Simulation of thermomechanical behavior during continuous casting process based on MiLE method

Abstract

A new method called mixed Lagrangian and Eulerian method (MiLE method) was used to simulate the thermomechanical behavior during continuous casting process of steel YF45MnV. The simulation results are basically in agreement with the measured data. The delaying period at the beginning of solidification is about 0.1 in square root of solidification time which is agreement with the data in literatures, and shell thickness increases in linear relation to square root of solidification time. The bloom surface temperature decreases gradually as the casting proceeds. The effective stress in the corner is much larger than that in the mid-face. The corner area is the dangerous zone of cracking. The effects of mold flux break temperature on the air gap and hot tearing indicator were also modeled. The model predicts that the bloom surface temperature increases with the increase of the mold flux break temperature, but the heat flux decreases with the increase of the mold flux break temperature. The hot tearing indicator is much smaller when the mold flux break temperature is higher.

Keywords

mixed Lagrangian and Eulerian (MiLE) method / thermomechanical behavior / continuous casting / mold flux break temperature / hot tearing indicator

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