Abstract:
A method of continuously casting thin strip dynamically controlling roll casting surface configuration by controlling the temperature of water flowing through the longitudinal water flow passages in a cylindrical tube thickness of no more than 80 millimetres of counter rotated casting rolls, and varying the speed of the casting rolls with attenuation of the ends of the casting rolls with a casting roll drive system responsive to electrical signals received from sensors during a casting campaign.
Abstract:
A method of producing cast steel strip having low surface roughness and low porosity by casting with molten steel having a total oxygen content of at least about 70 ppm and a free oxygen content between 20 and 60 ppm, and a temperature that allows a majority of any oxide inclusions to be in a liquidus state. The total oxygen content may be at least 100 ppm and the free oxygen content between 30 and 50 ppm. The steel strip produced by the method may have a per unit area density of at least 120 oxide inclusions per square millimeter to a depth of about 2 microns from the strip surface.
Abstract:
Twin roll casting of thin steel strip. Molten steel is introduced between a pair of cooled casting rolls to form a casting pool from which steel solidifies on the rolls to produce a solidified strip. The molten steel has a total oxygen content in the range 100ppm to 250ppm and contains metal oxide inclusions comprising any one or more of MnO, SiO 2 and Al 2 O 3 distributed throughout the steel at an inclusion density in the range 2gm/cm 3 to 4gm/cm 3 . Typically the inclusions range in size between 2 and 12 microns. The cast strip has a thickness of less than 5mm and contains solidified metal oxide inclusions distributed such that the regions of the strip contain solidified inclusions to a per unit area density of at least 120 inclusions/mm 2 .
Abstract translation:双辊铸造薄钢带。 在一对冷却的铸辊之间引入熔融钢,以形成铸造池,钢从该铸造池固化在辊上以产生固化的钢带。 钢水的总氧含量在100ppm至250ppm范围内,并且包含金属氧化物夹杂物,其包含MnO,SiO 2和Al 2 O 3中的一种或多种,分布在整个钢中,夹杂物密度为2gm / cm 3至4gm / 厘米<3>。 通常,夹杂物的尺寸范围在2和12微米之间。 铸钢带的厚度小于5mm,并且包含固化的金属氧化物夹杂物,其分布成使得钢带的区域含有至少120个夹杂物/ mm 2的每单位面积密度的固化夹杂物。
Abstract:
Apparatus and method for continuously casting metal strip includes a pair of casting rolls having casting surfaces with a center portion, edge portions each having average surface roughness between (3) and (7) Ra, and intermediate portion between each edge portion and the center portion, the center portion average surface roughness between 1.2 and 4.0 times the edge portion surface roughness, and the intermediate portions average surface roughness between that of the edge and center portions. The surface roughness of the center portion is tapered across its width, and may be tapered across its width is in stepped zones. The center portion may have surface roughness varied across the surface to correspond to a desired variation in metal shell thickness across the cast strip. The center portion may be at least 60% of the casting roll width, and each edge portion may be up to 7% of the casting roll width.
Abstract:
A method for making a thin cast strip with reduced meniscus marks includes assembling a pair of casting rolls laterally positioned to form a nip therebetween, preparing molten steel having a carbon content in the range of 0.01 to 0.3 % by weight, a manganese content between 0.1 and 0.8 % by weight, a silicon content between 0.05 and 0.5 % by weight, a calcium content between 0.0008 and 0.004 % by weight, an aluminum content between 2 and 500 ppm by weight, having a free oxygen content below about 50 ppm at 1600 °C, forming a casting pool of the molten steel supported on casting surfaces of the casting rolls above the nip, and counter-rotating the casting rolls cause thin strip to be casted downwardly from the nip.
Abstract:
A thin cast steel strip and method of making thereof with improved resistance to microcracking, where the steel strip is produced by continuous casting and contains between about 0.003% and about 0.008% sulfur by weight and about 0.010% and about 0.065% carbon by weight. The sulfur content may be between about 0.003% and 0.006%.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for casting ferrous metal strip. A casting pool (30) of ferrous molten metal is supported on a pair of chilled generally horizontal casting rolls (22) forming a nip (27) between them. The casting rolls (22) rotate mutually opposite directions to produce a solidified metal strip (12) moving downwardly from the nip (27). The strip (12) passes along a transit path (10) which takes it away from the nip (27) in an unrestrained loop (29) disposed within a strip enclosure (38) within which the strip is confined through said transit path (10). The strip (12) moves downwardly from the nip (27) to form the unrestrained loop (29) passes between a pair of cooled non-contact heat absorbers (101) to which heat is radiated from the strip (12) whereby to extract from the strip heat generated by completion of solidification of metal therein after leaving the casting pool (30). Heat absorbers (101) are formed as opposite side walls of a cooling collar (100) defining an upper part of enclosure (38) and provided with cooling water ducts (102).
Abstract:
A method of continuously casting metal strip comprises delivering molten metal supported on the casting surfaces of the casting rolls and counter rotating the casting rolls to form metal shells on the casting surfaces brought together at the nip to deliver cast strip downwardly with a controlled amount of mushy material between the metal shells. The method also comprises determining at a reference location downstream from the nip a target temperature for the cast strip corresponding to a desired amount of mushy material between the metal shells of the cast strip and sensing the temperature of the cast strip cast downstream from the nip at the reference location and producing a sensor signal corresponding to the sensed temperature. The method also comprises causing an actuator to vary the gap at the nip between the casting rolls in response to the sensor signal received and processed to determine the temperature difference between the sensed temperature and the target temperature.
Abstract:
A thin cast steel strip and method of making thereof with improved resistance to microcracking is disclosed. The steel strip is produced by continuous casting and contains a carbon content between about 0.010% and about 0.065% by weight, less than 5.0% by weight chromium, at least 70 ppm of total oxygen and between 20 and 70 ppm of free oxygen, and manganese to sulfur ratio greater than about 250:1. The carbon content in the cast strip may be below 0.035%, less than 0.005% by weight titanium, and the average manganese to silicon ratio in the strip produced may be greater than 3.5:1. The carbon content may be less than 0.035%, the casting speed less than 76.68 meters per minute, and the tundish temperature of the molten metal is maintained below 1612°C (2933.7°F).
Abstract:
A steel product with a high austenite grain coarsening temperature having less than 0.4% carbon, less than 0.06% aluminium, less than 0.01% titanium, less than 0.01% niobium, and less than 0.02% vanadium by weight, and having fine oxide particles containing silicon and iron distributed through the steel microstructure having an average particle size less than 50 nanometers and may be between 5 and 30 nanometers. The steel product may have fine oxide particles distributed through the microstructure capable of restricting ferrite recrystallisation for strain levels up to at least 10.0 %, for temperatures up to 750 ºC with holding times up to 20 minutes. The steel product may be made by continuous casting of steel strip introduced between the casting rolls to form a casting pool of molten carbon steel having a total oxygen content of at least 70 ppm usually less than 250 ppm, and a free oxygen content 20 and 60 ppm, counter rotating the casting rolls.