Mathematical Modeling and Microstructure Analysis of Low Carbon Steel Strips Produced by Horizontal Single Belt Casting (HSBC)

• Published in: Metallurgical and materials transactions. B, Process metallurgy and materials processing science Vol. 47; no. 3; pp. 1893 - 1904
• Main Authors: Ge, Sa, Chang, Sheng, Wang, Tong, Calzado, Luis E., Isac, Mihaiela, Kozinski, Janusz, Guthrie, Roderick I. L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01-06-2016; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Casting; Casting belts; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Chemistry and Materials Science; Computer simulation; Fluid dynamics; Horizontal; Iron alloys; Iron and steel making; Low carbon steel; Low carbon steels; Materials Science; Mathematical models; Metallic Materials; Metallurgy; Nanotechnology; Strip; Structural Materials; Surfaces and Interfaces; Texture; Thin Films; Strip Casting; Molten Steel; Steel Strip; Liquid Steel; Inverse Heat Conduction Problem
• ISSN: 1073-5615; 1543-1916
• DOI: 10.1007/s11663-016-0607-z

The horizontal single belt casting (HSBC) process has been proposed as an efficient, economical, and environmentally friendly alternative approach to the production of ferrous alloys. Low carbon steel strips were cast using the HSBC simulator apparatus to study the characteristics and properties of the as-cast steel strips. Three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics simulations using ANSYS FLUENT 14.5 were also performed. Numerical predictions were validated against experimental casting results. Microstructural analyses and as-cast surface texture studies were conducted on low carbon steels.