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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 1990
Filed:
Nov. 21, 1988
LeRoy Honeycutt, III, Salisbury, NC (US);
James C Key, Salisbury, NC (US);
Herbert Moody, III, Salisbury, NC (US);
Reynolds Metals Company, Richmond, VA (US);
Abstract
An improved method of and apparatus is disclosed for direct casting of molten metal to form a strip by solidification of the molten metal on a moving chill surface using the vessel having a floor, spaced sidewalls, an inlet and an outlet extending between the sidewalls for supplying the molten metal to the chill surface in which the transverse dimension of the outlet may be adjusted during casting to change the width of the strip and preferably adjustable baffles or flow diverters are provided to control the flow pattern to provide a substantially uniform flow of metal to the outlet.