Semi-solid strip casting of Al-6masspercentSi was performed using a melt drag twin roll caster (MDTRC) equipped a cooling slope (CS). The present paper describes the features of MDTRC and casting using a CS. The casting speed and the elongation of the strip were improved: the maximum ...
The melt drag twin-roll caster (MDTRC) was devised for the high-speed strip casting of mushy solidification type aluminium alloys. The MDTRC enables A5182 aluminium alloy to be cast at a speed of up to 60 m/min. The MDTRC combines a low separating force, semi-solid forming at the ...
The microstructure of the A5182 strips cast by the melt drag twin roll caster is not columnar structure but equiaxed structure. The higher the roll speed, the smaller the microstructure. The strip thickness is at the range about from 2 to 3 mm.Toshio Haga and Shinsuke Suzuki...
The downward melt-drag twin roll caster was easily modified to a twin roll caster for the composite strip by simply attaching a coil of wire. Wire of either 0.3-mm and 0.6-mm diameter could be inserted continuously both inside and at the surface of the strip. ...
The microstructure of the A5182 strips cast by the melt drag twin roll caster is not columnar structure but equiaxed structure. The higher the roll speed, the smaller the microstructure. The strip thickness is at the range about from 2 to 3 mm....
A melt drag belt-roll caster (MDBRC) and a melt drag belt-roll caster equipped with a cooling slope (MDBRC+CS) were developed based on the MDRTC in order to cast skin formation solidification-type aluminum alloys at the semi-solid condition into a strip having a sound surface. The MDB...