Abstract: An edge dam of a twin roll type strip caster is provided as a refractory material having a sealing member for sealing both end surfaces of a pair of casting rolls, and is pressed and raised according to wear of the sealing member. To uniformly maintain a contact area of the sealing member and the casting roll in a process in which the edge dam is moved while the edge dam is pressed and raised, both sides and a lower part of the sealing member are formed as an inclined surface inclined inwardly of the sealing member. An angle of inclination of the inclined surface is increased in a direction in which the sealing member is raised, and the angle of inclination ? of the inclined surface is obtained by a relationship between a moving distance l due to raising of the edge dam and a wear depth d.

Abstract: An edge dam of a twin roll type strip caster is provided as a refractory material having a sealing member for sealing both end surfaces of a pair of casting rolls, and is pressed and raised according to wear of the sealing member. To uniformly maintain a contact area of the sealing member and the casting roll in a process in which the edge dam is moved while the edge dam is pressed and raised, both sides and a lower part of the sealing member are formed as an inclined surface inclined inwardly of the sealing member. An angle of inclination of the inclined surface is increased in a direction in which the sealing member is raised, and the angle of inclination ? of the inclined surface is obtained by a relationship between a moving distance l due to raising of the edge dam and a wear depth d.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for controlling the edge shape of a strip in a twin-roll strip casting process, which improve the quality of the strip by using cameras to photograph the edge portions of the strip being cast by strip casting, analyzing the photographs, and then controlling edge dams according to the edge shape of the strip. The apparatus comprises: an edge dam driving unit which is attached to edge dams attached to both sides of casting rolls so as to control the pressing force of the edge dams against the casting rolls and the upward shift of the edge dams according to the wear and upward shift rate of the edge dams; cameras which are disposed at the strip outlet side of the casting rolls so as to photograph the edge portions of the strip; and a control unit which analyzes the edge shape of the strip from images photographed by the cameras and outputs a signal controlling the wear and upward shift of the edge dams.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling gas layer thickness on the surface of casting rolls in a twin roll strip caster includes: a pair of chambers fixedly mounted on both lateral portions of the meniscus shield in a width direction of a strip; blocking units for blocking introduction of pollutants into the molten metal pool, wherein each of the blocking units includes front and rear barrier members which are mounted on each of the chambers and in close contact with an outer periphery of each casting roll and a blower for injecting inert gas toward the outer periphery of each casting roll; operating units for adjusting the thickness and the width of gas layers at both ends of the casting rolls, wherein each of the operating units includes suction lines connected with each chamber to transmit a suction force to ends of each casting roll and a pair of movable plates slidably assembled to both side portions within each chamber for being reciprocated by movable members; and a control unit for controlling the suction force

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling gas layer thickness on the surface of casting rolls in a twin roll strip caster includes: a pair of chambers fixedly mounted on both lateral portions of the meniscus shield in a width direction of a strip; blocking units for blocking introduction of pollutants into the molten metal pool, wherein each of the blocking units includes front and rear barrier members which are mounted on each of the chambers and in close contact with an outer periphery of each casting roll and a blower for injecting inert gas toward the outer periphery of each casting roll; operating units for adjusting the thickness and the width of gas layers at both ends of the casting rolls, wherein each of the operating units includes suction lines connected with each chamber to transmit a suction force to ends of each casting roll and a pair of movable plates slidably assembled to both side portions within each chamber for being reciprocated by movable members; and a control unit for controlling the suction force

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for lubricating an edge dam in a twin-roll type strip casting machine are disclosed. A continuous uniform lubrication boundary layer is formed on the friction face between the casting rolls and the edge dam, so that the wear of the edge dam refractory material can be reduced, and that the friction faces of the casting roll can be protected, thereby improving the performance and the durability of the machine. The apparatus includes a lubricant spouting nozzle disposed adjacently to a friction face of the casting roll, and a lubricant supplying device for supplying a lubricant to the lubricant spouting nozzle so as to make the lubricant spouted and adhered on the friction face of the casting roll. Further a lubricant spreading roller is installed at a rear of the lubricant spouting nozzle, for pressing the lubricant onto the friction face of the casting roll with a certain pressure so as to make the lubricant clad on the friction face. The method includes the following steps.