The influence of crucible and vacuum on oxygen content of CuCr25 prepared by vacuum induction melting (VIM) has been investigated. The experimental results show that the selection of crucible is very important. Alkali...The influence of crucible and vacuum on oxygen content of CuCr25 prepared by vacuum induction melting (VIM) has been investigated. The experimental results show that the selection of crucible is very important. Alkaline oxide MgO crucible can result in increment of oxygen content and segregation of Cr in the CuCr25 alloys prepared. Neutral oxide Al 2O 3 crucible has no contribution to oxygen in CuCr25. The results also indicate that some kinds of deoxidant, such as Al, are further beneficial to deoxidization of the alloys. [展开更多
Based on the review of latest papers related to the application of barium alloy, the deoxidizationeffects of barium and barium alloy, and the dynamic characteristics of molten bath have beensystematically studied by m...Based on the review of latest papers related to the application of barium alloy, the deoxidizationeffects of barium and barium alloy, and the dynamic characteristics of molten bath have beensystematically studied by means of the convection free bath, natural convection bath, air andvacuum induction melting experiments. It was found that both the total oxygen content andsoluble oxygen content in molten bath decreased rapidly. The results obtained provided practicaland theoretical basis for further synthetic applications of barium alloy in metallurgical industry.展开更多
In the long traditional process of steelmaking,excess oxygen is blown into the converter,and alloying elements are used for deoxidation.This inevitably results in excessive deoxidation of products remaining within the...In the long traditional process of steelmaking,excess oxygen is blown into the converter,and alloying elements are used for deoxidation.This inevitably results in excessive deoxidation of products remaining within the steel liquid,affecting the cleanliness of the steel.With the increasing requirements for steel performance,reducing the oxygen content in the steel liquid and ensuring its high cleanliness is necessary.After more than a hundred years of development,the total oxygen content in steel has been reduced from approximately 100×10^(-6)to approximately 10×10^(-6),and it can be controlled below 5×10^(-6)in some steel grades.A relatively stable and mature deoxidation technology has been formed,but further reducing the oxygen content in steel is no longer significant for improving steel quality.Our research team developed a deoxidation technology for bearing steel by optimizing the entire conventional process.The technology combines silicon–manganese predeoxidation,ladle furnace diffusion deoxidation,and vacuum final deoxidation.We successfully conducted industrial experiments and produced interstitial-free steel with natural decarbonization predeoxidation.Non-aluminum deoxidation was found to control the oxygen content in bearing steel to between 4×10^(-6) and 8×10^(-6),altering the type of inclusions,eliminating large particle Ds-type inclusions,improving the flowability of the steel liquid,and deriving a higher fatigue life.The natural decarbonization predeoxidation of interstitial-free steel reduced aluminum consumption and production costs and significantly improved the quality of cast billets.展开更多
The metal oxide dissolved in pure copper is usually cuprous oxide （Cu<sub>2</sub>O）, so thedeoxidization of pure copper means the reduction of cuprous oxide to copper by addingdeoxidizers such as an elem...The metal oxide dissolved in pure copper is usually cuprous oxide （Cu<sub>2</sub>O）, so thedeoxidization of pure copper means the reduction of cuprous oxide to copper by addingdeoxidizers such as an element. It is required that the oxide of this element must be morestable than Cu<sub>2</sub>O, i.e. its decomposition pressure is less than that of Cu<sub>2</sub>O. The more展开更多
The thermodynamic equilibrium of deoxidation reactions between molten slag and steel was calculated using a slag-steel coupling thermodynamic model and the mass conservation model based on the ion-molecular coexistenc...The thermodynamic equilibrium of deoxidation reactions between molten slag and steel was calculated using a slag-steel coupling thermodynamic model and the mass conservation model based on the ion-molecular coexistence theory.The study focused on the effects of slag composition and deoxidizer type on the oxygen content of low alloy steel during the electroslag remelting(ESR)process.The measured and predicted values of the oxygen content in remelted ingots,and the contents of FeO and MnO in slags were compared and analyzed.Results show that the measured content of total oxygen has a certain correlation with the trend of dissolved oxygen predicted by the model when using Ca-Si alloys as deoxidizer,but it is not correlated with the trend of dissolved oxygen predicted by the model when using Al as deoxidizer.The deoxidation mechanisms of Ca-Si and Al are different.Ca-Si alloy directly reacts with FeO and MnO in slag to reduce the oxygen potential of slag,hence it can inhibit the transfer of oxygen from the slag to molten steel.While,when Al deoxidizer is used,the oxygen content in steel is mainly reduced through floating up the alumina inclusions.Compared to Al,utilizing Ca-Si alloy as a deoxidizer is more effective in reducing the oxygen content and the amount of inclusions in ESR ingot.展开更多
