Cast Iron vs Carbon Steel Cylinder Selector

Answer three questions and get a material recommendation for your dryer or Yankee cylinder — based on published drying data, not sales pitch.

1. What are you specifying?

2. Machine speed / grade

3. Top priority

Guidance tool only. Cast iron and carbon steel have close thermal conductivity; the difference comes from shell thickness, surface and duty. Final material is confirmed from your machine drawing. Data: TAPPI/Valmet, The Tissue Story, ANDRITZ.

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