Name: 9th ECCC European Continuous Casting Conference – ECCC 2017
Start: 2017-06-26T08:00:00+02:00
End: 2017-06-29T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Austria Center Vienna

9th ECCC European Continuous Casting Conference – ECCC 2017

from Monday, 26 June 2017 (08:00) to Thursday, 29 June 2017 (18:00)

Monday, 26 June 2017

14:00 Plenary Session - ESTAD 2017
Plenary Session - ESTAD 2017
14:00 - 16:50
Room: Room F
Tuesday, 27 June 2017
08:50 Plenary Session
08:50 - 10:00
Room: Room N
Contributions

08:50 Opening ECCC2017 - Christian Bernhard (ECCC 2017 - Chairman (Montanuniversität Leoben))

09:00 Continuous Casting between Hopes and Reality - Dieter Senk (RWTH Aachen University)

09:30 State of the art technology in slab continuous casting: A casting speed point of view in POSCO - Sang-Hyeon Lee (POSCO)
10:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:00 - 10:30
10:30 Slab casting: New installations
New installations
10:30 - 12:20
Room: Room N
Contributions

10:30 New generation of continuous casting plants with intelligent manufacturing strategy - Johann Penn (Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH)

11:00 Dillinger’s new continuous caster no. 6 - Kerstin Meder (AG der Dillinger Hüttenwerke)

11:20 The world thickest (355 mm) austenitic stainless steel slab ever cast - ArcelorMittal Industeel in Belgium - Marcellino Fornasier (Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche)

11:40 Hebei Puyang Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. (Puyang Steel), China, successfully commissioned continuous slab caster - Lothar Fischer (SMS group GmbH)

12:00 Modeling complex caster layouts and material flows through discrete event simulation - Luca Cestari (Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche SPA)
New developments in secondary cooling
10:30 - 12:20
Room: Room M
Contributions

10:30 DynaJet Flex – Ultimate flexibility in secondary cooling - Pennerstorfer Paul (Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH)

11:00 Development of mist spray nozzle of saving energy type in a continuous casting process - KOICHI TSUTSUMI (JFE Steel Corporation)

11:20 Secondary cooling with pulsed sprays: Enhanced cooling range and lower operating costs - Mirko Javurek (Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, Institut für Strömungslehre und Wärmeüübertragung)

11:40 Optimization of cooling in nozzle overlapping area of continuous casting by using experiments and mathematical models - Miroslav Raudensky (Brno University of Technology)

12:00 Experimental investigations on spray characteristics of water/air nozzles. - Lukas Preuler (K1-MET)
Tundish: Steel cleanness and temperature control
Steel cleanness and temperature control
10:30 - 12:20
Room: Room L8
Contributions

10:30 Ladle purging versus tundish purging during casting for enhanced inclusion removal efficiency - Johan Richaud (Vesuvius) Ravishekar Konangi (JSW Vijayanagar)

11:00 Tundish flow optimization in Aperam Genk for quality improvement - Bastien Soete (Aperam genk)

11:20 Impact of various refractory materials on the wear of stopper rods - Georg Stechauner (voestalpine Stahl GmbH)

11:40 Superheat range optimization and evaluation of continuous temperature measurement system in tundish - Abdullah Kareem (SABIC)

12:00 Continuous heat temperature measurement in the tundish - Johannes Atzlesberger (voestalpine Stahl GmbH)
12:20 Lunch
Lunch
12:20 - 13:50
13:50 Slab casting: New implementations and operational results
New implementations and operational results
13:50 - 15:40
Room: Room N
Contributions

13:50 PQA-the successfactor to reach next performance level in continuous casting - Jens Kempken (SMS Group)

14:20 ArcelorMittal Tubarão production increase through continuous casting improvements - Fabiano Barbosa (ArcelorMittal Tubarão Gerência de Unidade Técnica da Aciaria)

14:40 HKM operation results: Effective use of PT process models - Matthias Schmitz (Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann GmbH)

15:00 Industrial investigations of fiber optical sensor instrumented thick slab caster mould - Markus Schäperkötter (Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH)

