FLEXIBLE STARTER BAR FOR CONTINUOUS CASTING

摘要

The flexible starter bar of the invention comprises a rigid head portion connected with an elongated flexible body portion. The body portion includes continuous flat thin steel facing pieces spaced apart by a multiplicity of spacing members therebetween, which are strung on a flexible retaining rod connected to the head portion. A slidable connector provides a means for pulling the bar through the bending rolls. An alternative embodiment includes a hinged chillbox for ease in traversing a curved guide roll system.