公开(公告)号：EP2300180A1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-30

申请号：EP09771851.4

申请日：2009-07-02

申请人： Nucor Corporation

发明人： DIXON, Andrew Edward ,  McQUILLIS, Gary ,  MAHAPATRA, Rama Ballav ,  WOLLEY, Leigh

IPC分类号： B22D11/06 ,  B22D11/16

CPC分类号： B22D11/0622 ,  B21B1/463 ,  B22D11/1206 ,  B22D11/14

摘要： An apparatus for continuously casting thin strip includes a caster having a pair of casting rolls having a nip there between capable of delivering cast strip downwardly from the nip and an first enclosure capable of forming a protective atmosphere into which the strip can be formed in loop to extend over a plurality of rollers into pinch rolls with the strip having a strain of less than 0.4 %, which may be provided by a plurality of rollers at entry of the strip into the pinch rolls to carry the strip into the pinch rolls, with at least a first entry roller having a diameter between 200 and 650 millimeters and being below a majority of other rollers.