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A horizontal continuous casting method and apparatus is disclosed. Liquid metal, held in a storage container, is continuously maintained at a height not less than the height of the continuous casting mold. Additionally, adjustment of the relative positions with respect to one another of a magnetic c

A horizontal continuous casting method and apparatus is disclosed. Liquid metal, held in a storage container, is continuously maintained at a height not less than the height of the continuous casting mold. Additionally, adjustment of the relative positions with respect to one another of a magnetic coil surrounding a portion of the continuous casting mold, the storage container, in both the horizontal and vertical directions and the drain pipe extending from the storage container into the continuous casting mold is disclosed.

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A method for horizontal continuous casting of liquid metal, in which the liquid metal in the horizontal continuous casting mold is subjected to both the gravitational force of the liquid metal held in a storage container and electromagnetic forces generated by a magnetic coil along the direction of

A method for horizontal continuous casting of liquid metal, in which the liquid metal in the horizontal continuous casting mold is subjected to both the gravitational force of the liquid metal held in a storage container and electromagnetic forces generated by a magnetic coil along the direction of casting, comprising the steps of: (a) passing said liquid metal from said storage container through a drain pipe and directly into said casting mold, said drain pipe having a discharge end extending into said casting mold and serving to prevent said liquid metal from contacting air prior to said liquid metal entering said casting mold, said drain pipe and casting mold being substantially horizontally adjustable with respect to one another, (b) continuously maintaining the level of the liquid metal in said storage container at a height at least as high as the uppermost inside wall surface of said horizontal continuous casting mold, (c) continuously regulating the location of said electromagnetic coil along the direction of casting so that said electromagnetic coil overlays both at least the upstream end of said horizontal continuous casting mold and the trailing end of said liquid metal in said casting mold, (d) continuously drawing the cooling cast metal strand from said casting mold, (e) maintaining, by adjusting said electromagnetic coil and said level of liquid metal, the location of said trailing end of said liquid metal so that said trailing end is located within said casting mold and said magnetic coil, and (f) maintaining said trailing end of said liquid metal open to the atmosphere.