15:20 Study on spray cooling for voestalpine CC4 slab caster - Josef Watzinger (Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH)
New developments in mold flow control
13:50 - 15:40
Room: Room M
Contributions

13:50 Mould flow monitoring solution: An on-line tool to characterize flows in CC mould - Jean-Francois DOMGIN (ArcelorMittal Maizières R&D)

14:20 Continuous casting mold goes digital… - Oliver Wiens (SMS group GmbH)

14:40 The effect of the position of a submerged entry nozzle (SEN) exit ports on fluid flows, and meniscus stability, for square billet casting molds - Mihaiela Isac (McGill Metals Processing Centre) Roderick Guthrie (McGill University)

15:00 Securing dynamic mold flow control with FC mold and OptiMold monitor - Martin Seden (ABB AB/Metallurgy)

15:20 Study of the interaction between slag and cast alloy at meniscus and mold contact in continuous casting process with a 3D multi-physics fluid/stucture numerical simulation model - Olivier JAOUEN (TRANSVALOR S.A.)
Tundish: Steel cleanness
Steel cleanness
13:50 - 15:40
Room: Room L8
Contributions

13:50 In or On? About inclusion entrapment in slabs leading to clean steel defects - Gert Abbel (Tata Steel)

14:20 Recent development to improve cleanliness of bearing steel - Noritaka Nishiguchi (JFE Steel corporation)

14:40 Numerical analysis of influence of modern ladle shroud for hydrodynamic conditions of liquid steel flow in one strand slab tundish - Adam Cwudzinski (Czestochowa University of Technology)

15:00 Tundish furniture optimization to maximize steel quality - Alexandre Dolabella Resende (Magnesita Refractories)

15:20 Investigation of cleanliness in two-strand tundish with different dams - Yan-zhao Luo (Shougang Research Institute of Technology)
15:40 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:40 - 16:10
16:10 Slab casting: Maintenance concepts and energy savings
Maintenance concepts and energy savings
16:10 - 17:50
Room: Room N
Contributions

16:10 Advanced mold copper plating - Variable hiper coating - Franz Kolmbauer (Primetals Technologies Brazil Ltd.)

16:30 STEC-Roll® - High endurance, easy maintenance - Stephan Six (SMS group GmbH)

16:50 Weld-overlay – How to make the best choice to extend the service life of your continuous casting rolls - Bastien GERARD (WELDING ALLOYS Group)

17:10 Maintenance of continuous casters for high product quality: Simple measures and advanced tools - Martin Hirschmanner (Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH)

17:30 E-CO Energy Collector – Energy recovery on the continuous caster at Salzgitter Flachstahl - Christian Froehling (SMS group GmbH)
Mold level control mold oscillation
16:10 - 17:50
Room: Room M
Contributions

16:10 Implementation of silicon based photomultiplier technology for radiometric sensors for mould level measurement - Albert Rödfalk (Berthold Technologies GmbH & Co. KG)

16:30 Unsteady bulging compensation at Outokumpu Tornio Caster 1 and 2 – Stable meniscus during casting of ferritic stainless steel - Juho Moilanen (Outokumpu Stainless Oy)

16:50 Mold Level Scanning, a new tool to characterize steel flows in mold - Maïté CORNILLE (ArcelorMittal Maizières Research)

17:10 New electrical oscillation drive with adjustable stroke and frequency during operation - Dino Kabosch (SMS Concast AG)

17:30 Developments for a hydraulic free casting platform for continuous casting to improve operational and production safety - Klaus von Eynatten (INTECO melting and casting technologies GmbH)
Tundish: Numerical simulation and robotics
Numerical simulation and robotics
16:10 - 17:30
Room: Room L8
Contributions

16:10 Open eye formation in a slab caster tundish: Cause and effects - Kinnor Chattopadhyay (University of Toronto)

16:30 Determination of critical bath level in the tundish by physical modelling - Karel Gryc (VSB-Technical University of Ostrava)

