Abstract: Position sensors at an inlet of a mold cavity defined by upper and lower block molds detect distances from the passing upper and lower block molds. In response to outputs from the position sensors, any deflection of the leading end of the tundish nozzle, which can be inclined with respect to the melt outlet of a tundish, toward the upper or lower block molds defining the mold cavity is detected by a control device to generate a drive signal which is delivered to a hydraulic cylinder adapted to incline the tundish nozzle by extending or retracting the rod thereof, whereby the gaps between the leading end of the tundish nozzle and the upper and lower block molds are maintained uniform.

Abstract: A side dam block disposed along the widthwise end portion of a block mold is supported by springs such that the side dam block is pressed against the casting flat surface of the opposing block mold so that gap between the opposing block molds can be suitably adjusted.

Abstract: A dummy nozzle is used for alignment of a pouring nozzle upon insertion of the pouring nozzle in communication with a tundish into a mold cavity of an endless track type moving-block mold continuous casting machine.

Abstract: Downward force resulting from the block mold and its carrier of the upper mold assembly which move downwardly toward the upstream end of the mold cavity defined by the vertically spaced-apart upper and lower mold assemblies is transmitted to the block mold and its carrier of the upper mold assembly passing the upward path extending upwardly from the downstream end of the mold cavity so that the distortions of the cross-sectional configuration and size of the mold cavity due to the weight of the block molds and their carriers are prevented.

Abstract: In a mold cavity and/or in horizontal cooling zones, upstream- and downstream-side gears are drivingly coupled to each other through an endless-track-like member to which the tensile force is exerted by a tensioner, so that gaps between the adjacent block molds can be eliminated and therefore intrusion and leakage of a cooling liquid and melt are prevented.

Abstract: A tundish nozzle is independent from a tundish so that thermal deformations of the tundish are not transmitted to the tundish nozzle.

Abstract: In a mold apparatus for an endless track type continuous casting machine of the type in which a plurality of cooling blocks are interconnected with each other in the form of an endless chain to assemble a cooling block chain which can define a straight wall; a pair of said cooling block chains are disposed such that the straight wall thereof define a mold; and the cooling block chains are moved in synchronism with the casting speed or rate, a plurality of cooling holes are extended through each cooling block in the direction perpendicular to the direction of the movement thereof and in parallel with the straight wall section thereof; one or more cooling water pipes are disposed along one side surface of said straight wall section of each cooling block chain and are provided with a plurality of nozzles in line with the cooling holes of the cooling blocks so that the cooling water is injected through the nozzles to their corresponding cooling holes of the cooling blocks which are moving, thereby cooling the coo

Abstract: In a block type moving mold continuous casting machine of the type wherein a pair of block molds group each consisting of a plurality of block molds interconnected with each other in the form of an endless track are disposed in opposed relationship to define a mold cavity therebetween; and molten metal is supplied from one open end of the mold cavity and a solidified casting is continuously withdrawn out of the other open end of said mold cavity, a method and installation capable of removing a block mold which has been thermally deformed during the casting process from a carrier in a simple manner and quickly replacing with a new or repaired block mold.

Abstract: In an endless track type continuous casting installation of the type in which a mold cavity having variable thickness for a casting is defined by the combination of block molds each of which is of an L-shaped cross section and which are connected with each other in the form of a loop, thereby providing each of a pair of endless tracks, safety is ensured with the block molds of the pair of endless tracks are combined to define a mold cavity.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for removing a cutting burr produced when longitudinally fusion-cutting a slab and sticking to the lower surface of the slab along the fusion-cutting line, which comprise placing a slab having the cutting burr on a roller table comprising a plurality of rollers and horizontally extending with the lower surface having the cutting burr of the slab down so that the line of the cutting burr agrees with the travelling direction of the roller table; lifting a cutter of a burr cutting machine provided below the roller table to bring the cutter into contact with the lower surface having the cutting burr of the slab; horizontally moving the cutter toward the line of the cutting burr of the slab until the cutter passes the line of the cutting burr while keeping the contact with the lower surface of the slab, to cut off a part of the cutting burr by a length corresponding to the total length of a knife of the cutter by means of the knife of the cutter, and, horizontally pulling the cutter back

Abstract: In a continuous casting mold which comprises: a plurality of ultrasonic vibrators, fitted to the outer surface of each of the side walls of said mold, along a plurality of straight lines at prescribed intervals in the axial direction of said mold, and said plurality of straight lines being arranged at prescribed intervals; the improvement characterized in that: each of the side walls of said mold is divided into a plurality of sections corresponding to said straight lines of said plurality of ultrasonic vibrators fitted to the outer surface of each of said side walls.This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 473,978, filed Mar. 11, 1983, abondoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 213,043, filed Dec. 4, 1980, abandoned.

Abstract: In a continuous casting mold which comprises: a plurality of ultrasonic vibrators fitted to the outer surface of each of the side walls of the mold along at least one straight line at prescribed intervals in the axial direction of the mold; the plurality of ultrasonic vibrators producing vibrating waves of identical wave lengths in the axial direction of the mold; the prescribed intervals being equal to half the wave length of the vibration waves generated in the axial direction of the mold; the improvement wherein the phases of the vibration waves of two adjacent ones of the plurality of ultrasonic vibrators are deviated by 180.degree. from each other.

Abstract: When a continuous cast slab is cut, such as by gas cutting, burrs tend to be caused at the cut edges. These burrs are removed by a plurality of edged cutting tools which are installed serially along the width of the slab to be treated. Each of the edged cutting tools may be selectively raised or tilted in the vertical direction or moved in the horizontal direction to substantially follow the warped or otherwise uneven surface on which the burrs are located. In this manner, substantially all of the burrs are exactly and completely removed.

Abstract: In a type of continuous casting of steel in which a straight mold is employed and a cast strand is guided while being bent, molten steel is continuously teemed into said straight mold; an unsolidified cast strand with a solidified shell formed on it is guided substantially vertically downward within a range from 3 to 7m from the meniscus of molten steel in said straight mold; then, said unsolidified cast strand being in the vertical position is guided within a range from 1 to 4m while being bent at multiple points by gradually decreasing the radius of curvature of said cast strand for each of successively arranged pairs of bending rollers; then the solidification of said unsolidified cast strand thus bent at multiple points is completed before a spot-straightening point while further guiding said cast strand along a constant curvature, the track length of said constant curvature guide being within a range from 35 to 85% of the length from said meniscus of molten steel in said straight mold up to said spot-str