Yun-jin Xia, Fu-ming Wang, Jin-long Wang, and Guo-zhong Li, Simulation of the continuous casting process in a mold of free-cutting steel 38MnVS based on a MiLE method, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 18(2011), No. 5, pp. 562-569. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-011-0478-x
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Yun-jin Xia, Fu-ming Wang, Jin-long Wang, and Guo-zhong Li, Simulation of the continuous casting process in a mold of free-cutting steel 38MnVS based on a MiLE method, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 18(2011), No. 5, pp. 562-569. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-011-0478-x
Yun-jin Xia, Fu-ming Wang, Jin-long Wang, and Guo-zhong Li, Simulation of the continuous casting process in a mold of free-cutting steel 38MnVS based on a MiLE method, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 18(2011), No. 5, pp. 562-569. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-011-0478-x
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Yun-jin Xia, Fu-ming Wang, Jin-long Wang, and Guo-zhong Li, Simulation of the continuous casting process in a mold of free-cutting steel 38MnVS based on a MiLE method, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 18(2011), No. 5, pp. 562-569. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-011-0478-x
School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
Key Lab of the Ministry of Education of China for Ecologic and Recycle Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
Jiangyin Xingcheng Iron and Steel Co. Ltd., Jiangyin, 214429, China
A new method called mixed Lagrangian and Eulerian (MiLE) method was used to simulate the continuous casting process in a mold of free-cutting steel 38MnVS. The simulation results are basically in agreement with experimental data in the literature, achieving the three-dimensional visualization of temperature distribution, melt flow, shell thickness, and stress distribution of blooms in a mold. It is shown that the flow velocity of steel melt becomes smaller gradually as the casting proceeds. When the flow reaches a certain depth, two types of flow patterns can be observed in the upper zone of the mold. The first flow pattern is to flow downwards, and the second one is to flow upwards to the meniscus. The corner temperature is higher, and the thickness is thinner than those in the mid-face. The effective stress in the corner area is much bigger than that in the mid-face, indicating that the corner area is the dangerous zone of cracking.
School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
Key Lab of the Ministry of Education of China for Ecologic and Recycle Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
Jiangyin Xingcheng Iron and Steel Co. Ltd., Jiangyin, 214429, China
A new method called mixed Lagrangian and Eulerian (MiLE) method was used to simulate the continuous casting process in a mold of free-cutting steel 38MnVS. The simulation results are basically in agreement with experimental data in the literature, achieving the three-dimensional visualization of temperature distribution, melt flow, shell thickness, and stress distribution of blooms in a mold. It is shown that the flow velocity of steel melt becomes smaller gradually as the casting proceeds. When the flow reaches a certain depth, two types of flow patterns can be observed in the upper zone of the mold. The first flow pattern is to flow downwards, and the second one is to flow upwards to the meniscus. The corner temperature is higher, and the thickness is thinner than those in the mid-face. The effective stress in the corner area is much bigger than that in the mid-face, indicating that the corner area is the dangerous zone of cracking.