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Fundamental investigation of interfaces in particle reinforced steel sheets processed by thin strip casting
Author(s) -
Martin M.,
Weber S.,
Theisen W.,
Pyzalla A.R.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
materialwissenschaft und werkstofftechnik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.285
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1521-4052
pISSN - 0933-5137
DOI - 10.1002/mawe.200900512
Subject(s) - strips , materials science , casting , metallurgy , caster , strip steel , continuous casting , slab , mechanical engineering , composite material , engineering , structural engineering
Abstract Along the steel industry history, the production of flat‐steel products has technologically evolved towards reducing slab thickness at the output of the continuous casting machine. This development has been related to the incessant requirement of providing a certain steel quality at lower costs. As a result of this procedure, the thin strip casting technology emerged in a commercial scale at the end of the nineties, with all the advantages of a near‐net‐shape manufacturing process. In particularly, the higher energy efficiency and reduced environmental impact turned it as a very promising and attractive technology for the steel industry. With the purpose of obtaining new types of steel sheets, characterized by improved mechanical and tribological properties, reinforced steel strips have been produced by introducing slight modifications to a twin‐roll caster. In this regard, a considerable enhancement of the mechanical properties has been achieved.