16:50 Tundish inclusion removal modelling implemented in OpenFOAM - Gerhard Holzinger (K1-MET GmbH)

17:10 LiquiRob – Next level shroud manipulation – from an idea to an industrial solution in 3 major steps - Mario Hirth (Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH)
Wednesday, 28 June 2017
08:30 Mold monitoring
08:30 - 10:10
Room: Room L8
Contributions

08:30 A novel view on casting performance: Application of fiber bragg gratings for slab casting - Jan Kromhout (Tata Steel IJmuiden)

08:50 Analysis and optimisation of mould cooling conditions by application of CFD modelling and verification in industrial trials - Carsten Tscheuschner (VDEH-Betriebsforschungsinstitut GmbH)

09:10 Accurate mould powder thickness measuring and mould level measuring with one radiometric sensor - Mauro Fabrizioli (SMS group S.p.A.)

09:30 A new instrumented mold powder diffuser with built-in optical sensor for powder thickness control - Federica Mantovani (Ergolines Lab s.r.l.)

09:50 Primary cooling control for high-speed slab continuous casting up to 2.50 m/min - Zhi Zeng (Shougang Research Institute of Technology)
08:50 Operational practises in billet casting
08:50 - 10:10
Room: Room N
Contributions

08:50 Technological solutions for the revamp of long product casters - Andreas Eichinger (Primetals Technologies)

09:10 The Influence of Casting Speed, Mould Powder and Oscillation Parameters on Mould Level Fluctuation - Sadik Yetkin (Iskenderun Iron and Steel Company)

09:30 Atypical secondary oscillation marks formation with abnormal oscillation settings - Gonzalo Alvarez de Toledo (Sidenor I+D)

09:50 Influence of non-uniform water distribution and water coverage ratio on cooling effect in secondary cooling zone for 82B steel continuous casting billet - Yanshen HAN (State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 10083, China)
Surface defects in slab casting: Surface defects in slab casting
Surface defects in slab casting
08:50 - 10:10
Room: Room M
Contributions

08:50 Chamfer mold technology for corner cracks reduction: Understanding and design optimization through numerical simulation - Benjamin Rivaux (ArcelorMittal)

09:10 Slab section thickness, precipitation and off-corner cracking in microalloyed plate steel. - Michael McDonald (Materials Processing Institute)

09:30 Retention characteristics of ultra-low carbon steel slab corner shape and its influence on edge defects of steel strip - Hui Zhang (Central Iron and Steel Research Institute) Minglin Wang (Central Iron and Steel Research Institute)

09:50 Improvement of surface quality during continuous casting of type 304 stainless steel - Jijoon Kim (Posco)
10:10 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:10 - 10:40
10:40 High speed billet casting
10:40 - 12:20
Room: Room N
Contributions

10:40 Mould developments for high speed casting - Oliver Mathews (SMS Concast AG)

11:00 Productivity Record @ 75tpy in a single endless line for bars - Andrea De Luca (Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche Spa)

11:20 CMT „Continuous Minimill Technology“ for efficient production of long products - Paolo Cancian (SMS group S.p.A.)

11:40 High speed casting and the innovative WinLink Mini Mill at GPH Bangladesh - Gerold Schoeftner-Gruebl (Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH)

12:00 Reliable and radiation-free mould level control system in open steel casting based on smart thermal control system - Mauro Fabrizioli (SMS group S.p.A.)
Surface defects: Precipitations and lab experiments
Precipitations and lab experiments
10:40 - 12:20
Room: Room M
Contributions

10:40 An investigation of precipitation in continuous steel slab with the help of dissolution technology - Guangmin Xia (voestalpine)

11:00 New insights into the effect of steel chemistry and caster design on microalloying precipitation and surface quality of low carbon boron steels - Tu Tran (Materials Processing Institute)

11:20 Hot temperature embrittlement of continuously cast slab of boron containing steel - Kenji Taguchi (Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation)

11:40 Carbon content, solidification and strain energy phenomena affecting hot ductility behavior during continuous casting of microalloy steels - Steven Jansto (CBMM North America, Inc.)

