Metallurgy, Vol. 43 No. 1, 2004.
Professional paper
The Current Status of Tundish Covering Slags in a Slab Caster Plant
V. J. Kijac
P. Kováč
E. Steranka
V. Masek
P. Marek
Abstract
Tundish metallurgy development, which has been focused on steel cleanliness improvement in last few years, affected also tundish slag systems. Molten slags are the most suitable for both absorbing and refining functions of tundish cover slags, while a system of extremely low density does satisfy their isolating functions in the best way. Hence it is obvious, that it is not possible to assure the main functions using one sort of tundish covering slags. In addition, traditional acid slags, are being replaced with basic covering slags, or combination of both types. In this work, we have tried to investigate the operation of tundish covering slag under the condition of slab continuous casting. A genesis of covering slag from applied cover powders its refining functions have been investigated, as well as the changes of covering slag chemical composition during one tundish casting sequence.
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128372
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Publication date:
1.1.2004.
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