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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
May. 04, 2011
Jörg Bausch, Düsseldorf, DE;
Hans Jürgen Hecken, Schuld, DE;
Jörg Bausch, Düsseldorf, DE;
Hans Jürgen Hecken, Schuld, DE;
SMS Siemag Aktiengesellschaft, Duesseldorf, DE;
Abstract
A method of casting near-net-shape, rectangular metal strands includes providing a horizontally circulating metal conveyor belt () with a cooled bottom and a melt feeder (') for casting the metal melt onto the conveyor belt (), smooth/pinch rollers () for feeding the solidified pre-strip under mechanical tension to a driver (), a pressure device () arranged above the cast product () in a region of the deflection roller () of the metal conveyor belt () which is located downstream in a casting direction, for applying an adjustable pressure from above to the cast product () solidifying into the pre-strip (). Immediately behind the metal conveyor belt () and upstream of the pinch rollers, a cooling device (′) is provided for cooling the bottom of the pre-strip () after the pre-strip leaves the conveyor belt.