Casting Wheel

Abstract

A casting wheel ( 1 ) for manufacturing strands of metals or metal alloys having a peripheral casting channel ( 2 ) that is bounded over a partial length by a circulating band ( 11 ); below the casting channel ( 2 ), a mold bottom ( 3 ) being provided for being cooled with a cooling fluid. The inner side ( 7 ) of the mold bottom ( 3 ) facing away from the casting channel ( 2 ) is provided with a profiling ( 6 ) that has a profile height of 0.5 to 6 mm.

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         11 . A casting wheel for manufacturing strands of metals or metal alloys comprising: a peripheral casting channel ( 2 ) that is bounded over a partial length by a circulating band ( 11 ); and a mold bottom ( 3 ) for being cooled with a cooling fluid, the mold bottom ( 3 ) being provided below the casting channel ( 2 ), wherein an inner side ( 7 ) of the mold bottom ( 3 ) facing away from the casting channel ( 2 ) is provided with a profiling ( 6 ) that has a profile height of 0.5 to 6 mm. 
     
     
         12 . The casting wheel as recited in  claim 11  wherein the casting channel ( 2 ) is located between lateral faces ( 4 ,  5 ) of the casting wheel that extend radially outwardly from the mold bottom ( 3 ) of the casting wheel ( 1 ), and wherein the lateral faces ( 4 ,  5 ) have a profiling ( 6   a,    6   b ) on the outside that has a profile height of 0.5 to 6 mm. 
     
     
         13 . The casting wheel as recited in  claim 11  wherein the profiling ( 6 ) is formed from a plurality of grooves ( 8 ). 
     
     
         14 . The casting wheel as recited in  claim 12  wherein the profiling ( 6   a,    6   b ) is formed from a plurality of grooves ( 8 ). 
     
     
         15 . The casting wheel as recited in  claim 13  wherein the grooves ( 8 ) are configured peripherally in a circumferential direction of the casting wheel ( 1 ). 
     
     
         16 . The casting wheel as recited in  claim 11  wherein the profiling ( 6 ) of the casting wheel ( 1 ) is configured as a serrated or undulated profile. 
     
     
         17 . The casting wheel as recited in  claim 12  wherein the profiling ( 6   a,    6   b ) of the casting wheel ( 1 ) is configured as a serrated or undulated profile. 
     
     
         18 . The casting wheel as recited in  claim 13  wherein the profiling ( 6 ) of the casting wheel ( 1 ) is configured as a serrated or undulated profile. 
     
     
         19 . The casting wheel as recited in  claim 13  wherein the grooves ( 8 ) have an opening angle of 15° to 90°. 
     
     
         20 . The casting wheel as recited in  claim 15  wherein the grooves ( 8 ) have an opening angle of 15° to 90°. 
     
     
         21 . The casting wheel as recited in  claim 13  wherein the grooves ( 8 ) have an opening angle of 45° to 60°. 
     
     
         22 . The casting wheel as recited in  claim 11  wherein at least regions of the mold bottom ( 3 ) acted upon by a cooling fluid are provided with a coating that protects the casting wheel ( 1 ) from cooling fluid deposition. 
     
     
         23 . The casting wheel as recited in  claim 12  wherein at least regions of the mold bottom ( 3 ) or of the lateral faces ( 4 ,  5 ) acted upon by a cooling fluid are provided with a coating that protects the casting wheel ( 1 ) from cooling fluid deposition. 
     
     
         24 . The casting wheel as recited in  claim 22  wherein the coating contains Si, Al or Ti compounds. 
     
     
         25 . The casting wheel as recited in  claim 23  wherein the coating contains Si, Al or Ti compounds. 
     
     
         26 . The casting wheel as recited in  claim 11  wherein the profiling ( 6 ) has a profile height of 0.5 mm to 3 mm. 
     
     
         27 . The casting wheel as recited in  claim 11  wherein the profiling ( 6 ) has a profile height of 0.5 mm to 2 mm. 
     
     
         28 . The casting wheel as recited in  claim 12  wherein the profiling ( 6   a,    6   b ) has a profile height of 0.5 mm to 3 mm. 
     
     
         29 . The casting wheel as recited in  claim 12  wherein the profiling ( 6   a,    6   b ) has a profile height of 0.5 mm to 2 mm.