CausesforcentralshrinkpipeofGCr15bloomswereanalyzed.Countermeasurestotacklewithsuchdefectwerepracticed,includingsuitablesecondarycooling,softreductionandcastingspeed,aswellasstrictsuperheatcontrol.Theresultsshowthatthequalityofbloomcastingsissignificantlyimproved.