Recovery mechanism of the sticking-type breakout during continuous casting of steel

Abstract

Sticking-type breakout is one of key factors which restrict the development of high-speed or wide-heavy plate continuous casting technology. In order to better heal and control the sticking-type breakout, this paper presents a comprehensive study for its recovery mechanism. First, according to force characteristics of solidified shell at mold exit, calculation method of safe shell thickness is proposed. Then, considering sticker propagation behaviour and safe shell thickness, a more practical recovery model of sticking-type breakout is established and verified by actual examples. The result shows the proposed recovery strategies avoid casting speed to be decreased too low or cast stop, thus save unnecessary operating time, and are better than original strategies. Furthermore, influencing factors of recovery behaviour are analyzed. The result shows hot spot location, operating casting speed, and mold oscillation frequency have a significant effect on minimum speed for the recovery and oscillation stoke has little influence on it.

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