The design, selection and application principles of complex alloys according to the requirements of making low-alloy steels are discussed. The designed complex alloys containing calcium, barium, magnesium, strontium, ...The design, selection and application principles of complex alloys according to the requirements of making low-alloy steels are discussed. The designed complex alloys containing calcium, barium, magnesium, strontium, rare earth elements, etc. should not only be able to deoxidize, desulphurize and refine liquid steel, but also alloy it. The application principles of alloys are as follows: using Si- Mn or Si-Mn-Al alloys for pre-deoxidizing, Si-Al-Ba or Si-Al-Ca-Ba alloys for final deoxidizing and Si-CaBa-Mg(Sr) alloys for refi- ning.展开更多
The equilibrium constants between Sr-O,Ba-O and Sr-S,Ba-S in liquid iron at 1570℃ andthe interaction coefficients concerning these elements have been determined as follows:K<sub>Sro</sub>=1.897×10<...The equilibrium constants between Sr-O,Ba-O and Sr-S,Ba-S in liquid iron at 1570℃ andthe interaction coefficients concerning these elements have been determined as follows:K<sub>Sro</sub>=1.897×10<sup>-7</sup>,e<sub>O</sub><sup>Sr</sup>=-43.8K<sub>BaO</sub>=8.204×10<sup>-8</sup>,e<sub>O</sub><sup>Ba</sup>=-98.0K<sub>SrS</sub>=8.356×10<sup>-7</sup>,e<sub>S</sub><sup>Sr</sup>=-3.9K<sub>BaS</sub>=4.083×10<sup>-7</sup>,e<sub>S</sub><sup>Ba</sup>=-3.展开更多
The effect of adding rare earths and its oxides into Fe based high chromium alloy powder system during mechanical milling on the powder was studied. The results show that the amount of removed active oxygen achieves t...The effect of adding rare earths and its oxides into Fe based high chromium alloy powder system during mechanical milling on the powder was studied. The results show that the amount of removed active oxygen achieves the maximum value when the addition of element cerium amounts to 0 4%～0 6%. Part of the rare earth oxides added are favorable to the deoxidization. Thermodynamic analysis indicates that rare earths can deoxidize the majority amount of oxygen and preserve carbon in the powder system.展开更多
Multifunctional composite catalyst for carbonyl sulfide hydrolysis under moderate temperature was prepared by impregnation method. The hydrolysis and deoxidization ability of the prepared catalyst was investigated in ...Multifunctional composite catalyst for carbonyl sulfide hydrolysis under moderate temperature was prepared by impregnation method. The hydrolysis and deoxidization ability of the prepared catalyst was investigated in a fixed bed reactor. It was found that deoxidization ability of the prepared catalyst was raised by the increase of the content of potassium loading catalyst and reaction temperature. And the concentration of H2S had no effect on deoxidization while COS improved the deoxidization ratio. And deoxidization rates were nearly scaled up with concentration of H2. The hydrolysis ability was decreased by the decrease of the surface basicity.展开更多
Useder certain conditions, nonmctallic inclusions such as oxides, sulfides, nitrides and carbides are no longer harmful to sted service properties. With the new concept of oxide metallurgy, these properties can be imp...Useder certain conditions, nonmctallic inclusions such as oxides, sulfides, nitrides and carbides are no longer harmful to sted service properties. With the new concept of oxide metallurgy, these properties can be improved by generating fine oxide inclusions which serve as heterogeneous nuclei for sulfide and fine ferrite[1-4]. A novel continuous casting (CC) process is expected to be created with the utilization of oxide metallurgy. This is also useful for the forthcoming technologies of direct rolling and near-net-shape casting. The main idea of oxide metallurgy consists of an alternative oxidation technology. It is based on steels treated by complex metals such as Ti, Zr, Ti-Zr alloys and rare earth metals. The selected deoxidants should follow the required conditions which are concluded in this paper.展开更多