12:00 Study on transversal crack formation in Al-killed medium carbon steel by in-situ bending tests - Roman Krobath (Montanuniversität Leoben)
Soft reduction
10:40 - 12:20
Room: Room L8
Contributions

10:40 Quality tracking and yield optimization in a continuous caster with mechanical soft reduction - Tomaso Tosolini (SMS group S.p.A.)

11:00 Segregation measurements of slabs produced with soft reduction - Andreas Pissenberger (voestalpine Stahl GmbH)

11:20 Installation of dynamic soft reduction system in slab caster to improve hot rolled steel quality - Sunilkumar Pillai (SABIC-HADEED)

11:40 CCM 4.0 – digitalization for intelligent production in continuous casting - Kurt Herzog (Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH)

12:00 Future-oriented modernization concepts with proven technology for continuous casting plants - Lothar Fischer (SMS group GmbH)
12:20 Lunch
Lunch
12:20 - 13:50
13:50 Numerical simulation I
13:50 - 15:40
Room: Room N
Contributions

13:50 Water modeling on the multiphase fluid flow in a continuous casting mold - Lifeng Zhang (School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing)

14:20 Numerical Simulation of turbulent Steel CEM® mold under high mass flow condition - Jong-Yeon Hwang (POSCO)

14:40 Modelling slag entrainment in the continuous casting mold with LES-VOF simulations and comparison to a water/oil benchmark experiment - Stefan Puttinger (Johannes Kepler University Linz)

15:00 Phase-field based solidification model for binary alloy in OpenFOAM - A Sengupta (University of Warwick)

15:20 Coupled fluid dynamic and electromagnetic calculation of mold and secondary cooling region in a continuous caster - Norbert Vogl (SMS group GmbH)
Surface defects: Material
Material
13:50 - 15:40
Room: Room M
Contributions

13:50 High temperature embrittlement of 2nd and 3rd generation advanced high strength steels - Dieter Senk (RWTH Aachen University)

14:20 The influence of compositions on hot ductility of high Al TWIP steels - Shin Eon Kang (POSCO, Korea)

14:40 Influence of MnS secondary precipitation on the hot ductility trough and surface defects of as cast billets - Gonzalo Alvarez de Toledo (Sidenor I+D)

15:00 Identification of peritectic grades of steel using high temperature phase transformation studies - P P Sahoo (Tata Steel Ltd)

15:20 Further development and validation of IDS by means of selected experiments - Peter Presoly (Montanuniversität Leoben)
Mold flux technology I
13:50 - 15:40
Room: Room L8
Contributions

13:50 Innovative ideas for successful continuous casting of high aluminum AHSS - Jung-Wook Cho (GIFT, Pohang University of Science and Technology)

14:20 A reaction mechanism and model for the composition change of mold flux during continuous casting of high Al steel - Youn-Bae Kang (POSTECH)

15:00 Slag entrapment behavior of molten mold flux technology - Shin Yoo (posco)

15:20 Smart mold flux of dual viscous functions for good lubrication and prevention of slag entrainment in a continuous steel caster mold - Jung Wook Cho (Graduate Institue of Ferrous Technology, POSTECH)
15:40 Coffe Break
Coffe Break
15:40 - 16:10
16:10 Numerical simulation II
16:10 - 17:50
Room: Room N
Contributions

16:10 Simulation of continuous casting of steel with EM stirring - Robert Vertnik (Institute of Metals and Technology)

16:30 FEM modeling of thin slab continuous casting strain-stress state - Oleg Khlybov (JSC "Vyksa Steel Works")

16:50 Utilization of the fuzzy logic regulator and solidification model for improvement the quality of structural S355 steel - Josef Stetina (Brno University of Technology)

17:10 Numerical simulation on soft reduction parameters design to aviod internal cracks in slab casting - Ke Liu (Dept. of Special Steel, Shougang Research Institute of Technology)

