Mould for continuously casting molten metal - has interlinked cooling plates for swing positioning to give effective cooling without material surface faults

摘要

Mould has cooling walls (6,6') which are interlinked so that the setting movement of the cooling walls (6,6') includes a swing movement of them. The division of the wall of the cooling system (2) is pref. through cooling wall plates (6,6') around the circumference of the cooling zone and/or in the direction of casting movement. The cooling walls (6,6') are interconnected by pivot links (9), or they are secured to a common flexible mantle on all sides. The swing movement of the cooling plates (6,6') can be on swing axes parallel and/or across the direction of casting travel. The cooling plates (6,6') swing against each other by a given angle of up to 10 deg. ADVANTAGE - The high speed casting gives an even cooling action, with tolerable wear rates, without the risk of fracture, to give an even crystal structure and reduced surface faults.