Continuous casting machine for the production of 355-mm-thick austenitic stainless steel slabs

摘要

ArcelorMittal Industeel in Belgium is renowned as a first-class producer of special steels. Their product mix includes all grades of stainless steels, high-strength steels, protection steel, pressure vessels steels, wear resistant and steels for moulds and tools. In order to meet the demand for thick plates ArcelorMittal Industeel decided in favour of a major revamping of the slab caster aimed at increasing the plate thickness. In April 2014 Danieli was awarded the contract for this revamping, the main targets of which were an increase of the slab thickness to up to 355 mm and a small increase in slab width.