17:30 Hot tearing prediction during casting of steel through thermomechanical simulation: Comparison with laboratory and semi-industrial experiment - Benjamin Rivaux (ArcelorMittal)
Surface defects and postprocessing of slabs
16:10 - 17:30
Room: Room M
Contributions

16:10 Real time monitoring of hot steel slabs during casting and automatic slab surface quality assessment enabling fast utilization of quality information feedback – for planning of grinding, fast evaluation of trials and online feedback of maintenance needs. - Paavo Hooli (Senior Adviser, Sapotech Oy)

16:30 Slab stacking automation in the hot slab yard as key factor for postprocessing of cast slabs - Rudolf Cihal (voestalpine Stahl GmbH)

16:50 Highly flexible deburring grinding machine for a reliable burr removal at front, tail and side edges of continuously cast slabs, blooms or billets - Alfred Schmuckermayer (BRAUN Maschinenfabrik GmbH)

17:10 Slab milling - Postprocessing of slabs in hot condition - Jürgen Morosz (Maschinenfabrik Liezen & Giesserei GesmbH)
Mold flux technologies II
16:10 - 17:50
Room: Room L8
Contributions

16:10 Investigation of mold slag film sampled right below meniscus - Hongbin Yin (ArcelorMittal Global R&D)

16:30 Slag rim formation of two mold powders used for casting of construction steel - Irmtraud Marschall (K1-MET)

16:50 Study on thermal properties of a low fluorine mold flux - Marco Alloni (Prosimet S.p.A.)

17:10 Effect of CaO/Al2O3 ratio on steel-slag interaction for high-Al steel casting - Mustafa Seyrek (University of Sheffield)

17:30 Novel techniques for controlling heat transfer in the mould-strand gap - Adam Hunt (Materials Processing Institute)
Thursday, 29 June 2017
08:50 Thin slab casting
08:50 - 10:10
Room: Room N
Contributions

08:50 Arvedi ESP’s caster skills to enter a new world of endless production - Josef Watzinger (Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH)

09:10 Breakout reduction by prevention of splashes at start of cast in the Tata Steel IJmuiden thin slab caster - Rudi Kalter (Tata Steel in Europe)

09:30 Refractory design and process optimization in Tata CSP® caster - Hitesh Hasmukhrai Shah (Tata Steel) Johan Richaud (Vesuvius)

09:50 Longitudinal Facial Crack (LFC) in thin slab casting - Magdy Feshar (EZZSTEEL)
Internal soundness: Simulation and Analysis
Simulation and Analysis
08:50 - 10:10
Room: Room M
Contributions

08:50 HD scan – Ultrasound scans slab quality - Martin Klein (SMS group GmbH)

09:10 Influence of casting parameters in segregation and cracking – Assessment with OES-PDA method - Begoña Santillana (Tata Steel)

09:30 Experimental and numerical modeling of solidification grain structure and segregation in stainless steel continuous casting process - Salem Mosbah (Think Solidification, LLC)

09:50 MAXILA - A rapid process for analysis of macro-segregation - Dieter Senk (RWTH Aachen University)
Submerged entry nozzle: New developments and simulation
New developments and simulation
08:50 - 10:10
Room: Room L8
Contributions

08:50 Energy saving Monolithic ISO Components for Flow-Control and Clean-Steel - Gerald Nitzl (RHI AG, Product Manager Casting Technology)

09:10 Ultrasonic measurements in a model experiment for continuous casting of round blooms with magnetic stirring in the submerged entry nozzle - Dennis Schurmann (HZDR)

09:30 Influence of the free surface oscillation on the SEN flow prediction for the thin slab casting - Alexander Vakhrushev (Universität Leoben)

09:50 Simulations to design thin slab casting SEN and the SEN's applications at work - Sangbae Choi (CHOSUN Refractories research center)
10:10 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:10 - 10:30
10:30 Electromagnetic stirring and breaking
10:30 - 12:20
Room: Room N
Contributions

10:30 Casting of stainless steels and special steel grades - Lothar Fischer (SMS group GmbH)

11:00 Flow control by FC Mold G3, operation and result from slab casting process. - Nils Jacobson (ABB AB)

