T. Revaux et al., A NEW TENSILE TESTING PROCEDURE FOR PREDICTING TRANSVERSE CRACKING SUSCEPTIBILITY OF CONTINUOUS-CASTING SLABS, Journal of materials engineering and performance, 5(2), 1996, pp. 260-268
The testing facility used for simulation procedures of the thermomecha
nical history of continuously cast slabs before the straightening oper
ation is described. The tests were made on in situ solidified specimen
s to reproduce the continuously cast microstructure and to follow the
temperature history of the continuous casting process. The basic princ
iple and procedure of the test are explained. The hot ductility curves
and microstructures obtained are discussed for the approximate temper
ature range 700 to 1100 degrees C. Results are compared with one anoth
er and with other tensile test data.