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Effect of Refining Slag Composition on Inclusions in Molten Steel treated by Barium‐bearing Alloy

Yang Li, Zhouhua Jiang, Yang Liu

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Abstract The effect of the refining slag composition on the inclusions in molten steel was studied in MgO crucible by using MoSi2 furnace. The experimental steel was heavy rail steel and Si‐Ca‐Ba alloy was used as the deoxidizer. The results showed that the total oxygen content of steel, and the total quantities, total areas and average radius of inclusions decreased with the increased basicity of refining slag. The total quantities and total areas of inclusions were the least when Al2O3 content in refining slag was between 13% and 20%, while the proportion of small inclusions increased when Al2O3 content was higher than 20%. The contents of SiO2 and Al2O3 in inclusions were affected directly by the SiO2 and Al2O3 contents in refining slag, and it was very remarkble when the slag composition was CaOAl2O32SiO2. Therefore, it's feasible to control the composition of inclusions by controlling the composition of refining slag.

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Key concepts: Refining (metallurgy), Deoxidization, Slag (welding), Metallurgy, Crucible (geodemography), Materials science, Alloy, Composition (language)