EP0447088A1 - Dispositif et procédé pour faire couler du métal fondu - Google Patents

Dispositif et procédé pour faire couler du métal fondu Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0447088A1
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: slab; insulating; tundish; molten metal; layer
Prior art date: 1990-03-13
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

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EP91301774A

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EP0447088B1 (fr

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Andre Hettler

Augustin Grillet

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Foseco International Ltd

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Foseco International Ltd

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1990-03-13

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1991-03-04

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1991-09-18

1991-03-04 Application filed by Foseco International Ltd filed Critical Foseco International Ltd

1991-09-18 Publication of EP0447088A1 publication Critical patent/EP0447088A1/fr

1994-05-18 Application granted granted Critical

1994-05-18 Publication of EP0447088B1 publication Critical patent/EP0447088B1/fr

2011-03-04 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
- B22D—CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
- B22D11/00—Continuous casting of metals, i.e. casting in indefinite lengths
- B22D11/10—Supplying or treating molten metal

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This invention relates to the pouring of molten metal from a ladle to another vessel, e.g. a mould. Frequently such pouring is via an intermediate vessel, e.g. a tundish, particularly in the continuous casting of molten metal such as steel.
an intermediate vessel e.g. a tundish
a covering layer to the molten metal in a vessel such as a tundish in order to provide insulation against excessive heat loss and also to react with the molten metal to remove unwanted inclusions, e.g. of alumina.
a vessel such as a tundish
rice husks are frequently used or other, for example, basic materials formulated for the particularly desired reaction.
Such covering layers have usually been applied in powder form but there have been proposals to apply a covering layer in sheet form. In principle this can be advantageous in reducing dust levels and in containing dangerous splashing of molten metal during the pouring operation.
the use of two refractory heat-insulating slabs is described in British Patent Specification No. 1571333.
the slabs are pivotally-mounted at an upper edge or in a wall portion of a tundish in spaced apart relationship and extending downward into the vessel.
the molten metal is poured between the slabs which can, therefore, contain any splash and, as pouring continues, the slabs rise on the molten metal until they are horizontal.
the slabs thereby provide a cover to reduce heat loss and to contain any powder additives.
Tundishes which may be generally rectangular in plan form, usually are frusto-conical in vertical transverse section with the walls sloping outwardly in the upwards direction.
One serious disadvantage of covering the molten metal by sheet material therefore, is that the sheet cannot cover the entire metal surface as the metal level rises and an increasing gap between sheet and tundish wall is unprotected.
the present invention provides an insulating slab for use as a covering layer for the molten metal in a molten metal handling vessel, e.g. a tundish, in which the slab comprises at least a layer of heat-insulating material which is shaped to have thickened portions extending along at least two opposite edges.
the invention provides a method of insulating the surface of molten metal in a handling vessel, e.g. a tundish, which comprises placing a covering layer in the form of a slab of heat-insulating material on the surface of the molten metal, in which the slab is shaped to have thickened portions extending along at least two opposite edges of the slab.
a handling vessel e.g. a tundish
the thickened portion of the insulating material layer will conveniently extend along the two sides of the slab that correspond to the outwardly sloping walls of the tundish.
the gap that would otherwise appear between slab and sidewall can be substantially filled with powdered material that has been formed by expansion and erosion of the thickened portions under the action of the hot metal.
composition of the insulating layer of the slab can be particularly formulated to expand and powder under the action of the heat of the molten metal.
the insulating layer may be formed from refractory fibres, e.g. calcium silicate or aluminosilicate; refractory filler, e.g. silica, alumina, magnesia or refractory silicates; and a binder, e.g. colloidal silica sol, sodium silicate, starch, phenol-formaldehyde resin or urea-formaldehyde resin.
Expandable materials e.g. expandable graphite, perlite or vermiculite may conveniently be included in order to give the desired expansion and powdering properties.
a second layer which can be a reactive flux layer of lesser insulating properties than the insulating layer, is attached to the underside of the insulating layer so that the slab can be chosen to optimise the insulation and reaction properties that are desired.
the second layer may be formed from any desired flux composition.
Such compositions are well known and may be based on various metallic oxides, e.g. mixtures of oxides of calcium, aluminium and magnesium, with other additives, e.g. carbon and calcium fluoride.
the thickened edge portions of the slab extend downwardly from the plane of the slab when considered in its horizontal position in a tundish.
two or more covering slabs of the invention in a tundish.
two slabs may be positioned in the empty tundish, one to each side of the entry zone.
a flat conventional slab 1 is made of fibre, filler and binder. In contact with molten steel the slab will expand and form powder, the powder and any residual slab forming a layer on top of the rising level of molten metal.
slab 2 has a thickened, depending edge 3. This edge is of frusto-conical or wedge shape. It too will expand and form powder under the action of contact with molten steel.
Figure 3 shows a slab 4 having a thickened depending edge 5 of different, parallelopiped shape.
Figure 4 shows the insulating slab 2 of Figure 2 with a reactive flux layer 6 attached to its underside.
a tundish 7 has upwardly and outwardly sloping sidewalls 8 and 9 and a base 10.
a slab 11 of the invention is placed in the tundish when empty and rests with its depending thickened edges 13 and 14 contacting the side walls 8 and 9 near to base 10.
Molten steel is then introduced into the tundish. It enters underneath slab 11, which then rises floating on the molten metal surface.
the filled tundish is shown in Figure 6.
the hot metal causes expansion and powdering of the slab.
the edges 13 and 14 have powdered to cover the gaps 15 and 16 that would otherwise have been left uncovered between the sidewalls and the slab.
the underside layer 17 of the slab has also started to react with the metal and, as shown, has to a degree insulated the upper layer 18 of the slab from the metal so that the slab has still retained some of its integrity.
tundish 19 has an outlet 20, closable by a stopper rod 21.
a slab 22 of the invention has a thickened edge 23 and an aperture 24 to accommodate the stopper rod.
the aperture 24 is also surrounded by a depending thickened portion 25 of the slab.

