SECONDARY COOLING ZONE BAR OF CONTINUOUS CASTING MACHINE Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: metallurgy; applicable in continuous casting machines. SUBSTANCE: bar has base and wear- resistant section made by welding-on in groove located along bar base. Rib is made in groove middle whose height from thickness of welded-on section equals 0.2-1.0 thickness of welded-on metal and with width in upper part equaling 0.2- 2.0 thickness of welded-on section. Base is made of rolled steel containing carbon not in excess of 0.65%. Rib side walls may be inclined relative to its longitudinal axis at angle of 5-80 deg. EFFECT: higher quality of welded-on section and increased bar stability. 2 cl, 1 dwg, 1 ex