Evaluation of carbide capacity in CaO-based ternary systems at 1773k for refining process

Abstract

Refining slags is widely used in the production of high-value-added alloys and special steels. The removal of impurities depends on the mass transfer between the slag-metal interface, and the carbide capacity of the refining slags is crucial to control the carbon content in the final products. A phenomenological model is introduced in this article for the calculation of carbide capacity of different CaO-based ternary refining slags. The contour lines of carbide capacity in CaO-Al 2 O 3 -CaF 2 , CaO-SiO 2 -CaF 2 CaO-SiO 2 -MnO systems are calculated based on limited experimental data by the present model. The experimental data within the calculation boundary are compared with the predicted values and satisfactory agreements are observed with the mean deviation being 1.4%, 2.3%, and 1.6%, for these three systems respectively. The present model is powerful and flexible in the calculation of carbide capacity of CaO-based ternary refining slags and can be applied to other systems. Jo u rn al of Min in g a n d Met allu rg y, S ect ion B: Met a llu rgyhttps://doi.org/10.2298/JMMB190110054Y

Desulfurization of molten steel with molten slag using the electrochemical method

“…It is known that the course of heterogeneous reactions is limited by the transport of species to and from the phase boundary between molten steel and molten slag. As we known, the reaction rate between molten metal and molten slag at steel-making temperatures is mostly determined by the mass transport [19][20][21]. As regards desulfurization in refining process, the reaction rate is dependent on how fast sulfur is transported from the metal phase to the metal-slag interface and how fast it is transported away from the interface into the slag phase.…”