Advances in Continuous Casting and Solidification of Metals
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 March 2027 | Viewed by 72
Editor
Interests: high-quality steel smelting; continuous casting; design and development of metallurgical slag systems; physical chemistry of metallurgical melts
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Continuous casting and solidification are core technological links in metallic material manufacturing, which directly determine the microstructure uniformity, defect level and comprehensive service performance of metal products. With the rapid development of high-performance metal materials, intelligent manufacturing and clean production, traditional casting and solidification technologies are constantly upgraded and innovated to solve bottlenecks such as component segregation, structural defects and low forming efficiency. This Special Issue entitled “Advances in Continuous Casting and Solidification of Metals” aims to collect innovative and original research achievements and high-quality review articles focusing on the latest progress in metal continuous casting and solidification fields. It focuses on revealing solidification mechanisms, optimizing casting processes and equipment, and exploring intelligent and green casting technologies. The research scope includes but is not limited to solidification microstructure evolution, casting defect control, multi-field coupling simulation, novel continuous casting technologies, mold fluxes, digital intelligent monitoring and process optimization for ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Original research papers, communications and review articles from academia and industry are highly welcome. We sincerely look forward to your valuable contributions.
Dr. Jie Qi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- continuous casting
- solidification
- microstructure evolution
- casting defect control
- mold fluxes
- multi-field coupling simulation
- heat transfer
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