Method and apparatus for electromagnetic confinement of molten metal in horizontal casting systems

摘要

The present invention provides an apparatus for strip casting of molten metal including a pair of casting rollers adapted to receive molten metal along a horizontal axis, wherein a vertical distance separating the pair of casting rollers defines a molding zone; and an electromagnetic edge containment apparatus positioned on each side of the molding zone having an induction coil wound about a portion of a magnetic member to generate magnetic lines of force upon application of a current, wherein the poles of the magnetic member are positioned distal from to aligned to the planar sidewall of the casting rollers and the current provides magnetic lines of force perpendicular to said horizontal axis that contain the molten metal in contact to the casting rollers without substantially increasing the temperature of the molten metal.