Method and apparatus for production of platelike metal material

Abstract

An apparatus for the production of a platelike metal material includes a cooling unit for cooling a molten metal to form a metal slurry containing a solid phase, a pair of coarse rollers for cooling the metal slurry and, at the same time, rolling it to thereby give rise to a continuous, solidified, platelike metal material, and a cutting mechanism for cutting the continuous, solidified, platelike metal material into platelike metal materials of a stated length. Thus, platelike metal materials containing numerous uniform spherical crystals are obtained.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A method for the production of a platelike metal material, comprising a first production step for cooling a molten metal to form a metal slurry containing a solid phase and a second production step for cooling and, at the same time, rolling said metal slurry to form a continuous, solidified, platelike metal material.  
     
     
         2 . A method according to  claim 1 , wherein said second production step further comprises a cutting step for cutting the continuous, solidified, platelike metal material into pieces of a stated length.  
     
     
         3 . A method according to  claim 1 , wherein said second production step further comprises a winding step for winding the continuous, solidified, platelike metal material into rolls of a stated diameter.  
     
     
         4 . An apparatus for the production of a platelike metal material, comprising a first production means for cooling a molten metal to form a metal slurry containing a solid phase and a second production means for cooling and, at the same time, rolling said metal slurry to form a continuous, solidified, platelike metal material.  
     
     
         5 . An apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein said second production means further comprises a cutting mechanism for cutting the continuous, solidified, platelike metal material into pieces of a stated length.  
     
     
         6 . An apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein said second production means further comprises a winding mechanism for winding the continuous, solidified, platelike metal material into rolls of a stated diameter.