简介:Thepapermainlydiscussedtheinclusionsandthepurityofmoltensteelandcontinuouscastingslabintapping,argon-bubbling,LFrefining,VDvacuumdegassingandcontinuouscastingtundishprocessesduringthesteelmaking.Atthesametime,theimprovementmeasuresofsmeltingprocesswereindicated.Si-Al-BaalloyandCa-Sideoxidationeventuallywereadoptedin120tconverter.Theamountofthetappingwasabout135t.AfterfeedingAlwireandaddingpremeltedslaginfurnace,pickedupthesampleafterthebottomargon-bubblingwhichhadbeendoneforover5minutes.Thelime,fluorite,calciumcarbideandAlpowderswereusedtoproducewhiteslaginLF.Thenthealloycompositionswereadjusted.FeedingCawireafterthetreatment,andtookoutover5minutes’softconverting.TheVDvacuumdegassingshouldbekeptfor15minutesbellow1.5torr.Afterthat,Cawirecouldbefed.Finally,castingtheslabintothesizeof260mm×2280mm.Theresearchshowed:(1)Inconverterprocedure,thedephosphorizationeffectturnedoutgoodwhentheratioofdephosphorizationwas88.2%.Thefinaloxygenandnitrogencontentssatisfiedthedemand,andtheeffectsofthefinalcontrolandbottom-blowingweregood.(2)DuringtheLFrefiningprocess,thenitrogenseldomadded.Itshowedtheexcellentsealingeffectandtheoptimizationoftechniquesonoperatingwhichhadreachedthedomesticleadinglevel.(3)AftertheVDvacuumdegassingprocess,theSi,Mn,P,O,Ncontentswerealmoststeady.Thesulphurcontentkeptdecreasingto0.003%andthe[H]contentwas1.9ppm.Theeffectofthevacuumdegassingprocesswasgood.(4)Theoxygencontentwascontrolledat11ppminthecontinuouscastingprocess,andthenitrogencontenthadincreasedto53ppmwiththeΔ[N]28ppm.Therefore,inordertopreventthemoltensteelfromreoxidization,theprotectionofthecontinuouscastingshouldbecontrolledrigorously.(5)TheinclusionsthatexistedbeforetheLFrefiningprocessweremostlyMnO-Al2O3-SiO3compositeinclusions
简介:Inordertoresearchthetemperaturedistributionandmechanicaldeformationofslabbulgingduringhighspeedcontinuouscasting,mathematicalmodelshavebeendevelopedtoanalyzethethermalandmechanicalbehavioroftheslab.Thethermalhistoryoftheslabhasbeenpredictedbyatwo-dimensionaltransientfiniteelementheattransfermodel,whoseresultsserveastheinputtothestressmodel.Thestressmodelhasbeenformulatedforatwo-dimensionallongitudinalplane.Inthiscase,themaximumtensilestrainduringthebulgingprocessislocatedatthesolidificationfrontjustpastthetopoftheupstreamroll,whichmaycontributetocrackformation.Themaximumtensilestressesarelocatedatthecoldsurfaceinthemiddleofthetwoback-uprolls,justatthepointofthemaximumbulging.Stressesnearthesolidificationfrontaresmallbecauseofthehightemperatureswhichproducelowerelasticmodulusvalues.Finally,theeffectofthecastingspeedonthebulgingdeformationisdiscussed.
简介:Theprocessesoffineironorereducedinfluidizedbedhavebeenreviewedinthispaper,thesuperioritiesandlimitationsoftheprocessesofdirectreduction,pre-reductioninfluidizedbedhavealsobeencomprehensivelyanalysed,whichmatcheswithbathsmeltingfurnaceorcokebedtypefurnace.Theanalysishasalsobeenmadeonseveralcontroversialtopics,andthegasuseratiohasbeenpointouttobethekeyofthecompetitionofthereductionprocessinfluidizedbed.Thesuitabilitywithfinalreductionfurnaceisalsoimportanttotheenergysavinginthewholesmeltingreductionprocess.
