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Mold interface heat transfer experiment |
Extensive, ongoing research and development is carried out at the Hazelett
facility and on-site at customer installations. Full and part-time R&D
personnel utilize the latest instrumentation, data acquisition and processing
systems, and computer-based analysis software, to accomplish their goals.
In-house water modeling, molten metal preparation and pouring, and caster
water flow simulation, are used where appropriate. A fully equipped and
staffed metallurgical laboratory is utilized extensively. Resulting improvements
are immediately engineered for incorporation into operating casters, auxiliary
systems, and new designs.
A wide range of permanent metallic/ceramic matrix™ coatings for the casting surface
of the casting belts has been developed. The continuing program of testing
and evaluating these coating compositions, thicknesses, and surface textures
is carried out to optimize casting machine performance for the various
metals cast. Also, renewable "mold release" coatings including electrostatically applied (ESP™) coatings continue
to be developed and evaluated.
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