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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 1990
Filed:
Mar. 14, 1989
LeRoy Honeycutt, III, Salisbury, NC (US);
James C Key, Salisbury, NC (US);
Herbert Moody, III, Salisbury, NC (US);
Reynolds Metal Company, Richmond, VA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are process and apparatus for use in the direct casting of metal strip from molten metal deposited on a moving chill surface from a tundish having a floor, opposed upwardly extending sidewalls, an end wall, an open outlet opposite the end wall with the open outlet extending substantially the full width of the tundish between the sidewalls, and an inlet for providing a flow of molten metal into the tundish from a source of molten metal. Flow distribution and diffusers within the tundish control and diffuse the flow of molten metal to provide molten metal of substantially uniform temperature across the width of the tundish at the outlet.