简介:Hot-rolledgalvanizedsteelsheetismadefromhot-rolledpickledsheetbycontinuoushot-dipgalvanizingprocess.Withoutthecold-rollingprocess,itgreatlyreducestheoperatingcostsandsavesinvestmentforshorterprocessandlowerenergyconsumption.Theeconomicadvantageisobvious.Thecharacteristicsofhigh-yieldandlowcostwillgreatlyenhancethecompetitivenessofenterprisesinthemarket.Therearebigdifferencesbetweenthesubstratesofhot-rolledgalvanizedsteelsheetandcold-rolledgalvanizedsteelsheetinsurfaceroughness,chemicalelements,andsurfacedefects.Thesefactorsdirectlyaffectonthequalityofgalvanizedsheet.Picklingprocessisusedtoremovetheoxidelayerwhichisformedonthesurfacesofhot-rolledsteelsheet.Thesurfacesmustbethoroughlycleanedfortheoxidelayerwillseriouslyaffecttheadhesionofgalvanizedcoating.Residualimpurities,Carbonconcentratingandotherproblemsmustnotbecausedduringpicklingaswell.Therefore,thequalityofgalvanizingdependsonthequalityofpickledsheetsurfaces.ExperimentalmethodssuchasAES,XPS,SEM,OMareemployedduringtheresearchfordetailedanalysisontheeffectsofhot-rolledplatesandhotpicklingplatesonthequalityofhot-rolledgalvanizedproducts.
简介:Thisstudydiscussesthekeyfactorslimitingtherateofpulverizedcoalinjection(PCI)inblastfurnaces(BF),whilethepracticeandexperiencesofBaosteel'sBFproductionwithhighproductivityandlowfuelconsumptionarealsoanalyzed.AmethodologybasedontechnologicalanalysisforachievingareasonablePCIrateisproposed.ItisemphasizedthathighBFproductivityshouldberealizedatthemaximumboshgasindexbasedonahigherblasttemperatureandtheexcellentqualityofrawmaterials,aswellasahighblastvolumeandmeltingstrength.
简介:Baosteeldevelopedadigitalautomaticanalysistechniqueformaceralspecificationin2002.Thisanalysissystemcombinesdigitalimageprocessing,graphics,databases,expertsystems,artificialintelligenceandotheradvancedtechnologies.After6yearsofapplicationincokeproduction,thesystemproveditselfsuccessfulincoalqualitytestingandcoalblendingguidanceonmaceral.However,duringthislongprocess,someinadequacieswerefoundthatimpactedtheprecisionandaccuracyoftheanalysis.So,in2008Baosteelbegantoworkonimprovingthecoalmaceralanalysissystem.Theimprovementsincludedthefollowing:furtherupgradingandenhancingtheanalysisperformanceofmicroscopicimages;extendingthegraylevelstoincreasethereflectancemeasurementaccuracy64times;changingthefocusmethodandeffectivelyeliminatingtheinterferenceofhalo.Inaddition,animprovedimagerecognitionmethodwasadoptedtomaketheextractionofvitrinitemoreaccurateandanewmodelofcoalconstituentalgorithmwasaddedwhichcanaccuratelydeterminethecompositionofmaceral(exinite,vitrinite,inertinite).Sincetheseimprovementswerecompleted,thesystemhasachievedhigherautomation,speedandaccuracy,collectedmoreinformationandperformedmoreaccuratemaceralanalysisforcokeproduction.Meanwhile,theimprovedsystemhasprovidedareliableanalyticalbasisforthefurtherstudyontherelationshipbetweencokequalityandcoalblending.
简介:Increasingproductioncapacityandoperatingrate,reducingfuelratesandcostsofhotmetal(HM)aretheurgenttasksfortheCOREXprocess.Inthisstudy,thevariousfactorsonthefuelconsumptionofCOREXareresearchedfromthetheoreticalanalysisbasedonthecalculationsofmaterialbalancesandheatbalances.CombinedwiththeproductionperformancesandpracticesofCOREX-2000(Saldanha,India)andCOREX-3000(Baosteel),thetechnicalmeasuresofreducingthefuelrateareanalyzedandthewayforwardoftechnicalinnovationisaddressedanddiscussedwiththestandpointoftheCOREXprocessimprovement.
