METHOD OF COMBINED CASTING, ROLLING AND FORMING AND DEVICE TO THIS END Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC B22D11/06 

FIELD: metallurgy.

SUBSTANCE: fused metal is fed from mixer furnace to cooled rolls for metal to get crystallised at their surface. Crystallised metal is caught by rolls, rolled thereat and formed at female die. Forming comprises direct forming, angular forming and repeated direct forming combined with shaping of the finished article. Proposed device comprises roll with pass and roll with ledge to make working gage and female die arranged at gage exit. Grooves are made at roll smooth body while at least one L-like channel is made in female die. L-like channel consists of working part with square cross-section and gaging part with round cross-section.

EFFECT: higher mechanical properties.

8 cl, 6 dwg, 1 tbl