Interaction between microporous magnesia castable and 38CrMoAl steel
Cheng Yuan1, Yu Liu1, Guang-qiang Li1,2, Yong-shun Zou3, Ao Huang1
1 The State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, Hubei, China; 2 Key Laboratory for Ferrous Metallurgy and Resources Utilization of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, Hubei, China; 3 Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory for New Processes of Ironmaking and Steelmaking, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, Hubei, China
Interaction between microporous magnesia castable and 38CrMoAl steel
Cheng Yuan1, Yu Liu1, Guang-qiang Li1,2, Yong-shun Zou3, Ao Huang1
1 The State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, Hubei, China; 2 Key Laboratory for Ferrous Metallurgy and Resources Utilization of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, Hubei, China; 3 Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory for New Processes of Ironmaking and Steelmaking, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, Hubei, China
摘要 The microporous magnesia refractory shows a promising application prospect as tundish lining due to excellent thermal insulation and slag resistance. The effect of interaction between microporous magnesia castable and 38CrMoAl steel containing 0.876 wt.% Al on the cleanliness of 38CrMoAl steel was studied and compared with that of fused magnesia castable. The results show that the micropores in the microporous magnesia castable can promote the formation of dense and continuous MgO-Al2O3 layer, which can inhibit the further pollution of molten steel by refractories, whereas the MgO-Al2O3layer formed in test of fused magnesia castable is not continuous. After 30 min holding, the total oxygen content in the steel samples for the test of microporous magnesia castable is only 42.2% of that for the test of fused magnesia castable. The inclusions in the steel samples for the test of microporous magnesia castable are also less than those for the test of fused magnesia castable. It shows that microporous magnesia castable is a promising tundish refractory for the preparation of clean high-Al steel.
Abstract：The microporous magnesia refractory shows a promising application prospect as tundish lining due to excellent thermal insulation and slag resistance. The effect of interaction between microporous magnesia castable and 38CrMoAl steel containing 0.876 wt.% Al on the cleanliness of 38CrMoAl steel was studied and compared with that of fused magnesia castable. The results show that the micropores in the microporous magnesia castable can promote the formation of dense and continuous MgO-Al2O3 layer, which can inhibit the further pollution of molten steel by refractories, whereas the MgO-Al2O3layer formed in test of fused magnesia castable is not continuous. After 30 min holding, the total oxygen content in the steel samples for the test of microporous magnesia castable is only 42.2% of that for the test of fused magnesia castable. The inclusions in the steel samples for the test of microporous magnesia castable are also less than those for the test of fused magnesia castable. It shows that microporous magnesia castable is a promising tundish refractory for the preparation of clean high-Al steel.
Cheng Yuan,Yu Liu,Guang-qiang Li, et al. Interaction between microporous magnesia castable and 38CrMoAl steel[J]. Journal of Iron and Steel Research International, 2023, 30(03): 516-524.
2023, Vol. 30 
