Patent ID: 8210235

Claim:
A mold ( 10 ) for continuous casting of metal, the mold comprising a coolable running surface ( 11 ) and a guide ( 12 ) for molten metal, the guide comprising a refractory material, wherein the guide ( 12 ) is disposed upstream of the running surface ( 11 ) in a direction of flow, wherein the guide ( 12 ) is radially prestressed and comprises a nozzle plate ( 12 a ) disposed substantially perpendicular to the direction of flow and a projection ( 12 d ) provided at an outer end of the nozzle plate ( 12 a ) and extending toward the direction of flow, wherein the guide ( 12 ) is press-fitted to a holding element ( 13 ) which comprises a fastener ( 13 a ) and a clamp ( 13 b ), wherein an outer circumferential surface ( 14 ) of the guide ( 12 ) and an inner circumferential surface ( 15 ) of the holding element ( 13 ) are each conical in design and the fastener ( 13 a ) and the clamp ( 13 b ) are prestressed in the mold's axial direction, wherein the prestress between the clamp ( 13 b ) and the fastener ( 13 a ) acting in the axial direction of the mold ( 10 ) has a radial component in a region of the guide ( 12 ), such that the guide ( 12 ) is loaded with a radial prestress.