INTENSIFICATION OF LOW-CARBON STEEL DESULPHURISATION IN THE INDUCTION FURNACE

Abstract

Sulphur in steel is an undesirable element because it lowers all technological and uses values of steel products. During the steelmaking process, the desulphurization process depends on the thermodynamic conditions, the used desulphurizes, and the stability of the formed sulphides. The desulphurization technology in the production of low-carbon steel in a protective atmosphere, with the addition of synthetic slag and strong desulphurizing agents with additional argon blowing, is presented in this paper. The reduction of sulphur content achieved in the induction furnace is an important contribution to the technology of the production of low-carbon steels.

Keywords

• desulphurization
• induction furnace
• synthetic slag
• low-carbon steel