<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">continuous casting</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>metal</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>casting</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>casting, continuous</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>continuous-cast</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>strand casting</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ An industrial process in which molten metal is solidified into a continuous length for further processing, rather than being formed into individual ingots. Molten metal is forced through a water-cooled die to create a two-dimensional profile of indeterminate length. The resulting material may then be cut into shorter lengths. ]]></note></mads>