TY - CHAP AU - Qing Liu AU - Xiaofeng  Zhang AU - Bin Wang  AU - Bao  Wang ED - Malur Srinivasan Y1 - 2012-09-26 PY - 2012 T1 - Control Technology of Solidification and Cooling in the Process of Continuous Casting of Steel N2 - This book deals with various science and technology factors that need careful consideration in producing a casting. It consists of 11 chapters contributed by experts in their respective fields. The topics include simulation of continuous casting process, control of solidification of continuous castings, influence of mold flux in continuous casting, segregation in strip casting of steel, developments in shell and solid investment mold processes, innovative pressure control during filling of sand molds, fracture toughness specifically of castings, permanent molding of cast iron, wear resistant castings and improvement of accuracy in estimating graphite nodularity in ductile iron castings. BT - Science and Technology of Casting Processes SP - Ch. 6 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/51457 DO - 10.5772/51457 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-26 ER -