About initial solidification in continuous casting of steel

Metallurgia Italiana

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 56-64

  Kurz, W ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Hot cracking; Meniscus; Oscillation marks; Phase selection; Rapid solidification; Shell strength

Indexed keywords

CASTING; CONTINUOUS CASTING; CRYSTALLIZATION; DYNAMICS; ELECTRIC ARC WELDING; FLUID DYNAMICS; FORMING; GROWTH (MATERIALS); MACHINE DESIGN; METAL CASTING; METAL CASTINGS; RAPID SOLIDIFICATION; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); SOLIDIFICATION; STEEL; STEEL CASTINGS; STEEL METALLURGY; SURFACE DEFECTS;

HOT CRACKING; MENISCUS; OSCILLATION MARKS; PHASE SELECTION; SHELL STRENGTH;

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 57049089127     PISSN: 00260843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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