Methods of primary influencing steel and steel ingot structures

This bachelor thesis is focused on the ways of influencing metal structure during it’s solidification in the mold that leads to changes in mechanical properties. In the first part there is explained the principle of metal crystalization, it’s types and mechanisms, there is also described the issue of metal solidification in the mold. In the second part of the thesis there is a general view of methods being used for primal influencing of steel structure. The principles and ways of use for these methods in foundry industry are explained