
274 
Direct 
strip 
casting 
of 
metals 
and 
alloys 
Molten metal delivery in 
DSC 
109 
Mould level control in 
DSC 
105 
Mould materials 
in 
DSC 
107 
Mould oxidation 
in 
DSC 
115 
Mould wear in DSC 
113 
N 
Near net shape casting (NNSC) 
Non-ferrous alloys 
(see 
also 
Aluminium alloys; 
Copper alloys; Magnesium 
alloys; Titanium alloys) 
64 
13 
229 
25 
31 
27 
34 
Normal anisotropic plasticity 
Nucleation from the melt 
Heterogeneous 
Homogeneous 
Inoculation effects 
Kinetics  29,33 
o 
Orientation distribution function 
(ODF), definition 
and 
representation 
250 
p 
Pilot-scale strip casters 
240 
Planar flow casting 
(PFC) 
82 
Pole figure, definition and 
representation 
247 
Porosity 
in 
casting 
59 
Process control in strip casting 
101 
R 
Recrystallization behaviour: 
Aluminium alloys 
221 
Carbon steels 
216 
Copper alloys 
226 
Stainless steels 
220 
Titanium alloys 
226 
Recrystallization kinetics 
215 
Recrystallization textures, 
definition and representation of 
253 
Rolling textures  206,208,213,253 
Roll nip (kissing point) 
in 
TRC 
116 
Roll separating force 
116, 
120 
Roll wear 
in 
TRC 
113 
s 
Secondary dendrite arm spacing 
(SDAS) 
51, 
ISS, 
159, 165, 
181 
182,184,191,192 
Segregation of alloying elements 
55 
Semicontinuous casting 
65 
Single roll/beIt casters, types of 
77 
Single roll/beIt casting 
115 
Slab casting 
70 
Solidification textures 
253 
Solute redistribution 
55 
Splat quenching 
237 
Stretch forming  227 
Strip-cast microstructures 
156 
(see 
also 
Ferrous alloys; 
Non 
ferrous alloys) 
Strip thickness 
in 
DSC 
125 
Substrate immersion 
239 
Surface treatments 
and 
coatings 
235 
T 
Textures 
245 
Casting 
161, 170, 174, 186, 193, 
253 
Measurement 
245 
Recrystallization 
219, 
224, 226, 
253 
Representation 
247 
Rolling 
206, 208, 213, 
253 
Transformation 
161, 
254 
Thermomechanical processing 
195 
Titanium alloys 
20 
Alloy types 
22 
Alloying elements 
21 
Cast microstructure 
193 
Phase transformations 
22 
Recrystallization 
226 
Strip casting methods 
91 
Textures  212,226 
Thin slab casting 
(TSC) 
72 
Transformation textures 
161, 
254 
Twin roll casters, types of 
77 
Twin roll casting 
(TRC) 
116 
Twin roll quenching 
82 
Twin belt /block casters, types of 
77 
Twin belt /block casting 
121