Krosaki Harima Corporation manufactures various excellent continuous casting nozzles containing alumina-graphite as the major component, maintaining a large share in domestic market. The corporation supplies nozzles provided with appropriate materials and design in compliance with their respective operational conditions such as nozzle preheating or kinds of steel. Krosaki Harima Corporation manufactures various excellent continuous casting nozzles containing alumina-graphite as the major component, maintaining a large share in domestic market. The corporation supplies nozzles provided with appropriate materials and design in compliance with their respective operational conditions such as nozzle preheating or kinds of steel. ＊ Corrosion resistance at the portion in contact with casting powder (The longest durability in Japan, 1800 minutes of casting, was recorded by the corporation's product.) ＊ Various configurations to prevent the nozzle clogging during stable casting: e.g., Submerged nozzle provided with inert gas bubbling from inner bore surface e.g., Submerged nozzle provided with bore inner lining of being less adhesive ＊ Various configurations to prevent a biased stream during stable casting: e.g. Submerged nozzle provided with oval protuberances on inner bore surface e.g. Submerged nozzle provided with "Fin" enhancing molten steel rotation in the bore to prevent a biased stream ＊ Special flat section nozzles for application in thin slab casting

Slide gate refractories aree roughly classified into plates and nozzles. In both of them, durability is strongly influenced by operational conditions like the kind of steel, casting time, molten steel temperature, amount of steel and so on. The corporation, therefore, selects and recommends the optimal material and brick design in consideration with the conditions for each respective client. Carbon-bonded alumina-carbon bricks (MRX or SRX series)