Effect of Tundish Flux on Compositional Changes in Non-metallic Inclusions in Stainless Steel Meltsopen access
- Authors
- Kim, Tae Sung; Lee, Sang-Beom; Park, Joo Hyun
- Issue Date
- Dec-2021
- Publisher
- Nippon Tekko Kyokai/Iron and Steel Institute of Japan
- Keywords
- 304 stainless steel; Degree of supersaturation; Non-metallic Inclusion; Population density function (PDF); Refractory-slag-metal-inclusion (ReSMI) multiphase reaction model; Spinel; Tundish flux
- Citation
- ISIJ International, v.61, no.12, pp 2998 - 3007
- Pages
- 10
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- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- ISIJ International
- Volume
- 61
- Number
- 12
- Start Page
- 2998
- End Page
- 3007
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/erica/handle/2021.sw.erica/114286
- DOI
- 10.2355/isijinternational.ISIJINT-2021-167
- ISSN
- 0915-1559
1347-5460
- Abstract
- The effect of the tundish flux on the evolution of non-metallic inclusions in Si-killed 304 (18%Cr-8%Ni) stainless steel has been investigated at 1 773 K. The interfacial reaction between molten steel and the CaO–Al2O3–MgO flux causes the aluminum pick-up from the liquid slag into the steel melt, resulting in a decrease in the oxygen content in the steel. The aluminum originating from the slag modifies the preexisting Mn-silicate inclusions into alumina-rich inclusions in the steel. Because the oxygen content in the steel decreases as it reacts with the CaO–Al2O3–MgO flux, the degree of supersaturation for alumina formation is too low to precipitate new-born alumina particles in the steel. By analyzing the population density function (PDF) results for inclusions, it can be observed that the growth of spinel-type inclusions occurs by the diffusion of aluminum and magnesium in the steel. On the other hand, the composition of the steel, as well as the evolution of inclusions, is negligibly changed when the CaO–SiO2–MgO flux is added to the molten steel. Furthermore, the computational simulation for predicting the evolution of inclusions in molten steel during a continuous casting tundish process was carried out based on a refractory-slag-metal-inclusion (ReSMI) multiphase reaction model. © 2021 The Iron and Steel Institute of Japan.
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