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Researching thermodynamics and interface characteristics of inclusion formation in ultra low carbon IF steel |
ZHAO Ru1, LONG Qian2, WANG Wanlin2 |
1. Technology Center of Liangang, Hunan Valin Lianyuan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., Loudi 417000,Hunan, China; 2. School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan, China |
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Abstract The control of deoxidized inclusions in RH refining process of ultra-low carbon IF steel is a key factor affecting the quality of continuous casting slab. In this paper, the properties of inclusions in the actual RH refining and continuous casting process are evaluated, and the equilibrium phase diagram of the Fe-Al-Ti-O component is calculated based on the thermodynamics of Factage software. The interface characteristics between different w(Al)/w(Ti) composition steel liquid and an alumina substrate were measured by improving the horizontal drop method, and the number distribution of inclusions in molten steel for different w(Al)/w(Ti) was counted in the experiment. The results show that there are large clusters of alumina inclusions in actual production, and active elements such as Ti and Mg could adhere to the surface of alumina to form a Mg-Ti-O film. And, the phase diagram calculation results show that the formation of Ti-containing oxide films can be completely inhibited when the Ti content is 0.06% and the Al content is greater than 0.12%. Furthermore, the Al and Ti concentration in molten steel increased from 0.017% and 0.028% to 0.0785% and 0.045%, respectively, and the contact angle between alumina and molten steel increased from 110.93° to 133.73° and decreased to 101.49°, respectively; the purity of molten steel can effectively improve by increasing w(Al)/w(Ti).
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Received: 17 March 2023
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