The interaction of the argon curtain at the interface: metal-slag in a tundish

Due to the need to improve the quality of the produced steel, especially its metallurgical purity, attempts are made to use inert gas bubbling curtain in the tundish. The article presents the results of the research of metal-slag interaction carried out with the use of the trough-type two-strand tundish water model, made on a reducing scale -1 :2,5. The tundish model is built with two gas bubbling curtain. The aim of the research was to determine the optimal value of the flow rate of the blown gas, ensuring the safe course of the process taking into account the secondary contamination of liquid steel with atmospheric gases and endogenous inclusions originating from the slag.Web of Science613-458858

Determination of solidus and liquidus temperatures for S34MnV steel grade by thermal analysis and calculations

The paper is devoted to the comparison of the results in the frame of solidus and liquidus temperatures obtained by thermo analytical methods with the generally used empirically based formulas and thermo dynamical Computherm software. The series of thermal analysis measurements of high temperature phase transformations of real steel grade (S34MnV) under conditions of two analytical devices (Netzsch STA 449 F3 Jupiter; Setaram Multi High Temperature Calorimeter (MHTC)) were carried out. Two thermo analytical methods were used (DSC and Direct Thermal Analysis). The different weight of samples was used (2,6 g; 23 g). The liquidus and solidus temperatures for close to equilibrium conditions during heating (DSC: 1 °C/min; 2 °C/min) and during cooling (Direct Thermal Analysis: 1 °C/min) were determined and compared. Then, the discussion on the different values obtained by experiments and empirically based calculation is realised

Experimental verification of hematite ingot mould heat capacity and its direct utilisation in simulation of casting process

Heat capacity of alloys (metals) is one of the crucial thermophysical parameters used for process behaviour prediction in many applications. Heat capacity is an input variable for many thermodynamical (e.g. Thermocalc, Pandat, MTData, …) and kinetic programs (e.g. IDS-Solidification analysis package, …). The dependences of heat capacity on common variables (temperature, pressure, ...) are also commonly used as the input data in software packages (e.g. ProCast, Magmasoft, ANSYS Fluent, …) that are applicable in the field of applied research for simulations of technological processes. It follows from the above that the heat capacities of materials, alloys in our case, play a very important role in the field of basic and applied research. Generally speaking, experimental data can be found in the literature, but corresponding (needed) data for the given alloy can very seldom be found or can differ from the tabulated ones. The knowledge of proper values of heat capacities of alloys at the corresponding temperature can be substantially used for addition to and thus towards the precision of the existing database and simulation software. This study presents the values of C p measured for the hematite ingot mould and comparison of the measured data with the C p values obtained using the software CompuTherm with respect to simulation of technological casting process.Web of Science112148047

Modelowanie numeryczne procesu makrosegregacji w ciężkim wlewku stalowym

The paper presents new knowledge and experience from numerical modelling of macrosegregation in heavy steel ingot using ProCAST software. The main aim of numerical modelling realized under the conditions of the Department of Metallurgy and Foundry and Regional Materials Science and Technology Centre at VSB-TU Ostrava is the optimization of the production of heavy steel ingots produced in V´ITKOVICE HEAVY MACHINERY a.s. Input parameters of computation were determined by the real conditions of parallel experimental casting of a 90-ton steel ingot. The input data were also verified by thermal analysis and thermography measurement. The numerical results of macrosegregation were compared with the chemical analysis evaluated in a real ingot section. According to the comparison, attention will be focused next on determination of the effect of boundary conditions of filling and solidification of the ingot on the size of macrosegregation.W artykule przedstawiono doswiadczenia i nowe informacje uzyskane o procesie makrosegregacji w wielkogabarytowym wlewku stalowym przy pomocy modelowania numerycznego z uzyciem oprogramowania ProCast. Głównym celem badan o charakterze modelowania numerycznego prowadzonych na Wydziale Metalurgii i Odlewnictwa oraz w Regionalnym Centrum Technologii i Inzynierii Materiałowej VSB-TU Ostrava jest optymalizacja produkcji wielkogabarytowych wlewków stalowych produkowanych w VITKOVICE HEAVY MACHINERY a.s. Dane wejsciowe do obliczen zostały wyznaczone w oparciu o opracowana analize rzeczywistych warunków odlewania stacjonarnego 90-tonowego wlewka stalowego. Zostały one dodatkowo zweryfikowane poprzez analize termiczna i pomiary termograficzne. Wyniki obliczen numerycznych porównano z wynikami analizy chemicznej przeprowadzonej dla wlewka rzeczywistego. Uzyskane rezultaty upowazniaja do podjecia w dalszej czesci badan problematyki dotyczacej okreslenia wpływu warunków brzegowych napełniania wlewnicy i krzepniecia wlewka na wielkosc procesu makrosegregacji

