Patent ID: 8210238
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: B22D

Abstract:
1. A continuous casting machine comprising: a mold cover for covering an upper portion of a mold; a mold flux melting unit for melting mold flux to be supplied into the mold; and a mold flux delivery unit for supplying the mold with the molten mold flux melted in the mold flux melting unit, wherein the mold flux melting unit includes a mold flux supplier, a crucible for receiving a mold flux material from the mold flux supplier, and a mold flux heater provided around the crucible to melt the mold flux, wherein the delivery unit includes an injection tube with one end connected to the mold flux melting unit and the other end positioned in the mold through the mold cover, and an injection tube heater for heating the injection tube, wherein an entire outside portion of the injection tube between the mold flux melting unit and the mold cover is surrounded by the injection tube heater, wherein a portion of the injection tube positioned in the mold is exposed, wherein at least the injection tube and a portion connected or contacted thereto comprise platinum or its alloy, and wherein an inner surface of the mold cover has a reflectivity of 50% or more with respect to infrared rays.