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A continuum model for the transport phenomena in solidification systems is used to investigate the formation of macrosegregation in a 360 t multiconcentration poured steel ingot. A numerical scheme with explicit time stepping in solidification problems is employed to solve coupled temperature and concentration fields, and equations of momentum. The proposed scheme is tested against an experimental concentration field reported in the literature. The influences of the concentration in each ladle and the ladle pouring time upon macrosegregation are studied. The simulation results show that, with a shorter time for the last ladle, macrosegregation is not significantly reduced with MCP compared with conventional single concentration pouring. A longer ladle time produced a marked reduction in the extent of positive segregation at the top of the ingot. Any positive segregation in excess of the industrial requirement limit is shifted to the riser. If the last ladle is poured after a longer time, growth of channel segregates is initiated by local remelting.