More than 90% of the world's steel is produced using the continuous casting process, a
method that has seen enormous advances over the last forty years. Mould fluxes play an …

During continuous casting of hypo-peritectic steel slabs, control of horizontal heat transfer
rate in mould is important to avoid longitudinal cracks. This rate can be manipulated by …

The new modified pouring method (copper disc mold simulator, CDMS) to investigate the
interfacial thermal resistance and crystallinity for the mold fluxes was introduced. To make …

Understanding the crystallization mechanism of flux is critical to tailoring welding processes
and thus improving welding performance. However, reproducing or directly observing the …

During the current research and development activities at Tata Steel Teesside Technology
Centre, UK, the inclined plane test (IPT) is adopted as a quick method to measure the …

There is a clear trend in industry to eliminate fluorine from metallurgical slags. Regarding the
continuous casting process, fluorine in mould powders is undesirable due to the following …

Crystallization properties play an important role in keeping a smooth running of continuous
casting process and high surface quality of cast strands. To reduce fluorine pollution in slag …

High-aluminium steels contain a significant amount of aluminium. The reaction between Al
in the liquid steel and SiO2 in lime-silica-based mould powders during the continuous …

Mold flux plays a small but critical role in the continuous casting of steel. The carbon-coated
powder is added at the top of the water-cooled copper mold, over time it melts and infiltrates …

The characteristics of mould flux films developed while casting MC and LC steels taken from
a continuous casting mould have been investigated. These characteristics include …