Neslihan Dogan

Agglomeration of Non-metallic Inclusions at Steel/Ar Interface: In-Situ Observation Experiments and Model Validation

Better understanding of agglomeration behavior of nonmetallic inclusions in the steelmaking process is important to control the cleanliness of the steel. In this work, a revision on the Paunov simplified model has been made according to the original Kralchevsky–Paunov model. Thus, this model has been applied to quantitatively calculate the attractive capillary force on inclusions agglomerating at the liquid steel/gas interface. Moreover, the agglomeration behavior of Al2O3 inclusions at a low carbon steel/Ar interface has been observed in situ by high-temperature confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM). The velocity and acceleration of inclusions and attractive forces between Al2O3 inclusions of various sizes were calculated based on the CLSM video. The results calculated using the revised model offered a reasonable fit with the present experimental data for different inclusion sizes. Moreover, a quantitative comparison was made between calculations using the equivalent radius of a circle and those using the effective radius. It was found that the calculated capillary force using equivalent radius offered a better fit with the present experimental data because of the inclusion characteristics. Comparing these results with other studies in the literature allowed the authors to conclude that when applied in capillary force calculations, the equivalent radius is more suitable for inclusions with large size and irregular shape, and the effective radius is more appropriate for inclusions with small size or a large shape factor. Using this model, the effect of inclusion size on attractive capillary force has been investigated, demonstrating that larger inclusions are more strongly attracted.

The Dynamic Interfacial Oxygen Potential Between Iron-Carbon Droplets and Oxidizing Slag

The dynamic nature of the interfacial oxygen potential during dephosphorization was investigated based on the concept that

An Assessment of the General Applicability of the Relationship Between Nucleation of CO Bubbles and Mass Transfer of Phosphorus in Liquid Iron Alloys

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In situ observation of deformation behavior of chain aggregate inclusions: a case study for Al 2 O 3 at a liquid steel/argon interface

PO2 at the interface between slag and liquid metal is determined by the balance between oxygen supply from reducible oxides in the slag and oxygen consumption by alloying elements in the metal. Combining this approach with the knowledge that at the phosphorus reversion point the interfacial oxygen potential can be determined from the bulk phosphorus partition ratio, the mass transfer coefficient for FeO, kFeO, was determined for different slags and found to increase with increasing FeO content. In foamy slags, kFeO was found to be a linear function of slag liquid fraction. Equating the mass transfer rate of FeO in the slag with decarburization rate, the dynamic interfacial oxygen potential was calculated over the course of the reaction, and its effect on the rate determining step for dephosphorization was evaluated.

A Dynamic Flux Dissolution Model for Oxygen Steelmaking

Abstract In this study, spinel inclusions of close to stoichiometric MgO.Al2O3 composition and known size distribution were added to a liquid steel bath before assessing their reactivity. The inclusions were then tracked for changes in size, morphology and composition with time in an aluminium killed steel at 1600°C, by sampling of the melt followed by automatic SEM based inclusion analysis techniques. The majority of the inclusions in the melt were alumina and complex sulphide inclusions, with the added spinel inclusions being a small proportion of the total inclusions. The proportion of alumina inclusions increased with time. The spinel inclusions were found to be evenly distributed through the melt and there was little change in their average size during the reaction. However, the composition of the inclusions did change, with the Mg/Al mass-% ratio changing from ∼0·5 to 0·08.

Reactivity of selected oxide inclusions with CaO-Al2O3-SiO2-(MgO) slags

The current paper seeks to demonstrate the general applicability of the authors’ recently developed treatment of surface renewal during decarburization of Fe-C-S alloys and its effect on the mass transport of phosphorus in the metal phase. The proposed model employs a quantitative model of CO bubble nucleation in the metal to predict the rate of surface renewal, which can then in turn be used to predict the mass-transfer coefficient for phosphorus. A model of mixed transport control in the slag and metal phases was employed to investigate the dephosphorization kinetics between a liquid iron alloy and oxidizing slag. Based on previous studies of the mass-transfer coefficient of FeO in the slag, it was possible to separate the mass transfer coefficient of phosphorus in metal phase,

Comprehensive model of oxygen steelmaking: part 2: application of bloated droplet theory for decarburization in emulsion zone

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