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3rd International Workshop Surface quality of continuously cast products – IWSQ-3

12–13 Mar 2026
Hotel Weitzer Graz
Europe/Vienna timezone

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IMPACT OF TUNDISH AND MOLD FLUXES ON PRODUCT QUALITY

12 Mar 2026, 13:30
Hotel Weitzer Graz

Hotel Weitzer Graz

Grieskai 12/14, 8020 Graz

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IMPACT OF TUNDISH AND MOLD FLUXES ON PRODUCT QUALITY

  • Jung-Wok Cho (POSTECH)

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  1. 13. Approaches to carbon-reduced and carbon-free mold powders in the continuous casting of aluminum-alloyed steels
    Nathalie Gruber (Montanuniversität Leoben)
    12/03/2026, 13:30
    Impact of new upstream production lines on surface quality in continuous casting
    Oral Presentation

    During the continuous casting of steels, a carbon-enriched layer forms on top of the liquid slag. Owing to fluctuations in the mold, liquid steel may come into contact with this layer, leading to re-carburization. Previous attempts to mitigate this phenomenon seemed insufficient for the intended applications; therefore, mold powders with reduced or zero carbon content are desired. For mold...

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  2. 14. Design of mould fluxes for some challenging grades of steel - results from recent studies at IIT Kanpur
    Rahul Sarkar (IIT Kanpur)
    12/03/2026, 13:55
    Impact of new upstream production lines on surface quality in continuous casting
    Oral Presentation

    Mold fluxes are critical in continuous casting (CC), because they control both lubrication and heat transfer in the CC mould. Heat transfer is primarily influenced by the crystallization behaviour of the mould flux, while lubrication depends on the viscosity of the slag pool formed by molten flux. Primarily, these two factors depend on the type and composition of mould fluxes used for casting...

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  3. 15. Alternative raw materials to control covering powders' sintering behavior
    Milad Mahdi (Prosimet SpA)
    12/03/2026, 14:20
    Impact of new upstream production lines on surface quality in continuous casting
    Oral Presentation

    Tundish covering powders are prone to sintering, which leads to crust formation during steel
    casting operations. Sintering occurs through atomic di􀆯usion within the microstructure, driven
    by chemical potential gradients, and typically becomes significant at temperatures above
    approximately 70% of the material’s melting point. To delay this phenomenon, carbon—
    characterized by a very high...

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  4. 16. Development and Application of a New Tundish Acid Low Respirable Crystalline Silica Powder
    Marc Faverjon (DEREF SpA)
    12/03/2026, 14:45
    Impact of new upstream production lines on surface quality in continuous casting
    Oral Presentation

    Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica is one of the main health issues for workers when using certain acidic tundish covering powders, such as rice ash. Since exposure to RCS is considered as carcinogenic, the EU has introduced a VLE and an obligation to control the exposure levels in workplaces.
    Acidic tundish powder is required to cast certain steel grades in medium-long sequence. They...

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