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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2008
Applicants:
Walter N. Blejde, Brownsburg, IN (US);
Rama Ballav Mahapatra, Brighton-Le-Sands, AU;
Inventors:
Walter N. Blejde, Brownsburg, IN (US);
Rama Ballav Mahapatra, Brighton-Le-Sands, AU;
Assignee:
Nucor Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D 11/16 (2006.01); B22D 11/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of controlling in a twin roll strip caster the thickness of as-cast strip by determining and operating at a target depth of the casting pool and a target speed of the casting rolls. The as-cast strip may be cast to a customer-specified thickness or may be subsequently rolled to a customer-specified thickness.