A wire rod of a Cu—Zn—Si based alloy obtained by up-drawing continuous casting is provided; the amount of Cu is within a range of 75.0 mass% or more and 76.9 mass% or less, the amount of Si is within a range of 2.6 mass% or more and 3.1 mass% or less, the amount of Zr is within a range of 0.003 mass% or more and 0.20 mass% or less, the amount of P is within a range of 0.02 mass% or more and 0.15 mass% or less, the balance is composed of Zn and inevitable impurities, and the number density of a Zr—P compound containing Zr and P is within a range of 1500 pieces/mm.sup.2 or more and 7000 pieces/mm.sup.2 or less.

A method for the continuous casting of a metal strand in a continuous casting installation, in which, in a casting machine, the metal formed into a slab, with a still molten core, is brought out vertically from a mold, wherein, downstream of the mold in the conveying direction, the slab is made to move along a casting bow, through a number of casting bow segments, and is deflected into the horizontal, wherein each casting bow segment has a number of segment rollers, which are designed for coming into contact with the surface of the slab. In the region before the end of the casting machine, a number of segment rollers are lifted off from the surface of the slab, or are not installed in receptacles provided, and so the contact between the slab and the segment roller is interrupted or there is no contact.

A nozzle put into a molten metal in vertical upwards continuous casting for casting a cast product by pulling up the molten metal, the nozzle includes a nozzle body having an intake hole through which the molten metal is taken in and which is formed in a lateral surface of the nozzle body and a flange portion formed on lower side of the intake hole and projecting beyond the nozzle body.

The invention relates to a process of producing a non-ferrous metallic tube, in which process comprises a casting stage, in which a cast tube having an outer diameter of 20-70 mm, preferably 35-55 mm and a wall thickness of 1.0-4.0 mm, preferably 2.0-3.0 mm, is casted from melt by continuous upward vertical casting process, and the casting stage is followed by at least two drawing stages. In the drawing stages drawing direction of the cast tube in at least two each other following drawing stages is opposite to each other.--

A nozzle put into a molten metal in vertical upwards continuous casting for casting a cast product by pulling up the molten metal, the nozzle includes a nozzle body having an intake hole through which the molten metal is taken in and which is formed in a lateral surface of the nozzle body and a flange portion formed on lower side of the intake hole and projecting beyond the nozzle body.

An example molten material funnel includes a first outlet lip and a second outlet lip. The first and second outlet lips are configured to both contact molten material communicated through the molten material funnel.

An up-thawing continuous casting method includes drawing up molten metal (M1) held in a holding furnace (101), through a shape determining member (102) that determines a sectional shape of a cast casting (M3). The sectional shape determined by the shape determining member (102) includes a round-cornered portion, and a value (Rf) of a curvature radius of the round-cornered portion that is determined by the shape determining member (102) is smaller than a design value (Rt) of a curvature radius of a round-cornered portion of the casting (M3).

In a formed body manufacturing method, molten metal is led out from a molten metal surface of the molten metal held in a holding furnace and is passed through a shape defining member configured to define a sectional shape of the formed body, and the formed body manufacturing method includes: measuring a surface temperature of the formed body formed such that retained molten metal that has passed through the shape defining member solidifies; adjusting a height of a coating material spray nozzle based on a result of the measurement of the surface temperature of the formed body so that the surface temperature of the formed body to which the heat dissipation coating material is blown becomes a solidifying point of the molten metal or less; and spraying the heat dissipation coating material to a surface of the formed body from the coating material spray nozzle.

An up-thawing continuous casting method includes drawing up molten metal (M1) held in a holding furnace (101), through a shape determining member (102) that determines a sectional shape of a cast casting (M3). The sectional shape determined by the shape determining member (102) includes a round-cornered portion, and a value (Rf) of a curvature radius of the round-cornered portion that is determined by the shape determining member (102) is smaller than a design value (Rt) of a curvature radius of a round-cornered portion of the casting (M3).

The invention relates to a process of producing a non-ferrous metallic tube, in which process comprises a casting stage, in which a cast tube having an outer diameter of 20-70 mm, preferably 35-55 mm and a wall thickness of 1.0-4.0 mm, preferably 2.0-3.0 mm, is casted from melt by continuous upward vertical casting process, and the casting stage is followed by at least two drawing stages. In the drawing stages drawing direction of the cast tube in at least two each other following drawing stages is opposite to each other.