STP1361AdvancesintheProductionandUseofSteelwithImprovedInternalCleanlinessJohnK.Mahaney,Jr.,editorASTMStock#:STP1361ASTM100BarrHarborDriveWestConshohocken,PA19428-2959PdntedintheU.S.ALibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationDataAdvancesintheproductionanduseofsteelwithimprovedinternalcleanliness/JohnK.Mahaney,Jr.,editor.(STP:1361)"ASTMstock#:STP1361."PapersfromasymposiumheldinAtlanta,Ga.,May4-7,1998.Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex.ISBN0-8031-2605-01.Steel---Inclusions.2.Steel--Refining.3.Steelcastings.I.Mahaney,JohnK.,1941-.II.Series:ASTMspecialtechnicalpublication;1361.TS300.A341999672.2.-dc2199-13369CIPCopyright�91999AMERICANSOCIETYFORTESTINGANDMATERIALS,WestConshohocken,PA.Allrightsreserved.Thismaterialmaynotbereproducedorcopied,inwholeorinpart,inanyprinted,mechanical,electronic,film,orotherdistributionandstoragemedia,withoutthewrittenconsentofthepublisher.PhotocopyRightsAuthorizationtophotocopyitemsforinternal,personal,oreducationalclassroomuse,ortheinternal,personal,oreducationalclassroomuseofspecificclients,isgrantedbytheAmericanSocietyforTestingandMaterials(ASTM)providedthattheappropriatefeeispaidtotheCopy-rightClearanceCenter,222RosewoodDrive,Danvers,MA01023;Tel:508-750-8400;online:http://www.copyright.com/.PeerReviewPolicyEachpaperpublishedinthisvolumewasevaluatedbytwopeerreviewersandtheeditor.Theauthorsaddressedallofthereviewers'commentstothesatisfactionofboththetechnicaleditor(s)andtheASTMCommitteeonPublications.Thequalityofthepapersinthispublicationreflectsnotonlytheobviouseffortsoftheauthorsandthetechnicaleditor(s),butalsotheworkofthepeerreviewers.Inkeepingwithlongstandingpublicationpractices,ASTMmaintainstheanonymityofthepeerreviewers.TheASTMCommitteeonPublicationsacknowledgeswithappreciationtheirdedicationandcontributionoftimeandeffortonbehalfofASTM.PrintedinJanuary1999ForewordThispublication,AdvancesintheProductionandUseofSteelWithlmprovedlnternalCleanliness,containspaperspresentedatthesymposiumofthesamenameheldinAtlanta,Georgia,onMay4,...