The influence of the evolution rule of basicity (0.6∼2.4) on the mineral composition and microstructure of sinter is studied by using a polarizing microscope, and the comprehensive application analysis of the drum index, vertical sintering speed, and yield of sinter shows that, over the course of an increase in basicity (0.6∼1.0), the mineral structure changed from the original porphyritic-granular structure to a porphyritic structure. At the same time, there was no calcium ferrite phase in the bonding phase at a basicity of less than 1.0; therefore, the downward trend of the three indicators is obvious. When the basicity was further increased to approximately 1.6, the main structure of the mineral phase changed from a corrosion structure to an interweaving corrosion structure. Because of the existence of a porphyritic-granular structure, the structure of the mineral phase was extremely inhomogeneous and most complex near the basicity of 1.6; although a small amount of calcium ferrite displayed an acicular structure, the drum index appeared to show a very low value. With an increase in basicity to 2.0, the mineral phase structure was dominated by an interweaving corrosion structure with a uniform framework, and the content of calcium ferrite reached the highest value. Moreover, a clear acicular structure developed, and the drum index also increased to the highest value. At a basicity of more than 2.0, a mineral structure began to appear and the corrosion, porphyritic-granular structure, and the drum index also showed a slightly declining trend. Therefore, in the actual production process, basicity should be avoided as far as possible at around 1.0 and 1.6 and it should be controlled at around 2.0. At the same time, based on the mineral facies data set of this paper, the convolutional neural network is used to carry out a simple prediction model experiment on the basicity corresponding to the mineral facies photos, and the effect is quite good, which provides a new idea and method for the follow-up study of mineral facies.

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In order to study in depth the differences in basic characteristics between iron ore fines commonly used by a steel company, and guide the sintering performance plant to choose the best ore allocation method, experimental studies on the basic characteristics of seven iron ore powders of three sizes were carried out using micro-sintering equipment, mainly including assimilation properties, liquid phase fluidity, and bonding phase strength. The results of the research showed that with the increase of the iron ore powder particle size, the assimilation of the seven iron ore powders showed an overall decreasing trend, deteriorating fluidity and decreasing bonding phase strength. Among them, the overall fluidity of iron ore powder A was poor, and the fluidity of iron ore powder B varied greatly between different particle grades, and the fluidity of iron ore powder C was more balanced and its bonding phase strength was high, while the overall bonding phase strength of iron ore powders B and E was low. The results of the study provide a theoretical basis for optimal ore allocation in sintering plants.

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