Electroslag Refining of CrNiMoWMnV Ultrahigh-Strength Steel
Autor: | Jukka Kömi, Mohammed Ali, Hoda El Faramawy, Taha Mattar, M.F. El-Shahat, David Porter, Mamdouh Eissa |
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Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Denitrification Materials science Metallurgy Slag chemistry.chemical_element Induction furnace Electroslag Refining 02 engineering and technology Ultrahigh-Strength Steel Alloying Elements Nitrogen Forging Activity 020501 mining & metallurgy 0205 materials engineering chemistry Impurity visual_art visual_art.visual_art_medium Impurities Refining (metallurgy) |
Zdroj: | Journal of Minerals and Materials Characterization and Engineering. :385-407 |
ISSN: | 2327-4085 2327-4077 |
DOI: | 10.4236/jmmce.2017.56032 |
Popis: | Increasing demands for ultrahigh-strength steels in commercial as well as military applications have raised interest in finding alternatives to the high-cost high-alloyed steel and super-alloys currently used, e.g. the use of economic low-alloy compositions processed via low-cost air induction melting and electroslag refining (ESR). In this work the yield of alloying elements and the removal of the impurities nitrogen, sulphur and phosphorus as a result of electroslag refining (ESR) in a newly developed CrNiMoWMnV ultrahigh-strength steel (UHSS) have been studied in relation to their activities in the molten metal pool. Six experimental heats of CrNiMoWMnV UHSS with different chemical compositions were designed, melted in an induction furnace (IF) and refined using ESR. This was followed by hot forging of the ingots at 1100˚C to 950˚C. ESR using a CaF₂-CaO-Al₂O₃ slag system led to a high yield in Cr, Ni, Mo, W, Mn and V, while the yield of Si is low. The desulphurization of all six UHSS grades was pronounced with most of the sulphur removed either to the slag or by gas reactions. The degree of dephosphorization was only 5% irrespective of the steel composition. On the other hand, denitrification (removal of nitrogen) was achieved. It ranged from 8% to 63% depending on the steel composition. The yield of the alloying elements and removal of impurities from the steel during ESR depends on the chemical and physical properties of the ESR slag and the activity of the elements in the molten state, taking into account elemental interactions. |
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