ADVANCES FOR DC INGOT CASTING: PART 1 - INTRODUCTION AND METAL DISTRIBUTION

摘要

The continual drive for improvements and advancements in the field of DC sheet ingot casting, and the introduction of casting technologies that provide the user with greater degrees of control over a number of operational parameters, emphasises the need for more in-depth understanding of many related casting fundamentals. This paper will present a study of a number of these fundamentals in two parts. Part 1 will include the influence of metal distribution, while Part 2 will present heat transfer and the resulting solidification behaviour. The results of physical and mathematical modelling and experimental casting trials will be discussed.