Primetals Technologies Austria Gmbh

Jens Kluge

Gerald Hohenbichler

Franz Wimmer

Heinrich Thoene

Ezio Colombo

Johann Poeppl

Guoxin Shan

Susanne Tanzer

Paul Pennerstorfer

Christian Brugger

Susanne Hahn

Hans-Peter Kogler

Jeffrey Morton

Ernst Schwarz

A method for semi-continuous casting of a strand of steel in a strand casting machine and a strand casting machine that carries out the method, the method includes pouring liquid steel into a mold while closing off the mold by a bar to form a fully solidified strand start area followed by a partially solidified strand; extracting the partially solidified strand from the mold; supporting and guiding the partially solidified strand in the strand guide; at the end of the casting, ending the pouring of liquid steel into the mold and forming a strand end; extracting the strand end from the mold; ending the extraction of the strand end; ending the secondary cooling; providing controlled or regulated cooling of the partially solidified strand until full solidification of the strand; and discharging the strand from the strand casting machine.

Semi-continuous casting of a steel strip

An apparatus () and method for the production of elongated metal products such as bars, rods or the like: A rolling mill () with at least one rolling stand (); a casting station () with at least a first casting line () and at least a second casting line (), each line () being operable to produce respective elongated intermediate products (b, b), such as billets; wherein at least the first casting line () is directly aligned with the rolling mill (), the first casting line () being configured to feed the rolling mill () with a fully continuous casting strand or with cast elongated intermediate products; and the second casting line () is not aligned with the rolling mill (). A bidirectional transfer device () for transferring elongated intermediate products (b) of the second casting line () alternatively in a first direction from the second casting line () to the first casting line () to align the elongated intermediate product (b) with the rolling mill () or in a second direction from the at least second casting line () to a cooling bed ().

Apparatus and method for production of long metal products

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Jens Kluge