Patent ID: 6527043
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: B22D,B23K

Abstract:
An apparatus for casting molten metal onto a moving strip of material comprising:a stationary die having upstream and downstream portions with a casting portion, past which the strip of material is capable of being moved, the casting portion having a casting channel extending from the upstream portion through the downstream portion for facing the moving strip for containing and shaping the molten metal into a profile against the moving strip, the stationary die having within the die only a stationary support for supporting the moving strip against the casting channel; a heating arrangement for heating the upstream portion of the stationary die to prevent the molten metal from solidifying within the casting channel at said upstream portion, thereby allowing the molten metal to fill the casting channel, the casting channel at the downstream portion allowing the molten metal to cool while passing therethrough to solidify sufficiently to retain the shape of the casting channel when exiting the stationary die.