The effect of MgTiO3Adding on Inclusion Characteristics

Autor: Chen Xu, Mingya Zhang, Jianli Li, Songlin Ran, Mengwei Shan, Qiang Yue, Hui Kong
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
Předmět:
Zdroj: High Temperature Materials and Processes, Vol 38, Iss 2019, Pp 576-581 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0334-6455
2191-0324
DOI: 10.1515/htmp-2019-0004
Popis: MgTiO3 powder was directly added into molten steel at 1873K, and its effect on inclusion characteristics was studied by a scanning electron microscope and an energy dispersive spectrometer. Thermodynamic calculation indicates that MgTiO3 is unstable in molten steel and may decompose into [Ti], [O] and MgO. However, only Ti-bearing inclusions were observed in the treated sample, and Mg-bearing inclusions were absent. This can be explained by the features of wettability and stability for MgO. Compared with a Non-treated sample, both oxide and coarse MnS in treated sample were refined. For the oxide, this originates from the formation of Ti-bearing inclusion. For coarse MnS, this may be due to the fact that Ti can aggravate S segregation. Besides, this aggravation makes coarse MnS less globular. After etching, it was found that in the treated sample, Ti-bearing inclusion can induce the nucleation of intragranular acicular ferrites. This appearance was totally different from that of Non-treated sample, and indicates the effectiveness of external adding method in oxide metallurgy.
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