Initiation of Surface Cracks on Beam Blank in the Mold during Continuous Casting

Surface cracking seriously affects the quality of beam blanks, a relatively new blank in the continuous casting in China. In order to study the mechanism of the initiation and propagation of surface cracks, this study established a 2D micro-segmented model of the solidification process for a beam bl...

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Main Authors: Gaiyan Yang, Liguang Zhu, Wei Chen, Xingwang Yu, Baomin He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:Metals
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/8/9/712