US PATENT SUBCLASS 164 / 487
.~.~.~.~.~ Direct chill casting

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164 /   HD   METAL FOUNDING

1  DF  PROCESS {6}
47  DF  .~ Shaping liquid metal against a forming surface {26}
459  DF  .~.~ Continuous or semicontinuous casting {20}
485  DF  .~.~.~ Specific mold or product cooling {1}
486  DF  .~.~.~.~ Directly applying liquid coolant to product {1}
487.~.~.~.~.~ Direct chill casting

DEFINITION

Classification: 164/487

Direct chill casting:

(under subclass 486) Process wherein the liquid impinges on the cast product immediately below the mold and flows downwardly over the surface of the cast product.