Control of the dendritic structure of the initial frozen shell in continuous casting

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: 7210-PR-012

Project closed

Start date 1 July 1997

End date 31 December 2000

Funded under

• Medium-term guidelines for the ECSC steel RTD programme of research and pilot/demonstration projects, 1996-2002

Total cost € 716 500,00

EU contribution € 429 900,00

Coordinated by

SIDENOR I+D
Spain

Objective

Despite considerable progress in the field of continuous casting, problems still arise concerning surface and sub-surface quality. This variability limits productivity and flexibility if a direct rolling process is to be used. Much work has been done and continues to be done to optimise casting processes but innovative techniques also play a role. This project aims to determine and quantify the effect of non-conventional mould geometry on first frozen shell dendrite formation as a means of reducing the incidence of sub-surface defects.

Programme(s)

• ECSC-STEEL C - Medium-term guidelines for the ECSC steel RTD programme of research and pilot/demonstration projects, 1996-2002

Topic(s)

• C3 - Casting and solidification

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

SIDENOR I+D

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Barrio Ugarte s/n ; 48970 BASAURI (VIZCAYA) ; Spain
• Total cost: No data

Participants (1)

CENTRO SVILUPPO MATERIALI SPA

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Via di Castel Romano 100/102 ; 00128 ROMA EUR
• Total cost: No data