Patent ID: 6354363
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: B22D

Abstract:
Mould for the hot-top continuous casting of molten metals, comprising a cooled metal tubular element (6) of multiangular shape, defining the shape and the size of a cast product and in which the molten metal (7) solidifies on contact with a cooled inner metal wall (11), said cooled tubular element being surmounted by an uncooled feed head (5) made of thermally insulating refractory material defining a reservoir of molten metal to be solidified, a slot (18) for injecting a shearing fluid around the inner periphery of said mould being provided between said cooled metal element (6) and said refractory feed head (5), wherein said mould comprises means (17) for reducing the flow of shearing fluid in a pluarality of corners located in said slot.