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Internal and external defects are recurrent problems during Continuous Casting (CC) of steel due to the introduction of new grades that are often difficult to cast, as well as the everlasting pursuit for higher quality and improved yield.
Numerical modelling was introduced as an alternative to study CC defects in a more cost-efficient way than using traditional trial-error tests in the plant, starting in the late 70’s and 80’s with the advent of personal computers.
The RFCS dissemination project VALCRA, has reviewed the history of numerical modelling in the ECSC and RFCS projects over more than 20 years, which contributed to the development of this research field and which in turn largely benefited from it.
The present work proposes, after the overview about the role of models in continuous casting, a proactive outlook on the future of modelling, as an outcome of the discussions occurred during the dissemination events organised within the project with the European and world-wide steel community.