Abstract: Refractory vertically extending front wall for industrial furnaces which is suspended at its upper end. The refractory front wall includes several vertical individual segments which are mounted by shifting towards each other in a direction transverse to the axis of the furnace, whereby the adjacent individual segments intermesh by means of a groove/tongue arrangement.

Abstract: A device for longitudinal cutting cast strands is disclosed. Disclosed is a means for transversely severing a strand into slabs, feeding the slabs selectively to a plurality of longitudinal cutting means and longitudinally cutting said slabs therein. Also disclosed is a novel longitudinal cutting means comprising a flame cutter and a cutting point opening in registry therewith.

Abstract: Cooling element for a metallurgical furnace having steel tubes for conveying a cooling medium and a refractory lining which is anchored to the front surface of the cast iron body on the furnace side thereof in recesses which run parallel to the wide side of the cooling element. The recesses have a cross-section which widens out starting from the front surface of the cast iron body towards the inside of the cooling element and the refractory lining is inserted into the recess.

Abstract: A cooling element for a metallurgical or blast furnace having steel tubes integrally cast into a cast iron body to convey a cooling medium. The steel tubes are provided with an additional metallic layer which is composed of Ni, Co, Mn, Ag either individually or as a combination of one or more thereof and a metallic oxide layer composed of one or more metallic oxides provided on the metallic layer. The metallic oxide layer has a free oxide standard enthalpy of formation of less than -145kcal with normal pressure conditions and a temperature of 600.degree. C.