As the market competition of steel mills is severe,deoxidization alloying is an important link in the metallurgical process.To solve this problem,principal component regression analysis is adopted to reduce the dimens...As the market competition of steel mills is severe,deoxidization alloying is an important link in the metallurgical process.To solve this problem,principal component regression analysis is adopted to reduce the dimension of influencing factors,and a reasonable and reliable prediction model of element yield is established.Based on the constraint conditions such as target cost function constraint,yield constraint and non-negative constraint,linear programming is adopted to design the lowest cost batting scheme that meets the national standards and production requirements.The research results provide a reliable optimization model for the deoxidization and alloying process of steel mills,which is of positive significance for improving the market competitiveness of steel mills,reducing waste discharge and protecting the environment.展开更多
The mechanism of oxide inclusions in fatigue crack initiation in the very-high cycle fatigue(VHCF)regime was clarified by subjecting bearing steels deoxidized by Al(Al-deoxidized steel)and Si(Si-deoxidized steel)to ul...The mechanism of oxide inclusions in fatigue crack initiation in the very-high cycle fatigue(VHCF)regime was clarified by subjecting bearing steels deoxidized by Al(Al-deoxidized steel)and Si(Si-deoxidized steel)to ultrasonic tension-compression fatigue tests(stress ratio,R=−1)and analyzing the characteristics of the detected inclusions.Results show that the main types of inclusions in Si-and Al-deoxidized steels are silicate and calcium aluminate,respectively.The content of calcium aluminate inclusions larger than 15μm in Si-deoxidized steel is lower than that in Al-deoxidized steel,and the difference observed may be attributed to different inclusion generation processes during melting.Despite differences in their cleanliness and total oxygen contents,the Si-and Al-deoxidized steels show similar VHCF lives.The factors causing fatigue failure in these steels reveal distinct differences.Calcium aluminate inclusions are responsible for the cracks in Al-deoxidized steel.By comparison,most fatigue cracks in Si-deoxidized steel are triggered by the inhomogeneity of a steel matrix,which indicates that the damage mechanisms of the steel matrix can be a critical issue for this type of steel.A minor portion of the cracks in Si-deoxidized steel could be attributed to different types of inclusions.The mechanisms of fatigue fracture caused by calcium aluminate and silicate inclusions were further analyzed.Calcium aluminate inclusions first separate from the steel matrix and then trigger crack generation.Silicate inclusions and the steel matrix are closely combined in a fatigue process;thus,these inclusions have mild effects on the fatigue life of bearing steels.Si/Mn deoxidation is an effective method to produce high-quality bearing steel with a long fatigue life and good liquid steel fluidity.展开更多
According to the coexistence theory of slag structures, the calculating model of the oxidizing capabilityfor CaO-MgO-FeO-Al2O3-SiO2 refining slag system has been deduced. Based on this model, the concept and thecalcul...According to the coexistence theory of slag structures, the calculating model of the oxidizing capabilityfor CaO-MgO-FeO-Al2O3-SiO2 refining slag system has been deduced. Based on this model, the concept and thecalculating method of the optimum slag basicity are put forward. The results have proved that at this basicity,steel with lower oxygen content can be obtained and non-metallic indigenous globular inclusions can be avoidedmore effectively than at other basicity.展开更多
Thermodynamics of Ti in liquid steels and slags was studied in order to establish a data base for the prediction of TiOx and TiN formation in liquid steels.The interaction parameters between Ti and i（i = Cr,Ti,Al, Si...Thermodynamics of Ti in liquid steels and slags was studied in order to establish a data base for the prediction of TiOx and TiN formation in liquid steels.The interaction parameters between Ti and i（i = Cr,Ti,Al, Si,Ni,Mo,Nb,N,O） in liquid iron and the equilibrium constants for the formation of TiN and TiOx in liquid iron were determined as a function of temperature.In view of high Ti yield during ladle treatment,thermodynamics of titanium oxides in ladle slags was studied as well.Activity coefficient and redox equilibrium of TiOx in MgO saturated CaO-Al2O3 slag are also discussed by measuring the distribution ratio of Ti between slag and iron melts and the Ti3+/Ti4+ ratio in slag at 1 873 K.展开更多
