METAL INLET IN CONTINUOUS CASTERS HAVING MOVING MOLD WALLS

摘要

An improvement in an inlet for liquid metal in a continuous caster, the inlet including a stationary refractory pouring body having a region from which the liquid metal exits, and a mold which partially encloses the pouring body and is equipped with mold walls which are movable in the casting direction. The improvement includes the following: (1) In the exit region of the pouring body, the space between the pouring body and the facing surfaces of the mold walls defines a gap; and (2) The mold walls are coated in such a manner and are moved at such a speed that a liquid region filled with liquid metal is defined in the gap, between a solidification region starting at the walls, and the pouring body.