Analysis of Thermophysical Properties of Electro Slag Remelting and Evaluation of Metallographic Cleanliness of Steel

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989100%3A27360%2F24%3A10255747" target="_blank" >RIV/61989100:27360/24:10255747 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/18/4613" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/18/4613</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma17184613" target="_blank" >10.3390/ma17184613</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Analysis of Thermophysical Properties of Electro Slag Remelting and Evaluation of Metallographic Cleanliness of Steel

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Improving the competitiveness of steel companies is linked to sustainable, quality-compliant steel production. Therefore, new steel production technologies contributing to increased cleanliness of steel are continuously being developed and optimized. One way to achieve a high steel quality is to use electro slag remelting (ESR) technology. In this paper, the principle of ESR technology and the importance of fused slags for optimizing the process are outlined. The aim of this work was to analyze the main thermophysical properties of steel and fused slags used in the ESR process. Determination of the properties of steel and slags was performed using the FactSage calculation software, which involved the calculation of the liquid and solid temperature of steel and slags, the calculation and construction of quaternary diagrams, and the calculation of viscosity. The resulting quaternary diagrams revealed the substantial influence of chemical composition on melting temperatures of slags. In order to validate the acquired results, a CrNiMoV-type steel was subjected to investigation of its metallographic cleanliness and evaluation of its mechanical properties; the ESR process was shown to significantly improve the cleanliness of the steel and improve the mechanical properties of the steel compared to its cleanliness and quality when produced via vacuum degassing (VD) technology. During the ESR process, the average size of non-metallic inclusions was reduced from 20 μm to 10 μm, and the maximum size of non-metallic inclusions was reduced from 50 μm to 28 μm. The mechanical properties of the steel produced using ESR technology were impacted as follows: the ductility increased by 10%, contraction increased by 18%, notched toughness at 20 oC increased by 46%, and at MINUS SIGN 40 oC (respectively MINUS SIGN 50 oC) it increased by 30%. (C) 2024 by the authors.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Analysis of Thermophysical Properties of Electro Slag Remelting and Evaluation of Metallographic Cleanliness of Steel

Popis výsledku anglicky

Improving the competitiveness of steel companies is linked to sustainable, quality-compliant steel production. Therefore, new steel production technologies contributing to increased cleanliness of steel are continuously being developed and optimized. One way to achieve a high steel quality is to use electro slag remelting (ESR) technology. In this paper, the principle of ESR technology and the importance of fused slags for optimizing the process are outlined. The aim of this work was to analyze the main thermophysical properties of steel and fused slags used in the ESR process. Determination of the properties of steel and slags was performed using the FactSage calculation software, which involved the calculation of the liquid and solid temperature of steel and slags, the calculation and construction of quaternary diagrams, and the calculation of viscosity. The resulting quaternary diagrams revealed the substantial influence of chemical composition on melting temperatures of slags. In order to validate the acquired results, a CrNiMoV-type steel was subjected to investigation of its metallographic cleanliness and evaluation of its mechanical properties; the ESR process was shown to significantly improve the cleanliness of the steel and improve the mechanical properties of the steel compared to its cleanliness and quality when produced via vacuum degassing (VD) technology. During the ESR process, the average size of non-metallic inclusions was reduced from 20 μm to 10 μm, and the maximum size of non-metallic inclusions was reduced from 50 μm to 28 μm. The mechanical properties of the steel produced using ESR technology were impacted as follows: the ductility increased by 10%, contraction increased by 18%, notched toughness at 20 oC increased by 46%, and at MINUS SIGN 40 oC (respectively MINUS SIGN 50 oC) it increased by 30%. (C) 2024 by the authors.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

20500 - Materials engineering

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/TQ03000386" target="_blank" >TQ03000386: Optimalizace technologických parametrů elektrostruskového přetavování ocelí pro speciální použití</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Materials

ISSN

1996-1944

e-ISSN

1996-1944

Svazek periodika

17

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

18

Stát vydavatele periodika

CH - Švýcarská konfederace

Počet stran výsledku

20

Strana od-do

nestránkováno

Kód UT WoS článku

001323905500001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85205295199