Complex deoxidizer is an important supplementary material for steelmaking,which can not only absorb liquid steel inclusions and improve the quality of molten steel,but also enhance deoxidation,desulfurization, dephosp...Complex deoxidizer is an important supplementary material for steelmaking,which can not only absorb liquid steel inclusions and improve the quality of molten steel,but also enhance deoxidation,desulfurization, dephosphorization,to prevent the molten steel suction and reduce the molten steel temperature loss.Currently,the complex deoxidizer all contain a certain amount of metal aluminium.The metal aluminium can not be determined for the steel.The entire aluminium contents were regarded as the content of approximate metal aluminium,that often bring great economic losses.Because A1,0,price is cheaper than metal aluminite powder,suppliers added a certain amount of Al2O3 in complex deoxidizer,pretend to be the metal aluminium to reap huge profits.This paper put forward a kind of method for determining aluminum,which would reduce loss of the enterprise.Research and put forward an iron triehloride,which extracted from Al metal from complex deoxidizer.Meantime,using orthogonal design of the experiment has been optimized for working conditions.The RSD of the samples are I. 07%-1.94%,the recoveries of the experiment results are 97.0%-110.0%,which expressed the precision and accuracy of the experiment are good.The establishment of the iron triehloride as a extractor,which is rapid and accurate for determination of Al metal in complex deoxidizer.展开更多
The availability using oxygen-rich powders to prepare ultrafine Ti(C,N)-based cermets was investigated. The deoxidation process, denitrification phenomenon and the effect of deoxidation on microstructure and mechanica...The availability using oxygen-rich powders to prepare ultrafine Ti(C,N)-based cermets was investigated. The deoxidation process, denitrification phenomenon and the effect of deoxidation on microstructure and mechanical properties of sintered samples were discussed, respectively. The results show that oxygen in the samples prepared even with high oxygen contained in starting powders can be almost completely cleaned away through suitable sintering process. The ultrafine oxygen-rich powders have a significant effect on microstructure, which promotes the formation of white core phase. A ultrafine Ti(C,N)-based cermet with mean particle size of 0. 30 μm, uniform microstructure and excellent mechanical properties is successfully prepared. It is also found that there exists severe denitrification phenomenon in the preparation process of ultrafine Ti(C,N)-based cermet.展开更多
A thermodynamic model for predicting the equilibrium oxygens of 304 stainless steel was developed based on the theory of slag-steel equilibrium,the law of mass conservation,and the ion and molecule coexistence theory....A thermodynamic model for predicting the equilibrium oxygens of 304 stainless steel was developed based on the theory of slag-steel equilibrium,the law of mass conservation,and the ion and molecule coexistence theory.In the developed model,the Fe-Cr-Mn-Si-Al-S-O-melts reaction system and CaO-MgO-CaF_(2)-FeO-MnO-Al_(2)O_(3)-SiO_(2)-Cr2O_(3)slags were considered.The oxygen contents calculated by the model are in good agreement with experimental results and reference data.The equilibrium oxygen contents in 304 stainless steel mainly decrease with increasing binary basicity(w(CaO)/w(SiO_(2)),where w(i)is the mass percentage of component i)and decreasing temperature.Controlling binary basicity at 2.0 while maintaining temperatures lower than 1823 K will keep the oxygen contents in the 304 stainless steel lower than 15×10^(-6).The equilibrium oxygen contents may also be decreased with increasing content of MgO in slags,which is more significant at lower binary basicity.Besides,a small amount of FeO,MnO,and Al_(2)O_(3)(about 0-2.5 wt.%)in slags has little effect on equilibrium oxygen contents.Furthermore,it is found that the[C]-[O]reaction may occur during refining process but will not significantly affect the equilibrium oxygen contents.展开更多
Herein,a thermodynamic model aimed at describing deoxidation equilibria in liquid steel was developed.The model provides explicit forms of the activity coefficient of solutes in liquid steel,eliminating the need for t...Herein,a thermodynamic model aimed at describing deoxidation equilibria in liquid steel was developed.The model provides explicit forms of the activity coefficient of solutes in liquid steel,eliminating the need for the minimization of internal Gibbs energy preliminarily when solving deoxidation equilibria.The elimination of internal Gibbs energy minimization is particularly advantageous during the coupling of deoxidation equilibrium calculations with computationally intensive approaches,such as computational fluid dynamics.The model enables efficient calculations through direct embedment of the explicit forms of activity coefficient in the computing code.The proposed thermodynamic model was developed using a quasichemical approach with two key approximations:random mixing of metallic elements(Fe and oxidizing metal) and strong nonrandom pairing of metal and oxygen as nearest neighbors.Through these approximations,the quasichemical approach yielded the activity coefficients of solutes as explicit functions of composition and temperature without requiring the minimization of internal Gibbs energy or the coupling of separate programs.The model was successfully applied in the calculation of deoxidation equilibria of various elements(Al,B,C,Ca,Ce,Cr,La,Mg,Mn,Nb,Si,Ti,V,and Zr).The limitations of the model arising from these assumptions were also discussed.展开更多
