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Effect of Sub Entry Nozzle on Longitudinal Face Cracks of Continuously Cast Slabs ROBINSON’, Quentin; HANSE®, Eve; DUMASY, Phipps Ee Longiudial face ceacing o contnsouly at tea sess «problem which hs plagued steel ker for some tine, The ‘robe appear ote concerted in medium earbon ste which hii a peritectic wansformation span soliton Many factors have been atbuted othe nadence of cacing incuding: Stel compaationsntbn, Phaspbovns. sl Gutng parameters sel temperate cating speed, sa salts adenine ‘ment; Casting mold powder Sob Enty Nove GEN) een, alignment lugging and SEN materia, Dus to the complenty ‘tte problem has bee if oats the effect of SEN on the incidence of cracking. Homever Vesuvius bas de ‘sloped and tesa (extended feld evaluation) x SEN which ‘edees the rate of lngitoial face cracking wh oe, non ‘SEN seated factors (sted above) have been opined, We Ivers elevdene thal the ste faiab cracking ama ‘ely reduced o minted wih the use ofthe SEN, Thome fe we have sen the rate of erckng redaced fom 21.0% ‘che ss t0 2.5% cracked lbs The paper relates he ‘development of his SEN anit eld evaluaton letreduction ‘The problm of rack formation in continously cat stabs has ng histo. Avery goo teint ofthis Sabjoct as ‘been given by Brinaconte 1,2). Generally its apced that Sonica face cracking (LEC) miedo cetan aes of eum carbon” sel wie exhibits penteciereston These “nndsofstecestibitahiphtemperturepion low doctity Which allows cracks fo form. Howes, there appons fo be ‘many factors, of which the rlatve importance ot each s aot gencraly agreed up, which inflcace oy enue the sees ‘ecestay (form cracks nthe low ety region ofthe eat Sel Tisnot the purpose of is paper to tinea of he p> ‘en acto infenting LPCut athe toconcntite on he et of te SEN. has boos postuted 3] hatin al hese: OfLEC that he SEN may be detty eponsibleonly sto 10%, oftheune Effect of SEN on L [The SEN hes four sin panes which con tnfenes 1 Design: tec on molten se! Sow ia te mol * lgnmenienterngwitia mold effect on lense Now in the mot, ¢ Aumina plaguing fet of maltenstel ow in the mo | Mater propenies: effet of het transfer though SEN, sffet on ld pode compesiton. “Thogreates potential intuence thet the SEN hss on LFCis inthe effec ha the SEN has onto within the casting soni Rea, 404 Compl Ron Ron, Ptah, A, sus * Nese Face, 8 ue Pot Deon, Fee, S050 Fase Ss recoprized that uniform eat rane through the ‘mold wall wil fad to uniform soliton ip 1). Norn fom et transfercan ea totems (lg. inthe sli “Giving shel whi an fad to LEC. Good debutant the ‘molten teenth casting mold fromthe SEN important reve impingemont or "ead yu cn of Me mea on). The good dsboton of se onthe mold ensures sa convective mining and uniform alten etal temperate Bong the eniepeimeter othe mol. Gover foraslb caster a bitucated SEN red (Fig 3), ‘ere the immersion depth, bore dante, prt pcmety a ‘gle nfence the distbuton ate within th cating okt {4 lmporanty, one SEN design ay ot be optimum forall ‘mold designs. Thpieally water modeling ied eptinie the design of the SEN, Alignment ofthe SEN within the casting mol is importne (Fig. ashi can grey nfuencs the uiformdtibtion of Stel within the mold. Atypical SENmold configuration il sallow 25 rm clearence betwesnthe SEN ante rod fac of fe mold Tt ean te seen that even all deviton in SEN Algement would intoence ld low and potently cause “dead” spots. "Dead" spots, which ae eyo ocer between ‘heSENsdthebrod ace the mol, een low mei pon a Peitt tty f Ct Fg, 1_Unlorm oat arte, lrg th ling of road face lets outmost a ? a v Hep t pees i 7 i ; a, 2. Nom ufo heat asa, 1 8 cose | Santi a | J ~8 ee Fig. & hues SEN Borate Amerson ceth nd ‘Poterf,,ence tel Nw need B Fra. 4 Biuestes SN Ma sete. mERNREN 3, Weendmivcatenaigiy O. Roe Intaones tel fow nth ad Fa. 5 Dlerated SEN, Nurina pag ine SEN canines tet in nol, fpecaly i on unor snepugs ha are er consumtion which frther complies th het tanfer, ‘or ‘ol finger” fest. Here heat sda rom the gd sat ‘nthe meniscus fegion though he SEN sie oe tothe surroundings via ative het fs above the sgn (pO, “his theory would predit atk selon the solifngaay in the nearslagline zea which could ptenialy ease LEC ‘tera orth lage aes (ig 6). Alteraeielyaigh conduit gine coal inresslor matin the emgertnn ‘ofthe gui steel in the ner slag ate slate tobe see temperature in he rest ofthe mod by pumping het rom he Inside the SEN othe ote iy eens, he ‘iui ste temperature inthe near spie area igh an ‘heresto the mold tie thner halon the sling hell ispresicted. Tiscoulpoeatalvease a LPC nett sgne (Fie. 7)-There it some question, however tthe dice which Mhermalconductvy ofthe SEN cn set ste temperatures {nthe esting mod Wh good fd Now inthe mot en god Sonvectve mixing isnot ikey that heat ante thiough te ‘SEN could effect steal emperatres. I isconcetable nt it "oflow inthe teionbetweontte SEN andthe broad fae he ‘mol thatthe SEN could fet the temperate However, is likey that he het tester rom the soln tee shel nt "the mold wal controls the solfaton process ae ha Ne at tanster tough the SEN. There is the effet of SEN emt conducvtyon mold powder meling rte. Hee hig her thermal conducityean ain the melting af the ok poder (region between the SEN and bond feo the mold) butisimporantwhea these flow inthe woldinot opined ©. “There is ao the potenti effect of the SEN on the mold powder composition, surface tension, and voy. The mold Powder can great ifr hest rae cniions in the sea ‘ene segon which can in ta affect LEC. Erosion of he SEN (lagline) ean potently tect the chemist of the mold onde especial where the mold powder consumption rates low (je: betwen he SEN and boa face ofthe mol) 1 i recognized that chemistry rest infenees mold ponder propentes ining melting temperate, vic, ‘cing rte, and surace tension. Allo thre parameter heat tans between the sling shel a te mold al Meling behavior and viscosity ofthe meld ponder als inven es insoltion characteris of he mold fix above te steel smeltaffeting heat ansereondlons inthe mnie eon, “Te imterfacal tension between th sel melt and the eld mold affects overage heace rslaton} andcan poten Inde re dives coven Ginproving over ming ‘Genealy speciestke Na, Ca, F and dectesse the ling temperature, and correspondingly the visor of the meld NT). Species tke 2, Mac Al, tnd to etn the vaca Sy) isnot certain, hough tsces iy thats tower ‘oly mol fein the Tew consumption areas would bebe ‘ei to heat taser contons (2 ouer vce "ao ux provides main hest toaster). appre hat

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