Aggregation behavior of MgAl2O4 inclusions in magnesium-treated low carbon steel
CAO Lei1, JIN Peng-liang1, XIAO Yuan-you1, SHANG De-li2, LIU Chun-wei3, WANG Guo-cheng1
1. School of Materials and Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan 114051, Liaoning, China; 2. State Key Laboratory of Metal Materials and Applications of Marine Equipment for Ansteel, Anshan 114021, Liaoning, China; 3. Laiwu Company, Shandong Iron and Steel Company Ltd. , Laiwu 271100, Shandong, China
Abstract:In order to study the aggregation behavior of MgAl2O4 inclusions, single MgAl2O4 inclusions, and multi-particle MgAl2O4 inclusions in magnesium-treated aluminum deoxidized low carbon steel were observed by metallographic sample method and organic solution electrolytic separation method combined with field emission scanning electron microscope. Thermodynamic calculation results indicate that MgAl2O4 inclusions are precipitated in the liquid phase. The phase transformation law of inclusions in steel was calculated by FactSage, and the predicted types of inclusions were consistent with the experimental observations. The analysis of the multi-particle MgAl2O4 inclusions shows that the cavity bridge force is much greater than the capillary force, van der Waals force, and viscous force. Therefore, the cavity bridge force is the main force that causes the aggregation of MgAl2O4 inclusions. When the molten steel condition is that increasing temperature, low aO(oxygen activity), and low w([S]), the cavity bridge force value is small, which causes the weakest aggregation ability of MgAl2O4 inclusions.
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CAO Lei, JIN Peng-liang, XIAO Yuan-you, SHANG De-li, LIU Chun-wei, WANG Guo-cheng. Aggregation behavior of MgAl2O4 inclusions in magnesium-treated low carbon steel[J]. Iron and Steel, 2020, 55(11): 37-46.
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