Effects of B2O3 and BaO on the Crystallization Behavior of CaO-Al2O3-Based Mold Flux for Casting High-Al Steels

The non-reactive lime–alumina-based mold flux has been proposed to overcome the aluminum introduced slag/steel interaction problems during the casting of high aluminum bearing steels. In this article, a new mold flux with CaO/Al 2 O 3 (C/A) ratio of 2 was designed, and the effects of BaO substitutin...

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Published in:Metallurgical and materials transactions. B, Process metallurgy and materials processing science Process metallurgy and materials processing science, 2015-04, Vol.46 (2), p.873-881
Main Authors: Xiao, Dan, Wang, Wanlin, Lu, Boxun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
Chemistry and Materials Science
Materials Science
Metallic Materials
Nanotechnology
Structural Materials
Surfaces and Interfaces
Thin Films
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Summary:The non-reactive lime–alumina-based mold flux has been proposed to overcome the aluminum introduced slag/steel interaction problems during the casting of high aluminum bearing steels. In this article, a new mold flux with CaO/Al 2 O 3 (C/A) ratio of 2 was designed, and the effects of BaO substituting for CaO to replace B 2 O 3 on the mold flux crystallization behaviors have been investigated through the using of single hot thermocouple technology and double hot thermocouple technology (DHTT). The results suggested that BaO shows the stronger tendency to inhibit crystallization of mold flux comparing with B 2 O 3 ; however, the synergic effect of the combination of BaO and B 2 O 3 tends to improve the mold flux crystallization in this non-reactive mold flux system. The analysis of the crystallized phases for different samples and the crystallization behaviors under simulated thermal gradient through DHTT were also conducted to support the reliability of above conclusions.
ISSN:1073-5615
1543-1916
DOI:10.1007/s11663-014-0286-6