Continuous casting method of molten metal

Abstract

The present invention provides a continuous casting method of molten metal using electromagnetic force to improve the cast slab surface properties and reduce the nonmetallic inclusions and bubbles trapped inside the cast slab. An alternating current is run through an electromagnetic coil 4 arranged around a casting mold 1 so as to surround a casting space 8 to control the meniscus shape to improve the cast slab surface properties, the discharge ports 6 of a submerged entry nozzle 5 are made upward oriented, and the direction of the discharge flow 14 from the discharge ports 6 is made one to above the intersection A of the casting mold short side and meniscus. Due to this, the nonmetallic inclusions and bubbles in the discharge flow are absorbed by the continuous casting mold flux of the meniscus 11 at the part of the meniscus reached. Further, the discharge flow 14 receives electromagnetic force due to the electromagnetic coil 4 whereby the spread of the discharge flow in the cast slab thickness direction is suppressed and the discharge flow 14 does not contact the long side shell 12, so it is possible to keep nonmetallic inclusions and bubbles from being trapped from the discharge flow 14 at the long side shell 12.

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