Abstract: When molten steel jetted through an immersion nozzle into a mold for continuous casting is controlled by applying static field between opposed side walls of the mold for the continuous casting, this invention provides cast slabs having good surface and internal qualities by feeding molten steel to the mold for the continuous casting at a throughput of not less than 6 t/min and simultaneously applying a static field having a magnetic flux density of at least 0.5 T to a meniscus portion in the mold for the continuous casting and a static field having a magnetic flux density of not less than 0.5 T to a lower portion of molten steel jetted out from a discharge port of the immersion nozzle.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for continuous casting steel. A vertical continuous-casting mold consists of a pair of long side frames and a pair of short side frames formed of a metal having low electrical conductivity. An immersion nozzle supplies molten steel to the mold. An induction heating coil surrounded by a backup frame surrounds the vertical continuous-casting mold. The induction heating coil induction-heats the surface of the molten steel and neighboring portions thereof. The apparatus meets the following conditions;.xi..sup.2 =.sigma..sub.1 /.sigma..sub.2 .ltoreq.41/10.ltoreq. .eta.=(2.mu. .sub.0 .multidot..sigma..sub.2 .multidot..omega.).sup.0.5 .multidot.d.ltoreq. 10where .xi. designates the ratio of electrical conductivity of the mold and the molten steel.sigma..sub.1 designates the electrical conductivity of the mold.sigma..sub.2 designates the electrical conductivity of the molten steel.mu..sub.0 designates the permeability in a vacuumd designates the thickness of the mold.omega.