Effect of slab width on choice of appropriate casting speed in steel production

Abstract In steel continuous casting (CC), the choice of appropriate speed at which slab is cast can be influenced by many different factors and phenomena. While thickness seems to have biggest impact, other features like width been consistently overlooked. fact, practically limits via mass flow constraint governs input output balance tundish. Here, we present a case study that aims analyzing production data from perspective constraints. By studying fluctuations an industrial CC machine, identify strategic regime change toward stricter consideration constraint. The manifests itself in significant increase correlation between actual maximal associated with On surface, taking greater account tundish has reduced productivity caster; however, one argue lessened yield compensated diminished risk eventual breaking. From this trade-off, establish visualization technique enables us pinpoint boundary beyond becomes economically more advantageous than other.