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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2010
Edward Luce, Kingston, CA;
Eric Lees, Harrowsmith, CA;
Kevin Gatenby, Kingston, CA;
Daniel Godin, Trois Rivieres, CA;
Rejean Leblanc, Jonquiere, CA;
Edward Luce, Kingston, CA;
Eric Lees, Harrowsmith, CA;
Kevin Gatenby, Kingston, CA;
Daniel Godin, Trois Rivieres, CA;
Rejean Leblanc, Jonquiere, CA;
Novelis Inc., Toronto, CA;
Abstract
Exemplary embodiments of the invention provide a side dam for a continuous metal casting apparatus having elongated opposed casting surfaces forming a casting cavity. The side dam has an elongated upstream part and an elongated downstream part that are mutually laterally pivotable, and a smooth metal-contacting side surface extending continuously from an upstream end to a downstream end of the side dam. The surface has regions thereof formed on the upstream part and the downstream part. Mutual pivoting of the upstream part and the downstream part of the side dam enables the regions of the smooth metal-contacting side surface to be moved out of mutual coplanar alignment. The side dams can therefore be used to form either a convergent or divergent casting cavity to assists the casting procedure and to enhance the properties of the cast article.