Non-metallic inclusion in steel is a very key factor affecting the fatigue life and quality stability of high-quality bearing steel.Inclusions mainly affect the fatigue life and toughness of the material by affecting ...Non-metallic inclusion in steel is a very key factor affecting the fatigue life and quality stability of high-quality bearing steel.Inclusions mainly affect the fatigue life and toughness of the material by affecting the continuity of the steel matrix,thereby endangering the safety and stability of the equipment.The research progress of inclusion formation,removal and modification was discussed.Based on the current research status of Al deoxidation or Si deoxidation process,the feasibility of non-alloy deoxidation process for high-quality bearing steel was proposed and discussed.C or H_(2) is used as non-alloy deoxidizer,and the deoxidation products are CO and H_(2)O gases,which are easy to be removed from the molten steel.There are few studies on the non-alloy deoxidation process,especially the research and application of C or H_(2) deoxidation for high-quality bearing steel.However,the non-alloy deoxidation process is of great significance for reducing oxygen content and improving cleanliness of high-quality bearing steel.Therefore,it is necessary to study the mechanism and kinetics of C and H_(2) deoxidation and analyze the factors affecting deoxidation effect systematically,so as to provide a solid theoretical basis for the practice of non-alloy deoxidation process for high-quality bearing steel.展开更多
文摘The influence of crucible and vacuum on oxygen content of CuCr25 prepared by vacuum induction melting (VIM) has been investigated. The experimental results show that the selection of crucible is very important. Alkaline oxide MgO crucible can result in increment of oxygen content and segregation of Cr in the CuCr25 alloys prepared. Neutral oxide Al 2O 3 crucible has no contribution to oxygen in CuCr25. The results also indicate that some kinds of deoxidant, such as Al, are further beneficial to deoxidization of the alloys. [
文摘Based on the review of latest papers related to the application of barium alloy, the deoxidizationeffects of barium and barium alloy, and the dynamic characteristics of molten bath have beensystematically studied by means of the convection free bath, natural convection bath, air andvacuum induction melting experiments. It was found that both the total oxygen content andsoluble oxygen content in molten bath decreased rapidly. The results obtained provided practicaland theoretical basis for further synthetic applications of barium alloy in metallurgical industry.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.52174297)。
文摘In the long traditional process of steelmaking,excess oxygen is blown into the converter,and alloying elements are used for deoxidation.This inevitably results in excessive deoxidation of products remaining within the steel liquid,affecting the cleanliness of the steel.With the increasing requirements for steel performance,reducing the oxygen content in the steel liquid and ensuring its high cleanliness is necessary.After more than a hundred years of development,the total oxygen content in steel has been reduced from approximately 100×10^(-6)to approximately 10×10^(-6),and it can be controlled below 5×10^(-6)in some steel grades.A relatively stable and mature deoxidation technology has been formed,but further reducing the oxygen content in steel is no longer significant for improving steel quality.Our research team developed a deoxidation technology for bearing steel by optimizing the entire conventional process.The technology combines silicon–manganese predeoxidation,ladle furnace diffusion deoxidation,and vacuum final deoxidation.We successfully conducted industrial experiments and produced interstitial-free steel with natural decarbonization predeoxidation.Non-aluminum deoxidation was found to control the oxygen content in bearing steel to between 4×10^(-6) and 8×10^(-6),altering the type of inclusions,eliminating large particle Ds-type inclusions,improving the flowability of the steel liquid,and deriving a higher fatigue life.The natural decarbonization predeoxidation of interstitial-free steel reduced aluminum consumption and production costs and significantly improved the quality of cast billets.
