Mould support arrangement

A mold support arrangement for supporting a plurality of moulds in a casting apparatus having a first zone for introducing molten metal into the mold and a second zone in which the material in the mold can cool,

• the mold support arrangement being capable of relative movement from the first zone to the second zone thereby forming a solidification front in the material in each mold, which solidification front moves through the material as the material solidifies,
• each mold defining a main axis along which the solidification front can move, the mold support arrangement comprising support means to support the molds such that the main axes of successive molds at increasing distances from the central region of the support means are inclined at a greater relative angles relative to each other than molds closer to the central region, and such that the main axis of each mold extends substantially perpendicular to the solidification front to be formed therein.

A mold support arrangement for supporting a plurality of moulds in a casting apparatus having a first zone for introducing molten metal into the mold, and a second zone in which the material in the mold can cool,

• the mold support arrangement being capable of relative movement from the first zone to the second zone thereby forming a solidification front in the material in each mold, whereby the solidification front moves through the material as the material solidifies, each mold having a main axis,
• the mold support arrangement comprising support means to support the molds such that the successive molds at increasing distances from a central region are arranged at a lower level on the support surface than molds closer to the central region, and such that the main axis of each mold extends substantially perpendicular to the solidification front to be formed therein, wherein the support means includes carrying means upon which the molds are arranged, the carrying means having generally convex curved surface.