Prediction of qualitative parameters of slab steel ingot using numerical modelling

The paper describes the verification of casting and solidification of heavy slab ingot weighing 40 t from tool steel by means of numerical modelling with use of a finite element method. The pre-processing, processing and post-processing phases of numerical modelling are outlined. Also, the problems with determination of the thermodynamic properties of materials and with determination of the heat transfer between the individual parts of the casting system are discussed. The final porosity, macrosegregation and the risk of cracks were predicted. The results allowed us to use the slab ingot instead of the conventional heavy steel ingot and to improve the ratio, the chamfer and the external shape of the wall of the new design of the slab ingot

Wpływ wylewu zanurzeniowego na strefę przejściową w okrągłych wlewkach ciągłych o średnicy 525 mm

This work compares the experimental results of nickel concentration measurements in the intermixed zone of the continuously cast round blooms with a diameter of 525 mm using two types of submerged entry nozzles (SEN) - a straight-through nozzle and one with 5-ports. Based on determination of the system and optical interface in the blooms a detailed study of concentration profiles on the bloom surface in a small radius area, on the right side and then also on a cross-section of the blooms, was carried out. The results were further analysed using approximation models, and were to be used to verify the proposed model for predicting intermixed zones for a continuous casting machine, developed based on the results of physical and numerical modelling.Praca przedstawia porównanie wyników pomiarów doświadczalnych stężenia niklu we wlewkach okrągłych o średnicy 525 mm odlewanych metodą COS z strefa przejściową, przy użyciu dwóch typów wylewów zanurzanych typu SEN - wylewu osiowego oraz promieniowego 5-strumieniowego. Pomiary wykonano na powierzchni wlewków oraz na ich przekroju poprzecznym przy użyciu metod optycznych. Analizę uzyskanych wyników pomiarów przeprowadzono wykorzystując modele aproksymujace. Uzyskane w ten sposób rezultaty wykorzystano do modernizacji opracowanego wcześniej w oparciu o rezultaty badan o charakterze modelowania fizycznego i numerycznego modelu do prognozowania wielkości strefy przejściowej dla badanego urządzenia do ciągłego odlewania stali

Physical Modelling of Tundish Slag Entrainment under Various Technological Conditions

This paper deals with the issue of physical modelling of vortexes creation and tundish slag entrainment over the mouth of the nozzle into the individual casting strands. Proper physical model is equivalent to the operational continuous casting machine No. 2 in TŘINECKÉ ŽELEZÁRNY, a.s. Physical modelling methodology and simulated operational conditions are shortly described. Physical modelling was used for the evaluation of current conditions of steel casting at the application of different impact pads in the tundish. Further, laboratory measurement on the physical model aiming the determination of exact critical periods of vortexes creation and study of the slag entrainment as a consequence of changes in surface level during the tundish refilling to standard level were realised. The obtained results were analysed and discussed

Research and Development of the Solidification of Slab Ingots from Special Tool Steels

The paper describes the research and development of casting and solidification of slab ingots from special tool steels by means of numerical modelling using the finite element method. The pre-processing, processing and post-processing phases of numerical modelling are outlined. Also, problems with determining the thermophysical properties of materials and heat transfer between the individual parts of the casting system are discussed. Based on the type of grade of tool steel, the risk of final porosity is predicted. The results allowed to improve the production technology of slab ingots, and also to verify the ratio, the chamfer and the external/ internal shape of the wall of the new designed slab ingots

Study of Solidification of Continuously Cast Steel Round Billets Using Numerical Modelling

The paper is dedicated to the verification of solidification of continuously cast round steel billets using numerical modelling based on the finite element method. The aim of numerical modelling is to optimize the production of continuously cast steel billets of round format. The paper describes the pre-processing, processing and post-processing phases of numerical modelling. Also, the problems with determination of the thermodynamic properties of materials and the heat transfer between the individual parts of the casting system, including the definition of the heat losses along the casting strand in the primary and secondary cooling, were discussed. The first results of numerical simulation show the so-called thermal steady state of continuous casting. The temperature field, the metallurgical length and the thickness of the shell at the end of the mould were predicted. The further research will be concentrated on the prediction the risk of the cracks and the porosity based on the different boundary conditions