Optimization of the refining slag composition of SPHC steel with low silicon low carbon

Abstract

To improve the effect of LF refining on SPHC steel, thermodynamics software FactSage was used to analyze the physi-cochemical properties of the LF refining slag system, and then the corresponding optimization scheme was verified by industrial verifi-cation. Experimental results show that at the end of LF refining, the total oxygen T[O] in steel decreases from 24×10-6 to 20×10-6, the total removal rate of micro inclusions increases from 56.67% to 71.54%, and the amount of large inclusions decreases to 42.45 mg/10 kg from 85.42 mg/10 kg by the optimization of the LF refining slag system.

Keywords

• sphc steel
• refining slag
• optimization
• non-metallic inclusions