A casting wheel (1) for manufacturing strands of metals or metal alloys having a peripheral casting channel (2) that is bounded over a partial length by a circulating band (11); below the casting channel (2), a mold bottom (3) being provided for being cooled with a cooling fluid. The inner side (7) of the mold bottom (3) facing away from the casting channel (2) is provided with a profiling (6) that has a profile height of 0.5 to 6 mm.
