Term in Continous Casting?
Doug Means asked:
When Contious Casting of steel (and probably other metals) you are interested in increasing the speed of the casting. When doing that too much, the firm shell of the steel flow becomes to thin to withstand the pressure from the still liquid core and the slab/pre-slab start to bulge. What is the term for this phenomena? I have heard the word “Moby Dick” being used, but that is to shop-floorish for my need…. Anyone?
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When Contious Casting of steel (and probably other metals) you are interested in increasing the speed of the casting. When doing that too much, the firm shell of the steel flow becomes to thin to withstand the pressure from the still liquid core and the slab/pre-slab start to bulge. What is the term for this phenomena? I have heard the word “Moby Dick” being used, but that is to shop-floorish for my need…. Anyone?
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2 Responses to “Term in Continous Casting?”
I don’t know if there is an accepted ‘correct’ term, but we used to call it ‘Shucking’ as when the husk is removed from corn.
It is called a “blowout”, if I remember correctly. Check again in a few days.
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