Continuous Casting
Continuous CastingAfter secondary steelmaking, the molten steel is usually continuously cast via a tundish into a water-cooled copper mold causing a thin shell to solidify. This ‘strand’ is then withdrawn through a set of guiding rolls and further cooled by spraying with a fine water mist. The solidified shell continues to thicken until the strand is fully solidified. Finally, the strand is cut into desired lengths and these are either discharged to a storage area or to the hot rolling mill. A wide range of strand dimensions can be cast depending on final application: ‘slabs’ for flat products such as plate and strip, ‘blooms’ for sections such as beams, and ‘billets’ for long products such as wire |
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Flow Control RefractoriesLadle Shroud, Long Stopper, Tundish Nozzle, Submerged Entry Nozzle, Submerged Entry Shroud |
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