This article is an overview about the recent researches on heat transfer performance of mold flux between mold and strand, its detection methods and heat transfer calculation both at home and abroad. It is concluded that the present heat transfer detection method which is based on the principle of one-dimensional theory can reflect the essential heat transfer properties of the mould flux and it can be used as the basis in selection of the proper mould flux. However it's considered that the research work uptodate is barely confined in very simple treatment on the slag film structure of the mould flux and ignores the heat transfer of the mould flux near the meniscus. Therefore it is needed to strengthen the study of heat transfer calculation of mould flux.