11:20 Developments in the application of contactless inductive flow tomography - Matthias Ratajczak (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf)

11:40 VUHZ electromagnetic mold level measuring system on thin slab caster equipped with electromagnetic mold brake - Tomas Pindur (VUHZ)
Bloom casting: New concepts and operational practise
10:30 - 12:20
Room: Room M
Contributions

10:30 Dynamic soft reduction for round blooms: New concept and experience - Marcellino Fornasier (Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche Spa)

11:00 Pre-evaluation of as-cast round bloom quality from monitoring of process records and temperature measurements - Philippe BARREAU (ArcelorMittal R&D Gandrange)

11:20 Latest innovations in bloom casting at Hyundai Steel Dangjin - Denijel Burzic (Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH)

11:40 New 5-strand bloom continuous casting machine with soft reduction for high-end tire-cord production - Oleksii Novokoshonov (INTECO TBR casting technologies GmbH)

12:00 Operation results of vertical casting of heavy round blooms at Zhong Yuan Special Steel - Franz Wimmer (Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH)
Clean steel and clogging
10:30 - 12:20
Room: Room L8
Contributions

10:30 Research of clogging in continuous casting nozzles at KU Leuven - Guo Muxing (KU Leuven)

11:00 Investigation of the causes of ladle nozzle clogging during steel pouring - Narottam Behera (SABIC Metal technology center)

11:20 Interfacial reaction between ultra low C steel and refractory material used for submerged entry nozzle for continuous casting - Youn-Bae Kang (POSTECH)

11:40 Precipitation of CaS from CaO-Al2O3 type inclusion - Sun-joong Kim (Chosun University)

12:00 Thermochemical and kinetic modeling for the evolution of non-metallic inclusions during ladle refining and continuous casting processes - Jaehong Shin (Hanyang University)
12:20 Lunch
Lunch
12:20 - 14:00
14:00 New developments
14:00 - 15:40
Room: Room N
Contributions

14:00 New micro-mill concepts - Frank Seuffert (SMS group GmbH)

14:20 Experiences of pilot slab caster for development of advanced casting technologies - Sangmin Lee (Infra Gr., POSLAB, POSCO)

14:40 Cooling behavior in continuous casting with hot-top mold - Liangliang GUO (Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China)

15:00 Development and industrialization of strip casting technology in Baosteel - Changhong Ye (Research institute of Baosteel group corporation)

15:20 Rolling technologies for the direct strip casting process - Shimpei Okayasu (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Japan)
Casting of large blooms
14:00 - 15:40
Room: Room M
Contributions

14:00 Initial solidification behavior in extra large CC mold at ultra low casting speed - Kyung-Shik Oh (PosMC Technology Development Project Team, POSCO)

14:20 A new benchmack in largest round bloom casters - Marcellino Fornasier (Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche Spa)

14:40 Continuous casting machine for oversized blooms - Stephan Feldhaus (SMS Concast AG)

15:00 Segment casting – A semi-continuous casting technology for high-end semi-finished steel products - Klaus von Eynatten (INTECO melting and casting technologies GmbH)

15:20 Semi-continuous casting technology – Combining technological advantages of two different casting practices - Gerald Hrazdera (Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH)
Clean Steel
14:00 - 15:40
Room: Room L8
Contributions

14:00 Relationship between oxidic slivers defects on direct rolled Ca treated steel and deposits formed inside the SEN during casting - Enno Zinngrebe (Tata Steel)

14:20 Investigation on interfacial tension between the slag and initial solidification shell affecting sliver defects - Ho-yeol Lee (POSCO)

14:40 Oscillation marks and subsurface hooks in continuous casting slabs of ultra-low-carbon steel - Lifeng ZHANG (School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing) Xubin ZHANG (School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing)

15:00 Grain refinement of solidification structure by direct inoculation - Seong-beum Kim (POSTECH)

15:20 Influence of rice husk ash on the reoxidation of molten steel in continuous casting tundish - TAE-SUNG KIM (Hanyang University)