Issue |
Metall. Res. Technol.
Volume 118, Number 6, 2021
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Article Number | 611 | |
Number of page(s) | 7 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/metal/2021084 | |
Published online | 11 November 2021 |
Regular Article
The effect of casting speed on slag-inclusion defects in 1050 × 200 mm ultra-low-carbon automobile steel slabs
1
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, Gansu, China
2
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Non-Ferrous Metals, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, Gansu, China
* e-mail: duxy@lut.edu.cn
Received:
30
April
2021
Accepted:
18
October
2021
The effect of casting speed on slag-inclusion defects in 1050 × 200 mm ultra-low-carbon automobile steel (UAS) slabs was studied by performing nail plate experiments and by monitoring the liquid level fluctuations during the continuous casting process. The number, location, length, and proportion of slag-inclusion defects in hot-rolled coils produced at different casting speeds were analyzed. The results showed that the defects in the hot-rolled coils were mainly owing to the mold protective slag. For the continuous casting speed of 1.6 m/min, the fraction of slag-inclusion defects was the lowest (at 5.3%), and the number of slag-inclusion defects was lower than for the other casting speeds. The length of slag inclusions was under 900 mm. Furthermore, the number of slag-inclusion defects on the upper and lower surfaces was smaller than those for the other casting speeds. At different casting speeds, slag-inclusion defects mainly existed within 100 mm of the edge on both surfaces of hot-rolled coil plates. The fluctuation within the 0–1 mm range was 98.1% for the casting speed of 1.6 m/min, indicating that the flow rate of molten steel on both sides of the nozzle was relatively stable, which helps to control slag-inclusion defects in hot-rolled coils.
Key words: casting speed / ultra-low-carbon automotive steel / slab / slag / defect / flow field
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