Powder consumption and melting rates of continuous casting fluxes

Abstract

Plant data from steelworks throughout the world have been analysed to determine: the effects of mould dimensions on powder consumption, the factors affecting the required melting rates of the fluxes, the reliability of empirical rules to predict both powder consumption and the optimum casting conditions, and the relation between break temperature and the type of steel being cast. The results are discussed with special reference to thin slab casting.