Patent ID: 6536505
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: B22D

Abstract:
A continuous casting plant for producing thin strands comprising a vertical continuous casting mold, a vertically extending first segment for effecting a strand thickness reduction of between 40 and 10 mm, the first segment being arranged immediately below the mold, a subsequent segment arranged immediately below the first segment comprising at least three bending points, the subsequent segment having a radius of an inner circular arc of between 6 and 3 m, further comprising at least three straightening points for return bending of the strand from the inner circular arc into the horizontal, wherein, at 80% of maximum casting speed, a last return bending point has a distance from a sump tip of at least 2 m, wherein a height between a meniscus level in the mold and a bottom edge of the strand in the horizontally extending strand guiding means is not more than 10 m, wherein the continuous casting plant has a length of at least 10 m.