Effect of manganese raw materials on non-metallic inclusions in low alloy TRIP steel
ZHU Hang-yu1,2, WANG Wei-sheng1, ZHAO Ji-xuan1, LI Jian-li1, SONG Ming-ming2, XUE Zheng-liang1,2
1. Key Laboratory for Ferrous Metallurgy and Resources Utilization of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, Hubei, China; 2. Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory for New Processes of Ironmaking and Steelmaking, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, Hubei, China
Abstract:To clarify the effects of manganese materials on the cleanness of TRIP steel and the hereditary character from manganese alloys to steels, the type, morphology, and size of non-metallic inclusions (NMI) were detected using SEM-EDS. Then, the NMI characteristics in TRIP steel were systematically discussed based on high-temperature experiments and thermodynamic calculations. The results show that, the main inclusions in electrolytic manganese were MnC, MnC-MnO, MnO-MnS and trace MnO, the main inclusions in manganese metal were single MnO, single MnS and complex MnO-MnS, and the medium carbon ferromanganese mostly contained complex MnO-SiO2 and MnO-SiO2-MnS inclusions, the trace MnC particles and enrichment phases of residual elements were also detected. During alloying process, the dominant NMI was Al2O3 after the addition of Al and Si, and then the NMIs were changed to Al2O3, MnS, AlN, Al2O3-MnS and Al2O3-AlN after manganese addition after Mn alloying. For TRIP steel, after alloying with electrolytic manganese, manganese metal and medium carbon ferromanganese, there was little difference in the types of NMIs in the steel. Due to the high-Al characteristic in molten steel, the MnC and MnS inclusions from manganese materials were dissolved to molten steel, and then the MnO and SiO2 inclusions were reduced to Al2O3. The evolution route of manganese and silicon oxides during the smelting process was MnO/MnO-SiO2→Al2O3→MnS/Al2O3-MnS. During the solidification, pure AlN and MnS inclusions precipitated or Al2O3-MnS and Al2O3-AlN complex inclusions were formed, due to the enrichment and segregation of Al, N, Mn and S elements. Moreover, the addition of manganese materials may promote the formation of AlN inclusion, the possible explanation was that manganese materials contained N element or Mn increased the solubility of N element.
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ZHU Hang-yu, WANG Wei-sheng, ZHAO Ji-xuan, LI Jian-li, SONG Ming-ming, XUE Zheng-liang. Effect of manganese raw materials on non-metallic inclusions in low alloy TRIP steel[J]. Iron and Steel, 2022, 57(1): 66-73.
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