Tundish Sampling Operation

By
YOSEP HERMANA

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Purpose

“tujuan pengambilan sample pada tundish

adalah untuk mengetahui komposisi
content/kadar material yang ada di dalam
baja cair”

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Suction Sampling

Normal operation :
Compress holder cylinder:
•Collect probe samples from tundish for process sampling
•Compress the cylinder of a suction sampling holder

Check suction sampler:

Visually check the following status of a suction sampler :
•Damages to a suction pipe
•Presence of a probe suction pipe
•Driedness of a samplers

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Tundish sample operation
Conduct sampling:
• Insert a probe sampler into the end of a holder
• insert probe sampler into molten steel at preheating inlet in the
tundish around 400 mm
• After 5 second take out the probe from molten steel at tundish
• separate samples of the probe has been solid

Cool Samples :
• cool by using water samples that have been separated from the
probe sample

Sample Pin Cutting :

• Pin length : ≤ 10 mm
• Hold the sample with clamp or tweezer in one hand and insert the
sample pin into the location for cutting
• Press the cut button for sample pin cutting

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Tundish sample operation

Sample with tube

After sample deseperate with tube

Pin length 10mm
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Tundish sample operation

Safety notes :
1. Check any moisture in a sampler and only a dried one can
be used ( wet ones may lead you to get burned upon an
explotion of molten steel )
2. When take the sampler, wear flame resistant clothes, a
face shield, eye shields and leather gloves
3. When take the sampling, check any presence of operators
in the vicinity and secure a safety zone
4. When cutting a sample pin by using sa sampler cutter,
you are requared to use clamp or tweezers ( cutting may
lead to sample bouncing and clashing against your face

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THANK YOU

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