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Solidification And The Δ/Γ Phase Transformation Of Steels In Relation To Casting Defects, Suk Chun Moon, Rian Dippenaar, Sang-Hyeon Lee

Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A

Many advanced steels fall within the peritectic composition range, which are notoriously difficult to cast due to cracking and breakout problems in the continuous casting process especially at high casting speeds. In this study an attempt was made to obtain practical understanding of the solidification and the δ→γ phase transformation of various commercial steels using high-temperature laser-scanning confocal microscopy. Under rapid cooling conditions the transformation morphology showed a massive-type of transition rather than a classical diffusion-controlled transformation.