continuous casting

American  

noun

Metallurgy.

1. a technique of casting ingots, bars, etc., in which the metal is poured into an open-ended mold, being withdrawn as it solidifies so that the solid portion of the piece retains the fluid portion within the mold.

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Other Word Forms

• continuous caster noun

Example Sentences

Our semi-attempts, along with continuous casting from the other fishermen, had netted a grand total of one fish, so we climbed back in the boat and continued upriver.

From New York Times • May 6, 2013

My former company, Rokop Corporation, which supplied continuous casting machines to steelmakers, owned a couple of airplanes.

From Inc • Dec. 8, 2011

Progressive McLouth was also first with continuous casting.

From Time Magazine Archive

Though continuous casting accounts for only 1% of the nation's 131 million-ton-a-year steel output now, some analysts predict that the system will grab 60% of U.S. production by 1975.

From Time Magazine Archive

Steel is building three oxygen furnaces and a continuous casting line at Gary and a strip mill at South Chicago capable of turning out enough tin cans to supply almost all the nation's needs.

From Time Magazine Archive