Wen-liang Dong, Hong-wei Ni, Hua Zhang, and Ze-an Lü, Effect of slag composition on the cleanliness of 28MnCr5 gear steel in the refining processes, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 23(2016), No. 3, pp. 269-275. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-016-1235-y
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Wen-liang Dong, Hong-wei Ni, Hua Zhang, and Ze-an Lü, Effect of slag composition on the cleanliness of 28MnCr5 gear steel in the refining processes, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 23(2016), No. 3, pp. 269-275. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-016-1235-y
Wen-liang Dong, Hong-wei Ni, Hua Zhang, and Ze-an Lü, Effect of slag composition on the cleanliness of 28MnCr5 gear steel in the refining processes, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 23(2016), No. 3, pp. 269-275. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-016-1235-y
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Wen-liang Dong, Hong-wei Ni, Hua Zhang, and Ze-an Lü, Effect of slag composition on the cleanliness of 28MnCr5 gear steel in the refining processes, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 23(2016), No. 3, pp. 269-275. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-016-1235-y
The equilibrium reaction between CaO—Al2O3—SiO2—MgO slag and 28MnCr5 molten steel was calculated to obtain the suitable slag composition which is effective for decreasing the oxygen content in molten steel. The dissolved oxygen content [O] in molten steel under different top slag conditions was calculated using a thermodynamic model and was measured using an electromotive force method in slag–steel equilibrium experiments at 1873 K. The relations among [O], the total oxygen content (T.O), and the composition of the slag were investigated. The experimental results show that both [O] and T.O decrease with decreasing SiO2 content of the slag and exhibit different trends with the changes in the CaO/Al2O3 mass ratio of the slag. Increasing the CaO/Al2O3 mass ratio results in a decrease in [O] and an increase in T.O. To ensure that T.O ≤ 20 ppm and [O] ≤ 10 ppm, the SiO2 content should be controlled to <5wt%, and the CaO/Al2O3 mass ratio should be in the range from 1.2 to 1.6.
The equilibrium reaction between CaO—Al2O3—SiO2—MgO slag and 28MnCr5 molten steel was calculated to obtain the suitable slag composition which is effective for decreasing the oxygen content in molten steel. The dissolved oxygen content [O] in molten steel under different top slag conditions was calculated using a thermodynamic model and was measured using an electromotive force method in slag–steel equilibrium experiments at 1873 K. The relations among [O], the total oxygen content (T.O), and the composition of the slag were investigated. The experimental results show that both [O] and T.O decrease with decreasing SiO2 content of the slag and exhibit different trends with the changes in the CaO/Al2O3 mass ratio of the slag. Increasing the CaO/Al2O3 mass ratio results in a decrease in [O] and an increase in T.O. To ensure that T.O ≤ 20 ppm and [O] ≤ 10 ppm, the SiO2 content should be controlled to <5wt%, and the CaO/Al2O3 mass ratio should be in the range from 1.2 to 1.6.