1. Tertiary metallurgy (from ladle to ingot mould)

The chemical composition of the liquid steel, the temperature at the time of solidification and the inclusion content have a particular influence on the homogeneity of solidified products.

The article Secondary Metallurgy [M 7 750] ref [4] deals with the subject of steel preparation prior to continuous casting. The articles Solidification, Macrostructure and Product Quality [M 59] ref. [9] and Crystallography and Microstructures [M 58] ref. [26] deal with fundamental aspects of solidification. The specific aspects of solidification related to continuous casting operations are the only ones covered here.