Criteria for Slab Cooling After Continuous Casting

Choosing the adequate type of cooling of slabs after continuous casting is key for the quality of the slabs as well as the processing time in order to meet shipment deadlines. Specifically, intense slab cooling may save processing time but may influence the microstructure of the steel and may cause subsequently the formation of cracks. In the present work, criteria for the type of applied slab cooling (e.g., forced cooling, common pile, sandwich pile and cooling using a hood) based on the steel grade composition were determined using a machine learning technique.

Authors:

Dr. Franz Ramstorfer | Ternium Brasil
 

Ms. Allana Rodrigues Pavão | Ternium Brasil
 

Mr. Marcos Delane de Souza | Ternium Brasil
 

Session Chairs:

Ken Hutter | Belden-Hutter, Inc.