Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) ›› 2009, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (6): 461-467.DOI: 10.1016/S1006-7191(08)60124-6

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Effect of electromagnetic stirring in mold on the macroscopic quality of high carbon steel billet

Haiqi YU, Miaoyong ZHU   

  1. School of Materials and Metallurgy,Northeastern University, Shenyang 110004, China
  • Received:2009-03-03 Revised:2009-08-31 Online:2009-12-25 Published:2009-12-16
  • Contact: Haiqi YU

Abstract:

An industrial plant trial for optimizing the process parameters in a round billet continuous casting mold with electromagnetic stirring (M-EMS) was performed, in which the influences of stirring parameters with M-EMS on the solidification macrostructure of high carbon steel were investigated. The results show that the billet quality is not well controlled under the condition of working current and frequency with EMS, in which the subsurface crack of grade 1.0-2.0 ups to 38.09%, the central pipe of grade 1.0-1.5 reaches to 14.28%, and the central porosity of grade 1.5 is 14.29%. The parameters of current 260 A and frequency 8 Hz as the final optimum scheme has a remarkable effect for improving the macroscopic quality of billet, in which the subsurface crack, central pipe and skin blowhole are all disappeared, and the central porosity and carbon segregation are also well improved.

Key words: Round billet continuous casting, Electromagnetic stirring in mold, Macroscopic quality, High carbon steel