STATE OF DEVELOPMENT OF DIRECT STRIP CAST ING ON THE MYOSOTIS INDUSTRIAL PILOT LINE

In the course of the development work numerous technological problems, such as the, steel feeding system, casting roller design, side contai nment, etc. have been overcome. As a result, it is now already possibl e to cast entire heats from steel ladies of over 90 t capacity into st rip. The surface and internal quality, the geometry and the edges have been steadily improved to the extent that, in the meantime, more than 70% of the strips direct-cast from austenitic stainless steel are bei ng processed further in production. The findings of the strip casting development work are now being applied to high-silicon steel grades an d carbon steels. An ambitious goal has thus moved tangibly closer to b eing put into industrial practice. For partners Usinor Sacilor and Thy ssen Stahl AG it is not a question of whether, but simply when, a comm ercial line will take up production.