Technical Notes
Technical Notes
Practical notes from day-to-day work with steel plants. Not marketing copy — we write about the problems and what actually solves them.
- ·Covering Agent
How to choose a Tundish Covering Flux
Particle size, melting behaviour and addition rate decide whether your Tundish Covering Flux performs. Here is how to work through the three in order.
Read more - ·Ladle Sand
Your ladle will not self-open: a Ladle Sand checklist
When a ladle fails to open, the sand is usually blamed first and understood last. Work through these four points before you change anything.
Read more - ·Exothermic Hot Topping Compound
Exothermic Hot Topping Compound: how much should you actually add?
Under-adding leaves pipe in the ingot. Over-adding wastes money and can cause its own defects. Three variables set the right amount.
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