Deoxidization effect research of a new Al based complex deoxidizer

Abstract

As a deoxidizer for steelmaking,Al has a problem of oxidation loss when it is added into liquid steel,which leads to a lower utilization rate of Al. At the same time,the high melting point and irregular shape of the deoxidization products make it difficult to remove Al2O3 inclusions from molten steel effectively,which causes nuzzle clogging and steel quality deteriorative. A new kind of complex deoxidizer which takes Al as the effective deoxidization component and a low melting point slag including Al2O3-SiO2-MgO-CaO as the carrier was investigated to improve the deoxidization utilization rate of Al and make the deoxidization products eliminate quickly from molten steel. Experiment results showed that the complex deoxidizer not only guaranteed the dissolved oxygen content in molten steel below 10×10-6,but also made the deoxidization inclusions fewer and smaller. Compared with Al deoxidization,the purity of steel was significantly improved and an excellent deoxidization effect was presented.

Keywords

• steelmaking
• deoxidizers
• aluminum
• deoxidization
• alumina inclusions