Structure and Material Design of High Performance Functional Refractories for High-speed Continuous Casting

摘要

Functional refractories,including submerged entry nozzle ( SEN) ,ladle shroud and monolithic stopper, are the key refractories for continuous casting. Driven by the demand of high-speed continuous casting,traditional functional refractories fail to meet the needs of long span life,and high performance functional refractories for continuous casting are increasingly required. Through structure and material design,the performance of functional refractories is significantly improved. In this paper,some research advances on functional refractories for continuous casting were mentioned. Through numerical modeling and hot simulation,the service life of non-preheating ladle shroud was increased from 8 h to more than 12 h. Through the water modeling,the flow patterns in the mold were significantly improved and through hot simulation and material design,the service life and reliability of SEN were also significantly improved.