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Date
2019
Abstract
Continuous casting is a process whereby molten metal is solidified into a semi-finished billet, bloom, or slab for subsequent rolling in finishing mills; it is the most frequently used process to cast not only steel, but also aluminum and copper alloys. Since its widespread introduction for steel in the 1950s, it has evolved to achieve improved yield, quality, productivity, and cost e ciency. It allows lower-cost production of metal sections with better quality, due to the inherently lower costs of continuous, standardized production of a product, as well as providing increased control over the process through automation. Nevertheless, challenges remain and new ones appear, as methods are sought to minimize casting defects and to cast alloys that could originally only be cast via other means. This Special Issue covers a wide scope in the research field of continuous casting
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peer-reviewed
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MDPI
Citation
Metals;9, 643
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Sustainable Development Goals
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Article
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/