Abstract: Strip steel is continuously cast by immersing a mold into a melt of liquid steel, solidifying liquid steel on a starter bar disposed within the mold, and oscillating the mold as the starter bar is withdrawn upwardly from the mold. The mold includes, at its lower end, an insulating ceramic entry die. The remainder of the interior surface of the mold is defined by a water cooled copper or copper alloy liner. The mold can be vertical or it can be inclined at an angle to the horizontal in order to facilitate feeding strip steel directly into a rolling mill or hot coiler. Alternatively, the interior of the mold can be curved so that strip steel issuing from the mold is directed horizontally into the rolling mill or hot coiler.