Producing Structural-Steel Bar from Continuous-Cast Billet

Resumo

The expanded use of continuous-cast billet in the production of structural-steel bar is considered. The quality of 135 × 135 mm continuous-cast billet produced on a standard continuous-casting machine and the bar derived from it is evaluated. At more recently built plants, the production of quality bar from continuous- cast billet requires total extension of the order of 6–7. On the basis of the analysis developed in the present work, it is possible to determine the maximum critical bar cross section such that the required properties are ensured.