简介:MaterialFlowAnalysis(MFA)isacrucialinstrumentforsustainabledevelopmentandcreatingindustrialecologysystem.MFAstudiescouldbalanceandanalyzethesources,flows,andconsumesofspecificmaterialsorsubstances.TheresultsofMFAstudiescouldsupportthestrategiesordecisionsmakingforenergy,resource,andwastemanagement,especiallyachievingsustainableresourcemanagement.AtCSC,thedynamicsimulatingsoftware,STELLA,isusedtodevelopaMFAmodelforscenarioanalysis.CSCalsousesthefreewareSTAN2.0asatoolforvisualizingandsimulatingmaterialflowsandstocks.CasestudiesofgreenhousegasesMFAforintegratedsteelworksareconducted.Theresultsshowedthatthecarboncontentofhot-metalisanimportanthiddenflowforbalanceanalysis,andthedifferentGHGemissionscenariosandmitigationactionscenariosareassessed.Inaddition,theIron-makingGHGI/OMFAModel,basedonworldsteelGlobalSteelSectorApproach(GSSA),isdevelopedforcalculatingtheCO2andenergyintensityofcokemaking,sintering,andBFprocesses.ThisMFAmodelwasusedtoanalyzetheCO2reductionpotentialforiron-makingprocess.ThecasesconductedforMFAapplicationsatCSCweresuchasgreenhousegas,zinc,etc.Inthefuture,CSCisgoingtodevelopa'CSCEnvironmentManagementandDecisionSupportingSystem'whichcombineMFA,LCA(lifecycleassessment),andenvironmentriskassessment.Thissupportingsystemexpectstopromotingenergyefficiencyandbestresourceuse,supportingenvironmentpolicymaking,creatingenvironmentalinformationvalue,etc.
简介:Inthispaper,themechanicsofstripedgecracksanditspropagationhasbeenstudied,andtheeffectsofstripedgedropandstressintensityfactor(SIF)onedgecrackdefectionsduringcoldrollingofthinstriphavebeendiscussed.Anexperimentalinvestigationwaspresentedintotheeffectofstripedgedroponedgecracksduringcoldrollingofthinstrip.Theedgecrackincreasessignificantlyduetomoreinhomogeneousdeformationandworkhardeningatthestripedge.Theeffectivestressintensityfactorrangeisimportantasitrepresentsthemajorphysicalcauseofthecrackpropagation.TheefficiencyandreliabilityoftheSIFanalyticalmodelhasbeendemonstratedinthestudy.Theproposedmethodforpredictingstripedgecrackishelpfulinproducingdefect-freeproductsandprovidinganunderstandingofthemechanicsofedgecrackpropagationincoldrollingofthinstrip.
简介:309Lisakindofausteniticstainlesssteel.Thispaperdiscusses309L,whichwassmeltedandrolledinalab.Itsmicrostructuralcharacteristicsinstatesofas-cast,hot-rolling,cold-rollingandsolidsolutionwereinvestigatedrespectivelybyopticalmicroscope(OM).Itisfoundthat309Liscomposedofausteniteandresidualδ-ferriteundertheseconditions,andtheδ-ferritecannotbeeliminatedeasilybyheat-treatment.Itshotplasticityanddeformationresistancewereinvestigatedinaseriesofheatsim...
简介:Inthisstudy,a600MPahot-rolledcorrosion-resistantsteelplateproducedbyaspecificcompanyisinvestigated.Edgejaggeddefectsandedgesurfacedefectsgeneratedonbothsidesofthestripduringproductionarecharacterizedandanalyzed.Theresultsindicatethatthedistributionofreoxidationgranulesislocatedunderneaththesurfacepeelandthatcopper-containinggranulesdiffusealongaustenitegrainboundaries.Thisphenomenoncombinedwiththechemicalcompositionandproductionparametersofastripindicatethatcopperbrittlenessleadstoedgejaggeddefects.However,thesurfacedefectsshouldbeattributedtoinherentdefectsonthesurfaceofthestrip.Measuresthatpreventsurfaceoxidationandcoppersegregationatgrainboundarieswouldlikelyeliminatethesetwotypesofedgedefects.
简介:IncombinationwiththeprocesstechnologyandequipmentatTangsteelColdRollingMill’s3~#galvanizedline,themechanismofdefect-formationofthestripsurfaceinthehotdipgalvanizedcoatinghasbeenanalyzed.Throughaseriesofreformabouttechnologyandequipmentgoodsolvedthedefectshasbeenfocusedoninthispaper.Thestripsurfacequalityinthehotdipgalvanizedcoatinghasbeenimprovedalot.
简介:Themicrostructuralcharacteristicsandformabilityattheedgesoflowcarbonpickledsteelsheetshavebeeninvestigatedbasedonthegenerationofearingandcrackingdefectswhiledrawing.Themicrostructureoftheedgefeaturescoarsegrainsandmixedsizedgrains.Thestrengthofthesheetedgeisslightlylowerthanthatatthecenter.Besides,theformabilityisobviouslyworsened.Theplasticstrainratiosalongthelongitudinalandtransverseorientationsare0.31and0.6,respectively,withdistinctanisotropy.Theplasticstrainratioattheedgeisobviouslylowerthanthatatthemiddleofthesteelsheet.Theobservedmicrostructuralcharacteristicsandmechanicalpropertiesattheedgeofthesteelsheetcanbeattributedtothelowerrollingtemperatureinthetwo-phaseregionofpro-eutectoidferriteandaustenite.Thesedifferencesinmicrostructureandmechanicalpropertiesattheedgeofthesteelsheetleadtothegenerationofearingandcrackingdefectswhiledrawing.Themicrostructureandmechanicalpropertiesattheedgeoflowcarbonpickledsteelsheetscanbeimprovedviatheoptimizationoftherollingprocessandtheadjustmentofchemicalcomposition.
