Effects of Rare Earth Metals on Steel Microstructures

Fei Pan; Jian Zhang; Hao-Long Chen; Yen-Hsun Su; Chia-Liang Kuo; Yen-Hao Su; Shin-Hau Chen; Kuan-Ju Lin; Ping-Hung Hsieh; Weng-Sing Hwang

doi:10.3390/ma9060417

Materials (May 2016)

Effects of Rare Earth Metals on Steel Microstructures

Fei Pan,
Jian Zhang,
Hao-Long Chen,
Yen-Hsun Su,
Chia-Liang Kuo,
Yen-Hao Su,
Shin-Hau Chen,
Kuan-Ju Lin,
Ping-Hung Hsieh,
Weng-Sing Hwang

Affiliations

Fei Pan: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
Jian Zhang: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
Hao-Long Chen: Electronic Engineering, Kao Yuan University, Kaohsiung 82151, Taiwan
Yen-Hsun Su: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
Chia-Liang Kuo: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
Yen-Hao Su: Steelmaking Process Development Section, China Steel Corporation, Kaohsiung 81233, Taiwan
Shin-Hau Chen: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
Kuan-Ju Lin: Steelmaking Process Development Section, China Steel Corporation, Kaohsiung 81233, Taiwan
Ping-Hung Hsieh: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
Weng-Sing Hwang: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9060417
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 6
p. 417

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Rare earth metals are used in semiconductors, solar cells and catalysts. This review focuses on the background of oxide metallurgy technologies, the chemical and physical properties of rare earth (RE) metals, the background of oxide metallurgy, the functions of RE metals in steelmaking, and the influences of RE metals on steel microstructures. Future prospects for RE metal applications in steelmaking are also presented.

Published in Materials

ISSN: 1996-1944 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering; Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); Science: Natural history (General): Microscopy; Science: Physics: Descriptive and experimental mechanics
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/materials/

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