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ORGANIZER;CN=ESTAD 2023:mailto:info@metec-estad.com
LOCATION:Room 19a
SUMMARY:Impact of mold fluxes on slab quality: Rapid feedback with automatic surface inspection system
DESCRIPTION:One of the most important functions of mold fluxes is to maintain and improve semi-product (slab, bloom, billet) surface quality through a continuous lubrication, and a controlled heat transfer between the solidifying steel shell and the mold. Typically, the evaluation of the mold flux performance and impact on the semi-product surface quality is conducted manually by a skilled professional. There are many drawbacks with this current approach. Manually conducted visual inspection takes a lot of time, there is a long delay as the surface cannot be inspected until the semi-product has cooled down, and the documentation of the findings is many times insufficient. In some cases, it is not even possible to inspect the surface if the semi-product is directly forwarded to a conditioning step (scarfing/grinding) or to a hot rolling mill. To overcome the inefficiencies described above, this paper presents an approach where automatic surface inspection system is used to evaluate the slab surface quality and the performance of mold fluxes. It is shown that the system can be easily and effectively used to evaluate casting fluxes behavior on both peritectic and ultra-low carbon steel grades, allowing to reduce operational and quality risks and to go faster in the qualification of new and improved mold fluxes
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