Abstract: Method of continuously casting steel slabs and the like wherein a layer of melting powder is maintained at the top portion of the casting mold with sufficient thickness so as to provide an increased thermal insulation to the liquid layers of steel and slag, whereby the formation of a solidified slag rim in the mold is eliminated and the surface quality of the steel products is considerably improved. The melting powder addition according to the invention also reduces the number of break-outs and consequently considerably increases the availability and productivity of the caster.

Abstract: Apparatus and method of producing a thin metal ribbon by pouring a molten metal onto the surface of a quench roll rotating at a high speed so as to rapidly cool and solidify the metal to form the ribbon, separating the ribbon from the quench roll and conveying the same to a take-up device. A compressed gas is blown tangent to the quench roll to separate the ribbon from the quench roll. The separated ribbon is sucked and caught by a suction conveyor which runs at a velocity greater than the speed of production of the thin meal ribbon thereby imparting tension to the ribbon.

Abstract: A roll, for high temperature service in continuous slab casting, has having its sleeve shrinkage-fitted onto the roll shaft under tight contact state, wherein the alloy composition of the sleeve as expressed in % by weight is as follows.The principal components are:C: 0.20 or lessSi: 0.1 to 2.0Mn: 0.1 to 2.0Cr: 10 to 14N: 0.02 to 0.20; providedC+N: 0.30 to 0.35; andin addition to the principal components specified above, permissably one or more components beingNi: 0.1 to 5.0Mo: 0.1 to 2.0V: 0.01 to 0.3W: 0.1 to 0.3, andthe balance is Fe.