Abstract: A chill mold in a continuous casting apparatus consists of a cast material, which is shrunk onto the cast-in central chill tube as well as the chill tubes which spirally surround the same. Components of the apparatus are re-usable. This is accomplished by a primary and a secondary chill which are offset in the axial direction in relation to each other. Both chills are cooled by separate coolant circuits to their respective chill bodies. The ratio between the length in the continuous casting direction to the external and, respectively, the internal diameter of the primary chill is less than 70:100.

Abstract: A continuous casting contrivance comprises a mold (7a) capable of being installed at the floor of the crucible (1) in an opening (3) that may, if necessary, display a casting punch (25a). Further provided for the mold is a cooling arrangement. As to whether the production and operating costs of a continuous casting contrivance of this type are to be significantly reduced as compared to the state of the art and the quality of the casting improved, and to be able to again prepare a mold for a renewed continuous casting, is provided for on the one hand by splitting the continuous casting mold (7a) into, if necessary, a supply part (4) accommodating the casting punch (25a) and, transversally to the direction of continuous casting, a cooling mold (7) capable of being regulated in its temperature, whereby the supply part (4) is disposed in the crucible floor (1) and/or in an insert (1a) provided there.