TY - GEN AU - Cramb,Alan W. ED - Warrendale. Association for Iron & Steel Technology ED - Warrendale.Association for Iron & Steel Technology TI - The making, shaping and treating of steel : casting volume [11th ed.] SN - 9780930767044 U1 - 669.142 PY - 2010/// CY - Warrendale PB - Association for Iron & Steel Technology KW - Steel -- Metallurgy KW - Steel, Cast N2 - This volume contains a comprehensive treatment of continuous casting, including all aspects of billet, bloom, beam blank and thin and thick slab c asting. Emphasis is placed on fundamental metallurgical issues that govern proper machine design and operation. Significant attention is also given to operational practices that can lead to defect formations; the interrelationship between steelmaking, casting and rolling, grade and alloying element effects on casting; the importance of maintenance; design of various casters; and future casting processes ER -