Effect of Cooling Intensity and Position on Solidification in Semi-Continuous Casting of Copper

HAMEED, Amar Hasan | MOHAMMED, Ahmed Abdullah | FADHIL, Obaid

Cooling heat flux effect in both primary and secondary cooling zone has been studied in semi-continuous casting of copper billet. Sufficient cooling is essential to reduce casting defects and to get high productivity, however low rate of solidification is aimed in order to get coarser grain size and softer metal for less losses in extrusion. A three-dimensional numerical model has been developed including solidification behavior of copper through mushy zone. At steady state and constant casting speed, solid shell thickness is monitored during the reduction of cooling rate at mould region to av ...Daha fazlası