This book deals with casting powders and explains how they work and how they are best used to minimise defects in the ninety per cent of world steel production that is continuously cast. It also includes a chapter on mould powders for ingot-casting. The factors affecting various aspects of powder performance are described and different defects, their causes, and means of avoiding them are considered.
Providing the first comprehensive coverage of mould powder properties and uses, the text treats theoretical and practical matters and gives direct advice on problem-solving. Drawing on a wealth of scientific and technological research, represented by its extensive references, The Casting Powders Book shows readers how they can design and create mould powders optimised to fulfil the necessary functions of:
Thermophysical properties and heat-transfer processes are also given detailed attention and case studies illustrate the methods and materials described.
The Casting Powders Book is designed to be a periodic reference that can be dipped into as the need arises. Readers from different backgrounds are well-served by the depth and variety of content:
Provides the reader with comprehensive coverage of the properties and uses of metal-casting powders for the first time in a single source
Shows the engineer how best to take advantage of casting powders to reduce faults and defects in cast steels
Gives the scientific researcher in-depth and self-contained information on physical properties of casting powders
Exemplifies the optimization of processes such as heat transfer in the manufacture of high-quality cast steels
Kenneth C. Mills
Continuous Casting Heat Transfer in Casting Ingot Casting Mould Powder Mould Slag Infiltration and Lubrication