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| Mold length, width, and thickness | Lm × Wm × Tm | 800 × 1300 × 230 | mm3 | | Nozzle diameter | din | 80 | mm | | Nozzle outlet height and width | Hout × Wout | 83 65 | mm2 | | Nozzle angle | dθ | -10, -15, -20 | (°) | | Nozzle immersion depth | dim | 130, 180, 230 | mm | | Casting speed | vp | 1.2, 1.4, 1.6 | m·min-1 | | Degree of superheat | Tsub | 15 | K | | Initial particle diameter of argon bubbles | dinit | 1 | mm | | Ar blowing rate | Qb | 5, 10, 20 | L·min-1 | | Density of molten steel | ρ | 7020 | kg·m-3 | | Viscosity of molten steel | μ | 0.0067 | Pa·s-1 | | Specific heat capacity at constant pressure | cp | 750 | J·kg-1·K-1 | | Thermal conductivity | λ | 30 | W·m-1·K-1 | | Coefficient of thermal expansion | γt | 0.0001 | K-1 | | Latent heat | Lh | 270 | kJ·kg-1 | | Argon-liquid steel surface tension coefficient | γb | 1.4 | N·m-1 | | Bubble density | ρb | 0.56 | kg·m-3 | | Solidus temperature | TS | 1730 | K | | Liquidus temperature | TL | 1786 | K |
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