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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 23, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nicholas V. Ross, Youngstown, OH (US);
Stanley W. Platek, New Philadelphia, OH (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D 1/106 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D 1/106 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for continuously casting molten metal, wherein the apparatus comprises first and second endless belts and first and second edge dam block continuous belts disposed to form a casting region wherein molten metal can be cast into strip. The edge dam blocks have a length longer than the endless belts to form catenaries spaced from the first endless belt. The edge dam blocks are inductively heated with induction heaters disposed in the catenaries to avoid temperature shock to the edge dam blocks during the casting and to minimize undesirable heat losses.