Abstract: A method for the direct casting of metallic material, such as steel, to produce elongated bodies (2) which can form blanks having a cross-section which corresponds relatively close to the cross-section of the intended products, in which method a metal melt (1'), while at least its outermost layer remains molten, is caused to run from an outlet gate (3) in a molten-metal container (1) and is collected subsequent to solidification. The melt (1') of molten metal which exits from the gate exits together with a metallic body (5) which has substantially the same melting point as the molten metal, this metallic body being passed through the gate (3), inserted into and moving with the molten metal and causes cooling of the molten metal (1') progressively. The metallic body thereby entrains the molten metal at substantially the same speed as the metallic body (5) in what is termed a boundary layer.

Abstract: A coating of metal is applied to a metal wire having substantially the same melting point as the metal coating. The wire is passed through a bath of molten metal contained in a container and out through an outlet hole in the container bottom. The diameter-like dimension of the hole is 1.5 to 2 times the like dimension of the wire so that molten metal flows down through the outlet hole along the wire. The wire and molten metal then are cooled to solidify the coating on the wire.