简介:CO2emissionofthesteelindustrytakesupagreatproportionofthetotalemissionoftheworld.ItisnecessarytoreducetheCO2intensityofsteelproductsinordertosaveenergy,protecttheenvironmentandkeepasustainabledevelopmentinthesteelindustry.Basedontheresearchofsteelproducts'lifecycleinventory,thosewhoconductedthisresearchhavefocusedontheanalysisofCO2emissionfactorsandmeasures.Adoptingthelifecycleinventorymodelofacertainsteelmakingsite,togetherwiththeTornadoChart,theresearchershaveidentifiedsignificantfactors,providedsomeexplanation,andsuggestedsomepossiblemeasurestoreduceCO2emission.TheresultshaveshownthatthemostimportantfactorsaretheCO2intensityofblastfurnacegas(BFG),hotmetalratioofbasicoxygenfurnace(BOF)andthematerialutilizationefficiency.Accordingly,somemeasuressuchasremovingCO2inBFG,decreasingthehotmetalproportioninBOF,andimprovematerialutilizationefficiencyineachprocess,maybetakentodecreaseCO2emission.
简介:Inrecentyears,manyNi-containingmaterialsmanufacturedfromlateritehaveplayedasignificantroleinsupportingtherapiddevelopmentofthestainlesssteelindustryinChina.Currently,pyrometallurgyisthemainprocessforlateritesmelting,whereblastfurnacesareemployedtomakeNi-containinghotmetal.Withtheaimofgivingsomereferencesformakinggooduseoflaterite,technicalandeconomicanalysiswasconductedinthispaper,basedonthediscussionofthekeytechnologiesofNi-containinghotmetalproductionwithlaterite(50.4%Fe)inblastfurnaces.
简介:ThecausestotheoutersurfacefoldingdefectsinN80-Qoilcountrytubulargoods(OCTG)wereinvestigatedthroughtheobservationofthedefects’morphology,microstructureandtheanalysisofthechemicalcompositions.Itisbelievedthatthedefectwasresultedfromtheintrinsicflawsthatoriginallyexistedonthebillet;theywereextendedandoxidizedduringthefollowingreheatingandrollingprocesses.Withmorestrictqualitycontrolandinspectionofthebillet,thedefectcanbepreventedeffectivelyfromoccurring.
简介:Thispaperpresentsaconstitutiveframeworkforfiniteelementanalysisofthetruckbeamendcuttingprocess.Forthispurpose,afinitestrainanisotropicelasto-plasticmodel,whichtakesnonlinearkinematicandisotropichardeningintoaccount,ispresented.Threefactorsareinvestigatedtodeterminetheeffectoncuttingquality:radiusofcuttingtools,strengthofmaterialsandrelativeclearanceincutting.Therecommendationsmadehereinarebasedonthesimulationresults.
简介:BasedontheABAQUSexplicitdynamicsimulationplatform,thefiniteelementmodelofsinglestandmillwithrestrainedmandrelwasadoptedtoresearchtheinfluenceofmandrel-rollervelocityratio(MRVR),mandrelfrictionandtensionbetweenstandsonrollingforce.TheanalysisresultsshowthatwhentheMRVRislowerthan1,therollingforceincreasesobviouslywiththeincreaseofMRVRandreachesthepeakvaluewhentheMRVRisabout1.TherollingforceincreaseinducedbytheMRVRincreaseisthemainreasonoftheformationofthebulgedefectonthetubeheadandtailattheenteringandexitingstageduringtubecontinuousrollingprocessbyfullfloatingmandrelmill,whichcanbeintensifiedbytheincreaseofmandrelfrictioncoefficient.Therollingforcedecreaseswiththeincreaseoftension.Asthetensionislarger,therollingforcedecreaseamplitudeislarger.Theinfluenceofbackwardtensiononrollingforceisgreaterthanthatofforwardtensiondistinctly.TensioncontrolcanbeusedtodecreasetherollingforceincreaseinducedbytheMRVRincrease,whichisimposingtensionatthesametimewhentheMRVRincreases,inordertoimproveeveneliminatethebulgedefect,andenhancethetubedimensionprecision.