Proceedings of the Seminar on Steelmaking, Casting and Non-Ferrous Metallurgy


ISSN 2594-5300

46º Seminário de Aciaria - Internacional vol. 46, num.46 (2015)


Title

BELT CASTING TECHNOLOGY – EXPERIENCES BASED ON THE WORLDWIDE FIRST BCT CASTER

DOI

10.5151/1982-9345-26265

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Abstract

BCT® - Belt Casting Technology is the new horizontal near-net-shape casting process to produce flat steel products. BCT is the revolutionary leap in casting technology, designed for the production of special and conventional steel grades. Within a partnership between Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH and SMS Siemag AG, the worldwide first caster is now in operation. SMS Siemag AG (in cooperation with Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH) has erected the first industrial-scale casting machine located at Peine steelworks. The lecture will start with an overview about the highlights of the BCT® process with regard to the mechanical engineering aspects, while the second part will present current commissioning results and operation experiences. Since December 2012, the BCT plant is running. Up to March 2015 more than 90 casts have been carried out, 26 with FeMn-alloys. Never before flat steel was casted in dimensions of 1000 mm * 15 mm and with casting speeds more than 14 m/min.

 

Keywords

Belt casting technology, BCT®, Strip casting, High-alloy steel grades, Steel properties

Steel properties

How to refer

Wans, Jochen; Geerkens, Christian; Cremers, Hermann; Grethe, Ulrich; Juchmann, Peter; Schmidt-Jurgensen, Rune. BELT CASTING TECHNOLOGY – EXPERIENCES BASED ON THE WORLDWIDE FIRST BCT CASTER , p. 111-117. In: 46º Seminário de Aciaria - Internacional, Rio de Janeiro, 2015.
ISSN: 2594-5300 , DOI 10.5151/1982-9345-26265