文摘The metal oxide dissolved in pure copper is usually cuprous oxide （Cu<sub>2</sub>O）, so thedeoxidization of pure copper means the reduction of cuprous oxide to copper by addingdeoxidizers such as an element. It is required that the oxide of this element must be morestable than Cu<sub>2</sub>O, i.e. its decomposition pressure is less than that of Cu<sub>2</sub>O. The more
文摘The thermodynamic equilibrium of deoxidation reactions between molten slag and steel was calculated using a slag-steel coupling thermodynamic model and the mass conservation model based on the ion-molecular coexistence theory.The study focused on the effects of slag composition and deoxidizer type on the oxygen content of low alloy steel during the electroslag remelting(ESR)process.The measured and predicted values of the oxygen content in remelted ingots,and the contents of FeO and MnO in slags were compared and analyzed.Results show that the measured content of total oxygen has a certain correlation with the trend of dissolved oxygen predicted by the model when using Ca-Si alloys as deoxidizer,but it is not correlated with the trend of dissolved oxygen predicted by the model when using Al as deoxidizer.The deoxidation mechanisms of Ca-Si and Al are different.Ca-Si alloy directly reacts with FeO and MnO in slag to reduce the oxygen potential of slag,hence it can inhibit the transfer of oxygen from the slag to molten steel.While,when Al deoxidizer is used,the oxygen content in steel is mainly reduced through floating up the alumina inclusions.Compared to Al,utilizing Ca-Si alloy as a deoxidizer is more effective in reducing the oxygen content and the amount of inclusions in ESR ingot.
文摘The design, selection and application principles of complex alloys according to the requirements of making low-alloy steels are discussed. The designed complex alloys containing calcium, barium, magnesium, strontium, rare earth elements, etc. should not only be able to deoxidize, desulphurize and refine liquid steel, but also alloy it. The application principles of alloys are as follows: using Si- Mn or Si-Mn-Al alloys for pre-deoxidizing, Si-Al-Ba or Si-Al-Ca-Ba alloys for final deoxidizing and Si-CaBa-Mg(Sr) alloys for refi- ning.
文摘The equilibrium constants between Sr-O,Ba-O and Sr-S,Ba-S in liquid iron at 1570℃ andthe interaction coefficients concerning these elements have been determined as follows:K<sub>Sro</sub>=1.897×10<sup>-7</sup>,e<sub>O</sub><sup>Sr</sup>=-43.8K<sub>BaO</sub>=8.204×10<sup>-8</sup>,e<sub>O</sub><sup>Ba</sup>=-98.0K<sub>SrS</sub>=8.356×10<sup>-7</sup>,e<sub>S</sub><sup>Sr</sup>=-3.9K<sub>BaS</sub>=4.083×10<sup>-7</sup>,e<sub>S</sub><sup>Ba</sup>=-3.
文摘The effect of adding rare earths and its oxides into Fe based high chromium alloy powder system during mechanical milling on the powder was studied. The results show that the amount of removed active oxygen achieves the maximum value when the addition of element cerium amounts to 0 4%～0 6%. Part of the rare earth oxides added are favorable to the deoxidization. Thermodynamic analysis indicates that rare earths can deoxidize the majority amount of oxygen and preserve carbon in the powder system.
文摘Multifunctional composite catalyst for carbonyl sulfide hydrolysis under moderate temperature was prepared by impregnation method. The hydrolysis and deoxidization ability of the prepared catalyst was investigated in a fixed bed reactor. It was found that deoxidization ability of the prepared catalyst was raised by the increase of the content of potassium loading catalyst and reaction temperature. And the concentration of H2S had no effect on deoxidization while COS improved the deoxidization ratio. And deoxidization rates were nearly scaled up with concentration of H2. The hydrolysis ability was decreased by the decrease of the surface basicity.
文摘Useder certain conditions, nonmctallic inclusions such as oxides, sulfides, nitrides and carbides are no longer harmful to sted service properties. With the new concept of oxide metallurgy, these properties can be improved by generating fine oxide inclusions which serve as heterogeneous nuclei for sulfide and fine ferrite[1-4]. A novel continuous casting (CC) process is expected to be created with the utilization of oxide metallurgy. This is also useful for the forthcoming technologies of direct rolling and near-net-shape casting. The main idea of oxide metallurgy consists of an alternative oxidation technology. It is based on steels treated by complex metals such as Ti, Zr, Ti-Zr alloys and rare earth metals. The selected deoxidants should follow the required conditions which are concluded in this paper.
文摘As the market competition of steel mills is severe,deoxidization alloying is an important link in the metallurgical process.To solve this problem,principal component regression analysis is adopted to reduce the dimension of influencing factors,and a reasonable and reliable prediction model of element yield is established.Based on the constraint conditions such as target cost function constraint,yield constraint and non-negative constraint,linear programming is adopted to design the lowest cost batting scheme that meets the national standards and production requirements.The research results provide a reliable optimization model for the deoxidization and alloying process of steel mills,which is of positive significance for improving the market competitiveness of steel mills,reducing waste discharge and protecting the environment.
