuous metal strand, in particular steel, in a continuous casting apparatus having strand parts disposed opposite one another and being fitted with bearings in which guide rollers are mounted, and having actuators by which a ga... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6446703 | Method and apparatus for improving the quality of continuously cast metal The present invention includes a method and apparatus for enhancing the quality of cast metal being cast in a continuous casting process. In particular, the method and apparatus of the present invention combines temperature and quality control sensing to ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6415850 | Method of measuring and regulating temperature and quantity of cooling water for water-coolable mold walls of a continuous casting mold A method of measuring and regulating temperature and quantity of cooling water of a continuous casting mold flowing through water-coolable mold walls composed of copper plates, particularly mold walls which are independent of each other, wherein the cooli... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6412543 | Method for controlling solidification rate of a mold-cast structure A method of controlling a solidification rate of a molten liquid material within a casting chamber to form a solid structure upon controlled cooling thereof. The method includes provision of a stationary mold casting chamber having a plurality of sites wi... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6374903 | System and process for optimizing cooling in continuous casting mold An improved process of operating a continuous casting mold of the type that includes at least one mold surface and at least one coolant passage that is in thermal communication with the mold surface includes determining based on at least one factor whethe... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6354364 | Apparatus for cooling and coating a mold in a continuous caster An apparatus and method for cooling and coating a mold in a continuous caster. The cooling of the mold is controlled in at least one of the x- or y-directions. The coating of the mold is accomplished subsequent to the cooling.... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6328823 | Aluminum sliding bearing alloy The invention relates to an aluminum sliding bearing alloy, comprising 3 to 6 mass % zinc, 0.3 to 2.0 mass % copper, 0.2 to 1.0 mass % magnesium, 0.3 to 2.0 mass % silicon and 2 to 4.5 mass % lead. According to the invention, said alloy is obtained by mea... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6257004 | Method and apparatus for measuring quenchant properties of coolants A method of measuring the quenchability of a liquid coolant used to cool objects such as ingots produced by direct-chill casting. The method involves providing a sample of the liquid coolant; providing a probe for immersion in the sample, the probe having... | 07/10/2001 |
