西德刊《钢与铁》第三期报道:美国是世界第三大产钢国,然而连铸比才20％。1980年美国连铸产量2059万吨,仅比西德的连铸产量多43万吨。美国不甘于连铸比低于日本和西欧各工业国的屈尊地位,决心奋力直追,为此制定了一项1980～1984年雄心勃勃的连铸发展规划。据美国钢铁研究学会披露,这期间,每 The third issue of Steel and Iron in West Germany reported that the United States is the third-largest steel producer in the world, but the continuous casting ratio is only 20%. In 1980, the United States produced 20.59 million tons of continuous casting, only 430,000 tons more than the continuous casting of West Germany. Undoubtedly, the United States is determined to keep its dominance in the continuous casting industry below the industrial countries of Japan and Western Europe. Therefore, it has formulated an ambitious plan for continuous casting development from 1980 to 1984. According to the American Iron and Steel Institute disclosed that during this period, each