Abstract:
In order to investigate the surface tension of sintered silico-ferrite calcium and aluminum(SFCA) and provide essential foundational data for exploring the bonding phase of calcium ferrite during sintering,the surface tension of complex calcium ferrite melts(including CaO-Fe
2O
3,CaO-Fe
2O
3-SiO
2,and CaO-Fe
2O
3-SiO
2-Al
2O
3system melts) in sinter was evaluated through model calculation.The results indicated that the model-derived results were in good agreement with the literature values of CaO-FeO-Fe
2O
3 system melt and the experimental measurements of CaO-Fe
2O
3-SiO
2 system melt,with average deviations of 3.57% and 4.53%,respectively.At 1 300 ℃,as the w(Fe
2O
3) in the CaO-Fe
2O
3 system melt increased from 72% to 84%,the surface tension decreased from468.0 mN/m to 433.9 mN/m.As the w(SiO
2) in the CaO-Fe
2O
3-SiO
2 system melt increased from 1.45% to8.39%,the surface tension decreased from 464.82 mN/m to 426.70 mN/m;As the w(C
4S
3) in the CaO-Fe
2O
3-SiO
2-Al
2O
3 system melt increased from 24% to 34%,the surface tension decreased from 405.54 mN/m to404.88 mN/m.This study provides a basis for the optimization of sintering process parameters,the effective control of particle bonding,and a deeper understanding of the reaction mechanisms of iron ore sintering.