Title

RESTORING A CLASSIC CASTER – MAKING THE CASTER YOU HAVE BETTER

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Authorship

DONOVAN, CHAD BYRON

DONOVAN, CHAD BYRON

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DOI

10.5151/1982-9345-26230

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Abstract

There is a strong need in North America and other major steel producing markets where major capital investment in new equipment has been minimal over the past several years to make improvements to existing casting machines. In many cases, very cost effective improvements can be made to existing equipment in order to maximize the efficiency and production of an older designed continuous caster, a classic caster. SMS Group and its predecessor companies have been maintaining continuous casting molds for over forty years. This experience has allowed SMS Group to intimately understand the advantages and disadvantages of each design. The most vital component of the continuous caster is the mold copper design, as it has the most influence over the ability to cast a quality product. Updating to a modern copper design is less complicated than most steel producers think and the benefits are significant. Premium mold coatings such as UniGuard® and NanoGuard® allow casters to guard against exposed copper and wear while producing quality products for record campaign lengths.

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Keywords

Mold, Mould, Coatings, Continuous casting

Continuous casting