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EP19910301774 1990-03-13 1991-03-04 Dispositif et procédé pour faire couler du métal fondu Expired - Lifetime EP0447088B1 (fr)

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Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB909005677A GB9005677D0 (en)	1990-03-13	1990-03-13	Pouring molten metal
GB9005677		1990-03-13

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EP0447088A1 true EP0447088A1 (fr)	1991-09-18
EP0447088B1 EP0447088B1 (fr)	1994-05-18

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EP (1)	EP0447088B1 (fr)
DE (2)	DE69101999T2 (fr)
GB (1)	GB9005677D0 (fr)

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DE102016112044B4 (de)	2016-06-30	2019-01-03	Refratechnik Holding Gmbh	Verwendung einer wärmedämmenden Platte zur Isolation von Metallschmelzen gegenüber der Atmosphäre oder einem metallurgischen Gefäß

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DD139220A1 (de) *	1978-10-06	1979-12-19	Eberhard Stuendel	Isolierplatte zur auskleidung von verteilergefaessen fuer geschmolzene metalle
DE2852011A1 (de) *	1978-12-01	1980-06-12	Contherm Ind Und Huettenbedarf	Zwischenbehaelter, insbesondere fuer eine stranggussanlage
GB1571333A (en) *	1977-03-28	1980-07-16	Foseco Trading Ag	Method of pouring molten metal
GB1586683A (en) *	1977-05-25	1981-03-25	Foseco Trading Ag	Method of locating a slab of refractory heat-insulating and/or exothermic material on a molten metal surface
WO1984003460A1 (fr) *	1983-03-08	1984-09-13	Ferrox Co Ets Int	Procede d'isolation thermique de la surface d'une masse d'acier fondue et panneau d'isolation thermique utilise comme plaque de recouvrement pour executer ledit procede
EP0239257A1 (fr) *	1986-03-26	1987-09-30	Foseco International Limited	Purification d'acier

1990
- 1990-03-13 GB GB909005677A patent/GB9005677D0/en active Pending
1991
- 1991-03-04 EP EP19910301774 patent/EP0447088B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1991-03-04 DE DE1991601999 patent/DE69101999T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1991-03-09 DE DE9102853U patent/DE9102853U1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime

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GB1571333A (en) *	1977-03-28	1980-07-16	Foseco Trading Ag	Method of pouring molten metal
GB1586683A (en) *	1977-05-25	1981-03-25	Foseco Trading Ag	Method of locating a slab of refractory heat-insulating and/or exothermic material on a molten metal surface
DD139220A1 (de) *	1978-10-06	1979-12-19	Eberhard Stuendel	Isolierplatte zur auskleidung von verteilergefaessen fuer geschmolzene metalle
DE2852011A1 (de) *	1978-12-01	1980-06-12	Contherm Ind Und Huettenbedarf	Zwischenbehaelter, insbesondere fuer eine stranggussanlage
WO1984003460A1 (fr) *	1983-03-08	1984-09-13	Ferrox Co Ets Int	Procede d'isolation thermique de la surface d'une masse d'acier fondue et panneau d'isolation thermique utilise comme plaque de recouvrement pour executer ledit procede
EP0239257A1 (fr) *	1986-03-26	1987-09-30	Foseco International Limited	Purification d'acier

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DE69101999T2 (de)	1994-09-15
EP0447088B1 (fr)	1994-05-18
DE9102853U1 (de)	1991-06-13
GB9005677D0 (en)	1990-05-09

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