9th ECCC European Continuous Casting Conference – ECCC 2017

This paper provides an overview about latest realized solution for the bloom continuous casters on the example of a heavy section bow type caster, which is equipped with latest technological packages. Bars and wires, which are rolled out of the blooms, serve as primary material for engine and gearbox parts for Hyundai Motors Group. The caster is equipped with latest mold-level control and an instrumented mold featuring breakout prevention. In combination with air mist spray cooling and interior-cooled rollers in the strand guidance system, DynaGap Soft Reduction, Mold, as well as, Final Electro-Magnetic Stirrer, ensure uniformly high quality of the cast blooms. Still hot, these are then fed for direct use in the bar line. This saves energy during reheating and improves operating safety because there is no need for handling of blooms by cranes. For special grades an inline bloom quenching facility is foreseen. This paper gives an overview about the bloom quality results achieved during the startup of continuous casting machine installed for Hyundai Steel at its Dangjin works.