Laboratory study on reducing Al2O3 inclusions in 50Cr5MoV steel by optimized refining slag
To reduce the Al2O3 inclusions in 50Cr5MoV roller steel produced through EBT-LF-VD -VC process in a steelmaking plant,the LF refining slag was optimized.The influences of optimized slag with different w (CaO)/w (Al2O3) ratios on reducing inclusions were investigated in the laboratory.The results showed that,when w(CaO) =50 %-55 %,w(Al2O3) =25 %-30 % and w(CaO)/w(Al2O3) =1.5-2.0,the slag could not only reduce massive A12O3coming from aluminium deoxidation,but also change the rest into plastic spherical CaO-MgO-Al2O3 compound inclusions whose diameters were 1-5 μm.