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Crack formation at the lock of the dummy bar in continuous slab-casting machines is analyzed. The cracks are due to the thermocycling stress. Cooling periods in thermocycling are particularly hazardous. This problem may be addressed by redesigning the head.
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Original Russian Text © V.V. Shishkin, A.V. Loza, D.A. Rassokhin, 2017, published in Stal’, 2017, No. 3, pp. 15–18.
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Shishkin, V.V., Loza, A.V. & Rassokhin, D.A. Improving the dummy bar in continuous slab-casting machines. Steel Transl. 47, 201–204 (2017). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0967091217030135
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