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Numerical model for rapid prediction of temperature field, mushy zone and grain size in heating−cooling combined mold (HCCM) horizontal continuous casting of C70250 alloy plates

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  • a Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials Processing (MOE), Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China;

    b Beijing Laboratory of Metallic Materials and Processing for Modern Transportation, Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China;

    c Institute of Materials Genome Engineering, Henan Academy of Sciences, Zhengzhou 450046, China;

    d School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China;

    e State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China;

    f Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China

Online published: 2026-01-29

Abstract

Machine learning-assisted methods for rapid and accurate prediction of temperature field, mushy zone, and grain size were proposed for the heating−cooling combined mold (HCCM) horizontal continuous casting of C70250 alloy plates. First, finite element simulations of casting processes were carried out with various parameters to build a dataset. Subsequently, different machine learning algorithms were employed to achieve high precision in predicting temperature fields, mushy zone locations, mushy zone inclination angle, and billet grain size. Finally, the process parameters were quickly optimized using a strategy consisting of random generation, prediction, and screening, allowing the mushy zone to be controlled to the desired target. The optimized parameters are 1234 °C for heating mold temperature, 47 mm/min for casting speed, and 10 L/min for cooling water flow rate. The optimized mushy zone is located in the middle of the second heat insulation section and has an inclination angle of roughly 7°.

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Ling-hui MENG, Fan ZHAO, Dong LIU, Chang-jian LU, Yan-bin JIANG, Xin-hua LIU . Numerical model for rapid prediction of temperature field, mushy zone and grain size in heating−cooling combined mold (HCCM) horizontal continuous casting of C70250 alloy plates[J]. Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 2026 , 36(1) : 203 -217 . DOI: 10.1016/S1003-6326(25)66958-5

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