Method and apparatus for the continuous casting of wires or threads from a melt

摘要

A method of forming filamentary material by rotating the outer circumferential edge of a disk-like heat-extracting member in contact with an unconfined drop of molten material. An apparatus for carrying out the method comprising a disk-like heat-extracting member having a V-shaped circumferential edge which contacts a drop of molten material produced by the local heating of an elongated solid member advanced toward the edge of the rotating member.