Abstract
The design concept of Atlas Steels’ new integrated sheet/strip mill at Tracy, Quebec involved direct conversion of continuously cast austenitic stainless steel slabs to coiled hot bands. In early production, a high incidence of surface defects, commonly called ‘slivers’, necessitated hotband conditioning greatly in excess of the anticipated level. Electron probe microanalysis of nonmetallics found in the slivers revealed that the majority of such defects resulted from subsurface entrapment of pouring stream reoxidation products in the continuously cast slabs. The problem was brought under operational control by improved steelmaking practice and modifications of the casting operation to permit pouring through refractory stream protection tubes. Résumé Aux usines d'Atlas Steel situées it Tracy dans le Québec, le procédé de production prévoit la coulée continue suivie de laminage à chaud de tôles et de bandes. Dès la mise en marche des usines, le trop grand nombre d'inclusions de surface imposa un parachévement imprévu des bandes laminées à chaud. Des analyses faites par micro-sonde ont fait voir que la plupart des inclusions provenaient d'oxydation au jet de la coulée continue. Des modifications apportées à l'élaboration de l'acier et l'emploi de tubes réfract aires au jet de coulée surmonterent les difficultés occasionnées par les inclusions de surface.
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