4th generation of thin slab casting technology -present and future

摘要

In January 2010, only six months from start of industrial operation, the thin slab casting plant at Posco consolidated the practice of casting speeds of 7 m/min during sequence operations. Productivity is at a level of 145,000 t/month with an average slab thickness of only 110 mm. However, with two new casters at Tangshan Iron & Steel the era of 4th generation thin slab casting has been officially entered. This generation is not only capable of guaranteeing the highest production level but also a variety of high added-value steel grades that until a few years ago could be produced only with traditional thick slab technology.