基金This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51774031)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.FRF-TP-20-026A1)the State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy Foundation(No.41620001).
文摘The mechanism of oxide inclusions in fatigue crack initiation in the very-high cycle fatigue(VHCF)regime was clarified by subjecting bearing steels deoxidized by Al(Al-deoxidized steel)and Si(Si-deoxidized steel)to ultrasonic tension-compression fatigue tests(stress ratio,R=−1)and analyzing the characteristics of the detected inclusions.Results show that the main types of inclusions in Si-and Al-deoxidized steels are silicate and calcium aluminate,respectively.The content of calcium aluminate inclusions larger than 15μm in Si-deoxidized steel is lower than that in Al-deoxidized steel,and the difference observed may be attributed to different inclusion generation processes during melting.Despite differences in their cleanliness and total oxygen contents,the Si-and Al-deoxidized steels show similar VHCF lives.The factors causing fatigue failure in these steels reveal distinct differences.Calcium aluminate inclusions are responsible for the cracks in Al-deoxidized steel.By comparison,most fatigue cracks in Si-deoxidized steel are triggered by the inhomogeneity of a steel matrix,which indicates that the damage mechanisms of the steel matrix can be a critical issue for this type of steel.A minor portion of the cracks in Si-deoxidized steel could be attributed to different types of inclusions.The mechanisms of fatigue fracture caused by calcium aluminate and silicate inclusions were further analyzed.Calcium aluminate inclusions first separate from the steel matrix and then trigger crack generation.Silicate inclusions and the steel matrix are closely combined in a fatigue process;thus,these inclusions have mild effects on the fatigue life of bearing steels.Si/Mn deoxidation is an effective method to produce high-quality bearing steel with a long fatigue life and good liquid steel fluidity.
文摘According to the coexistence theory of slag structures, the calculating model of the oxidizing capabilityfor CaO-MgO-FeO-Al2O3-SiO2 refining slag system has been deduced. Based on this model, the concept and thecalculating method of the optimum slag basicity are put forward. The results have proved that at this basicity,steel with lower oxygen content can be obtained and non-metallic indigenous globular inclusions can be avoidedmore effectively than at other basicity.
文摘Thermodynamics of Ti in liquid steels and slags was studied in order to establish a data base for the prediction of TiOx and TiN formation in liquid steels.The interaction parameters between Ti and i（i = Cr,Ti,Al, Si,Ni,Mo,Nb,N,O） in liquid iron and the equilibrium constants for the formation of TiN and TiOx in liquid iron were determined as a function of temperature.In view of high Ti yield during ladle treatment,thermodynamics of titanium oxides in ladle slags was studied as well.Activity coefficient and redox equilibrium of TiOx in MgO saturated CaO-Al2O3 slag are also discussed by measuring the distribution ratio of Ti between slag and iron melts and the Ti3+/Ti4+ ratio in slag at 1 873 K.
文摘Complex deoxidizer is an important supplementary material for steelmaking,which can not only absorb liquid steel inclusions and improve the quality of molten steel,but also enhance deoxidation,desulfurization, dephosphorization,to prevent the molten steel suction and reduce the molten steel temperature loss.Currently,the complex deoxidizer all contain a certain amount of metal aluminium.The metal aluminium can not be determined for the steel.The entire aluminium contents were regarded as the content of approximate metal aluminium,that often bring great economic losses.Because A1,0,price is cheaper than metal aluminite powder,suppliers added a certain amount of Al2O3 in complex deoxidizer,pretend to be the metal aluminium to reap huge profits.This paper put forward a kind of method for determining aluminum,which would reduce loss of the enterprise.Research and put forward an iron triehloride,which extracted from Al metal from complex deoxidizer.Meantime,using orthogonal design of the experiment has been optimized for working conditions.The RSD of the samples are I. 07%-1.94%,the recoveries of the experiment results are 97.0%-110.0%,which expressed the precision and accuracy of the experiment are good.The establishment of the iron triehloride as a extractor,which is rapid and accurate for determination of Al metal in complex deoxidizer.
