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The CASTRIP® Process: Progress towards commercial strip casting at Nucor Crawfordsville

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2006

P. Campbell ,
R. Mahapatra ,
W. Blejde ,
R. Wechsler  and
G. Gillen
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Abstract

The main components of the Castrip facility at Nucor are presented and the specific features of the twin-roll casting are highlighted with reference to conventional and thin slab casting. Nucor expected in February 2005 a monthly production of 25,000 tons of strips with an average thickness of 1.4 mm and a minimum thickness of 0.84 mm. Most products are utilized in construction application as light gauge hot rolled low carbon steel grades.
Nucor is now in the planning stages for a second Castrip facility in the United States and is exploring opportunities for utilizing the technology internationally through joint ventures.

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Research Article
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Metallurgical Research & Technology , Volume 103 , Issue 1: Compte rendu des Journées Sidérurgiques Internationales 2005 de l'ATSCoulée continueAciers inoxydables , January 2006 , pp. 25 - 31
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© La Revue de Métallurgie, 2006

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