ISSN 2594-5300
35º Seminário de Fusão, Refino e Solidificação dos Metais e 5º Seminário de Fundição — vol. 35, num.35 (2004)
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The development and implementation of automatic strand taper control (ASTC) used in combination with SMART® segment technology leads to considerable improvements in the internal strand quality of continuously cast steel through the reduction of center segregation. The roll-gap taper is remotely adjusted and with the application of dynamic soft reduction the special demands for transient casting conditions can also met. As of January 2004 sixteen slab casters and one bloom caster are operating with SMART®/ASTC technology worldwide. Additional orders have been placed for the installation of this technology in numerous other casters. SMART®/ASTC technology is ideal for the casting of all steel grades in both slab and bloom casters—the latter exemplified by the start-up of the six-strand bloom caster at PANZHIHUA Iron & Steel Group in China in September 2003.
The development and implementation of automatic strand taper control (ASTC) used in combination with SMART® segment technology leads to considerable improvements in the internal strand quality of continuously cast steel through the reduction of center segregation. The roll-gap taper is remotely adjusted and with the application of dynamic soft reduction the special demands for transient casting conditions can also met. As of January 2004 sixteen slab casters and one bloom caster are operating with SMART®/ASTC technology worldwide. Additional orders have been placed for the installation of this technology in numerous other casters. SMART®/ASTC technology is ideal for the casting of all steel grades in both slab and bloom casters—the latter exemplified by the start-up of the six-strand bloom caster at PANZHIHUA Iron & Steel Group in China in September 2003.
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Continuous casting, SMART® segment, ASTC - automatic strand taper control
Continuous casting, SMART® segment, ASTC - automatic strand taper control
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Mörwald, Dr. Karl;
Thalhammer, Dr. Manfred;
Federspiel, Christian;
Schulz, Oliver;
Karnitsch–Einberger, Eberhard.
Metallurgical, Operational and Economic Benefits of SMART®/ASTC Technology in Continuous Casting
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p. 111-118.
In: 35º Seminário de Fusão, Refino e Solidificação dos Metais e 5º Seminário de Fundição,
Salvador,
2004.
ISSN: 2594-5300
, DOI 10.5151/2594-5300-0012
