Main Trends in the Development of Technology for Casting Steel into Ingots

• Published in: Metallurgist (New York) Vol. 57; no. 5-6; pp. 487 - 504
• Main Authors: Doub, V. S., Romashkin, A. N., Malginov, A. N.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston Springer US 01-09-2013; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Bottom pouring; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Chemistry and Materials Science; Energy industry; High speed; Ingot casting; Ingots; Iron and steel plants; Materials Science; Metal castings industry; Metallic Materials; Optimization; Steels; Streams; Technology application; evacuation; casting; degassing; large forging ingot; ingot mold
• ISSN: 0026-0894; 1573-8892
• DOI: 10.1007/s11015-013-9759-0

This article discusses promising technological measures that can be used to cast ingots. It also examines such issues as multi-ladle casting, optimization of ingot geometry and the chemical composition of the metal being cast, mastery of the production of hollow ingots, stream vacuum-degassing, aspects of the bottom-pouring of large ingots, materials for warming the hot-top part of ingots, protection from secondary oxidation, and high-speed casting. Recommendations are given to improve the technological regimes that are used to cast steel into ingots at Russian plants.