Design of Melt-Ejection Nozzle in Horizontal Twin-Roll Casting of Al-1100 by Finite-Element Analysis

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Horizontal twin-roll casting is utilized to produce thin strips of light metals, suchas aluminum or magnesium alloys. However, since the melt flow in the roll gap is asymmetric due to the gravity, microstructure distributions become asymmetric resulting in uneven mechanical properties. In the present investigation, the nozzle for ejecting the melt of Al-1100 was designed and improved for the melt flow to be symmetric by finite element analysis.

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