Effect of Oscillation Parameters to Flow Field in the Pool during the Oscillating Twin-Roll Strip Casting Process

During the oscillating twin?roll strip casting process, the quality of final products is directly influenced by the flow field distribution of molten metal in the pool. The variation in the flow field is caused by oscillating roller benefits, for homogeneous distribution of strip impurity, and decreasing the grain size. Thus, the quality of the strip could be improved. A numerical model was developed using the multiphase flow technology, coupled with heat transfer, fluid flow, solidification, and oscillation. Furthermore, a transient algorithm was adopted for simulating the oscillating twin?roll strip casting process of AlSi9Cu3 and 3104 aluminum alloy. This paper focuses on the flow distribution in the pool, in comparison with the traditional vertical twin?roll strip casting process, while the amplitude or frequency is chang?ing with the definite value of casting velocity, roller diameter, nozzle angle, and the strip thickness. Consequently, the conclusions were experimentally validated by oscillating twin?roll 3104 aluminum alloy strip casting. Vibrating casting technology can change the flow field in the pool by vibration, which can improve the quality of the strip core.

Influence of Feeding Mode on Flow and Temperature Field for Twin Roll Strip Casting Process

A three-dimensional finite element method was developed to simulate the fluid flow,heat transfer and solidification for twin roll strip casting.An improved two-equationκ-εmodel was used to incorporate the turbulence in fluid flow.The influence of vertical feeding and submerged entry nozzle feeding on the flow and temperature field was discussed.The optimum submersion depth and entry angle of submerged nozzle were obtained through comparison of the simulation results.

Microstructure and Eutectic Carbide Morphology of the High Speed Steel Strips Produced by Twin Roll Strip Casting Process

The M2 high-speed steel strip was produced by using the laboratory scale twin roll strip caster. The microstructure and eutectic carbide morphology of thus produced products were observed and analyzed, and the comparison of those with conventional products was carried out. The effects of the processing parameters such as the melting temperature, the pouring temperature, rolling speed and separating force on the microstructure and eutectic carbide morphology and their distribution were analyzed. The spheroidizing process of the strips in the annealing process was investigated. The relations between the growth and spheroidizing of the eutectic carbide and the annealing technology were obtained, and the mechanism of the twin roll strip casting process improving the eutectic carbide spheroidizing was discussed. The theoretical instruction for determining the subsequent treatment process was provided.

Delayed Fracture Behavior of CrMo Type High Strength Steel Containing Vanadium

The netlike eutectic carbide in twin roll casting strip of W9Cr4V2 was dissolved and broken up gradually with increasing heating temperature during annealing treatment. Almost all eutectic carbides exist in granular form with heating temperature up to 950 ℃. It is considered that the refining of lamellar spacing made it possible for eutectic carbide to be granulated.

Electrochemical Method to Accelerate Metal-Slag Reaction

According to the principle of similarity theory, a water model of twin roll strip caster was built. The level fluctuation was measured with an ultrasonic level detector. The effect of nozzle design, casting rate, pool depth and nozzles immersion depths on the level fluctuation was studied. And a level fluctuation mathematical model was developed. The experimental results provided a basis to further optimize the nozzle design and technological parameters of twin roll strip caster.