基金Project(50323008) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘The availability using oxygen-rich powders to prepare ultrafine Ti(C,N)-based cermets was investigated. The deoxidation process, denitrification phenomenon and the effect of deoxidation on microstructure and mechanical properties of sintered samples were discussed, respectively. The results show that oxygen in the samples prepared even with high oxygen contained in starting powders can be almost completely cleaned away through suitable sintering process. The ultrafine oxygen-rich powders have a significant effect on microstructure, which promotes the formation of white core phase. A ultrafine Ti(C,N)-based cermet with mean particle size of 0. 30 μm, uniform microstructure and excellent mechanical properties is successfully prepared. It is also found that there exists severe denitrification phenomenon in the preparation process of ultrafine Ti(C,N)-based cermet.
基金This work was financially supported by Key R&D Plan of Shandong Province in 2021(Grant No.2021CXGC010209).
文摘A thermodynamic model for predicting the equilibrium oxygens of 304 stainless steel was developed based on the theory of slag-steel equilibrium,the law of mass conservation,and the ion and molecule coexistence theory.In the developed model,the Fe-Cr-Mn-Si-Al-S-O-melts reaction system and CaO-MgO-CaF_(2)-FeO-MnO-Al_(2)O_(3)-SiO_(2)-Cr2O_(3)slags were considered.The oxygen contents calculated by the model are in good agreement with experimental results and reference data.The equilibrium oxygen contents in 304 stainless steel mainly decrease with increasing binary basicity(w(CaO)/w(SiO_(2)),where w(i)is the mass percentage of component i)and decreasing temperature.Controlling binary basicity at 2.0 while maintaining temperatures lower than 1823 K will keep the oxygen contents in the 304 stainless steel lower than 15×10^(-6).The equilibrium oxygen contents may also be decreased with increasing content of MgO in slags,which is more significant at lower binary basicity.Besides,a small amount of FeO,MnO,and Al_(2)O_(3)(about 0-2.5 wt.%)in slags has little effect on equilibrium oxygen contents.Furthermore,it is found that the[C]-[O]reaction may occur during refining process but will not significantly affect the equilibrium oxygen contents.
文摘Herein,a thermodynamic model aimed at describing deoxidation equilibria in liquid steel was developed.The model provides explicit forms of the activity coefficient of solutes in liquid steel,eliminating the need for the minimization of internal Gibbs energy preliminarily when solving deoxidation equilibria.The elimination of internal Gibbs energy minimization is particularly advantageous during the coupling of deoxidation equilibrium calculations with computationally intensive approaches,such as computational fluid dynamics.The model enables efficient calculations through direct embedment of the explicit forms of activity coefficient in the computing code.The proposed thermodynamic model was developed using a quasichemical approach with two key approximations:random mixing of metallic elements(Fe and oxidizing metal) and strong nonrandom pairing of metal and oxygen as nearest neighbors.Through these approximations,the quasichemical approach yielded the activity coefficients of solutes as explicit functions of composition and temperature without requiring the minimization of internal Gibbs energy or the coupling of separate programs.The model was successfully applied in the calculation of deoxidation equilibria of various elements(Al,B,C,Ca,Ce,Cr,La,Mg,Mn,Nb,Si,Ti,V,and Zr).The limitations of the model arising from these assumptions were also discussed.
基金Key Research and Development Projects in Hebei Province of China (21311002D)Hebei Natural Resources Fund Project of China (E2021417001)for supporting this work.
文摘Non-metallic inclusion in steel is a very key factor affecting the fatigue life and quality stability of high-quality bearing steel.Inclusions mainly affect the fatigue life and toughness of the material by affecting the continuity of the steel matrix,thereby endangering the safety and stability of the equipment.The research progress of inclusion formation,removal and modification was discussed.Based on the current research status of Al deoxidation or Si deoxidation process,the feasibility of non-alloy deoxidation process for high-quality bearing steel was proposed and discussed.C or H_(2) is used as non-alloy deoxidizer,and the deoxidation products are CO and H_(2)O gases,which are easy to be removed from the molten steel.There are few studies on the non-alloy deoxidation process,especially the research and application of C or H_(2) deoxidation for high-quality bearing steel.However,the non-alloy deoxidation process is of great significance for reducing oxygen content and improving cleanliness of high-quality bearing steel.Therefore,it is necessary to study the mechanism and kinetics of C and H_(2) deoxidation and analyze the factors affecting deoxidation effect systematically,so as to provide a solid theoretical basis for the practice of non-alloy deoxidation process for high-quality bearing steel.
