摘要 |
Described is a starter bar having a detachable head which when attached to the bottom of a continuous-casting may be detached from the starter bar by lateral deflection of the leading end of the casting relative to the starter bar. The detachable head consists of a cup-shaped chill plate slidably disposed in a recess in the head end of the starter bar. A key is fixedly attached to the bottom of the chill plate with its upper end projecting upwardly and its lower end depending downwardly from the chill plate bottom into a slot extending transversely of the head portion of the starter bar. The upper portion of the key serves as an anchor for the lower end of a continuously formed casting as it solidifies. In practice, the leading end of a descending continuous-casting supported by a starter bar is deflected by a bending roll which deflection causes the key and attached chill plate to slide laterally out of the recess and slot, respectively, of the starter bar head to thus effect separation of the starter bar from the casting.
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