Tundish Nozzle Introduction:
Tundish nozzle, also known as a tundish slide gate nozzle, is a crucial component in the continuous casting process of molten metals, particularly in steel production. It is located at the bottom of the tundish, which is an intermediary vessel that holds the molten metal before it’s fed into the molds to create solidified steel products. The tundish nozzle serves as a controllable valve that regulates the flow of molten metal from the tundish to the molds below. It’s designed to minimize turbulence and improve the distribution of the molten metal, ensuring a consistent and controlled stream into the molds.
Tundish Nozzle Advantages:
Tundish nozzles play a crucial role in the continuous casting process, enabling precise control of the steel flow from the tundish to the mold. Their high-temperature resistance, wear resistance, and gas tightness contribute to the efficiency, quality, and reliability of steel production. The tundish nozzle is used on the bottom of tundish, in conjunction with mono block stopper it controls the molten steel flow rate, stop the molten steel and adjust the flow direction. Tundish nozzle has properties of good resistance to rushing scour, strong resistance to erosion, high flow-controlling stability.
- Long casting sequence time.
- Controlled casting speed.
- Excellent resistance to oxidation.
- Prevent clogging to improve productivity.
- Special compositions of nozzles as per use in the industry.
- Higher life of Nozzles
Tundish Nozzle Application:
Tundish Nozzles are an integral part of Continuous Steel Casting process. These products are instrumental in controlling the flow of Molten Steel from Tundish to Continuous Casting. Long casting sequence time. Controlled casting speed. Tundish Nozzles usually comprise a zirconia inner nozzle (often referred to as a “zirconia insert”) with a lower grade outer body such as Alumina, Zircon or Bauxite.
